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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



72637 to 72651— Continued. 



72645. Paulownia speciosa Hort. Scrophu- 

 lariaceae. 



An ornamental purple-flowered tree. 



72646 to 72651. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



Raspberry. 



72646. RUBUS sp. 



Heytor. 



72647. RUBUS sp. 

 Merveille de 4. Saisons. 



72648. RUBUS sp. 

 Norwich Wonder. 



72649. Rubus sp. 

 Superlative perpetuelle. 



72650. RUBUS sp. 

 Surprise d'automne. 



72651. Rubus sp. 

 Yellow superlative. 



72652. Chayota edulis Jacq. (Sechium 

 edule Swartz). Cucurbitaceae. 



Chayote. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Fruits pre- 

 sented by Dr. Gonzalo M. Fortun, Director, 

 Estacion Experimental Agronomica. Received 

 February 16, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



72653 to 72661. Diospyros kaki L. f. 

 Diospyraceae. Kaki. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Plants obtained from 

 the Yokohama Nursery Co. Received Feb- 

 ruary 24, 1927. 



A collection of selected oriental persimmon 

 varieties, collected near Seoul, Chosen, in the vicin- 

 ity of Peking, China, and near Pingting, Shansi, 

 China. 



72653. No. 1. 



72654. No. 2. 



72655. No. 3. 



72656. No. 4. 



72657. No. 5. 



72658. No. 6. 



72659. No. 8. 



72660. No. 9. 



72661. No. 10. 



72662 and 72663. Diospyros kaki L. f . 

 Diospyraceae. Kaki. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Plants obtained from 

 the Yokohama Nursery Co., through W. T. 

 Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 February 25, 1927. 



72662. Fuyu (Densuke's stock). 



72663. Fuyu (Aoso stock). 



72664 and 72665. Castanea spp. Fa- 

 gaceae. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Seeds obtained from the 

 Yokohama Nursery Co., through G. F. Gravatt, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received February 

 16, 1927. 



72664. Castanea crenata Sieb. and Zucc. 



A Japanese shrub or small tree, up to 10 

 meters high, with crenate-serrate oblong-elliptic 

 leaves 8 to 16 centimeters long and involucres 

 containing usually two or three nuts about 3 

 centimeters across. 



72865. Castanea korinensis Hort. 



A hardy chestnut native to Chosen. 



72666. Diospyros kaki L. f. 

 raceae. 



Diospy- 

 Kaki. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds purchased from 

 Prof. J. H. Reisner, College of Agriculture and 

 Forestry, University of Nanking. Received 

 February 24, 1927. 



Chinese-grown seeds. 



72667 to 72671. 



From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 

 Seeds presented by Prof. John Davidson, de- 

 partment of botany, University of British 

 Columbia. Received February 21, 1927. 



72667. Berberis aquifolium Pursh. Berberi- 

 daceae. Oregon hollygrape . 



A spiny evergreen shrub about 4 feet high; 

 the dark-green leaves become purplish in 

 autumn. The bright-yellow flowers appear in 

 the spring and are succeeded by racemes of 

 bluish black fruits. Native to northwestern 

 North America. 



For previous introduction see No. 62701. 



72668. Berberis nervosa Pursh. Berberi- 

 daceae. Longleaf hollygrape. 



A dwarf shrubby barberry, by some authori- 

 ties referred to Mahonia; it is native to western 

 North America. The leafstalks are up to 4 

 inches long, and the pale-green spiny toothed 

 narrow leaflets are 1 to 3 inches in length. The 

 oblong berries are blue. 



For previous introduction see No. 65233. 



72669. Iris missour'iensis Nutt. Iridaceae. 



Rocky Mountain iris. 



A native American iris distributed in wet soil 

 from South Dakota to Arizona. It is up to 3 

 feet high, with pale-green leaves. The limbs of 

 the flower are bright lilac, with the outer seg- 

 ments yellow near the claw. 



Privet. 



An ornamental shrub with handsome foliage 

 and small white flowers. 



72671. Rhododendron californicum Hook. 

 Ericaceae. Coast rhododendron. 



An evergreen shrub, native to the Pacific 

 coast of North America. The numerous rosy 

 purple flowers, about 5 centimeters across, are 

 spotted red-brown. 



72672. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds presented by 

 F. A. Stockdale, Director of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived February 21, 1927. 



The usual type grown in Ceylon. 



72673 and 72674. Cajanus indicus 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From St. Kitts-Nevis, British West Indies. Seeds 

 presented by R. E. Kelsick, agricultural super- 

 intendent. Received February 23, 1927. 



Locally grown varieties. 



72673. No. 1. 72674. No. 2. 



72675 and 72676. Cajanus indicus 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Seeds presented by 

 T. B. McClelland, horticulturist, Porto Rico 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received 

 February 23, 1927. 



72675. No. 1. A local strain of the smallest 

 seeded type. 



72676. No. 2. Reported to be "todo el afio," or 



everbearing. 



72670. Ligustrum sp. Oleaceae. 



