APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1926 



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67344 to 67376. 



From Cambridge, England. Seeds presented by 

 K. G. Carter, Director, Cambridge Botanic 

 Garden. Received May 12, 1926. 



67844. Allium narcissiflorum Vill. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



An elegant Italian species, about 9 inches 

 high, with nodding heads of beautiful rose- 

 colored flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 58682. 



67345. Aristea africana (L.) Hoflmannsegg 

 (A. cyanea Ait.). Iridaceae. 



A dwarf, irislike plant from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, with spikes of short-lived blue flowers. 



67346. Aster farreri Hort. 



A herbaceous perennial about a foot high, 

 with handsome flowers. The narrow ray 

 flowers are rich velvet, and the disk is reddish 

 orange. 



67347 to 67349. Berberis spp. Berberidaceae. 



67347. Berberis chitria D. Don. Barberry. 



A spiny shrub, 6 feet or less high, with 

 oblong leaves 1 to 3 inches long, deep-yellow 

 or reddish flowers in long-stemmed panicles, 

 and ovoid, purple berries. Native to the 

 Himalayas. 



67348. Berberis empetrifolia Pers. 



Crow barberry. 



A low densely branched barberry, 1 or 2 

 feet high, with linear, bright-green leaves and 

 bluish black fruits. Native to southern 

 South America. 



For previous introduction see No. 35923. 



67349. Berberis stenophylla Lindl. 



Rosemary barberry. 



A hybrid between Berberis darwinii and 

 B. empetrifolia which first appeared, accord- 

 ing to Bean (Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the 

 British Isles, vol. 1), in the nursery of Fisher 

 and Holmes, near Sheffield, England, several 

 years ago. As described by Bean it is an 

 evergreen bush about 10 feet high, which 

 forms a dense thicket of slender interlacing 

 stems. The small deep-green leaves are 

 spine tipped, and the small golden- yellow 

 flowers are profusely borne in small clusters. 

 The globular fruits are covered with a blue- 

 white bloom. 



For previous introduction see No. 65240. 



67350. Cistus villostjs L. Cistaceae. Rockrose. 



An erect hairy shrub, 3 to 4 feet high, with 

 wrinkled, gray-green leaves and one to three 

 reddish flowers about 2 inches wide. Native 

 to the Mediterranean region. 



67351. Cynoglossum amabile Stapf and 

 Drummond. Boraginaceae. 



Hound's-tongue. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 67001. 



67352 to 67355. Cytisus spp. Fabaceae. Broom. 



67352. Cytisus biflorus L'Herit. 



A leguminous shrub 3 feet high, with 

 slender branches and leaflets with silky 

 lower surfaces. The yellow flowers are single 

 or in pairs. Native to Europe and western 

 Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 66557. 



67353. Cytisus monspessulanusL. Broom. 



A leguminous shrub about 10 feet high, 

 with fragrant bright-yellow flowers in small 

 racemes. Native to the Canary Islands. 



67344 to 67376— Continued. 



67354. Cytisus purgans (L.) Spach. 



Province broom. 



A yellow-flowered leguminous shrub 

 about 3 feet high. Native to southern 

 France and Spain. 



67355. Cytisus purpureus Scop. 



An erect or procumbent shrub, 2 feet or 

 less in height, with one to three purple 

 flowers and black pods. Native to southern 

 Europe. 



67356. Dahlia merckii Lehm. Asteraceae. 



A single-flowered dahlia, 2 to 3 feet high, with 

 bipinnate leaves and flowers typically lilac 

 color. 



For previous introduction see No. 47552. 



67357. Elsholtzia stauntoni Benth. Men- 

 thaceae. 



A shrubby perennial 2 to 5 feet high, with 

 bright-green oblong leaves and dense one-sided 

 spikes of purple-lilac flowers. Native to north- 

 ern China. 



For previous introduction see No. 38819. 



67358. Genista radiata (L.) Scop. Fabaceae. 



Broom. 



A rigid erect yellow-flowered leguminous 

 shrub with oval silky pods. Native to south- 

 eastern Europe. 



67359. Genista sagittalis (L.) Fabaceae. 



Broom. 



A dwarf procumbent leguminous shrub with 

 ascending or erect branches, hairy oval leaves, 

 and short terminal racemes of yellow flowers. 

 Native to Europe and western Asia. 



67360. Hermodactylus tuberosus (L.) Mill. 

 Iridaceae. 



A hardy irislike plant, native to southern 

 Europe, with glaucous four-angled stems, 1 0^2 

 feet long, and black-purple solitary flowers. 



67361 to 67363. Ilex spp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



67361. Ilex Integra Thunb. 



An evergreen Japanese shrub or tree, up to 

 40 feet in height, with oval or oblong, usual- 

 ly entire leaves 2 to 3 inches long and globu- 

 lar or ovoid red berries. 



67362. Ilex latifolia Thunb. 



A Japanese holly, one of the most attrac- 

 tive of the genus, which sometimes develops 

 into a tree 60 feet tall. The glossy green 

 leaves, 3 to 7 inches long, are oval or narrowly 

 oblong, and the red berries, about one-third 

 of an inch in diameter, are produced in dense 

 clusters. 



For previous introduction see No. 59391. 



67363. Ilex sikkimensis Kurz. 



A Himalayan holly described by Kurz 

 (Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 

 vol. 44, pt. 2) as a moderately tall tree with 

 stout branches, broadly oblong leathery 

 leaves 5 or 6 inches long, and globular yellow 

 berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 62810. 



67364 to 67366. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



67364. Iris bulleyana Dykes. 



Hollow -stem iris. 



An iris from western China which, as 

 described by Dykes (The Genus Iris, p. 30), 

 resembles Iris clarkei, having a hollow un- 

 branched stem . The narrow leaves are glossy 

 above and glaucous beneath. The stem, 15 



