PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



105945 to 105949 — Continued. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Tubers presented by V. P. Alekseev, 

 Chief, Foreign Plant Introduction, Lenin- 

 grad. Received July 19 and 23, 1934. 



A collection of tubers grown at the In- 

 stitute of Applied Botany. Sukhum ; intro- 

 duced for the use of Department specialists. 



105945. N-85. A creamy white, yellow- 

 fleshed variety with moist flesh of ex- 

 cellent quality. The large tubers are 

 short, smooth, of very good and regu- 

 lar shape. 



1C5946. N-172. 



105947. N-82. A heavy-yielding yellow- 

 skinned, orange-fleshed variety of ex- 

 ceedingly high quality with a honey 

 sweetness and aroma. 



105948. N-67. 



105949. N-25. 



105950 to 105954. Nicotiana tabacum 

 L. Solanaceae. Common tobacco. 



From Colombia. Seeds presented by the Di- 

 rector, Ministerio de Agricultura y Co- 

 mercio, Bogota. Received July 9, 1934. 



A collection of native tobacco types intro- 

 duced for the use of Department specialists. 



105950. [No data.] 



105951. 



105952. 



105953. Burley variety. 



105954. No. 12. 



105955. Inodes causiaeum O. F. Cook. 

 Phoenicaceae. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by T. B. 

 McClelland, Director, Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, Mavaguez. Received July 

 6, 1934. 



A palm which becomes 50 feet high, with a 

 white trunk 2 feet in diameter and palmately 

 divided leaves about 12 feet wide. Most of 

 the palm-leaf hats made in Puerto Rico are 

 ircm .the leaves of this palm. This species 

 of pa'm has proved hardy in Florida and 

 deserves a wide distribution because of its 

 striking beauty when young as well as when 

 old. 



For previous introduction see 96489. 



105956. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solan- 

 aceae. Common tobacco. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by Ing. J. A. 

 Ocampo, Director, Granja Escuela del 

 Cuzco, Kcaira. Received July 10, 1934. 



A native tobacco with pink flowers, found 

 at 10,000 feet altitude in the vicinity of 

 Cuzco. 



105957 to 105959. Citrus spp. Ruta- 

 ceae. 



Frrm Palestine. Budsticks presented by S. 

 H. Holzman, Rehovoth. Received July 16, 

 1934. 



105957. Citrus medica L. Citron. 



Yemen citron. Apart from its impor- 

 tance for religious purposes, this citron 

 is sweet and has a very pleasant flavor. 



105958. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. 



Orange. 

 Avana. 



105959. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. 



Orange. 



Avana blood. 



105960 and 105961. Nicotiana tabacum 

 L. Solanaceae. Common tobacco. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Min- 

 isterio da Agricultura, Industria e Comer- 

 cio, Campo de Sementes Bragantino, Tra- 

 cuateua. Received July 6, 1934. 



Locally grown strains introduced for the 

 use of Department specialists. 



105960. Nicotiana tabacum L. 

 Americano tracuateua. 



105961. Nicotiana tabacum L. 

 S. Gaucolo. 



105962. Rudbeckia hieta L. Aster- 

 aceae. Black-eyed-susan. 



From Texas. Seeds purchased from C. F. 

 Wagner, Houston. Received July 2, 1934. 

 Introduced for genetical studies. 



105963 to 106016. Hibiscus eosa-sinen- 

 sis L. Malvaceae. Chinese hibiscus. 



From Puerto Rico. Cuttings presented by 

 H. Atherton Lee, Director, Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Mayaguez. Received 

 July 20, 1934. 



105963. Agnes 

 Gault No. 1. 



105964. A g n e s 

 Gault No. 2. 



105965. Cristine. 



105968. Com m o n 

 P. R. 



105967. Dr. Brit- 

 ton. 



105968. Flame. 



105969. F I orence 

 McClelland. 



105970. F r a nces 

 Home. 



105971. II. No. 11. 



105972. H. 233. 1. 



105973. II. 205. 2. 



105974. Heylman. 



105975. Jean 

 Whittempre. 



105976. Katherine 

 Garrett. 



105977. Lily. 



105978. Lily 



X 



105987. Wilhel- 

 mina Tenny. 



105988. Yellow. 



105989. 729. 



105990. lL' t 2. 



105991. im. 



105992. 11,22. 

 1423. 

 U81. 



mo. 



IWs. 



uii 



1537. 

 161,5. 

 1735. 

 1845. 

 1929. 

 191,6. 

 2029. 

 2030. 



M. 31. 

 105979. Marvin. 



195980. Mary Mc- 

 Clelland. 



195981. M i n n i e 

 Trout man. 



105982. P. 1. 



105983. 



105984. 



105985. 

 Lair, 

 105986. St. Thorn 



P. 2. 

 P. 11. 

 Pink Wolf 



105993 

 105994, 

 105995 

 105996 

 105997 

 105998 

 105999 

 106000 

 10S901. 

 106002, 

 106003 

 106004 

 106995, 



106006. 2108, 



106007. 2130. 



106008. 2228, 

 106009 

 106010 

 106011 

 108012, 



106013. 2673. 



106014. 2968. 



106015. 2971. 



106016. 3160. 



2230. 



21,13. 

 2631. 



as Yellow'. 



106017. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. 

 Convolvulaceae. Sweetpotato. 



From Australia. Roots presented by H. 

 Wenholz, Director of Plant Breeding, De- 

 partment of Agriculture. Sydney. New 

 South Wales. Received July 21. 1934. 



Hawaii. From 

 Farm. 



the Grafton Experiment 



