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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



66903 to 66950— Continued. 



VlBTJBNUM iianceanum Maxim. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



\o. 158. A hardy bushy deciduous shrub 

 from southwestern China, whore it becomes 

 6 to 10 feet high. The branches are mostly 

 horizontal, and the roundish, slightly toothed, 

 sharp-pointed leaves are dull dark green above 

 and pale grayish beneath. The inflorescence 

 consists of a flat umbel 2 to 4 inches across; 

 the center is filled with small perfect incon- 

 spicuous ilowers, surrounded by a few lar re 

 white imperfect flowers about an inch wide. 

 The roundish egg-shaped fruits are at first coral 

 red and finally blue-black. 



For previous introduction see No. 58473. 



66949. Viburnum macrocephalum Fortune. 

 Caprifoliaceae. Chinese viburnum. 



No. 162. A spreading shrub 12 feet or more 

 high, with dark-green, oval-oblong leaves 2 to 

 4 inches long, and yellowish white flowers in 

 cymes 3 to 5 inches across. Native to China. 



66950. Viola odorat\ L. Violaceae. 



Sweet violet. 

 No. 1091. 



For previous introduction see No. 62798. 



66951 to 66954. 



From Groningen, Netherlands. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. J. C. Schoute, director, botanic garden. 

 Received April 29, 1926. 



66951. Allium karatayiense Regel. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



A herbaceous plant with very broad, ovate- 

 oblong, flat leaves, and pink flowers borne in 

 dense, convex umbels. The scapes are about 

 6 inches high. Native to Turkestan. 



For previous introduction see No. 60228. 



66952. Allium paniculatum L. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



A perennial onion, up to 2 feet high, with 

 linear, half-terete leaves and purplish flowers. 

 Native to the Mediterranean region. 



66953. Crepis biennis L. Cichoriaceae. 



A biennial composite, native to Europe, 1 or 

 2 feet high, introduced for the use of geneticists. 



66954. Trigonella caerui.ea (L.) Seringe. 

 Fabaceae. 



An upright annual, 2 feet or less high, with 

 bright-blue flowers. Native to southeastern 

 Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 66644. 



66955. Cynoglossum wallichii Don. 

 Boraginaceae. Hound 's-tongue. 



From Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Prof. L. Beille, Director, Botanic 

 Garden of Talence. Received April 29, 1926. 



An erect hairy, herbaceous perennial with ovate 

 or lanceolate leaves and elongated recemes of very 

 small, intensely blue flowers. It is very common 

 in the western part of the temperate Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see No. 47670. 



66956 to 66969. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by Prof. D. 

 Bois, Paris Museum of Natural Historv. Re- 

 ceived April 29, 1926. 



66956. Cercis chinensis Bunge. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. Chinese redbud. 



Tze cling. The Chinese redbud grows 10 to 

 12 feet high and stands drought very well. It 

 is a very ornamental bush when in flower, 



66956 to 66969— Continued. 



blooming before the leaves are out. The leaves 

 are large, glossy green, and more or less heart- 

 shaped. (Note by Frank N. Meyer under No. 

 22.1-58.) 



66957. Cytisus linifolius (L.) Lam. Fab- 

 aceae. Broom. 



A low shrub, 3 feet or less high, with erect 

 silky hairy branches and very narrow shining- 

 green leaflets with silvery lower surfaces. The 

 bright-yellow flowers are in short compact 

 clusters. Native to the Mediterranean coun- 

 tries. 



For previous introduction see No. 66135. 



66958. Hemerocallis minor Mill. Liliaceae. 



Dwarf day lily. 



An attractive bulbous plant, native to 

 eastern Asia, with very narrow dark-green 

 leaves a foot and a half long, with scapes about 

 the same length bearing small clusters of golden- 

 yellow flowers. 



). Iris ensata Thunb. Iridaceae. 



Russian iris. 



Variety pabularia. A larger form with 

 leaves purplish near the base; said to be used as 

 a forage plant and to do well in very dry situ- 

 ations. 



66960. Kniphofia ensifolia Baker. Liliaceae. 



Torch lily. 



A South African bulbous plant with sword- 

 shaped leaves 3 feet long and a dense raceme of 

 yellow flowers. 



Laburnum anagyroides alschingeri 

 (Vis.) C. Schneid. Fabaceae. Golden chain. 



A variety with more silky leaves than the 

 type and shorter racemes; native to south- 

 eastern Europe. 



66962. Ligustrum compactum Hook. f. and 

 Thorns. Oleaceae. Privet. 



A shrub 12 feet or less in height, with thick, 

 narrowly oblong leaves 2 to 3 inches long. 

 ^Native to Yunnan, China. 



For previous introduction see No. 66581. 



66963. Lilium pomponium L. Liliaceae. Lily. 



A handsome graceful lily, native to the Alps 

 of France and Italy, with 100 or more leaves and 

 1 to 15 flowers, brilliant scarlet, dotted purplish 

 black, with an unpleasant odor. 



66964. Ornithogalum longebracteatum 

 Jacq. Liliaceae. 



A South African bulbous plant with five or 

 six very narrow, fleshy leaves 1 to 2 feet long and 

 a dense raceme of whitish flowers on a scape 

 about 2 feet long. 



66965. Paeonia VEiTCHn Lynch. Ranuncul- 

 aceae. Peony. 



A herbaceous peony, native to western 

 China, about 2 feet high, with shining light- 

 green leaves and purplish crimson flowers about 

 4 inches across. 



66966 to 66968. Scilla spp. Liliaceae. Squill. 



66966. Scilla amoena L. 



A hardy European bulbous plant with 

 four to seven leaves 6 to 9 inches long and 

 blue flowers in many-flowered racemes. 



68967. Scilla atjtumnalis L. 



A hardy North African bulbous plant 

 with numerous half-terete leaves and pink 

 flowers in open spikelike racemes. 



. Scilla hispanica Mill. 



Spanish squill. 



An attractive bulbous plant, native to 

 Spain and Portugal, with compact racemes 

 of rose-purple or white flowers on long scapes 



