INVENTORY." 



45221 to 45225. Triticum aestivum L. Poacese. Wheat. 



(7'. nil (Id re Vill. ) 



From Guatraclie, Paiiipa, central Argentina. Presented by Senor Juan 

 Williamson, Estaoion Agi-onomica, through the Office of Cereal Investiga- 

 tions. Received October, 1917. 



45221. Barletta (Pampa). 45223. Barletta 24. 



45222. Barletta 77. 45224. Barletta 44. 



45225. Barletta from a farm in the viriiiiry of the experiment station 

 (not from the fields of the station). 



45226 and 45227. 



From Oran, Argentina. Seeds presented by :Mr. S. W. Damon. Received 

 September 6, 1917. 



45226. Passifloka sp. Passitloracere. Granadllla. 



"A yellow-fruited, acid type whicli I consider superior to. the purple 

 type." (Damon.) 



45227. ZiziPHUs mistol Griseb. Rhamuacese. Mistol. 

 A spiny tree, native to Argentina, up to 30 feet in height, with oval, 



leathery, short-stemmed leaves about an inch long and edible, black 

 fruits about one-third of an inch in diameter. 



For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. 44436. 



45228. Nephrolepis sp. Polypocliacese. Fern. 



From Fiuca Chejel, Baja Vera Paz. Guatemala. Plants collected by 

 Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer for the Department of Agri- 

 culture. Received October 19, 1917. 



"(No. 175. October 1, 1917.) A common fern found along watercourses in 

 the vicinity of Purula, Baja Vera Paz, at altitudes of about 5,000 feet. It forms 

 dense masses in open places among scrub." (Popenoe.) 



45229. Pruxus nigra Ait. Amvffdalacese. Plum. 



From Ottawa, Canada. Seeds purchased from Mr. W. T. Mac-oun, Domin- 

 ion horticulturist, Central Experimental Farm. Received October 1, 1917. 

 "The cultivated trees of Pruutis nigra in this district practically never have 

 mature fruit on them, as the fruits become diseased before they become fully 



^ All introductions consist of seeds unless Otherwise noted. 



It should be understood that the varietal names of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and 

 other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was received when 

 introduced by the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction ; and, further, that the 

 printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption 

 in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their identity fully established, 

 their entrance into the Amei-ican trade forecast, and the use of varietal named for them 

 in American literature becomes necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing In 

 this inventory will be subject to change with a view to bringing tlie forms of the names 

 into harmony with recognized American codes of nomenclature. 



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