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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



69876 to 69895— Continued. 



introduction 



No. 



For previous 

 56612. 



69895. Vitis amubbnsis Rupr. Vitaceae. 

 Amur grape. 



No. 6758. September 28, 1926. Vicin- 

 ity of Ertsencliantsy. A local wild va- 

 riety which is the best we have ever 

 seen. The vine is a very strong grower ; 

 the bunches are larger and some of 

 them very compact. The deep-blue or 

 black grapes are of good size but contain 

 large seeds and very little flesh, though 

 there is a considerable amount of well- 

 flavored juice which is made into wine. 

 {Note by P. H. Dorsett under Ao. 65515.) 



S9896. Tkopaeolum tuberosum Ruiz 

 and Pav. Tropaeolaceae. 



From Edinburgh. Scotland. Tubers pur- 

 chased from Dobbie & Co.. The Royal 

 Scottish Seed Establishment. Received 

 November 30, 1926. 



A tuberous-rooted herbaceous climber. 

 with red and yellow flowers, native to the 

 highlands of " northern South America, 

 where the tubers are boiled and eaten as a 

 vegetable. The plant is said to be able to 

 withstand a slight frost. 



For previous introduction see No. 46625. 



69897. Tkiticum aestivum L. (T. vul- 

 gare VilL). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Manchuria. Seeds obtained by P. H. 

 Dorsett. agricultural explorer. Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, through the cooperation 

 of D. McLorn, Postal Commissioner, Har- 

 bin. Received December 12, 1926. 



No. 8095. From Hueitzusanching, Hei- 

 lungkiang Province. 



69898. Gladiolus sp.> Iridaceae. 



From Vicosa, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Bulbs 

 presented by Miss C. Rolfs, Escola Su- 

 perior de Agricultura e Veterinaria. Re- 

 ceived May 7, 1926. Numbered Decem- 

 ber, 1926. 



From near the Pico das Bandeiras. one 

 of the peaks of the Serra de Caparao, at 

 an altitude of about 2.000 meters. The 

 flower is deep rose, more pinkish than red, 

 with a darker throat and though not so 

 large as the ordinary cultivated variety, 

 the fact of there being 10 flowers out at 

 the same time on the one stalk seems 

 rather unusual. In cultivation every spike 

 has three spikelets, with a varying num- 

 ber of blooms on a main spike and on the 

 spikelets, a feature which would seem to 

 make it good for breeding purposes. The 

 first flowers on the side spikes were open- 

 ing when the earliest ones of the main spike 

 were past. (Miss Rolfs.) 



69899 to 69931. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Seeds pre- 

 sented by William Wright Smith. Regius 

 Keeper. Roval Botanic Gardens. Received 

 November 13. 1926. 



Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



: U M ALBOPILOSUM C. H. 



to 



69899, All 



Wright. 



A trans-Caspian species which has 

 probably the largest flowers of the 

 genus. The bulbs are large, and the 

 strap-shaped leaves. 18 inches long, 

 have longitudinal lines of white hairs 



69899 to 69931— Continued. 



beneath and on the edges. The scape 

 is nearly 2 feet high and bears large 

 heads 9 inches across, each composed 

 of from 60 to 80 deep-lilac flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 58868. 



69900. Allium b e e s i a n u m W. W. 



Smith. 



A western Chinese onion, 9 to IS 

 inches high, with pendulous blue flow- 

 ers. 



69901. Allium cardiostemox Fisch. 

 and Mey. 



A bulbous plant, l 1 /^ feet high, with 

 small purplish flowers. Native to 

 Transcaucasia. 



69902. Allium kansuense Regel. 



A blue-flowered bulbous plant, na- 

 tive to northwestern China. 



69903. Allium molt L. 



A bulbous species with broad, glau- 

 cous leaves and scapes 10 to 15 inches 

 high. The bright-yellow flowers are 

 in compact heads. Native to southern 

 Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 58681. 



69904. Allium xarcissiflorum Vill. 



An elegant Italian species, about 9 

 inches high, with nodding heads of 

 beautiful rose-colored flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 58682. 



69905. Allium ostrowskiaxum Regel. 



This species, native to Turkestan. 

 has rose-colored flowers produced freely 

 in many-flowered umbels on scapes 6 

 inches high. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66533. 



69906. Allium yunxaxexse Diels. 



A cespitose onion, native to south- 

 western China, with linear leaves about 

 6 inches long and pink or purplish 

 flowers on a scape 4 to 16 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66535. 



69907 to 69909. Astragalus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



69907. Astragalus frigidus (L.) A. 

 Gray. Milk vetch. 



A perennial upright or ascending 

 plant, entirely unbranched or with very 

 few branches. Native to alpine slopes 

 throughout northern Europe and Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66518. 



Astragalus penduliflorus 



Lam. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial up to 

 20 inches" high, native to the alpine 

 regions of central Europe. 



69909. Astragalus wulfeni Koch. 



An erect hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nial, native to southwestern Europe. 



69910. Beta patellaris Moq. 

 diaceae. 



Chenopo- 



