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69714 to 69848 — Continued. 



Nos. 69844 to 69846 were obtained 

 from the experimental field of the Chinese 

 Eastern Railway, through F. F. Teren- 

 tieff, director of the land department. 



69844. HORDEUM VULGARE COELESTE L. 



Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



No. 8465. Peking. 



69845. HORDEUM VULGARE NIGRUM 



(Willd.) Beaven. Poaceae. 



Six-rowed barley. 



No. 8451. Feng tien hei (black barley 

 of Mukden). 



69846. Panicum miliaceum L. Poaceae. 



Proso. 



No. 8510. Laokoliwala raoJcolutaiows. 



Numbers 69847 and 69848 were ob- 

 tained through the cooperation of D. 

 McLorn, Postal Commissioner, Harbin. 



69847. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Faba- 

 ceae. Mung bean. 



No. 8615. From Santaokang, Kirin 

 Province. 



69848. HORDEUM VULGARE PALLIDUM 



Seringe. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



No. 8323. From Tungnanchen, Heilung- 

 kiang Province. 



69849. Prunus cekasifeka pissaedi X 

 salicina. Amygdalaceae. 



From Chico, Calif. A hybrid originated by 

 the late Walter Van Fleet at Little Silver, 

 N. J., and grown at the Chico Plant In- 

 troduction Garden. Numbered December, 

 1926. 



Tree 3, row 66, old test orchard. Tree 

 small, fairly vigorous, prolific ; fruits 

 rounded, about 1% inches in diameter ; skin 

 dark red. overspread with bluish bloom, 

 dots numerous and small ; flesh light red. 

 firm, very juicy, sweet, of fair quality ; pit 

 large, pointed, oval, flat, clinging to flesh. 

 Fruits very attractive in appearance, good 

 for home use. Ripens at Chico from late 

 May until the middle of June. 



69850 to 69864. 



From Brignoles, France. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. R. Salgues, Director, Brignoles 

 Botanic Station. Received November 15, 

 1926. 



69850. CORONILLA SCORPIOIDES* (L.) Koch. 



Fabaceae. 



An erect yellow-flowered herbaceous 

 perennial, about 6 inches high, native to 

 the Mediterranean countries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 37638. 



69851. Crupina vulgaris Pers. Astera- 

 ceae. 



A thistlelike herbaceous plant, about 3 

 feet high, with pinkish flowers. Native 

 to the Mediterranean countries. 



69852. Cynosurus echinatus L. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



An annual bushy grass, up to 2 feet 

 high, with slender stems, native to south- 

 ern Europe. 



69853. Euphorbia serrata L. Euphor- 

 biaceae. Spurge. 



A herbaceous perennial, native to the 

 warmer parts of southern Europe, with 

 narrow serrate leaves. 



69850 to 69864 — Continued. 



69854. Gladiolus segetum Ker. Irida- 

 ceae. 



A European gladiolus of free habit, 

 fond of warm dry soil and a sunny situa- 

 tion, with rather small rose-purple flow- 

 ers. It is an admirable species for mixed 

 borders. 



For previous introduction see No. 



57858. 



69855. Juniperus phoenicea L. Pina- 

 ceae. Phoenician juniper. 



A low ornamental evergreen tree about 

 20 feet high, native to dry places in the 

 Mediterranean countries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65020. 



69856. Lathyrus aphaca L. Fabaceae. 



A semiprostrate or ascending yellow- 

 flowered leguminous herb, native to Asia 

 Minor. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 40313. 



69857. Medicago minima (L.) Grufberg. 

 Fabaceae. 



A prostrate leguminous annual, with 

 stems about 2 feet long, native to dry 

 situations in southern Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 57899. 



69858. Onobrychis caput-galli (L.) 

 Lam. Fabaceae. 



An annual or biennial, prostrate or as- 

 cending plant with stems up to 3 feet 

 in length. Native to dry situations in 

 the Mediterranean region. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64637. 



69859. R U M E X BUCEPHALOPHORUS L. 



Polygonaceae. 



A hardy European herbaceous plant, 

 the leaves of which are used as greens. 



69860. Scorzonera hirsuta L. Cichoria- 

 ceae. 



A hardy herbaceous thistlelike peren- 

 nial, about 1% feet high, with white 

 flowers. Native to southern Europe. 



69861. Tamus communis L. Dioscorea- 

 ceae. 



A twining herbaceous perennial, belong- 

 ing to the yam family, with a tuberous 

 root and bearing small red berries. Na- 

 tive to Europe and Asia. 



Thlaspi alliaceum L. Brassica- 



ceae. 



A herbaceous plant, belonging to the 

 mustard family ; the seeds, which taste 

 like garlic, are used medicinally for 

 rheumatism. 



. Trifolium stellatum L. Faba- 

 ceae. Clover. 



An annual upright clover, up to a foot 

 high, native to the Mediterranean region. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64645. 



69864. Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) 

 Pers. Asclepiadaceae. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial, 2 to 3 

 feet high, with white flowers. Native 

 to Europe. 



