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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



53031 to 53080— Continued. 



53052. Elymus virginicus submuticus Hook. Poacece. Lyme-grass. 



A coarse, Rocky Mountain perennial growing on ricli low ground. It 

 affords good pasturage and makes a coarse hay. 



53053. Eranthis hyemalis (L.) Salisb. Ranunculacese. 



"Winter aconite. 



An erect perennial hardy herb 5 to 8 inches high, naturalized from 

 Europe. Very desirable for half-shady places for its early show of 

 bright-yellow flowers. 



53054. Helleborus foetidus L. Ranunculacefe. Hellebore. 



A western European species with true stem 1 foot high, coriaceous 

 leaves, and sepals green or bordered with bright purple, under 1 inch 

 long. 



53055 and 53056. Holcus sorghum L. Poacere, Sorghum. 

 {Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



53055. A tall grass native to the United States, cultivated since 

 prehistoric times for the seed, which has been used for food, for 

 the sweet juice, and for forage. 



53056. A tall grass native to the United States, with flat blades 

 and terminal panicles, cultivated for the edible seed, for the sweet 

 juice, and for forage. 



53057. HoRDEUM NODOSUM L. Poacese. Barley. 

 {H. secalinum Schreb.) 



A perennial grass abundant throughout the western half of the United 

 States. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 43314. 



53058. Milium effusum L. Poaceje. Millet grass. 



The only representative of the genus in America, a slender erect 

 perennial 3 to 4 feet tall, found in the cool woods from Nova Scotia to 

 Illinois. 



53059. My'Osotis arvensis (L.) Hill. Boraginacese. Forget-me-not. 



An annual or biennial erect plant 7 to 20 inches high, native to Eu- 

 rope and Asia, which bears blue or white flowers. 



53060. Myosotis scorpioides L. Boraginacese. Forget-me-not. 

 {M. palustris Lam.) 



The true forget-me-not of Europe and Asia, 6 to 18 inches high. The 

 bright-blue flowers have a yellow eye. 



53061. NiGELLA damascena L, Ranunculacese. Love-in-a-mist. 



A hardy southern European annual 1 to 2 feet high, bearing bright- 

 green finely cut leaves and large white or blue flowers Avith a very 

 dense and fine involucre. 



53062. NoNNEA ROSEA (Bieb.) Link, Boraginacese. Rose alkanet. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52883. 



53063. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R, Br. Poacese. Pearl millet. 

 (P. typhoideum Pers.) 



A robust tropical annual 4 to 8 feet tall, with broad blades and a 



dense spikelike panicle 1 foot long. It is cultivated for the edible seed, 

 for forage, and for soiling. 



53064. PoA ALPiNA L. Poacese. Spear-grass. 



A good pasture grass native to Kazan Province of the northern Volga 

 region of European Russia. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 20618. 



