28913. IPOMOEA TUBERCU LATA, 



Morning Glory. 



From Miss Carrie Harrison, Brook- 

 land, D. C. 



Ornamental vine of rapid growth, 

 originally from the East Indies, with 

 large, tuberous roots and very attrac- 

 tive flowers of pinkish-violet color 

 with purple centers, produced in Au- 

 gust in great profusion. 



25775. JATROPHA SP., Duraznillo. 



From Wm. W. Canada, Vera Cruz, 

 Mexico. 



Deciduous shrub, or small tree, oc- 

 curring wild in lower Eastern Mexico; 

 prolific in the production of its seeds 

 which are rich in oil. For prelminary 

 testing for its possible value as an oil 

 producer. 



29022. IRIS TENAX, fromGeo.R. 

 Schock, Forest Grove, Oregon. 



Purple "flag,"pencilled with yellow, 

 on stems 6 to 12 inches high. Valuable 

 for massing on lawns or interplanting 

 in rock gardens. Resisting severe 

 droughts and remaining evergreen 

 where not subject to severe freezes. 

 Blooms for thirty days annually. Soak 

 seeds in fairly hot water to insure 

 prompt germination. 



27497. JUNIPERUS PACHYPHLAEA, 



Checkered-bark Juniper. From Alamo 

 National Forest, New Mexico. 



Ornamental conifer, 60 feet high, 

 with small, bluish leaves and spread- 

 ing branches. The light wood is soft 

 and close-grained ; the thick brown 

 bark divided into scale-like plates. 

 Fruits edible, mealy, 1-2 inch long. 

 For ornamental planting in dry, mild- 

 wintered sections. . .. , , . 



26685. JASMINUM SP., 



Jasmine. 



From Frank Meyer, Baidari, Crimea. 



Low-growing shrub, 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with bright-green foliage and hand- 

 some yellow flowers, occurring on 

 stony mountain sides in somewhat 

 shady places. For testing as a garden 

 shrub in mild-wintered, semi-arid re- 

 gions of the United States. , 



27505. JUNIPERUS PROCERA, 



East African Cedar. From Raphael 

 Zon, Washington, D. C. 



Tall conifer, 100 feet high, from high 

 altitudes of British East Africa, with 

 straight trunk, yielding durable and 

 valuable timber similar to that used 

 in lead pencils. For testing as an or- 

 namental shade tree. 



