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70743. Clematis cheysocoma seeicea 

 (Franch.) C. Schneid. Ranuncula- 

 ceae. 



From Paris, France. Plant obtained from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., through David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received April 26, 

 1926. Numbered December, 1926. 



Variety rosea. An ornamental Chinese 

 vine, about 20 feet high, with silky-hairy, 

 rounded leaves and solitary or paired pink- 

 ish flowers, 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 63394. 

 70744 and 70745. 



Bamboos growing on the grounds of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture, 

 Washington, D. C. Numbered December, 

 1926. 



70744. Phtllostachys aurea Carr. Poa- 

 ceae. Golden Japanese bamboo. 



This bamboo has proved hardy in 

 Washington for nearly 50 years. It has 

 never reached more than 6 feet in height, 

 probably because it is growing in poor 

 soil. Under favorable conditions Phyllos- 

 taohys aurea will grow to a height of 

 15 to 20 feet. The culms are yellowish 

 and small, and the leaves are also small. 

 It is a rather handsome ornamental but 

 does not hold its green foliage in winter 

 as well as some others. 



70745. Sasa japonica (Sieb. and Zucc). 

 Makino. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



This bamboo has flourished for nearly 

 50 years in Washington. It is one of the 

 hardiest of all the bamboos, and is used 

 extensively in landscape work as far 

 north as Philadelphia. In parts of the 

 South it is sometimes grown for light 

 stakes. The plant has rather heavy 

 foliage, the leaves being 8 to 12 inches 

 long and 1 to 2 inches wide. It holds 

 its green color well into the winter. 



For previous introduction see No. 42651. 



70746. Eaphia vinifeea Beauv. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds collected 

 by David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour 

 expedition. Received February 26, 1926. 

 Numbered December, 1926. 



No. 259. Botanic gardens, Peradeniya, 

 January 1, 1926. The sugar or wine palm 

 of West Tropical Africa. It is a large 

 handsome palm with immense pinnate leaves 

 and ornamental fruits in enormous pendent 

 bunches 10 to 12 feet long. This is a 

 striking species for large parks. 



70747. Stekctjlia diyeesifolia Don. 

 Stemiliaceae. Black kurrajong. 



From East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 

 Sejeds presented by M. Medson. Received 

 July 17, 1920. Numbered December, 

 1926. 



A tall evergreen ornamental tree with 

 shining green foliage. In some parts of 

 Australia, where the tree is native, the 

 leaves are fed to cattle. 



For previous introduction see No. 64001. 



70748. Chbysalidocabpus lucubensis 

 Beccari. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, 

 director, botanic gardens. Received Au- 

 gust 13, 1926. Numbered December, 

 1926. 



A rather tall palm native to Madagascar, 

 with elongated pinnate leaves composed of 

 rigid swordlike segments up to 3 feet in 

 length. The obovate fruits are about half 

 an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 51711. 



70749. ACOKANTHEBA SPECTABILIS 



(Sond.) Benth. Apocynaceae. 



From Las Palmas. Canary Islands. Seeds 

 collected by David Fairchild, agricultural 

 explorer. Bureau of Plant Industry, with 

 the Allison V. Armour expedition. Re- 

 ceived August 19, 1925. Numbered De- 

 cember, 1926. 



July 22, 1925. A tropical tree with beau- 

 tiful foliage, cultivated on seashores in 

 regions where there is no frost. The pur- 

 ple fruits contain a gum which may be 

 valuable. 



For previous introduction see No. 45748. 



70750. Aleubites foedii Hemsl. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. Tung-oil tree. 



From Anhwei Province, China. Seeds col- 

 lected by F. A. McClure, agricultural ex- 

 plorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived December 27, 1926. 



No. 702. Chungmuihoh. October 17, 

 1926. Tung yoM. From a tree growing on 

 a wooded slope. It receives little attention, 

 and the yield is correspondingly poor. 



70751 to 70753. Abachis hypogaea L. 

 Fabaceae. Peanut. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. L. Koch, Chief, Plant-Breeding Sta- 

 tion for Annual Crops. Received Octo- 

 ber 25, 1926. 



Locally grown seeds. 



70751. Variety Toeban. 



70752. Pure line No. 21. 



70753. White hybrid No. 3. 



70754. Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) 

 Kuntze (T. agrostis Nees). Poaceae. 



Grass. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Plants collected 

 by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Al- 

 lison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 July 19, 1926. Numbered December, 1926. 



No. 873. Botanic gardens. June 9, 1926. 

 A tropical ornamental grass 10 feet high. 



70755 and 70756. Castanea spp. Fa- 

 gaceae. 



From the United States Plant Field Station, 

 Bell, Md. Scions grafted on Castanea 

 crenata seedlings. 



70755. Castanea hexryi (Skan) Rehd. 

 and Wils. Chinese timber chinquapin. 



