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69899 to 69931 — Continued. 



A Canary Island relative of the com- 

 mon beet (Beta vulgaris) ; it grows in 

 sandy places along the shores of the 

 islands. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 30977. 



69911. Chioxodoxa ldciliae Boiss. Li- 

 liaceae. G-lory-of-the-snow. 



Locally-grown seeds from Edinburgh, 

 Scotland. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66458. 



69912. COEYDALIS CHEILANTHIFOLIA 



Hemsl. Papaveraeeae. 



A tuberous-rooted perennial, with pale- 

 yellow flowers. Native to central China. 



69913. Cbambe cobdifolia Stev. Brassi- 

 caceae. 



A herbaceous, white-flowered perennial, 

 native to desert places in the mountain- 

 ous regions of the Caucasus. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 30771. 



69914 to 69916. Dodecatheon spp. Pri- 

 mulaceae. 



69914. Dodecatheon jeffbeyi Van 

 Houtte. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial, with 

 purple, yellow, and brown flowers, na- 

 tive to the wet alpine meadows of 

 the northwestern Pacific States. 



69915. Dodecatheon lemolnei Hort. 



Variety excelsum. A hardy herba- 

 ceous perennial, a hybrid between Dode- 

 catheon ellipticum and D. jeffreyi. 



69916. Dodecatheon paucifloeum 

 Greene. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial, about 

 7 inches high, with oval or oblong 

 leaves and purple flowers. Native to 

 the northwestern United States and 

 British Columbia. 



69917. E'eodium wilkomianum Hort. 

 Geraniaceae. 



69918 to 69920. Ibis spp. Iridaceae. 



69918. Ibis delavayi Micheli. 



An iris, 2 to 4 feet high, with violet 

 and white flowers. Native to south- 

 western China. 



69919. Ibis sibibica L. 



A compact tufted iris, native to cen- 

 tral Europe and eastern Siberia. It 

 has narrow green leaves 1 to 2 feet 

 long, which are not rigid, and small 

 clusters of violet and blue flowers 

 borne on a tall slender stem. 



69920. Ibis yebsicolob L. 



A stout-stemmed iris, up to 2 feet 

 high, native to Canada and the north- 

 ern United States. It has sword- 

 shaped leaves and violet-blue flowers 

 variegated with green, yellow, and 

 white toward the center. 



69921. Leucojum teichophyllum 



Schousb. Amaryllidaceae. 



This graceful, bulbous plant, 2 feet 

 high, with its white, hanging flowers, 

 three or four on each stem, gives a deli- 

 cate touch to the border. (Note under 

 Ao. 6J/0S7 by David FaircMld.) 



69899 to 69931 — Continued. 



For previous introduction see No: 

 64937. 



69922 to 69927. Lilium spp. Liliaceae. 



69922. Lilium duchabteei Franch. 



A western Chinese lily, 2 to 3 feet 

 high, having white flowers tinged with 

 rose. 



69923 to 69925. Lilium mabtagon L. 



Martagon lily. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66470. 



69923. Locally grown seeds. 



69924. Var. album. A white-flowered 

 form. 



69925. Var. album punctatum. A 

 white-flowered form with spots. 



69926. Lilium pyeenaicum Gouan. 



Lily. 



A European lily about 2 feet high, 

 with dark-yellow flowers. Native to 

 the Pyrenees. 



69927. Lilium willmottiae Wilson. 



A Chinese lily, 3 to 4 feet high, with 

 orange-red, dark-spotted flowers. 



69928 to 



Liliaceae. 



. Obnithogalum spp. 



69928. Obnithogalum naebonense L. 



Variety pyramidale. A bulbous 

 plant, 2 to 3 feet high, with white and 

 green flowers. 



69929. Obnithogalum oligophyllum 

 Clarke. 



A bulbous plant, about 5 inches high, 

 with white and green flowers. Native 

 to Asia Minor. 



69930. Obnithogalum ptbenaicum L. 



Star of Bethlehem. 



A bulbous plant, about 2 feet high, 

 with greenish flowers, native to Europe, 



69931. Tbitoma natalensis (Baker) 

 Skeels (Kniphofia natalensis Baker). 

 Liliaceae. Torch lily. 



A South African torch lily 2 to 3 feet 

 high, w T ith linear* leaves and yellow 

 flowers in a rather loose raceme about 7 

 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 32971. 



69932 to 70253. 



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 November and December, 

 1926. 



69932 to 70038. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



69932. Phaseolus angulaeis (Willd.) 

 W. F. Wight. Adsuki bean. 



No. 7139. From Tienpaoshan, Kirin 

 Province. September, 1926. 



69933 to 69985. Phaseolus a u e e u s 

 Koxb. Mung bean. 



Locally grown seeds collected in Sep- 

 tember, 1926. 



