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One fruit, picked July 11, 1925, weighed nearly 

 one-half pound, was 3 inches long and thick, and 

 of somewhat irregular shape. The flesh was 

 pleasantly acid sweet, of fairly good flavor, but 

 very granular, and contained about 100 seeds. 

 (Young.) 



66662 to 66673. Lilium spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. Lily. 



From London, England. Bulbs purchased from 

 Barr & Sons, Covent Garden. Received March 

 29, 1926. Notes from Barr & Sons' catalogue. 



66662 to 66666. Lilium DAURICUH Ker. 



Candlestick lily. 

 For previous introduction see No. 63827. 



66662. Var. fulgidum. A very distinct var- 

 iety, 1 foot high, with handsome flowers 

 of a rich dark crimson, shaded with deep 

 orange and freely spotted. 



66663. Var. Incomparable. A handsome 

 showy variety, 2 feet high, which is an 

 intense rich crimson-scarlet and is freely 

 spotted. 



66664. Var. Leonard Joerg. A very hand- 

 some showy lily, 20 to 23 inches high, 

 bearing umbels of large flowers of good 

 form, with broad petals. The flowers 

 are glowing orange-scarlet, shading down 

 to golden yellow, and freely spotted with 

 dark crimson. 



66665. Var. Sappho. A variety, 2 feet high, 

 which is scarlet, shading to orange, and 

 moderately spotted. 



66666. Var. Splendidum. A fine showy 

 variety of sturdy growth, 2 to 2H feet high, 

 producing a head of flowers, up to 12 in 

 number, with slightly reflexed petals 

 which are orange-scarlet, shading to 

 glowing crimson-vermilion. 



66667 to 66673. Lilium elegans Thunb. 



Japanese lily. 



66667. Var. alutaceum, Prince of Orange. 

 A showy dwarf lily, 1 foot high, with 

 clear apricot-orange flowers which are 

 spotted black. This is a valuable variety 

 for flower beds, rock gardens, and massing 

 in front borders. 



66668. Var. bicolor. A variety, \\i feet high, 

 with beautiful large flowers which are 



. apricot-orange flamed scarlet. 



66669. Var. marmoratum aureum. A variety, 

 2 l /i feet high, producing broad open flowers 

 which are golden-apricot, densely spotted 

 with purple. 



66670. Orange Queen. A handsome, strong 

 robust grower, 15 to 18 inches high, which 

 is very decorative in either pots or borders. 

 During the midsummer it produces large 

 orange-colored flowers spotted with black. 



66671. Var. sanguineum. A variety, 1J^ feet 

 high, with rich-crimson flowers finely 

 spotted with dark crimson. 



66872. Star of Heusden. A very free-flowering 

 variety V/i feet high. The large beautiful 

 flowers are soft chrome yellow with a 

 dark-orange stripe on each petal and 

 finely spotted. 



Var. venustum. A grand showy lily, 

 V/i feet high, which is late flowering. 

 The flowers are glowing reddish orange. 



66674. Muscari sp. Liliaceae. 



Grape hyacinth. 



From Morocco. Bulbs collected by David Fair- 

 child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received September 8, 1925. Numbered 

 January, 1926. 



No. 102. From Ito Plateau, near Azrou. June 

 17, 1925. A species peculiar to the Middle Atlas 

 Mountains, at an altitude of 1,300 meters. A spring- 

 blooming bulbous plant with blue or white flowers 

 in racemes or spikes. 



For introduction of seeds see No. 64957. 



66675. Persea Americana Mill. (P. 

 gratissima Gaertn. f.). Lauraceae. 



Avocado. 



Fruits from a seedling of No. 19080, Collins, grown 

 at the United States Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Miami, Fla., under the Garden number 1891. 

 Received at Washington, D. C, January 21, 

 1926. Numbered March, 1926. 



Collinami. A large pear-shaped fruit which is 

 light green with light-colored dots over most of the 

 surface. The skin, comparatively smooth, is 

 medium thick and pliable, separating easily from 

 the flesh, which is soft, buttery, and of excellent 

 texture and flavor. The outer seed coat separates 

 easily from the seed, but tends to cling to the flesh. 

 The tree is a very upright grower, similar to the 

 parent tree. The leaves are large and rather glossy. 



66676. Mangifera indica L. Ana- 

 cardiaceae. Mango. 



From Ceylon, India. Scions presented through 

 David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 March 26, 1926. 



No. 347. February 6, 1926. Scions from a 

 tree planted by Miss Eliza Agnew on the grounds 

 of the Uduvil Girls' School, Chunnakan, Ceylon, 

 and presented by Miss G. M. Vining. This mango 

 is said to be of good quality, with a small seed, 

 little fiber, and a scarlet blush which makes it very 

 attractive. 



66677 and 66678. Gossypium nan- 

 king Meyn. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From French Indo China. Seeds received March 

 23, 1926. 



66677. No. 1. A variety which grows wild. 



66678. No. 2. A variety cultivated in the 

 villages. 



66679. Cynometra cauliflora L. 

 Caesalpiniaceae . 



From Ceylon. Seeds obtained by David Fair- 

 child and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received March 26, 1926. 



No. 392. Obtained from the Veyangoda Farm, 

 between Colombo and Kandy, February 12, 1926. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 65781. 



66680 to 66693. Berberis spp. Ber- 

 beridaceae. Barberry. 



From Elstree, Herts, England. Plants presented 

 by Edwin Beckett, superintendent, Aldenham 

 House Gardens. Received February 12, 1926. 



66680. Berberis brachypoda Maxim. 



Var. gibbsii. An attractive shrub from 

 western China, 4 to 7 feet high, with ovate, 

 serrate leaves, long slender panicles of yellow 

 flowers, and scarlet fruits often half an inch in 

 length. 



For previous introduction see No. 61973. 



66681. Berberis canadensis Mil. 



Received as Berberis fischeri which is now 

 considered to be a form of B. canadensis. An 

 ornamental of great decorative value. The 

 showy fruits are very effective. 



For previous introduction see No. 65471. 



