JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 19 2 6 



67905 to 67926— Continued. 



67912. Iris caucasica Hoffm. 



A rather dwarf iris described by 

 Baker (Irideae, p. 45) as having about 

 six bright-green, very narrow leaves 3 

 to 6 inches long, a short stem, and 

 pale or bright-yellow flowers which 

 appear in March or April. It is native 

 from Asia Minor to Turkestan, ascend- 

 ing to 6,000 feet above sea level. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64298. 



67913. Iris fominii Hort. 

 A horticultural variety. 



67914. Iris grossheimii Hort. 

 A horticultural variety. 



67915. Iris iberica Hoffm. Iberian iris. 



A dwarf iris, 18 inches high, native 

 to Asia Minor, with falcate, narrow 

 leaves and large flowers ; these are 

 pale-brown marked with purple-brown 

 on the outer segments, with the inner 

 segments pure white, faintly veined. 



67916. Iris ltcotis Woron. 



67917. Iris musulmanica Fomin. 



An iris from the vicinity of Elisa- 

 bethpol, Caucasus, which, according to 

 the Moniteur du Jardin Botanique de 

 Tiflis (vol. 14, 1909), inhabits brack- 

 ish swamps. It is less than 2 feet tall, 

 and the flowers are either sky blue or 

 yellowish. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64299. 



67918. Iris paradox Stev. Velvet iris. 



A low iris with linear leaves 3 to 6 

 inches long and large flowers, lilac to 

 white. Native to dry places in Asia 

 Minor. 



67919. Iris reticulata Bieb. 



Netted iris, 



An early-flowering iris, native to 

 Asia Minor, with a tuft of two to four 

 short, erect, four-angled leaves 18 

 inches high, a very short stem, and 

 very fragrant, bright-purple flowers. 



67920. Iris schelkownikowi Fomin. 



67921. Iris talyschi Hort. 



A horticultural variety. 



67922 to 67924. Muscari spp. Liliaceae. 

 Grape hyacinth. 



67922. Muscari caucasicum (Griseb.) 

 Baker. 



An ornamental purple-flowered bul- 

 bous plant with a scape 8 inches high. 

 Native to the dry mountainous regions 

 of the Caucasus. 



67923. Muscari longipes Boiss. 



A spring-flowering bulbous plant, 

 native to Palestine, about a foot high, 

 with wavy-margined leaves and dense 

 racemes of purple flowers. 



67924. Muscari neglectum Guss. 



A low bulbous plant, native to the 

 Mediterranean countries, with numer- 

 ous strap-shaped leaves up to a foot 

 in length, and fragrant dark-blue 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66589. 



67905 to 67926— Continued. 



67925. Pisum elatius Bieb. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 



A hardy annual, about 5 feet high, 

 with leaves composed of one to three 

 pairs of narrow leaflets, and purple flow- 

 ers. Native to woods and thickets in the 

 alpine regions of Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64640. 



67926. Ulmus elliptica Koch, 

 ceae. 



Ulma- 

 Elm. 



A large hardy elm, native to the 



Caucasus. 



67927. Solanum tuberosum L. Sola- 

 naceae. Potato. 



From Wolverhampton, England, Tubers 

 obtained from F. W. Keay, through Wil- 

 liam Stuart, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received July 3, 1926. 



Patterson's Victoria. E n g 1 i s h-grown 

 tubers. 



67928- Hedychium sp. Zinziberaceae. 



Ginger lily. 



From Brazil. Roots obtained from Miss 

 Mary C. Bell, Bayside, N. Y. Received 

 May 11, 1926. Numbered September, 

 1926. 



A leafy, strong-growing tropical orna- 

 mental herbaceous perennial, related to 

 ginger. The flowers are in terminal spikes. 



67929 to 67931. Lilium spp. Liliaceae. 



From Tunbridge Wells, England. Seeds 

 purchased from R. Wallace & Co., The 

 Old Gardens. Received August 5, 1926. 



67929. Lilium martagon L. 



Martagon lily. 



Variety dalmaticum. A Dalmatian 

 variety which often grows to be over 6 

 feet high, with 12 to 40 flowers of richer, 

 deeper purple than the typical variety. 



67930. Lilium monadelphum Bieb. 



Great Caucasian lily. 



Variety szovitzianum. A variety with 

 larger, lemon-yellow flowers, more thickly 

 purple-dotted than the typical species, and 

 with reddish brown anthers. 



67931. Lilium martagon x hansoni. 



Lily. 



Seeds of hybrids between Lilium mar- 

 tagon and L. hansoni, raised by the late 

 Mrs. R. O. Backhouse, an English plant 

 breeder. 



67932 to 67941. 



From Ceylon. Seeds obtained by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received July, 1926. 



67932 and 67933. Sesbania grandiplora 

 (L.) Poir. Fabaceae. 



Seeds, purchased in Peradeniya, of 

 small, rapid-growing, soft-wooded trees, 

 15 to 20 feet high, with pinnate leaves 

 and large pendulous flowers, followed by 

 long, sickle-shaped pods. The fleshy 

 petals are used in curries and soups in 

 the Indian Archipelago, where these trees 

 are native. The leaves and young shoots 

 are sometimes used as fodder. 



For previous introduction see No. 61778. 



