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SEEDS AND PLAXTS IMPORTED. 



"Despite the negative result recorded in the last part of this report, the circum- 

 stances surrounding the growth of the tubers in the Rangitaiki spring may indicate, 

 if only slightly, a possible reversion of this long-domesticated plant to an ancestral 

 habit." ( /). M. Ross, New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, vol. 15, p. 209.) 



50308 and 50309. 



From Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by P. J. Wester, 

 agricultural adviser, Lamao Horticultural Station. Received May 4, 1920. 



50308. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae. Morning-glory. 

 "A white-flowered perehnial Ipomoea. The plant is of medium growth and 



blossoms during the winter months, the tourist season." {Wester.) 



50309. Citrus hystrix DC, Rutaceae. Cabuyao. 

 "Seed.« of an unusually productive tree; fruits rather more oblate than the 



ordinary run of this species." {Wester.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42364. 



50310. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae. Morning-glory. 



From Coban, Guatemala. Seeds presented by Harry Johnson. Received May 

 4, 1920. 



"A rather vigorous vine not more than 25 feet long in the specimens seen, with 

 leaves 2| inches in length. The flowers, which are borne in clusters of two or more on 

 3-inch pedicels, are 2^ inches in diameter, salver shaped, and are a peculiar shade of 

 terra cotta, which is a novel color. It is quite free flowering, and here it is a perennial. 

 I have seen it only in the hot lowlands. Seeds collected at Papalha." {Johnson.) 



50311. LiLiuM pmuppiNENSE Baker. Liliaceae. Benguet lily. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Bulbs presented by M. J. Oteyza, forester in 

 charge of the Baguio district in Benguet, Luzon, through Elmer D. Merrill, 

 director, Bm'eau of Science. Received May 5, 1920. 

 A very beautiful hardy white lily with a fragrance indistinguishable from that of a 

 .gardenia. The plant is exceedingly dainty, with slender recurving leaves not more 

 than one-fifth of an inch wide. The flowers are 8 inches long with a very slender 

 tube; the segments are spread out only near the apex. The bulbs will flower in 

 less than half the time required to force Lilium longiflorum. (Adapted from Gardeners ' 

 Chronicle, third series, vol. 36, p. 210.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 45570. 



50312. NicoTiANA TABACUM L. Solanacese. Tobacco. 

 From SmvTna, Turkey. Seeds presented by George Horton, American consul 



general. Received May 5, 1920. 

 "Seeds of the Turkish tobacco grown in the region about Smyrna. E. M, Yantis, 

 of the Gary Tobacco Co., states that only one type is grown in this region." {Horton.) 



50313. Cedrus ATLANTiCA Manetti. Pinaceae. 



From Tangier, Morocco. Seeds presented by Jules Goffart, Soci^t^ d 'Horticul- 

 ture. Received June 1, 1920. 

 One of the finest evergreens, of vigorous growth and pyramidal form; it has dense, 

 light silvery foliage. In its native territory, the Atlas Mountains of Algeria, it reaches 

 a height of 120 feet. It thrives splendidly on the Pacific coast of the United States 

 and can be grown in a sheltered position on the Atlantic coast as far north as New 

 York. (Adapted from Florists' Review, vol. 34, p. 78.) 



