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long-ribbed fleshy stems. The roots are turnip shaped. The leaves 
are cooked like our varieties of spinach. The seeds are sown in seed 
beds and set out in October or a little earlier, and are brought to 
market in December." (Rock.) 
stipa PUBESCENS (Poaceae), 56569. Grass. From Hobart., Tasmania. 
Seeds presented by L. A. Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, Agricultural 
and Stock Department. A tufted perennial grass, much relished by stock, 
found only in the wooded portions of Australia, where it seeds in Oc- 
tober. The seed heads differ from those of other species of Stipa in 
being a rich brown. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants of 
Australia, p. 111.) 
tacsonia lanata (Passif loraceae) , 56592. From Bogota, Colombia. 
Seeds presented by Brother Ariste Joseph, Instituto de la Salle. An 
evergreen climbing plant, native to Colombia. All parts of the plant 
are covered with a downy wool, and the narrowly heart-shaped leaves 
resemble those of the mullein. The long, slender, salmon-pink flowers 
are borne singly on short stems, and the fruit is said to be edible. 
(Adapted from Annales du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, vol. 6, 
p. 392, and from field note of Wilson Popenoe.) 
tilia sp. (Tiliaceae), 56377. From China. Seeds collected by 
J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 
"(No. 6801. October, 1922.) A tree 35 to 40 feet high, with large 
heart-shaped leaves and fragrant flowers, found along watercourses 
among limestone bowlders on the Likiang Snow Range at altitudes of 
11,000 to 12,000 feet." (Rock.) 
vaccinium sp. (Vacciniaceae) , 56378. From China. Seeds col- 
lected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant In- 
dustry. "(No. 6796. October, 1922.) A bushy shrub 2 to 3 feet high, 
found under pine trees on the Likiang Snow Range at altitudes of 10,000 
to 11,000 feet. The small black berries are edible." (Rock.) 
viburnum spp. (Caprifoliaceae) , 56379-56381, and 56385. From 
China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the 
Bureau of Plant Industry. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 
56379. viburnum sp. "(No. 6770. October, 1922.) A handsome 
shrub 15 feet high from alpine meadows and steep slopes of the Likiang 
Snow Range, where it grows at an altitude of 12,500 feet. It has small, 
wedge-shaped leaves and large corymbs of crimson or carmine berries." 
56380. viburnum sp. "(No. 6771. October, 1922.) A very attrac- 
tive shrub 4 feet in height, with maplelike leaves, found growing among 
limestone bowlders in the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 15,000 
