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53535 to 53540— Continued. 



53539. RuBUS \'eitchii Rolfe. 



All ornamental Chinese plant with pinnate leaves 3 inches long, silvery 

 glaucous above and whitish beneath. The double pink flowers are not 

 very freely produced. (Adapted from The Garden, x^ol. 79, p. 518.) 



53540. Ri'Brs xAXTiiorAPxPus Bur. and Franch. 



A perennial Chirese climber, 1 to 4 feet long, sparsely prickly or un- 

 armed, which dies to the ground every year. The edible fruit is com- 

 posed of many golden yellow drupes. It is cultivated for tr.e fruit in 

 Lithuania. Native to central and northwestern China. (Adapted from 

 Focke, Species Ruhoriun, pt. 1. p. 129.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 1(X)4. 



53541. TRiFOLirM glomeratum L. Fabaceae. Cluster clover. 



From Melbourne, Victoria. Seeds presented by Messrs. Law. Soraner. & 

 Co. Received Maj 14, 1921. 



Inti-oduced for experiments by department specialists. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 53007. 



53542. Brassica rugosa (Roxb.) Prain. Brassicacese. Palangi. 



From Calcutta. India. Seeds presented by Lieut. Col. A. T. Gage, director. 

 Botanical Survey of India. Received May 16, 1921. 



An early cold-weather crop in the hills of the central, eastern, and western 

 Himalayas. The permanent radical leaves form a loose cabbagelike head 1 foot 

 in diameter. Later a stoutish stem, 4 to 6 feet high, is formed, its branches 

 ascending to make a narrow pyramidal head 6 to 10 inches across. The succu- 

 lent leaves, 12 to 15 inches long and 8 to 9 inches wide taper into thick white 

 fleshy stalks 3 to 4 inches long and over an inch wide. The plant is cultivated 

 in Nepal, where its leaves are plucked almost ns fast as they are developed and 

 used as a vegetable. An oil is extracted from the seeds. (Adapted from The 

 Agricultural Ledger, vol. 5, p. 11.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. 1. No. 46479. 



53543 and 53544. 



From Algiers. Alger a. Seeds presented by Dr. L. Trnbut. Received May 

 18. 1921. 



53543. Hyoscyamus muticus L. Solanace?e. 



"A medicinal plant rich in hyoscyamine, from the Sudan." (Tratut.) 



A thick-stemmed perenninl with fleshy ovate lea^■es 4 inches long and 

 violet-spotted whitish flowers nearly an inch in length. Like the henbane 

 (H. niger) this plant, which is native to Egypt and western Asia, is like- 

 wise rich in hyoscyamine and is used medicinally. (Adapted from 

 Muschler, Manual Flora of Egypt, vol. 2, p. 853.) 



53544. Triticum durum Desf. Poacea?. Durum wheat. 



Pelissier de Face. Hard wheat from the Medea recrion, ]920." 

 {Trahut.) 



53545. RuBus sp. Rosacese. Blackberry. 



From Ecuador. Seeds presented by George K. Cherrie, Newfane, Vt. 

 Received May 23, 1921. 



"A blackberry that I found growing in great abundance at a point known as 

 Sabanilla on the River Zamora. The locality is at an altitude of about 5,500 

 feet, in the Ecuadorian ' Oriente.' The seeds were collected November 10, 1920, 

 which must have been the height of the fruiting season. I do not believe I 

 have ever seen such tremendous clusters of berries. On some of the bushes 

 blossoms as well as ripe fruit were to be seen. The berries arp large and to 

 me were very fine flavored." {Cherrie.) 



