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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



68141 to 68150 — Continued. 



68148. Rdscus aculeatds L. Couvallari- 

 aceae. Butcher's-broom. 



An ornamental evergreen shrub, about 

 a foot high, with prickly stems and large 



red berries. Native to England. 



68149. Scokpiubus subvillosa L. Faba- 

 eeae. 



A decumbent or ascending annual with 

 one to three stems up to 20 inches in 

 length, long-stemmed, simple, grass-green, 

 narrow leaves, and small yellow flowers. 



Xati»e to t:\<- Mediterranean countries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65035. 



68150. Teagopogon loxgirostbis Bisch. 

 Ciehoriaceae. 



A hardy biennial with narrow grass- 

 like Reaves and yellow flower heads. 

 Native of southern Europe. 



68151 to 68153. 



From the Balearic Islands and Morocco. 

 Seeds obtained by David Fairchild, agri- 

 cultural explorer, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received August 20, 1926. 



68151. Cekatoxia siliqua L. Caesalpini- 

 aceae. Carob. 



San Antonio. Iviza. Balearic Islands. 

 August 15, 1925. Variety Pauseca. One 

 of the best sorts in this section. 



68152. Polycaepaea nivea (Ait.) Webb. 

 Silenaceae. 



Obtained near Mogador, Morocco. June 

 5. 1925. A low-growing gray hairy 

 perennial plant used extensively and suc- 

 cessfully in the sand-binding experiments 

 on the sand dunes. 



68153. Thymus zygis L. Menthaceae. 



San Antonio, Iviza, Balearic Islands. 

 August 14, 1925. Frigola. An aromatic 

 plant from which a strong intoxicant is 

 brewed. 



68154 to 68157. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented 

 by C. S. Judd, superintendent of forestry. 

 Received August 20, 1926. 



68154. Colt;bbina oppositifolia Brongn. 

 Rhantnaceae. 



A small evergreen tree, with opposite, 

 oval or oblong papery leaves up to 7 

 inches in length. The wood is very hard 

 and was once used by the native Hawai- 

 ians for making spears. 



68155. Kokia bockii Lewton. Malvaceae. 



Kokio. 



A Hawaiian tree, up to 40 feet in 

 height, closely related to cotton (Gos- 

 sypium spp.). When covered with its 

 large orange-red flowers it is of striking 

 beauty. 



63156. Mezoxeubum kauaiense (Mann.) 

 Hillebr. Caesalpiniaceae. 



A leguminous tree growing to a height 

 of 30 feet. The blossoms are red. and 

 the hard, black heartwood is used by the 

 Hawaiian? for clubs and fapa beaters. 

 {Judd.) 



68157. Myopoeum sandwicexse (A. DC.) 

 A. Gray. Myoporaceae. 



A tree 20 to 30 feet high, or sometimes 

 a shrub, with alternate ob'.ong leaves. 



63154 to 68157— Continued. 



up to 6 inches long, crowded toward the 

 ends of the branches, and clusters of 

 small white flowers. The heartwood be- 

 comes very fragrant when dried, with 

 an odor resembling that of sandalwood. 



68158 to 68169. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



From Tiflis, Georgia, Russia. Rhizomes 

 presented by A. Grossheim, director, bo- 

 tanic garden. Received September 1, 

 1926. 



68158. Ibis acutiloba Meyer. 



A wild iris native to the Caucasus, 

 with purple and fawn-colored flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 



67018. 



68159. Iris cabthaliniae Foirrin. 



A Caucasian iris described (Moniteur 

 du Jardin Bctanique 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. 



68160. Ibis fomixii Hort. 



A horticultural variety. 

 68161. Ibis aphylla L. 



Stool iris. 



A European iris with glaucescent 

 leaves up to a foot long or sometimes 

 leafless. The dark-lilac flowers are about 

 2 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66930. 



68162. Ibis GBOssHEnin Hort. 

 A horticultural variety. 



68163. Ibis ibebica Hoffm. Iberian iris. 



A dwarf, nearly stemless iris, native 

 to mountainous parts of Asia Minor, 

 with narrow leaves 3 to 6 inches long, 

 and large flowers ; these have pale-brown 

 outer segments blotched with purple- 

 brown, and pure white inner segments, 

 although these colors are not constant. 



68164. Ibis lycotis Worm. 



A species belonging to the Oncocyclus 

 section and probably related to Iris 

 acutiloba. 



68165. Ibis musulmaxica Forrfin. 



An iris from the vicinity of Elisabeth- 

 pol, Caucasus, which, according to the 

 Moniteur du Jardin Botanique de Tiflis 

 ( vol. 14, 1909 ) , inhabits brackish 

 swamps. It is less than 2 feet tall, and 

 the flowers are either sky-blue or 

 yellowish. 



For previous introduction flee No. 



67917. 



68166. Ibis pabadoxa Stev. ' Velvet iris. 



A dwarf, linear-leaved iris, 2 to 6 

 inches high, with large lilac or white 

 flowers. Native to northern Persia and 

 Asia Minor, where it grows in dry 

 situations. 



68167. Ibis reticulata Bieb. Netted iris. 



A tufted iris, native to Asia Minor, 

 with short erect leaves about 1% feet 

 high, a very short stem, and very fra- 

 grant, bright-purple flowers with the 

 outer segments abou4- 2 inches long. 



