APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1926 



66818 to 66832— Continued. 



66819. Fragaria sp. 



Bedford Champion. A robust plant with fine 

 foliage, producing large berries with a refreshing 

 acid flavor; season medium. 



Fkagaria sp. 



British Queen. Pale-red berries of exquisite 

 flavor. Season medium. 



66821. Fragaria sp. 



Countess. A late-seasoned variety producing 

 handsome dark-crimson, wedge-shaped berries; 

 only a moderate cropper, but in point of flavor 

 first rate. 



66822. Fragaria sp. 



King George V. An improved, earlier and 

 better flavored Royal Sovereign. The finest 

 strawberry of the century for forcing and out- 

 door culture. 



66823. Fragaria sp. 



Laxton's Latest. A very fine late-seasoned 

 variety of moderate growth; the shining, deep- 

 crimson berries, fine flavored, are enormous in 

 size, yet firm, approaching 2 ounces. 



66824. Fragaria sp. 



Laxtonian. Large, dark-crimson berries with 

 firm flesh and good flavor which ripen about 

 the same time as Sir Joseph Paxton. Season 

 medium. One of the best of recent introduction. 



66825. Fragaria sp. 



Madame Kooi. A medium-seasoned variety, 

 of Dutch origin, producing a large crop of enor- 

 mous, white-fleshed berries which are hollow 

 and of poor flavor. 



66826. Fragaria sp. 



President. A medium-seasoned variety 

 which is one of the best all-round sorts in regard 

 to' quality and productiveness for main crop; 

 it is fine for forcing, as it retains its flavor and 

 bears well. The berries are handsome, of pale 

 color, with a rich pine flavor. 



66827. Fragaria sp. 



Royal Sovereign. A very early, robust, hardy 

 variety with grand foliage, which is a continuous 

 cropper, producing very large berries of brisk 

 luscious flavor, carrying well. This is the best 

 variety where but one kind can be grown, and 

 it is the finest for forcing, as proved at Wisley 

 trials. Season early. 



66828. Fragaria sp. 



Sir Joseph Paxton. A medium-seasoned, 

 hardy, prolific variety which is one of the best 

 for the main crop. The bright glossy red berries 

 are of excellent flavor when fully ripe; that is, 

 when they reach a deep crimson. 



66829. Fragaria sp. 



The Duke. An earlier Royal Sovereign which 

 is better in flavor and cropping and the best 

 all-round variety. Season early. 



68830. Fragaria sp. 



Twentieth Century. A very vigorous variety 

 producing an enormous quantity of large bright- 

 red berries. 



66831. Fragaria sp. 



Utility. The finest late strawberry yet pro- 

 duced, which is good in all respects for color, 

 size, and flavor. 



66832. Fragaria sp. 



Waterloo. A very large variety which with- 

 stands the heat well and is remarkable for its 

 black mulberrylike appearance. It is a very 

 late variety and is an inefficient maker of 

 runners. 



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66833. Pinus cembra sibirica Loud. 

 Pinaceae. Pine. 



From Leningrad, Russia. Seeds presented by A. 

 Kol, chief of the bureau of introduction, Institute 

 of Applied Botany. Received April 20, 1926. 



A native Siberian pine, growing into a stately 

 tree, which prefers a climate with cool nights. It 

 produces fine whtte lumber and heavy cones filled 

 with edible seeds which are freely sold in western 

 and central Siberia. Native Russian name 

 "Kedr." {Note by Frank N. Meyer under No t 

 S5289.) 



66834. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 baceae. Red clover. 



From Town Mills, St. Columb Major, Cornwall, 

 England. Seeds presented by T. Rowse Hos- 

 king, at the request of R. G. Stapledon, Director, 

 Welsh Plant-Breeding Station, Aberystwyth, 

 Wales. Received April 21, 1926. 



Cornish Marl. English-grown seed. 



66835. Exacum zeylanicum Roxb. 

 Gentianaceae. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds presented by 

 F. A. Stockdale, Director of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived April 16, 1926. 



A herbaceous annual with a 4-sided stem, 

 branched above, oblong, 3-nerved leaves about 

 3 inches in length, and sky-blue flowers, an inch 

 and a half long, in terminal clusters. Native to 

 Ceylon. 



66836. Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze 

 (T. zeylanica Gaertn.). Rubiaceae. 



From Coimbatore, India. Seeds presented by the 

 Government lecturing and systematic botanist. 

 Received April 16, 1926. 



A large shrub or small tree, with leathery, 

 shining-green, oblong leaves up to 8 inches long and 

 cymes of small white flowers. Native to western 

 India and Ceylon. 



66837. Gerbera jamesoni Bolus. As- 

 teraceae. Flame-ray gerbera. 



From Cattaratenne, Rattota, Ceylon. Seeds pre- 

 sented by C. J. Hutchinson. Received April 

 17, 1926. 



Seeds of a hybrid strain of this South African 

 herbaceous perennial, to be tested as an ornamental 

 for the southern United States and California. 



66838. Landolphia kirkii Dyer. 

 Apocynaceae. 



From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by I. B. Pole Evans, chief, division 

 of botany. Received April 21, 1926. 



A number of native climbing plants are used in 

 East Africa as sources of rubber, and this shrubby 

 vine is one of the most important, according to 

 Thiselton-Dyer (Flora of Tropical Africa). It has 

 thin, tough leaves, loose clusters of whitish flowers, 

 and roundish fruits 1 to 3 inches in diameter. 



• For previous introduction see No. 61492. 



66839 to 66860. Nicotiana rustica 

 L. Solanaceae. Aztec tobacco. 



From Leningrad, Russia. Seeds presented by A. 

 Kol, chief of the bureau of introduction, Insti- 

 tute of Applied Botany. Received April 20, 

 1926. 



Russian-grown strains. 



66839 to 66845. From Russia. 



66839. Black Sultan. 



66840. Jamskaja Sloboda. 



66841. Kosloff. White seeded. 



