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114202. TRICYRTIS. From Japan. Obtained from K. Wada, Numazu-shi. Toun. A hybrid' 

 of Tricyrtis formosana x hirta . Similar in habit to T_^ hilia, but flowering about a 

 week earlier. The flowers are variable in color, some of them thickly speckled and 

 blotched with rich red~purple on a ground color of pale pink; others are similarly A 

 marked with a charming blue-purple on a light blue base. They are borne on a terminal 

 open panicle. For trial in all but the warmest parts of the South. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



118656. TROLLIUS SP. (Ranunculaceae . ) From India. Collected above Tarakbal, Kash- 

 mir, by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, at an elevation of 10,000 feet, in an 

 alpine meadow. The plant grows to a height of 2 feet. The genus Trollius represents 

 a group of hardy herbaceous perennials with fibrous thickened roots, grown for their 

 showy yellow or orange flowers, which are solitary and terminal on leafy shoots. As 

 a rule, they do best in moist situations and are useful as border plants. For trial 

 in the Northern States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



116763. VERBESINA LINDENII. Asteraceae. From India. Collected at Saharanpur, 

 by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. A tropical herbaceous perennial 8 to 10 

 feet high with rough hastate leaves 4 inches long and deep-yellow flower heads, in 

 autumn. Native to tropical America. At Chico, California, these plants have not 

 been injured by high temperatures in full sun. For trial in the Southern States and 

 on the Pacific coast. (Chico, Calif.) 



111381. VIBURNUM SP. (Caprifoliaceae . ) From China. Presented by H. H. Chung, 

 V/uchang. A viburnum with ovate, soft-green pubescent leaves. For trial in the Gulf 

 region and on the Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



116766. VIGUIERA DENTATA HELIANTHOIDES. (Asteraceae.) From India. Collected at 

 Saharanpur Gardens, Saharanpur, United Provinces, by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. An erect herbaceous perennial up to 6 feet high, with large ovate-lanceo- 

 late pubescent leaves, and yellow flov/er heads about If inches across. Native to 

 Cuba. At Chico, Calif., it is somewhat intolerant of the summer sun. (Supply very 

 limited.) For trial only in the milder parts of the Pacific-coast and Gulf regions. 

 (Chico, Calif.) 



113789. VITIS TRIFOLIA. From India. Obtained from the Forest Botanist, Forest 

 Research Station, Dehra Dun, through F. J. Crider, Tucson, Ariz. An odd vitis with 

 fleshy roots, trifoliolate leaves, and of herbaceous habit. The leaves are dark 

 green, conspicuously veined. Probably it is useful only as an ornamental perennial 

 climber. For trial in the Gulf region and on the Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



124725. WISTARIA FLORIBUNDA. (Fabaceae.) From Japan. Presented by N. Suyetake, 

 Tokyo, through P. H. Dorsett, Bureau of Plant Industry. Var. K oshigava . The parent 

 plant from which this introduction was made is a Japanese shrine. The flower racemes 



are noted for their length but are not quite as long as those of the variety Ushijima . 

 (P. I. No. 124726). For trial in all but the coldest parts of the United States. 

 (Glenn Dale, Md. ) 



124726. WISTARIA FLORIBUNDA. From Japan. Presented by N. Suyetake, Tokyo, through 

 P. H. Dorsett, Bureau of Plant Industry. Var. Ushi.j ima . The parent plant from which 

 this introduction was made forms an arbor nearly an acre in extent, in Japan, and 

 this arbor has been made a national monument. The flower racemes are remarkable for 



