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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



72828 to 72865. 



From Tabor, Czechoslovakia. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. Adolf Kutin, director, botanic garden. Re- 

 ceived February 26, 1927. 



72828 to 72832. Amaranthus spp. Amaranth- 

 aceae. 



These amaranths are of possible value as 

 green vegetables. 



72828 and 72829. Amaranthus caudatus L. 

 Amaranth. 



A subtropical herbaceous plant. 



For previous introduction see No. 56611. 



72828. Variety albiflorus. A white-flow- 

 ered form. 



72829. Variety ruber. A red-flowered form. 



72830. Amaranthus dussh Sprenger. 



An annual herbaceous plant native to 

 Europe. 



72831. Amaranthus retroflexus L* 



An erect annual with dull-green leaves. 

 Native to tropical America. 



72832. Amaranthus sylvestris Desf. 



A herbaceous annual, native to Asia 

 Minor. 



72833. Beta trigyna Waldst. and Kit. Cheno- 

 podiaceae. 



A hardy herbaceous white-flowered perennial, 

 about 3 feet in height, native to Hungary. 



For previous introduction see No. 58887. 



72834 to 72836. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodi- 

 aceae. Beet. 



Varieties of the common beet from southern 

 Europe. 



72834. Variety altissima. 



72835. Variety maritime 



72836. Variety rubra. 



72837. Cyclanthera explodens Naud. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. 



A tender tropical climber, native to Colom- 

 bia, with cueumberlike fruits which are perhaps 

 edible. 



72838. Cyclanthera pedata (L.) Schrad. 

 Cucurbitaceae. 



A tropical vegetable from northern South 

 America, with cucumberlike fruits which are 

 stuffed with meat and baked. 



For previous introduction see No. 51557. 



72839. Lallemantia iberica (Bieb.) Fisch 

 and Mey. Menthaceae. 



A blue-flowered, herbaceous perennial 

 native to semiarid regions in Asia Minor and 

 Syria, whose seeds yield an oil said to be a high- 

 grade drying oil. 



For previous introduction see No. 65465. 



72840. Lilium bulbiferum L. Liliaceae. lily. 



A southern European lily, 2 to 4 feet high, 

 with bright-red flowers spotted with black. 



72841. OrnithogalumtenuipoliumGuss. Lili- 



A hardy white-flowered bulbous plant about 

 a foot high, native to southern Europe. It is 

 closely related to the star of Bethlehem (Orni- 

 thogalum umbellatum). 



72842. Phaseolus coccineus L. Fabaceae. 



Scarlet Runner bean. 

 Locally grown seeds. 



Fabaceae. 

 Pea. 



72828 to 72865— Continued. 



72843 to 72852. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fa- 

 baceae. Common bean. 



Locally grown seeds. 



72843. Cerasiferus. 



72844. EUipticus variety carneus. 



72845. Variety communis. 



72846. Variety compressus. 



72847. Variety gonospermus. 



72848. Variety nanus. 



72849. Variety nigerrimus. 



72850. Variety oblongus. 



72851. Variety tuberosus. 



72852. Eicciardianus. 



72853 to 72860. Pisum sativum L. 

 Locally grown seeds. 



72853. Arvense. 



72854. Variety concentator. 



72855. Variety hiberinum. 



72856. Jomardi. 



72857. Variety michauxii. 



72858. Quadratum. 



72859. Variety thebaicum. 



72860. Sativum. 



72861 to 72865. Polemonium spp. Poiemoni- 

 aceae. 



72861. Polemonium caeruleum L. 



Greek valerian. 



A blue-flowered herbaceous perennial, 1 to 

 3 feet high, native to Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 66938. 



72862. Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray. 



A blue-flowered herbaceous perennial, 

 native to New Mexico. 



72863. Polemonium mexicanum Cerv. 



A herbaceous perennial up to 12 inches 

 high, with blue flowers; native to New 

 Mexico. 



For previous introduction see No. 



72864. Polemonium richardsonh R. Gran. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial, 1 foot high, 

 with blue flowers. Native to Europe. 



72865. Polemonium sibiricum D. Don. 



A hardy white-flowered herbaceous per- 

 ennial, 2 feet high. 



72866 to 72880. 



From Les Barres, Nogent sur Vernisson, Loiret, 

 France. Seeds presented by L. Papde, Direc- 

 teur, Arboretum des Barres et Fruticetum Vil- 

 morinianum. Received March 4, 1927. 



72866 to 72868. Berberis spp. Berberidaceae. 



Barberry. 



72866. Berberis poireti C. Schneid. 



A hardy shrub, up to 3 meters high, with 

 small oval-oblong bright-green leaves, bright- 

 yellow flowers, and ovoid red berries. Native 

 to northern China. 



For previous introduction see No. 61906. 



