INVENTORY 2 





100468 and 100469. 



From Palestine. Cuttings presented by A. Khaz- 

 anoff, Jewish Colonization Society, Haifa. Re- 

 ceived July 2, 1932. 



100468. Ceratonia siliqua L. Caesalpiniaceae. 



Carob. 



100469. Ficus stcomorus L. Moraceae. 



Sycomore fig. 



100470 to 



Rosaceae. 



100475. Fragaria spp. 

 Strawberry. 



From Australia. Plants presented by Herbert J. 

 Rumsey & Sons, Ltd., Dundas, New South 

 Wales. Received June 29, 1932. Numbered in 

 July 1932. 



A collection of Australian strawberries, intro- 

 duced for the use of Department specialists. 



100470. Fragaria sp. 

 Captain Cook. 



100471. Fragaria sp. 



Creswell 's Seedling. A variety which forms few 

 runners. 



100472. Fragaria sp. 

 IUawarra. 



100478. Fragaria sp. 

 Port Macquarie. 



100474. Fragaria sp. 

 Phenomenal. 



100475. Fragaria sp. 



Rhodes Special. A very early variety. 



100476 to 100478. Capsicum anntjum 

 Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



L. 



From Spain. Seeds from the Murcia district, 

 presented through Sefior Miquel de Echegary, 

 agricultural attache, Spanish Embassy, Wash- 

 ington, D.C. Received June 22, 1932. Num- 

 bered in July 1932. 



A collection of the best commercial varieties of 

 redpeppers grown in the Murcia district of Spain. 



100476. Pimiento del pico. 



100477. Pimiento gordo. 



100478. Pimiento morron. 



100479. Lolitjm perenne L. Poaceae. 



Perennial ryegrass. 



From Manchuria. Seeds presented by L. Ptitsin. 

 Received June 27, 1932. Numbered in July 1932. 



Collected near Harbin in March 1932 and intro- 

 duced for the use of Department specialists. 



100480. Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels 

 (A. sideroxylon Roem. and Schult.). 

 Sapotaceae. Argan. 



From Morocco. Seeds presented by H. Brayard. 

 Ingenieur Horticole, Directeur de la Ferme Experi- 

 mentale, Marrakech. Received June 24, 1932. 

 Numbered in July 1932. 



The Argan tree of western Morocco is endemic to 

 that part of the African Continent. It grows to a 

 large size and bears an abundance of very acrid 

 fruits, somewhat resembling small plums, that are 

 eaten by cattle and goats . The seeds are very thick- 

 walled and contain an oil which is used by the 

 natives as a food and also for illuminating purposes. 



For previous introduction see 91650. 



100481. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir. 

 Convolvulaceae. Sweetpotato. 



From Peru. Tubers collected by H. Q. MacMillan 

 and C. O. Erlanson, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received June 28, 1932. Numbered in July 1932. 



No. 317. Collected May 17, 1932, in the region of 

 Cuzco at 11,000 feet altitude. Large, elongated, red 

 tubers with white flesh mottled with purple and 

 purple centers. 



100482 to 100496. 



From China. Seeds collected by the sixth Forrest 

 expedition, 1930-32, to southwestern China and 

 presented by Maj. Lionel de Rothschild, London, 

 England. Received July 1, 1932. 



100482. Anaphalis cuneifolia Hook. f. Aster- 

 aceae. 



No. 30519. A perennial alpine herb 6 to 12 inches 

 high, native to Sikkim, India. The slender 

 ascending stems are soft woolly, the linear-oblong 

 to spatulate leaves are 1 to 2 inches long, and the 

 small woolly flower heads are borne in corymbose 

 clusters. 



100483 to 100485. Aster spp. Asteraceae. 



2 It should be understood that the names of varieties of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and other plants used 

 in this inventory are those under which the material was received when introduced by the Division of 

 Foreign Plant Introduction, and, further, that the printing of such names here does not constitute their 

 official publication and adoption to this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into 

 the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes neces- 

 sary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be subject to change with a view to 

 bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized horticultural nomenclature. 



It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom mention the 

 seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible identification from the seeds alone. 

 Many of the unusual plants listed in these inventories are appearing in this country for the first time, and 

 there are no seed samples or herbarium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be 

 compared. The only identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other 

 species of the same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identification, therefore, must 

 necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is any question regarding the correct- 

 ness of the identification of any plant received from this division, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers 

 should be sent in so that definite identification can be made. 



