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66956 to 66969 — Continued. 



66989. Styrax officinalis L. Styracaceae. 



Snowbell. 



A handsome shrub or low tree, 20 feet high, 

 withfhairy broadly oval leaves and numerous 

 white flowers about three-fourths of an inch long, 

 in small clusters. Native to Europe and Asia 

 Minor. 



66970 to][66974. Fragaria spp. Ro- 

 saceae. Strawberry. 



From Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada. Plants 

 presented by E. F. Palmer, Director, Horticul- 

 tural Experiment Station. Received May 5, 

 1926. 



66970. Fragaria sp. 



Pocomoke. The medium to large berries are 

 round-conic and bright crimson; the medium 

 red, firm flesh is a brisk subacid of good quality. 

 This variety produces numerous runners and 

 closely resembles Parsons. Season medium late. 

 (Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Bui. 11.) 



66971. Fragaria sp. 



Valonia. A cross between Dunlap and Early 

 Ozark. It is. a vigorous grower, with perfect 

 flowers, and is productive. In season it is two 

 or three days earlier th$n Dunlap. The fruits 

 are of medium size, bright red, moderately firm, 

 and fair to good in quality. (The Canadian 

 Horticulturist, vol. Jfl, No. 4.) 



For previous introduction see No. 63663. 



66972. Fragaria sp. 



Vanguard. A cross between Pocomoke and 

 Early Ozark. The plants are vigorous, healthy, 

 and productive, with perfect flowers. The 

 ripening season is about a week before Dunlap. 

 The fruits are of medium size, round-conic, 

 regular in shape, bright red, firm and of good 

 quality, being sweeter than most early varieties. 

 (The Canadian Horticulturist, vol. 47, No. 4.) 



For previous introduction see No. 63664. 



66973. Fragaria sp. 



Vantage. A cross between Williams ana 

 Early Ozark. This is described (Report of the 

 Vineland Station to the Ontario Department 

 of Agriculture for 1919) as a vigorous grower, 

 with early maturing, bright-pink fruits which 

 retain their color in storage. In quality this 

 variety is fair. 



For previous introduction see No. 63665. 



66974. Fragaria sp. 



Williams. A cross between Crescent and 

 Sharpless. Berries large, round-conic to wedge- 

 conic, dark crimson, often with white tip; flesh 

 dark red, firm subacid and of good quality; 

 runners numerous. Midseason variety. This 

 has been a popular commercial variety in Can- 

 ada, especially in southern Ontario, and it is 

 still valued. ( Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 

 Bui. 11.) 



66,975 and 66976. Chayota edulis 

 Jacq. Cucurbitaceae. Chayote. 



From San Juan, Porto Rico. Fruits presented by 

 O. W. Barrett, agricultural director, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture and Labor. Received 

 May 4, 1926. 



66975. A green variety. 



66976. A white variety. 



66977. Trichosanthes bracteata 

 (Lam.) Voigt. Cucurbitaceae. 



From Solan Brewery, Simla, Punjab, India. Seeds 

 presented by H. E. J. Peake, Khaltoo Orchards. 

 Received April 30, 1926. 



A stout annual ornamental vine climbing to 30 

 feet, with broadly oval leaves, scabrous above and 

 deeply lobed; globose fruits, red streaked with 

 orange. Native to India. 



66978 to 66982. 



From Capetown, South Africa. Bulbs purchased 

 from W. S. Duke & Co. Received April 10, 

 1926. 



A collection of South African bulbous plants. 



. Amaryllis belladonna L. Amarylli- 

 daceae. Belladonna lily. 



Amaryllis brunsvigia Hort. Amaryl- 

 lidaceae. 



66980. Haemanthus coccineus L. Amarylli- 

 daceae. Scarlet blood lily. 



A low bulbous plant, native to South Africa, 

 with the bulb compressed sidewise; there are 

 two suberect strap-shaped leaves and red flowers 

 on a scape 6 to 10 inches tall. 



66981. Nerine sarniensis (L.) Herbert. Ama- 

 ryllidaceae. Guernsey lily. 



A South African bulbous plant with bright- 

 green linear leaves about a foot long, developed 

 after the bright-crimson flowers; the latter are 

 in umbels of about 12. 



66982. Watsonia iridifolia (Jacq.) Ker. Iri- 

 daceae. White bugle lily. 



Variety Ardernii. A South African plant 

 closely resembling the gladiolus, with sword- 

 shaped leaves and regular pure-white flowers in 

 spikes on a scape 3 to 4 feet high. 



66983 to 66994. Oryza sativa L. Po- 

 aceae. Rice. 



From Dacca, India. Seeds presented by the 

 economic botanist to the Government of Bengal. 

 Received May 3, 1926. 



Indian rice varieties. 



66983 to 66990. Selections of Dacca. 



I. No. 1. 



No. 2. 



66985. No. 4. 



3. No. 5. 



r. No. 6. 



66988. No. 9. 



). No. 7. 



). No. 15. 



66991. No. 297. Methiamon. A deep-water va- 

 riety. 



No. 507. Chingair. A deep-water va- 

 riety. 



66993. Larkoch. 



66994. Marich Bati. 



