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68299 and 68300 — Continued. 



" tea," is very hard, very difficult to 

 work, but unequaled for duration and 

 building purposes because it does not rot. 



For 

 62096. 



previous introduction see No. 



68301 to 68323. Vitis vinifera L. Vita- 

 ceae. Grape. 



From Teheran, Persia. Cuttings presented 

 by F. J. Harris, Teheran, at the request 

 of the Earl of Chichester, through 

 Thomas Cook & Sons, New York, N. Y. 

 Received March 24, 1926. Numbered 

 September, 1926. 



68301. 



No. l. 



EsTcari Riz. 



68302. 



No. 2. 



Sahebi. 



68303. 



No. 3. 



Kechwechi Bleue. 



68304. 



No. 4. 



Lai Guermez. 



68305. 



No. 5. 



Chali Sar. 



68306. 



No. 6. 



Umagun. 



68307. 



No. 7. 



Kechwechi Rouge. 



68308. 



No. 8. 



Cefid. 



68309. 



No. 9. 



Lai Cefid. 



68310. 



No. 10. 



Quanque. 



68311. 



No. 11. 



Tagouti Rouge. 



68312. 



No. 13. 



Kalili. 



68313. 



No. 14. 



Tdkri. 



68314. 



No. 15. 



Lore Koche. 



68315. 



No. 16. 



Chani Rouge. 



68316. 



No. 17. 



Chirazi. 



68317. 



No. 18. 



Sahabi Gharial. 



68318. 



No. 19. 



Jagonti Gharial. 



68319. 



No. 20. 



Hadjes Guermez. 



68320. 



No. 21. 



Melhi Khany. 



68321. 



No. 22. 



Angur Kalili. 



68322. 



No. 23. 



Angur Noir Grande. 



68323. 



No. 24 



Geskarg Gharial. 



68324. 



D AVIDIA INVOLUCRATA B a i 1 1 . 



Cornaceae. 



Dove tree. 



From Newry, Ireland. Plant purchased 

 from T. Smith, Daisy Hill Nursery. Re- 

 ceived September 24, 1926. 



The Chinese dove tree, as this is some- 

 times called, is a native of the mountain 

 forests of central and western China. In 

 its native home it becomes a tree 75 feet 

 tail, with a shapely pyramidal crown. 

 When in bloom the tree is unusually strik- 

 ing because of the two or three large, 

 snow-white bracts which subtend each 

 flower. These bracts are of unequal size, 

 the largest being 4 to 8 inches long and 

 2 to 4 inches broad. The bright-green, oval, 

 sharply toothed leaves are 3 to 6 inches 

 long. 



For previous introduction see No. 65439. 



68325 to 68348. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by 

 6. H. Cave, Curator, Lloyd Botanic Gar- 

 den. Received September 9, 1926. 



68325. Acacia 

 Mimosaceae. 



catechu (L. f.) Willd. 



The pale-yellow gum obtained from 

 this acacia has very strong adhesive 



68325 to 68348— Continued. 



powers and is considered a better substi- 

 tute for gum arabic than that of Acacia 

 arablca, according to Watt (Dictionary 

 of the Economic Products of India, vol. 

 1). The tree is found wild in parts of 

 India and Burma, where it sometimes 

 becomes 70 feet high, though usually 

 smaller. The leaves are very finely pin- 

 nate, and the white or pale-yellow flowers 

 are in spikes. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65246. 



68326. Acacia pennata (L.) Willd. Mi- 

 mosaceae. 



A climbing, prickly shrub, up to 20 

 feet in height, with very narrow, rigid 

 leaflets and dense panicles of yellow 

 flower heads. Native to the central and 

 eastern Himalayas. 



68327 to 68329. Acer spp. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



68327. Acer campbellii Hook. f. and 

 Thorns. 



The pleasing contrast of the bright- 

 green leaves and red stalks of this 

 Himalayan maple make it worthy of 

 a trial as an ornamental shade tree 

 for the warmer parts of the United 

 States. In its native country the gray- 

 ish white, moderately hard timber is 

 used for cabinetwork and for planking. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 58901. 



68328. Acer hookeri Miquel. 



A handsome tree 40 to 50 feet high, 

 with deeply Assured brown bark, na- 

 tive to the Sikkim Himalayas at alti- 

 tudes of 8,000 to 10,000 feet. The 

 oval leaves, though usually green, are 

 sometimes copper colored. The wood 

 is gray with small pores and very 

 numerous fine red medullary rays. 



For previous introduction see No. 



58902. 



68329. Acer oblongum Wall. 



A subtropical maple described by 

 Hiern (Hooker, Flora of British In- 

 dia, vol. 1) as a tree 40 to 50 feet 

 tall, with a trunk 1 or 2 feet in diam- 

 eter, and dark-green, oblong, entire 

 leaves up to 7 inches long. The red- 

 dish wood is used for making agri- 

 cultural implements. 



For previous introduction see No. 



62808. 



. Alnus nepalensis D. Don. Bet- 

 ulaceae. Alder. 



A tree up to 70 feet high, with a trunk 

 3 to 4 feet in diameter, which is very 

 common all over Yunnan at altitudes of 

 4,000 to 7,000 feet. It is a rapid grower, 

 used chiefly for firewood, and appears 

 to thrive in spite of the tall grass, 5 to 

 8 feet high, which surrounds it. I would 

 recommend it strongly for planting in 

 grassland where trees can not usually be 

 grown. {Note by J. F. Rock, under No. 

 56636.) 



68331. Capparis olacifolia Hook. f. and 

 Thorns. Capparidaceae. 



An erect, thorny shrub, 6 to 8 feet tall, 

 with shining green leaves and large, 

 axillary flowers, white with blue anthers. 

 The shrub is found in the tropical valleys 

 of the Himalayas from Nepal to Assam. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 47653. 



