10 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



105255 and 105256— Continued. I 105269 to 105275 — Continued. 





Onion. 



105256. Randia dumetorum (Retz.) Lam. 

 Hubiaceae. 



Collected at 3,000 feet altitude. A 

 deciduous thorny shrub or small tree, 

 found throughout India and distributed 

 eastward to southern China. The bark 

 and fruit are used medicinally. 



For previous introduction see 49557. 



105257. Bassia hyssopifolia (Pall.) 

 Volk. Chenopodiaceae. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by Dr. N. I. Vavi- 

 lov, Director, Institute of Plant Industry, 

 Leningrad. Received April 21, 1934. 



From Bakuriany, Transcaucasia. A gray- 

 hairy annual 2 or 3 feet high, with some- 

 what flashy linear leaves and small incon- 

 spicuous axillary flowers. Native to sandy 

 places in southwestern Europe, and of pos- 

 sible use in preventing soil erosion. 



105258 to 105268. 



From Turkey. Seeds grown in the Merzi- 

 fon region and presented by Harold T. 

 Pence, Gaziantep. Received April 21, 

 1934. 



Introduced for the use of Department 

 specialists. 



105258. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 

 A light onion. 



105259. Allium poerum L. Liliaceae. 



Leek. 

 Prosa. 



105260. Beta vulgaris cicla L. Cheno- 

 podiaceae. Leaf-beet. 



Chard. 



105261. Brassica oleracea capitata L. 

 Brassicaceae. Cabbage. 



105262. Capsicum annuum L. Solana- 

 ceae. Common redpepper. 



A variety used for stuffing. 



105263. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



105264. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Pumpkin. 



105265. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



105266. Ltcopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



105267. Ltcopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



105268. Petroselinum hortense Hoffm. 

 Apiaceae. Parsley. 



Mydanos. 



105269 to 105275. Trifolium hybridum 

 L. Fabaceae. Alsike clover. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by R. I. 

 Hamilton, agrostologist, Central Experi- 

 mental Farm. Ottawa, Ontario. Received 

 April 23, 1934. 



105269. From the Kenora district, On- 

 tario. 



105270. From Prince George, British Co- 

 lumbia. 



105271. From the Joseph Laboratories, 

 Belle Vallee, Ontario. 



105272. From Woodpecker, British Co- 

 lumbia. 



105273. Sample no. 1. From Scarboro, 

 York County, Ontario. 



105274. Sample no. 2. From Akona, On- 

 tario. 



105275. Sample no. 3. From Hagersville, 

 Ontario. 



105276 and 105277. 



From the Canal Zone. Seeds presented by 

 J. E. Higgins, Experiment Station, Sum- 

 mit. Received in April 1934. 



105276. Belotia panamensis Pittier. 

 Tiliaceae. 



Received April 24, 1934. A tropical 

 tree up to 35 feet high, with gray bark, 

 elliptic, long-acuminate leaves 3 to 7 

 inches long, and small purplish flowers 

 in axillary cymes. Native to Panama. 



105277. Taraktogenos kurzii King. 

 Fiacourtiaceae. 



Received April 23, 1934. A large tree, 

 40 to 50 feet high, native to India. The 

 seeds yield the true chaulmoogra oil, used 

 in the treatment of leprosy. 



For previous introduction see 56633. 



105278 and 105279. Maxus sylvestris 

 Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 



From England. Scions presented by G. T. 



Spinks, University of Bristol Research 



Station, Long Ashton, Bristol. Received 

 April 26, 1934. 



105278. Buhner's Norman. 



105279. White Alphington. 



105280 to 105304. 



From South Africa. Seeds and bulbs pur- 

 chased from John Martley, Banhock, 

 Stellenbosch. Received April 26, 1934. 



105280. Galaxia graminea Thunb. Iri- 

 daceae. 



The numerous leaves that compose 

 the rosette of this galaxia are linear, 

 convolute, dilated, membranous at the 

 base, and 1 to 2 inches long. The small 

 fugacious lilac or yellow flowers are an 

 inch in diameter when expanded. Native 

 to the coastal region of South Africa. 

 (Bulbs.) 



105281. Galaxia ovata Thunb. Irida- 



A bulbous plant with a dense rosette 

 of firm, ribbed, ovate leaves nearly 2 

 inches long. The borders of the leaves 

 are pale and cartilaginous. The bright- 

 yellow, fugacious flowers, 1 inch long, are 

 borne in sessile spathes. Native to the 

 coastal region of South Africa. (Bulbs.) 



105282. Geissorhiza splendissima 

 Diels. Iridaccae. 



A low irislike plant from South Africa, 

 4 to 6 inches high, with three linear 

 leaves 2 to 5 inches long and small azure 

 blue flowers in a three- to five-flowered 

 lax spike. (Bulbs.) 



105283 to 105298. Gladiolus spp. Irida- 

 ccae. 



105283. Gladiolus alatus L. 



A very interesting plant with flowers 

 of a delightful fragrance not unlike that 

 of the sweetbrier. The three upper 



