INVENTORY 1 



105036. Ananas sativus Schult. f. 

 Brorueliaceae. Pineapple. 



From Hawaii. Plants presented by J. L. 

 Collins, geneticist, experiment station, 

 Association of Hawaiian Pineapple Gan- 

 ders, Honolulu. Received April 18, 1934. 



Spiny Samoa. Originally from Samoa, 

 and probabiy identical witb tbe variety 

 Queen. 



105037 and 105038. 



From India. Seeds presented by Durgd Dott, 

 fruit specialist, Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Lyallpur. Received April 11, 1934. 



105037. Phoenix dactylifera L. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Date palm. 



105038. Phoenix dactylifera L. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Date palm. 



105039. Xanthoceras sorbifolia 

 Bunge. Sapindaceae. 



From Grand Junction, Colo. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Charles M. Jaquette, through 

 G. P. Van Eseitine, Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, Geneva, N. Y. Received 

 April 13, 1934. 



A Chinese shrub or small tree with ash- 

 like leaves and large drooping racemes of 

 white flowers with yellow stamens. The 

 kernels of the large fruits are eaten by the 

 Chinese. 



For previous introduction see 77022. 



105040 to 105042. Rhododendron spp. 

 Ericaceae. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds col- 

 lected at Bangpio,. .Mountain Province, and 

 presented through the Bureau of Forestry, 

 Manila. Received April 5, 1934. 



105040. Rhododendron schadenbergii 

 Warb. 



A tropical shrub with leathery oblong 

 acute leaves nearly 4 inches long. The 

 flowers, about 1 inch across, are in ter- 

 minal clusters. Native to Luzon, Phil- 

 ippine Islands. 



105040 to 105042— Continued. 



105041. Rhododendron sdbsessile Ren- 

 die. 



A Philippine shrub with brown-hairy 

 young twigs and smml oval leaves 1 inch 

 long, brown hairy beneath. The solitary 

 pink flowers are less than 1 inch across 



105042. Rhododendron vidalii Rolfe. 



An evergreen shrub of rather stiff habit, 

 with smooth branches and oblanceolate 

 leaves 2 inches long, the lower surface 

 marked with black glandular scales The 

 flowers, white or pink tinged, are about 1 

 inch across. Native to the Philippines 



105043 to 105049. Saccharum offici- 

 narum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane 



From the Philippine Islands. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by the Philippine Sugar Associa- 

 tion, Manila. Received April 10, 1934. 



105043. 



P. 



S. 



A. 



no. 



48. 



105044. 



P. 



s. 



A. 



no. 



49. 



105045. 



P. 



s. 



A. 



no. 



50. 



105046. 



P. 



S. 



A. 



no. 



51. 



105047. 



P. 



S. 



A. 



no. 



52. 



105048. 



P. 



s. 



A. 



no. 



53. 



105049. 



P. 



s. 



A. 



no. 



54. 



Aster; 



105050 to 105054. Aster spp. 

 ceae. 



From England. Plants purchased from 

 Ernest Ballard, Old Court, Colweil, near 

 Malvern. Received April 12, 1934. 



105050. Bab Ballard. A dwarf Novi-belgu 

 aster, 6 to 9 inches high, with neat 

 leathery foliage and large lavender- 

 blue flowers. 



105051. Little Boy Blue. Very dwarf, 

 early. Neat upright little pyramids, 

 completely smothered with semidouble, 

 deep-blue flowers. 



105052. Little Pink Lady. A very dwarf 

 bushy variety with large semidouble 

 deep-pink flowers. 



1 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 Plant Exploration and 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 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 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 identi- 

 fication 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 iden- 

 tification 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 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 identification 

 can be made. 



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