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69022. Citeus atjrantifolia (Christm.) 

 Swingle. Rutaceae. Lime. 



From Los Banos, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by J. D. Bigarino, through W. 

 T. Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received November 4, 1926. 



The native Philippine lime, known there 

 as the dayap. It is an arborescent, thorny 

 shrub, 10 to 15 feet high, with greenish 

 yellow rounded fruits of pleasant acid 

 flavor, excellent for making limeade. The 

 wild Philippine lime is distributed gen- 

 erally throughout the archipelago, but the 

 fruits are mostly of poor quality. 



69023 to 69026. Phaseolus coccineus 

 L. Fabaceae. Scarlet Runner bean. 



From Angol, Chile. Seeds presented by 

 D. S. Bullock, Instituto Agricola Bunster. 

 Received November 8, 1926. 



Locally grown seeds. 



69023. Beans mulberry colored with dark 



spots. 



69024. Beans mulberry colored with black 



spots. 



69025. White beans. 



69026. Light-tan beans with dark spots. 

 69027 to 69034. 



From Kotgarh, Simla Hills, India. Seeds 

 presented by Richard B. Gregg. Received 

 November 3, 1926. 



69027 and 69028. Hordbum vulgaed 

 pallidum Seringe. Poaceae. 



Six-rowed "barley. 



69027. From Rorhoo, Bushaihr, near 

 Kotgarh. October 1, 1926. A 

 bearded barley. 



69028. From Khanola, Bushaihr, near 

 Kotgarh. October 2, 1926. 



69029 to 69031. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Eice. 



. From Khanola, Bushaihr, near 

 Kotgarh., October 2, 1926. A red 

 variety grown without irrigation. 



69030. From Khanola, Bushaihr, near 

 Kotgarh. October 2, 1926. A black 

 variety grown without irrigation. 

 It is said to be very tasty. 



69031. From Rorhoo, Bushaihr, near 

 Kotgarh. October 1, 1926. 



69032. Panicum miliaceum L. Poaceae. 



Proso. 



69033 and 69034. Triticum aestivdm L. 

 {T. vulgar e Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



69033. A red wheat from Khanola, 

 Bushaihr, near Kotgarh. October 

 2, 1926. 



69034. A red wheat from Rorhoo, Bush- 

 aihr, near Kotgarh. October 1, 1926. 



69035 and 69036. Ephedra spp. Gneta- 

 ceae. # Joint fir. 



From Chene Bourg, near Geneva, Switzer- 

 land. Seeds purchased from Henry Cor- 

 revon. Received November 9, 1926. 

 69035. Ephedra fragilis Desf. 



A low bushy evergreen plant, native to 

 the Mediterranean countries. The mi- 

 nute leaves are borne on pale green 

 branches. 



69035 and 69036— Continued. 



69036. Ephedra helvetica Meyer. 



An alpine evergreen bush, with pale 

 green branches and minute leaves, native 

 to Switzerland. This is said to yield the 

 alkaloid known as ephedrine, a powerful 

 heart stimulant. 



69037. Frankxinia alatamaha Bartr. 

 ( Gordonia putescens L ' H e r i t , ) . 

 Theaceae. 



From Philadelphia, Pa. Plants presented 

 by Samuel N. Baxter, landscape gardener, 

 Fairmount Park. Received November 18, 

 1926. 



An ornamental shrub or small tree, up 

 to 30 feet in height, native to Georgia, but 

 not seen in the wild state since 1790. The 

 bright-green, oblong-obovate leaves turn 

 scarlet in fall and the pure-white flowers, 

 about 3 inches across, appear in September 

 and October. 



For previous introduction see No. 39414. 



69038. Macadamia ternifolia F. Muell. 

 Proteaceae. 



From Santa Barbara, Calif. Seeds pre- 

 sented by M. M. Yates. Received Novem- 

 ber 4, 1926. 



Nuts spherical, about 22 millimeters in 

 diameter ; surface dull brown mottled with 

 yellow, shell 2 to 6 millimeters in thickness 

 and very hard to crack ; kernel whitish, 

 with sweet, chestnutlike flavor and of good 

 quality. 



69039. Macadamia ternifolia F. Muell. 

 Proteaceae. 



From Glendora, Calif. Seeds obtained 

 through Robert W. Hodgson, University 

 of California, Berkeley, Calif. Received / 

 November 4, 1926. 



Trees of regular bearing habit ; nuts 

 rounded-ovoid, about 25 centimeters long ; 

 surface dull brown, usually mottled with 

 yellow ; shell 1 to 4 millimeters thick and 

 very hard to crack ; kernel white, with 

 sweet, chestnutlike flavor, and of good 

 quality. 



69040. Macadamia ternifolia F. Muell. 

 Proteaceae. 



From Fort Myers, Fla. Seeds presented by 

 Ewald Stulpner. Received November 4, 

 1926. 



The one tree which I have is the only 

 bearing tree of this species growing in this 

 vicinity. {Stulpner.) 



Husks gray to black, 2 millimeters 

 thick ; nuts rounded-oblate, about 22 milli- 

 meters long ; surface dull yellowish brown ; 

 shell 1 to 6 millimeters thick, and very 

 hard to crack ; kernel white, slightly 

 coarse in texture, fairly sweet, and of good 

 quality. 



69041. POPULUS TREMULA L. Salica- 

 ceae. Poplar. 



From Stockholm, Sweden. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by Dr. Robert Fries, director, bo- 

 tanic garden. Received November 22, 

 1926. 



Variety erecta. An erect variety of the 

 European aspen. 



