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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



35203 and 35204. 



From Tangent, Oreg. Purchased from Mr. J. E. Jenks. Received April 11, 

 1913. 



36203. Lathyrus tingitanus L. Tangier pea. 



36204. ViciA ATROPURPUREA Desfontaine. Vetch. 

 "Purple." 



Distribution. — The countries of northern Africa and southern Europe bor- 

 dering on the Mediterranean Sea. 



35205 to 35209. 



From Tifiis, Caucasus, Russia. Presented by the director, Botanic Gardens. 

 Received April 7, 1913. 



36205. Amygdalus penzliana (Fiitsch) Korsh. 

 {Prunus fenzliana Fritsch.) 



See S. P. I. No. 27302 for previous introduction and description. 



36206. Amygdalus nana L. 

 {Prunus nana Stokes.) 



"A low, deciduous shrub of bushy form, 2 to 5 feet high; twigs smooth. 

 Leaves obovate or oblong, IJ to 3| inches long, one-half to 1 inch wide, saw 

 toothed, dark glossy green above, pale beneath, smooth on both surfaces. 

 Flowers one to three on each bud of the previous year's shoots, rosy red, one- 

 half inch long, one-half inch or more in diameter. Fruit like a small almond, 

 1 inch long, covered with velvety down; not often produced in England. 

 Native of southern Russia and the other parts of southeast Europe; long culti- 

 vated in England (Aiton says since 1683). It is a very pretty shrub, flowering 

 abundantly in April, growing well on its own roots, and easily increased by 

 layering. In spite of this, it is frequently grafted on plum, and is short lived 

 in consequence." {W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, 

 vol. 2, p. 245.) 



35207. Medicago sativa glutinosa (Bieb.) Urban. 



"The leaflets of this species of Medicago vary from 8 to 12 millimeters in 

 length and 5 to 7 millimeters in width. They are obovate, irregularly toothed 

 at the apex, base entire and wedge shaped, pubescent beneath. The calyx and 

 flower stalks are glandular and hairy. The flowers, mostly 8 to 11 millimeters 

 long, are golden yellow in color and sometimes change to a bluish tint. The 

 pod consists of 1 to 2 J windings and is 4^ to 6 millimeters in diameter." 

 (P. L. Picker.) 



36208. PiNUS ELDARiCA Mcdv. Pine. 

 "An erect pine 40 to 50 feet high from central Transcaucasia near the Eldar 



desert, in the Eilaroougi cliffs on the right bank of the River Jora. Near to 

 Caucasian species, but distinguished by the shorter leaves and an apophysis 

 of greater convexity. Differs from P. brutia Ten. in its shorter leaves and in 

 having its strobiles solitary or verticUlate in clusters of two to four; from 

 P. halepensis Mill, in its more thick and rigid leaves and in having the pedun- 

 cles of the strobiles erect spreading, not reflexed." {Medviedev, Trudii Tifiis 

 Botanic Garden, vol. 6, pt. 2, p. 21, 1902.) 



36209. SoLANUM NIGRUM L. Nightshade. 



"S. chlorocarpon Spenn." 



For previous introductions, see S. P. I. Nos.> 35157 to 35160. 



