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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



69865. Ilex paraguaeiensis St. Hil. 

 Aquifoliaceae. Yerba mate. 



From Asuncion. Paraguay. Seeds pre- 

 sented bv Dr. C. Fiebfig. director, Botanic 

 Garden. * Received November 12, 1926. 



A tender evergreen Paraguayan holly the 

 leaves of -which are dried and used to make 

 the beverage called " mate."' or Paraguay 

 tea. 



69866 to 69869. Solaxum tuberosum L. 

 Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Wolverhampton. England. Tubers ob- 

 tained from F. W. Keay. through William 

 Stuart, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived November 24, 1926. 



English varieties. 



69866. Keay's Champion. 



69867. King Edward x Patterson's Cham- 

 pion. 



69868. Magnum Bonn m X Pattersoi: 

 toria. 



69869. Patterson's Victoria. 



69870. Psidium guajava L. Myrta- 

 ceae. Guava. 



From Holguin. Cuba. Seeds presented by 

 Thomas R. Towns. Received November 

 15, 1926. 



The red Peruvian guava is fully as pro- 

 lific as the white variety, but the flesh is 

 not so thick around the seed. The flavor 

 is delicious, and the fruits average 5 or 6 

 ounces in weight. 



698T1. SCHIZOPHEAGMA HYDE AN GEO IDES 



Sieb. and Zucc. Hydrangeaceae. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by C. S. Sargent. Arnold Arbore- 

 tum. Received November 19, 1926. 



An ornamental climbing Japanese shrub, 

 30 feet or more long, with handsome bright- 

 green rounded leaves and showy clusters of 

 white flowers. Probably hardy throughout 

 all but the extreme northern parts of the 

 United States. 



For previous introduction see. No. 40068. 



69872. David i a i^oeuceata Baill. 

 Cornaeeae. 



From Paris. France. Seeds presented by A. 

 Gerard. Received November 26, 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 

 tall, 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 larger 

 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. 



69873 and 69874. Psidium guajava L. 

 Myrtaceae. Guava. 



From Holguin. Cuba. Seeds presented by 

 Thomas R. Towns. Received November 

 24, 1926. 



69873. For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 69870. 



69573 and 69874 — Continued 



69874. The white Peruvian guava is more 

 prolific and has thick sweet flesh of 

 delicious flavor. The average weight 

 is about 5 ounces, occasional fruits 

 weighing 9 ounces. 



69875. Eeemocttbus glauca (Lindl.) 

 Swingle (Atalantia glauca Benth.). 

 Rnraceae. 



Australian desert kum: ual 



From Dundas, New South Wales. Seeds 



presented by Herbert J. Rumsey. Re- 

 ceived November 24, 1926. 



A shrub or small tree about 14 fee: high, 

 d tire to the deserts of northeas::::: Aus- 

 tralia. The small thick leathery leaves are 

 gray green, and the fruits are about half 

 an inch in diameter. The acid juice of the 

 fruit forms the basis of an agreeable bever- 

 :•--. and the peel has the sweetish flavor 

 of the knmquat. It is the hardiest of all 

 the evergreen citrus fruits and is of promise 

 to plant breeders. 



For previous introduction see No. 66S69. 



69876 to 69895. 



From Manchuria. Seeds obtained by P. H. 

 Dorsett. agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received November 17. 



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These seeds were collected by I. V. Kos- 

 loff, Manchurian Research Society, Harbin. 



69876 to 69880. Acer spp. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



69876 and 69877. Aces barbi^i: TO 

 Maxim. 



A shrubby maple, native to Kan- 

 churia, with coarsely toothed, 5-1: : e i 



leaves. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65909. 



69876. No. 6738. September 14 L92f 



Collected in the vicinity of Shi- 

 toukhetsy in the forest concession 



of the Chinese Eastern Railway. 



69877, No. ST40. September 10. : _ 



Collected in the vicinity of Shi- 

 toukhetsy in the forest concession, 

 of the Chinese Eastern Railway. 



69878. Aceb gixnaea Maxim. 



No. 6750. September 28, 1926. Vi- 

 cinity of Ertsendiantsy. A small tree, 

 or large shrub, of bushy habit, with 

 3-lobed. slightly heart-shaped leaves and 

 very fragrant white flowers in short 

 panicles, which appear in May. This 

 maple is closely allied to Acer tatari- 

 cum. but differs markedly in shape of 

 leaf. The foliage turns a beautiful red 

 before falling, the species being one of 

 the best for autumnal coloring-. It is 

 d :■ rive to Manchuria and Japan. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65910. 



69879. Acer maxdshuricum Maxim. 



No. 6743. September 19, 1926. T> 

 cinity of Shitoukhetsy in the forest 

 concession of the Chinese Eastern Rail- 

 way. A small hardy tree or laig 

 shrub, with leaves composed of three 

 leaflets, the terminal one 3 inches long 

 and the lateral ones shorter. Native 

 to eastern Siberia and Manchuria.. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65480. 



