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SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



36563 and 36564. 



From Chang Chun. Manchuria. Presented by Dr. E.. J. Gordon, Irish Presby- 

 terian Mission. Received October 25, 1913. 



From Bombay, Poona, India. Presented by Mr. William Bums, economic 

 botanist. Received November 1, 1913. 



36565. "From Punjab. Flax which is grovm after the rice crop.'' (Bums.) 



36566. '"From the United Provinces, Jalaun district. Grown at the Orai 

 farm. Flax which is grown after the rice crop." (Bums.) 



36567 and 36568. 



From Santa Cruz, Argentina. Presented by Mr. H. W. Re^^la^d. Received 

 November 7, 1913. 



38567. Fabiaxa imbricata Ruiz and Pavon. (?) 



" Malta verde. Grows on mud flats and river valleys; is of a softer nature than 

 the Matta negra and does not attain quite such a height, about 2 feet to 2 feet 

 6 inches." (Rei/riard.) 



"An evergreen shrub of heathhke appearance, ultimately reaching 6 to 8 

 feet in diameter and in height; erect in habit when young, ultimately spreading. 

 Branches downy, long, and tapered, densely furnished with short, slender 

 twigs, from one-half to 2 inches long. These twigs are themselves com- 

 pletely covered with tiny, pointed, 3-angled leaves, one-twelfth inch long, 

 and, in June, are each terminated by a sohtarj- pure white flower. Corolla 

 five-eighths to three-fourths inch long, tubular, but narrowing towards the base, 

 with the rounded shallow lobes at the apex reflexed; cah^s bell shaped, one- 

 twehth inch long. 



"Native of Chile; introduced in 1S3S. This beautiful shrub is unfortunately 

 rather tender, and at Kew, although it occasionally simives the winter, has 

 never been a success in the open. In milder and more upland localities it is 

 a shrub of gi'eat beauty, flowering freely and transforming each branch into a 

 slender raceme of blossom. It likes a light soil, and can be increased easily ° 

 by late summer cuttings in gentle heat. " ( TT. /. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy 

 in the British Isles, vol. 1, pp. 549-550.) 



36568. Beeberis sp. Barberry. 



"Califata. A prickly plant, ver^'- hardy, attains a height of about 5 feet, has 

 a little black berry which is eaten by the natives of the countr\" grows in cor- 

 ners sheltered from the wind in little clumps of from 5 to 15 bushes, but occa- 

 sionally one sees a bush standing alone on the high pampas." (Reynard.) 



36569 and 36570. 



From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for the 

 Department of Agriculture. Received November 7, 1913. 



36569. EuoxTMUs sp. 



"(No. 1889a. Hsiao wu tai shan, Chihli Pro^dnce, China. August 27, 

 1913.) A xery small EunoATnus, somewhat like E. radicans, but of upright 

 growth. Rare, found in a stony bank. Of value as a small lining shrub along 

 pathways and shrubbery beds. ' ' ( Meyer. ) 



36563. Lespedeza sp. 



36564. Melilotus alba Desr. 



36565 and 36566. Lixra usitatissimum L. 



Flax. 



