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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



101528 to 101532— Continued 



101529. Cadia. 



101530. Bun. 



101531. Petatz surprise. 



101532. Turvey. 



101533. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



From Burma. Seeds presented by A. McLean, 

 deputy director of agriculture, East Central Cir- 

 cle, Pyinmana. Received December 16, 1932. 



A hard compact red onion of medium size. 



101534. Diospyros ttjtcheri Dunn. 

 Diospyraceae. Persimmon. 



From China. Seeds presented by G. Weidman 

 Groff, Botanic Gardens, Hong Kong. Received 

 December 19, 1932. 



A small tree with rough bark, smooth, elliptic, 

 acuminate leaves about 4 inches long, and globose 

 fruits about an inch in diameter. Native to Hong 

 Kong. 



101535 to 101558. Lathyrus sativtjs 

 L. Fabaceae. Bitter vetch. 



From India. Seeds presented by F. K. Jackson, 

 director, Institute of Plant Industry, Indore, 

 Central India. Received December 9, 1932. 



101535. From Allahabad, United Provinces. 



101536. From Behraich. 



101537. From Behraich. 



101538. From Ballia, United Provinces. 



101539. From Ballia bazar, Parbabgarh, United 

 Provinces. 



101540. From Beraunda bazar, Girzapon. 



101541. From Barabauki, United Provinces. 



101542. From Benares, United Provinces. 



101543. From Benares, United Provinces. 



101544. From Benares bazar, United Provinces. 



101545. From Girzapur, United Provinces. 

 101548. From Girzapur, United Provinces. 



101547. From Indore, Central India. 



101548. From Iyzabar. 



101549. From Nanpara. 



101550. From Parbabgarh, United Provinces. 



101551. From Ballia bazar, Parbabgarh, United 

 Provinces. 



101552. From Patti bazar. 



101553. From Patti bazar. 



101554. From Patti bazar. 



101555. From Raebareli, United Provinces. 



101556. From Raebareli, United Provinces. 



101557. From Saltanpur. 



101558. From Tisuhi, Girzapur, United Prov- 

 inces. 



101559 to 101568. 



From France. Seeds presented by A. Guillaumin, 

 Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 

 Received December 21, 1932. 



Seeds of cultivated plants, collected at Urumchi, 

 Sinkiang, in September 1931. 



101559. Amygdalus persica L. 



Amygdalaceae. 

 Peach. 



101559 to 101568— Continued 



101560. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Watermelon. 



101561. Helianthus annuus L. Asteraceae. 



Common sunflower. 



101582 and 101563. Hordeum vulgare coeleste 

 L. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



101564. Hordeum vulgare nigrum (Willd.) 

 Beaven. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



101585. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. 



Common bean. 



101586. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 



101567. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare Vill.) 

 Common wheat. 



101568. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



101569. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From French Indo-China. Seeds presented by M. 

 Poilane, Institut des Recherches Agronomique 

 de l'lndochine, Division de Botanique. Received 

 December 21, 1932. 



Wild shaddock. 



101570 and 101571. 



From Palestine. Seeds presented by the acting 

 director of agriculture and forests, Jerusalem. 

 Received December 21, 1932. 



101570. NepetacurvifloraBoiss. Menthaceae. 



A hairy perennial up to 3 feet high with oblong 

 obtuse crenate leaves about 1 inch long and sky- 

 blue flowers half an inch long in short, rather 

 dense cymes. Native to Asia Minor. 



101571. Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffm. and 

 Link. Menthaceae. Thyme. 



A low woody perennial with stout rigid bran- 

 ches, very short, stiff, linear leaves, and rosy 

 flowers in dense ovoid heads. Native to the 

 Mediterranean region. 



101572 and 101573. 



From Cuba. Scions presented by Charles F. Fet- 

 ter, Isla de Pinos. Received December 27, 1932. 



101572. Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. 

 Flacourtiaceae. Ramontchi. 



A spiny arborescent Philippine shrub 20 feet 

 high with crenate leaves, small white flowers, and 

 smooth dark-purple fruits containing a sweet 

 juicy pulp. 



101573. Vitis vinifera L. Vitaceae. 



European grape. 

 An Italian wine grape. 



101574. Phoenix sylvestris (L.) 

 Roxb. Phoenicaceae. 



India date palm. 



From England. Seeds presented by the director 

 of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Received 

 December 27, 1932. 



A pinnate-leaved palm, 25 to 40 feet high, with 

 leaves about 15 feet long and orange-yellow fruits. 

 Native to India. 



For previous introduction see 101145. 



101575. Allium cepa L. 



Liliaceae. 

 Onion. 



From India. Seeds presented by the agricultural 

 officer, Northwest Frontier Province, Taru 

 Jabba, Peshawar District. Received December 

 28, 1932. 



A locally grown red onion. 



