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103654. Eucalyptus gomphocephal^ 

 DC. Myrtaceae. Tooart. 



From Australia. Seeds purchased from Stinton & 

 Son, Geelong, Victoria. Received August 19, 

 1933. 



A tree, native to Australia, of fairly rapid growth, 

 which reaches a height of 100 feet. The very heavy, 

 tough and strong wood is used for shipbuilding, 

 bridges, and docks. This species will endure but 

 little frost and prefers limestone soils. 



For previous introduction see 48989. 



103655. Canavalia rusiosperma Ur- 

 ban. Fabaceae. 



From Haiti. Seeds presented by H. D. Barker, 

 Service National de la Production Agricole et de 

 1'Enseigment Rural, Port-au-Prince. Received 

 August 15, 1933. 



Ouory A high-climbing herbaceous perennial, 

 sometimes 4 inches in diameter at the base, native 

 to the West Indies. The trifoliolate leaves have 

 ovate leaflets 4 inches long; the red flowers, an inch 

 across, are borne in racemes 10 inches long; and the 

 beanlike, pods, 10 inches long, enclose bright crimson 

 suborbieular seeds nearly an inch in diameter. 



103656. Avena byzantina Koch. Poa- 

 ceae. Oats. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by the Division 

 de Estaciones Experimentales Direecion de Agri- 

 cultura, Ministerio de Agriculture, Buenos Aires. 

 Received August 24, 1933. 



A local variety introduced for the use of Depart- 

 ment specialists. 



103657 to 103664. Avena sativa L. 

 Poaceae. Oats. 



From France. Seeds presented by Florimond 

 Despres, Capelle par Templeuve (Nord). Re- 

 ceived August 24, 1933. 



A collection of oat varieties introduced for the use 

 of Department specialists. 



103657. Gruguonnaise. 



103658. Grise de Beauce. 



103659. Ligowo. 



103660. Logowo Bril. 



103661. Pluied'Or. 



103662. Pluie d'Or II. 



103663. S. F. 



103664. VonLockow. 



103665 to 103687. Avena spp. Po- 

 aceae. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the manager 

 of the Wagga Experiment Farm, Bomen, New 

 South Wales. Received August 24, 1933. 



A collection of named varieties, introduced for the 

 use of Department specialists. 



103665 to 103670. Avena byzantina Koch. 



103665. AmarMa I. W 812. 



103886. AmarMa II. W 813. 



103687. Argolis. W 1038. 



Baldwin. W 917. 



Cyprus White. W 985. 



103670. Romano 6. W 974. 

 103671 to 103683. Avena SATIVA L. 



103671. Adonis. W 1146. 



103672. Advocate. W 1046. 



103665 to 103687— Continued. 



103673. Barwon. W 1224. 



103674. Binda. W 1035. 



103675. Bradley. W 884. 



103676. Burraga. 



103677. Floresti. W 803. 



103678. Hiver III. W 918. 



103679. Hjarn. W 1635. 



103680. Stark's Hooiemaker. W 896. 



103681. Westdale. W 1138. 



103682. Weston. W 1012. 

 Weston. W 1531. 



:to 103687. Avena spp. 

 103684. Biharia. W 802. 

 103885. Imbros Island. W 1655. 



103686. Saisine. W 1651. 



103687. Winton. W 900. 



103688 to 103694. Trifolium resupi- 

 natum L. Fabaceae. 



Persian clover. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Seeds presented by Dr. A. I. Belov, Central Plant 

 Breeding Station, Tashkent, Turkistan. Re- 

 ceived August 21, 1933. 



A collection of widely varying strains, introduced 

 for the use of Department specialists. 



Native name Shabdar. 



103688. No. 2320. From Gijduran, near Bokhara, 

 Turkistan. 



103639. No. 3172. From the District of Saman, 

 northern Persia. 



103880. No. 3173. From the District of Dam- 

 ghan, northern Persia, 



No. 3175. From the District of Tsfahan, 

 central Persia. 



No. 3176. From Qum, central Persia. 



103693. No. 3187. From Shahrud, District of 

 Damghan, northern Persia. 



103694. No. 2743. From northern Afghanistan. 



103695 and 103696. Allium sativum 

 L. Liliaceae. Garlic. 



From Burma, India. Bulbs presented by A. Mc- 

 Lean, deputy director of agriculture, East Central 

 Circle, Pyinmana. Received August 24, 1933. 



103695. "Indian type", a garlic with smooth 

 bulbs, presented by D. Rind, economic bota- 

 nist, Agricultural College, Mandalay, at the 

 request of Mr. McLean. 



Shan garlic. 



103697. Gladiolus sp. Iridaceae. 



From Portugal. Seeds presented by John Goss- 

 weiler, Loanda, Angola, Africa. Received Au- 

 gust 25, 1933. 



103698. Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil. 

 Aquifoliaceae. Yerba mate. 



From Paraguay. Seeds presented by Dr. C. 

 Fiebrig, director, Botanical Garden, Asuncion. 

 Received August 23, 1933. 



A tender evergreen Paraguayan holly, the leaves 

 of which are dried and used to make a beverage 

 called mate, or Paraguay tea. 



For previous introduction see 101516. 



