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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



68961 to 68973— Continued. 



68970. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. 



Common bean. 



A native variety. 



68971. Stizolobium velutinum (Hassk.) 

 Piper and Tracy. Fabaceae. 



Said to be a cross between a black- 

 seeded variety and a local wbite-seeded 

 variety. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 43556. 



68972. VOAXDZEIA SUBTERRANEA (L.) 



Tbouars. Fabaceae. 



A locally grown variety which is used 

 by the natives as a relish ; matures in 

 four or five montbs. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 63731. 



Corn. 



68973. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



A native-grown corn, originally intro- 

 duced by the Portuguese into Nyasaland. 



68974. Macadamia ternifolia F. 

 Muell. Proteaceae. 



From San Diego, Calif. Seeds presented 

 by John Stafford. Received December 7, 

 1926. 



Two of my three trees are bearing heav- 

 ily ; the trees are very handsome, with 

 straight trunks and slender branches with 

 pendulous branchlets. No insect pests or 

 diseases have so far injured the trees. 

 (Stafford.) 



Nuts rounded-ovoid, about 20 millimeters 

 long ; surface dull brown and somewhat 

 roughened ; shell varying in thickness from 

 one-half to 4 millimeters, comparatively 

 easy to crack ; kernel white, tender, with a 

 sweet flavor and of excellent quality. 



For previous introduction see No. 49307. 



68975. Chamaedoeea tepejilote 

 Liebni. Phoenicacae. Palm. 



From Zacuapam, Huatusco, Vera Cruz. Mex- 

 ico. Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. 

 Purpus. Received November 29, 1926. 



This relative of the pacayito (Chamae- 

 dorea elegans) is a slightly larger palm, 

 becoming about 10 feet high with leaves 4 

 feet long. Doctor Purpus says that the 

 undeveloped flowers make an excellent veg- 

 etable and are eaten throughout the State 

 of Vera Cruz, Mexico. It grows best in 

 sbady places. 



For previous introduction see No. 61386. 



68976. Amygdalus kanstjensis (Ben- 

 der) Skeels (Prunus Jcansuensis 

 Render). Ainygdalaceae. 



From China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, 

 Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 

 . Received. December 6, 1926. 



No. 14889. Kansu-Tibet border. Sep- 

 tember 13, 1926. A thorny shrub, 6 to 10 

 feet high, with black stems and pink flow- 

 ers which appear before the leaves. The 

 small fruits, the size of a marble or larger, 

 contain no flesh. This species occurs on 

 the dry arid loess slopes both in the Tao 

 River Valley and in the arid gorges of the 

 Minchow River and endures temperatures 

 of 10° to 20° F. below zero. This is the 

 earliest flowering shrub in this region, 

 blooming in April at an altitude of 8,500 



to 9.000 feet, when the countrv is still 

 covered with snow and the streams are 

 frozen. (Rock.) 



For previous introduction see No. 40864. 



68977. Corylus heterophyixa Fisch. 

 Betulaceae. Hazel. 



From Manchuria. Seeds obtained bv P. H. 

 Dorsett. agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received December 7. 

 1926. 



No. 8362. Chen tzu. From Baream, 

 Heilungkiang Province. 



For previous introduction see No. 65622. 



68978. Citrus sp. Rutacene. 



Cuban shaddock. 



From Holguin, Cuba. Seeds presented bv 

 Thomas R. Towns. Received December 

 10, 1926. 



Seeds of a shaddock used as a stock for 

 citrus varieties in Cuba ; especially good 

 for navel orange, but not good for' grape- 

 fruit or the kumquat. (Towns.) 



68979. Eremurus himalaicus X ro- 

 bustus. Liliaceae. Desert candle. 



From Stockholm, Sweden. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. Robert Fries, director, botanic 

 garden. Received December 13, 1926. 



A tall, hardy, ornamental, perennial 

 yuccalike plant with rosy white flowers. 

 The parents are native to central Asia. 



68980. Schinopsis lorentzii (Griseb.) 

 Engl. (Quebrachia lorentzii Griseb.). 

 Anacardiaceae. Quebracho. 



From Tucuman. Argentina. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. William B. Cross, Director, 

 Estacion Experimental Agricola. Re- 

 ceived December 10, 1926. 



An Argentine timber tree with leathery, 

 compound leaves and branched clusters of 

 small flowers. The wood is very hard and 

 durable, and the bark yields an important 

 tannin of commerce. 



For previous introduction see No. 43548. 



68981 to 68995. 



From Manchuria. Seeds obtained by P. H. 

 Dorsett, agricultural explorer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received December 

 8, 1926. 



68981. Euonymus sp. Celastraceae. 



No. 8363. Ertsengtientzu. October 24, 

 1926. Nuan shu tiao tzu (warming 

 tree). This tree is said to grow on the 

 hillside, and the wood is used for making 

 whip handles and walking sticks. 



68982. Hemerocallis sp. Liliaceae. 



Day lily. 



No. 8350. Bokotu, Heilungkiang Prov- 

 ince. October 24, 1926. Huang hua 

 (yellow flower lily). 



68983. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 8356. Bokotu, Heilungkiang Prov- 

 ince. October 24, 1926. Ma lien hua 

 (horse lily flower). 



68984. Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. Faba- 

 ceae. Shrub bush clover. 



No. 8355. Bokotu, Heilungkiang Prov- 

 ince. October 24, 1926. SJian sao chu 

 (wild broom plant). 



