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67000 to 67018— Continued. 

 67017. Ibis aphylla L. Iridaceae. 



Stool iris. 



A European iris with glaucescent leaves 6 to 

 12 inches long and dark-lilac flowers with white 

 beards. 

 67018. Iris acutiloba Meyer. Iridaceae. 



A wild iris, native to the Caucasus, with 

 purple and fawn-colored flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 30581. 



67019. Lithocarpus cornea (Lour.) 

 Render. Fagaceae. 



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

 McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received May 3, 1926. 



No. 440. Shek lut. Purchased at the market, 

 Canton, March 6, 1926. The original source is 

 not definitely known, but probably was in the 

 Chunwong Mountains, west of Tsinguen. This 

 variety is said to appear on the Canton markets in 

 small quantities at infrequent intervals, and the 

 nuts are esteemed as an article of food. (Mc Clure.) 



67020 and 67021. 



From Algiers, Algeria, Seeds presented by Dr. L, 

 Trabut. Received April 30, 1926. Notes by 

 Doctor Trabut. 



67020. Daucus cakota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 

 Collected in a Saharan oasis, March, 1926. 



67021. Hordeum vulgare pallidum Seringe. 

 Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



A gray barley from a Saharan oasis, March, 

 1926. 



67022 to 67066. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by Vil- 

 morin-Andrieux^A; Co. Received April 27, 

 1926. 



67022. Abies homolepis Sieb. and Zucc. Pi- 

 naceae Nikko fir. 



A hardy fir, native to the mountains of 

 central Japan, ultimately about 90 feet tall. 

 The leaves are dark green, sharp pointed, and 

 silvery white below; the stout dark-purple 

 cones are 3 inches long. 



67023. Abies homolepis Sieb. and Zucc. Pi- 

 naceae. Nikko fir. 



67024. Aegilops speltaeformis Jord. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



An annual grass, a hybrid between Triticum 

 aestivum and T.yiestivum X ovatum. 



67025. Astilbe chinensis Maxim. Saxifraga- 

 ceae. Chinese astilbe. 



Variety pumila. A dwarf form of the com- 

 monly cultivatediherbaceous perennial. 



67026. Clematis recta mandshurica (Rupr.) 

 Maxim. Ranunculaeeae. 



Variety feuille pourpre. A tall slender 

 herbaceous purple-leaved perennial with termi- 

 nal and axillary panicles of pure white flowers. 

 The typical form is native to Manchuria. 



67027. Colutea istria Mill. (C. halepica Lam.). 

 Fabaeeae. Bladder senna. 



A North African leguminous shrub about 6 

 feet high with small glaucous leaflets and yellow 

 flowers nearly an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 38210. 



67022 to 67066— Continued. 



67028 to 67030. Cytisus spp. Fabaeeae. 



87028. Cytisus austriacus virescens Kov. 



Broom. 



A low shrub, 1 or 2 feet high, with hori- 

 zontal branches, gray-green leaflets, and 

 bright-yellow flowers. Native to south- 

 central Europe. 



67029. Cytisus ciliatus grisenbachi C. 

 Schneid. (C. ponticus Griseb.). Broom. 



A yellow-flowered leguminous shrub, 

 native to southeastern Europe, of variable 

 habit and height. 



67030. Cytisus sessilifolius L. 



Sessile broom, 



A low shrub, 2 to 4 feet high, with erect 

 branches, nearly sessile leaves, and short 

 racemes of yellow flowers. Native to south- 

 ern Europe. 



67031. Hemiptelea davidh (Hance) Planch.. 

 (Zelkova davidii Hemsl.). Ulmaceae. 



A shrubby spiny elmlike tree, native^to- 

 Chosen and northern China, which has merit 

 as an ornamental tree because of its handsome.- 

 dark-green foliage; the leaves are oval or oblong,, 

 deeply toothed, and about 2 inches long. Be- 

 cause of its spines, the tree may be useful for 

 tall hedges. 



For previous introduction see No. 63681. 



67032. Ilex pernyi Franch. Aquifoliaceae. 



Holly. 



A dense-growing species of very dwarf com^- 

 pact habit, with small, spiny leaves and. red. 

 berries, probably allied to Ilex cornuta, discovered, 

 by Pere Paul Perny during his travels in China. 

 between 1850 and 1860. ( Veitch, Hortus Veitchii, 

 under No. 84527.) 



67033 to 67039. Iris spp. Iridaceae. Iris. 



67033. Iris chrysographes Dykes. 

 Goldvein iris.. 



One of the handsomest of the Siberian 

 irises; the velvety dark-purple flowers ara 

 brightened by golden reticulations at the- 

 throat. 



For previous introduction see No. 66575. 



67034. Iris clarkei Baker. Clarke iris- 



A curiously local species native to a cir- 

 cumscribed area in the Sikkim and Bhutan 

 region at a height of 6,000 to 11,000 feet in- 

 ground that is swampy half the year and. 

 frozen hard under snow during most of the 

 remaining months. The narrow leaves, 2 

 feet long, droop at the tops; the upper surface 

 is polished and shiny, the under side glau- 

 cescent. The solid stem is 2 feet long and. 

 bears one or two lateral heads. The falls are 

 blue purple, blotched with white, and are 

 reflexed laterally. The upper part of the- 

 haft is marked with yellow. The reddish 

 purple lanceolate standards are poised almost, 

 horizontally. The styles form the highest, 

 point of the flower; they are keeled, very 

 convex, and l l / 2 inches long. {Dykes,. Thex 

 Genus Iris, p. 29.) 



For previous introduction see No. 66464: 



67035. Iris pischeriana Hort. 



67036. Iris halophila Pall. 



A low-growing Siberian iris, 1 or 2. feet 

 high, with pale-green leaves and spicate 

 clusters of yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. .60343, - 



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