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52756 to 52773— Continued. 



52767. Hornet. A form with round deep-red berries produced in 

 great clusters." 



52768. " Magnum Bonum. An early fruiting raspberry with sweet 

 white fruit, better than that of Antiverp'' 



52769. " Merveille de Rouge. A fine autumn-fruiting raspberry, 

 bearing in September on the young growth made in the same sum- 

 mer, large, very sweet fruits." 



52770. " Norwich Wonder. An old but useful variety, bearing 

 abundantly large excellent-flavored fruit." 



52771. " October Red. An autumn-fruiting raspberry." 



52772. " Semper Fidelis. A good cropper coming in after the others 

 are over. It is more acid than others, and useful for preserving." 



52773. RuBTJS sp. Rosacese. Blackberry. 



"Edward Langley. A variety selected after many years' trial by 

 E. M. Langley, of Bedford, from the best of our common wild black- 

 berries ; it has proved to be a very fine acquisition under cultivation, It 

 is better in flavor and crop than any of the American sorts." 



52774. LiNUM usiTATissiMUM L. Linaceae. Flax. 



From Gizeh, Egypt. Seeds presented by the director. Horticultural Sec- 

 tion. Received March 25, 1921. 

 For experimental purposes. 



52775. Phaseolus lunatus L. Fabaceee. Lima bean. 



From Holguin, Cuba. Seeds presented by Thomas R. Towns. Received 

 March 24, 1921. 



" Pole beans that are common here in Cuba. Instead of being annuals, they 

 ure perennials and bear several crops during the year. They bear abundantly 

 and are rich and mealy." {Towns.) 



52776 to 52784. Linum spp. Linaceae. Elax. 



From Montevideo, Uruguay. Seeds presented by Sr. Luis Guillot, Di- 

 reccion General de Paseos PCiblicos. Received March 23, 1921. 



52776. Linum africanum L. 



A species with opposite linear-lanceolate leaves and terminal peduncu- 

 late flowers. Native to South Africa. 



52777. Linum corymbiferum Desf. 



A species with erect stems, 6 to 10 decimeters high, branching above 

 into dichotomous, corymbose, filiform branchlets. The lanceolate, erect, 

 scattered leaves are 13 to 35 millimeters long, and the yellow flowers are 

 borne singly on short pedicels. Native to northwestern Africa. (Adapted 

 from Dcsfontaines, Flora Atlantica, tol. 1, p. 279.) 



52778. Ltnum grandiflorum Desf. 



A perennial. Algerian plant, 30 to 40 centimeters high, with herbaceous 

 stems from a shrubby base. The leaves are obovate-lanceolate to linear. 

 The pink flowers, 3 centimeters long, are in forked cymes. (Adapted 

 from Miischler, Manual Flora of Egypt, vol. 1, p. 568.) 



