INVENTORY 



102378. Phoenix reclinata Jacq. 

 Phoenicaceae. Senegal date palm. 



From Africa. Seeds collected at Zana, Al- 

 geria, and presented by the Royal Bo- 

 tanic Gardens, Kew, England. Received 

 April 6, 1933. 



Introduced for the use of Department 

 specialists. Hausa name, Kajinjira or 

 Dabino bivi. A date palm 20 to 30 feet 

 high, native to tropical and subtropical 

 parts of Africa. The reclinate, pinnate 

 leaves are 6 to 9 feet long and have rigid 

 green leaflets. The yellowish fruits, with 

 edible sweetish pulp, are half an inch long. 



For previous introduction see 102368. 



102379 and 102380. Solanum tube- 

 rosum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Brazil. Tubers presented by the In- 

 stituto Agronomico de Estado de Sao 

 Paulo, Campinas. Received April 12, 

 1933. 



102379. No. 21, Ouro (gold). Seeds from 

 Clone no. 173. A variety introduced 

 from Portugal many years ago. 



102380. No. 16. Variety Richter's Jubel. 

 Introduced from Germany in 1929 ; 

 almost immune from common scab. 



102381. 



SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. Sola- 



Potato. 



naceae. 



From St. John's, Newfoundland. Tubers 

 presented by H. A. Butler, secretary of 

 agriculture, Department of Agriculture 

 and Mines. Received April 14, 1933. 



Arran Victory; a wart-resistant variety. 



102382. Syagrus flexuosa (Mart.) 

 Becc. ( Cocos flexuosa Mart. ) . Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. 

 Grey, superintendent, Atkins Institution 

 of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos. Received April 10, 1933. 



102382 — Continued. 



A low Brazilian palm, 9 to 12 feet high, 

 with lax terminal pinnate leaves, 3 to 6 

 feet long, having 70 to 90 pairs of rigid 

 leaflets. 



For previous introduction see 91875. 



102383 to 102385. Danthonia spp. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by A. B. 

 Cashmore, Waite Agricultural Research 

 Institute, University of Adelaide, Glen 

 Osmond, South Australia. Received 

 April 5, 1933. 



A collection of selected strains that give 

 the best results under South Australian 

 conditions. 



102383. Danthonia duttoniana Cash- 



Ga 65. A perennial grass, native to 

 Australia, with stems about 2 feet high, 

 bearing broad leaves 6 to 9 inches long 

 and open panicles 3 to 6 inches long. 

 Said to be valuable both for hay and as 

 a pasture grass. 



102384. Danthonia richardsonii Cash- 

 more. 



Ga 63. A perennial grass, native to 

 Australia, with stems 2 to 3 feet high, 

 lanceolate leaves about 1 foot long, and 

 dense panicles 4 to 6 inches long. Said 

 to be of value as a pasture grass. 



102385. Danthonia semiannularis (La- 

 bill.) R. Br. Wallaby grass. 



Ga 60. A perennial fine-leaved tus- 

 socky grass, 1 to 2 feet high, which pro- 

 vides feed for the greater part of the 

 year. It is said to be a good winter 

 grass, will stand a great amount of graz- 

 ing, and its palatability, both for cattle 

 and sheep, is well known. 



For previous introduction see 100671. 



2 It should be understood that the names of horticultural 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 Plant Exploration and Introduction, and 

 further, that the printing of such names here does not constitute their official publica- 

 tion and adoption in 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 necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inven- 

 tory 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 inven- 

 tories 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 



i only identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other 

 species of the same genus of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications, 

 therefore, must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is 

 any question regarding the correctness of the identification of any plant received from 

 this Division, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in so that definite 



I identification can be made. 



