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66870 to 66882 — Continued. 



66879. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 255. 



66880. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 402. 



66881. Gossypium sp. 

 No, 1031. 



66882. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 1035. 



66883 to 66886. Trifolium pratense. 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Aberystwyth, Wales. Seeds presented by 

 R. G. Stapledon, Director, Welsh Plant-Breed- 

 ing Station. Received April 26, 1926. 



66883. Aa 1216. 



66884. Aa 1217. 



66885. Aa 1227. 



66886. Aa 1234. 



English Late. 

 Vale of Clwyd. 

 Wild red. 

 Wild red. 



66887. Prunus salicina Lindl. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Japanese plum. 



From Harbin, Manchuria. Seeds presented by 

 N. Glowkhoff, superintendent, botanical garden 

 of the Manchurian Research Society. Received 

 April 24, 1926. 



To be tested as a hardy stock for stone fruits. 



66888. Canna sp. Cannaceae. 



From Haina, Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub- 

 lic. Seeds presented by Dr. R. Ciferri, Director, 

 Estacion Agronomica de Haina. Received 

 April 23, 1926. 



A native species from Samana, Dominican 

 Republic. 



66889. Saccharum officinarum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



From Durban, Natal, South Africa. Cuttings 

 presented by H. H. Dodds, through E. W. 

 Brandes, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 April 28, 1926. 



A local variety. 



66890. Trichosanthes hybrida Hort. 

 Cucurbitaceae. 



From Paris, France. Plant presented by Vilmorin- 

 Andrieux & Co. Received April 26, 1926. 



An ornamental cucurbitaceous vine, probably 

 with showy, highly colored, globose gourdlike 

 fruits. 



66891. Ornithogaltjm thyrsoides 

 Jacq. Liliaceae. Chincherichee. 



From Pretoria, South Africa. Seeds presented by 

 Mervyn C. Mossop. Received April 26, 1926. 



The flower heads, when in full bloom, are some- 

 what larger than a half-pint tumbler, and in the 

 natural state stand up to about 2 or 2M feet on their 

 stems. (Mossop.) 



For previous introduction see No. 62800. 



66892 to 66894. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Valletta, Malta. Seed presented by J. Borg, 

 Superintendent of Agriculture. Received April 

 21, 1926. 



Gossypium herbaceum L. 

 Malta. 

 66893 and 66894. Gossypium hirsutum L. 

 }. Gallipoli. 

 Nankin. 



66895. Dianella ensifolia (L.) Red. 

 Liliaceae. 



From Canton, China. Seeds collected by F. A. 

 McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received April 26, 1926. 



No. 434. From plants grown at the Canton 

 Christian College, which were originally collected 

 at Heungshaan, in the vicinity of Takhing. Kaau 

 tain tso. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 49531. 



66896. Chayota edulis Jacq. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Chayote. 



From San Juan, Porto Rico. Fruits presented by 

 O. W. Barrett, agricultural director, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture and Labor. Received 

 April 28, 1926. 



A white variety. 



66897. Pinus cembra sibirica Loud. 

 Pinaceae. Pine. 



From Omsk, Siberia. Seeds presented by K. 

 Murashinsky, Siberian Agricultural Academy. 

 Received April 27, 1926. 



No. 23162. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 66833. 



66898. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From Kota Kenjaran, Sumatra. Seeds collected 

 by David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricul- 

 tural explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with 

 the Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 April 29, 1926. 



No. 631. A wild tree, about 6 inches in diameter 

 and 30 feet or more in height, found on the trail near 

 Kota Kenjaran. The fruit is practically round 

 and \ x /% inches in diameter, skin smooth and about 

 three-fourths of an inch thick, flesh very sour and 

 bitter. 



66899. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From Italy. Fruit obtained from a passenger 

 arriving at New York. Received April 29, 1926. 



To be grown to ascertain the horticultural value . 



66900 to 66902. Phyllostachys spp. 

 Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From China. Rhizomes collected by F. A. Mc- 

 Clure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received June and % July, 1925. 

 Numbered April. 1926. 



