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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67894 to 67896— Continued. 



67895. IlEDYSARUM HEDYSAROIDES (L.) 



Stuntz (H. obscurum L.). Fabaceae. 



No. 916. July 22, 1926. Collected 

 during 1919 near the mouth of the Kam- 

 chatka River by Doctor Hulten. A 

 hardy herbaceous ornamental perennial 

 native to the alpine regions of central 

 Europe. It is about a foot high and 

 produces spikes of purple flowers in mid- 

 summer. 



67896. LONICEEA CABEULEA EDOLIS 

 (Turcz.) Regel. Caprifoliaceae. 



Honeysuckle. 



No. 914. July 22, 1926. Collected in 

 Kamchatka by Doctor Hulten. An erect 

 or spreading hardy shrub about 5 feet 

 high, native to northeastern Asia. The 

 oblong or lanceolate pubescent leaves are 

 up to 2 inches long, and the oblong 

 edible blue berries are sweet and are 

 used for making excellent jam. 



67897 to 67904. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, di- 

 rector, botanic gardens. Received August 

 24, 1926. 



67897. Altingia excelsa Noronha. Ham- 

 amelidaceae. 



A magnificent tree of the tropical 

 evergreen forests of the Indian archi- 

 pelago and northeastern India. In Java 

 it yields in small quantity an odorous 

 medicinal resin known in Europe as 

 " storax," which is obtained by incisions 

 in the trunk ; the tree is not regularly 

 cultivated. The soft reddish gray wood 

 with lighter streaks is used in India for 

 building and ordinary domestic purposes. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 50695. 



67898. Caeyota rumphiana Mart. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm, 



An East Indian palm about the size 

 of the coconut > palm, with a smooth 

 trunk and graceful bipinnate leaves com- 

 posed of segments with truncate jagged 

 tips. From the central pith of the bark 

 is prepared a sago which is eaten in the 

 East Indies in times of scarcity. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 51710. 



67899. Cassia absus L. Caesalpiniaceae. 



An erect annual tropical legume, about 

 2 feet high, with small reddish yellow 

 flowers. 



67900. Euteepe acuminata (Willd.) 

 Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A graceful spineless palm from tropical 

 South America, with a trunk 36 feet tall, 

 terminated by about 10 pinnate fronds 

 7 or 8 feet long. The black roundish 

 fruits are fleshy and about half an inch 

 in diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 51719. 



67901. Glaziova treubiana Beccari. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A small palm, cultivated in the Bo- 

 tanical Garden, Buitenzorg, Java. Ac- 

 cording to Beccari (Annals du Jardin 

 Botanique de Buitenzorg, Supplement 3, 

 pt. 2, p. 791) its native country is un- 

 known. The trunk is entirely covered 

 with old leaf bases and terminates in 

 gracefully arching pinnate leaves about 

 10 feet long. 



67897 to 67904— 



67902. Gloriosa 

 Melanthiaceae. 



Continued. 

 abyssinica 



A. Rich. 

 Glory lily. 



A tall, lilylike Abyssinian plant, with 

 large, long-stalked yellow flowers. 



67903. Pigafettia elata (Mart.) Wendl. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A tall ornamental palm, with a stout 

 trunk, spiny above, and spreading pinnate 

 foliage resembling that of the coconut. 

 Native to the East Indies. 



67904. Tradescantia 

 Commelinaceae. 



gexiculata Jacq. 

 Spiderwort. 



A tender herbaceous perennial from the 

 West Indies, about a foot high, with 

 blue flowers. 



67905 to 67926. 



From Tiflis, Georgia, Russia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by A. Grossheim, director, botanic 

 garden. Received September 1, 1926. 



67905. Amygdalus geobgica Desf. {Pru- 

 nus nana georgica DC). Amygdalaceae. 



A hardy bush, native to southern Rus- 

 sia, which closely resembles Amygdalus 

 nana, differing in its larger colored flow- 

 ers and smaller leaves. 



67906. Amygdalus nana L. (Prunus 

 nana Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Russian almond. 



A hardy bush about 5 feet high, native 

 to Russia and western Asia, with thick 

 stiff sharply toothed leaves and solitary 

 pinkish flowers. The small hard hairy 

 fruit contains a large pit of bitter flavor. 



For previous introduction see No. 43814. 



67907. Beassica elongata Ehrh. Brassi- 

 caceae. 



An annual herb, native to south-central 

 Europe, of possible use as a vegetable. 



67908. Galanthus 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



caucasicus Baker. 

 Snowdrop. 



A spring-blooming bulbous plant, na- 

 tive to the Caucasus, with sword-shaped 

 leaves about 9 inches long and large 

 white flowers. 



67909 to 67921. Ibis spp. Iridaceae. 



67909 and 67910. Ibis acutiloba Meyer. 



67909. A dwarf purple-flowered iris 

 about a foot in height, native to 

 the Caucasus. 



67910. Var. lineolata. 



67911. Iris caethaliniae Fomin. 



A Caucasian iris described (Moni- 

 teur du Jardin Botanique de Tiflis, 

 1909) as having a thick rhizome and 

 four-flowered or five-flowered stems 

 nearly 3 feet high. The sword-shaped 

 leaves are about two-thirds of an inch 

 wide, and the flowers are light blue. 

 In its native country the plant grows 

 in damp places. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64297. 



