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riANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



107008 to 107134— Continued. 



107114. Prunus ar.meniaca L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Apricot. 



No. 177. June 30, 1934. Purchased at 

 the station of Amirabad, Tajikistan. 



107115. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Apricot. 



No. 291. June 30. 1934. Cultivated 

 apricots purchased at Termez, Uzbekistan. 



107116. Fuccinellia sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 222. July 7, 1934. Yavan Valley, 

 Stalinabad. Tajikistan. A grass 3 feet 

 tall, found in salty soil. 



107117. Sanguisorba minor Scop. Rosa- 

 ceae. Small burnet. 



No. 157. July 1934. Dry rocky slopes 

 of the Gissar Valley. Tajikistan. An ex- 

 ceedingly hardy and long-lived perennial 

 up to 2 feet high ; the young leaves, 

 resembling the cucumber in flavor, are 

 used as a salad. Native to France. 



For previous introduction see 53921. 



107118. Scabiosa sp. Dipsacaceae. 



No. 255. July 3, 1934. From mountain 

 pastures adjacent to the Sultanabad Val- 

 ley, Stalinabad, Tajikistan. 



107119. Scabiosa sp. Dipsacaceae. 



No. 274. July 8. 1934. From the moun- 

 tains north of Stalinabad, Tajikistan. An 

 herb with reddish-purple flowers. 



107120 to 107123. Trifoliu.m spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Clover. 



107120. Trifolium lappaceum L. 



No. 164. July 1934. From a moun- 

 tain slope, Gissar Valley, Tajikistan. 



107121. Trifolium pratense L. 



Red clover. 



No. 175. July 1934. From the Gis- 

 sar Valley, Tajikistan. 



107122. Trifolium procumbens L. 



No. 251. July 1. 1934. From the 

 mountains south of Stalinabad, Taji- 

 kistan. 



107123. Trifolium repens L. 



White clover. 



No. 252. July 1, 1934. From the 

 mountains south of Stalinabad, Taji- 

 kistan. 



107124. Trigonella sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 265. Julv 1, 1934. Stalinabad, 

 Tajikistan. An excellent fodder crop, 

 found on a rocky hillside. 



107125 to 107132. Vicia spp. Fabaceae. 



Vetch. 



107125. Vicia angustifolia Grufberg. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 160. July 1934. From a moun- 

 tain slope, Gissar Valley, Tajikistan. 



For previous introduction see 81051. 



107126. Vicia hyrcanica Fisch. and Mey. 



No. 166. July 1934. From mountain 

 slopes, Gissar Valley, Tajikistan. An 

 annual yellow-flowered vetch, cultivated 

 in northern Iran (Persia) and Armenia. 



For previous introduction see 73619. 



107008 to 107134— Continued. 



107127. Vicia lutea L. 



No. 167. July 1934. From a moun- 

 tain slope, Gissar Valley, Tajikistan. 

 An annual vetch with ascending stems 

 up to 2 feet long, small linear-lanceolate 

 leaflets, and bright-yellow flowers. Na- 

 tive to central Europe. 



For previous introduction see 6962. 



107128 and 107129. Vicia tenuifolia 

 Roth. 



A deep-rooted perennial, cut for hay, 

 which thrives in very dry situations. 



For previous introduction see 88702. 



107128. No. 171. July 1934. From 

 a mountain slope, Gissar Valley, 

 Tajikistan. 



107129. No. 180. July 1, 1934. From 

 the experiment station, Stalinabad, 

 Tajikistan, where it occurs as a 

 bad weed in their wheatfields. 



107130. Vicia sp. 



No. 268. July 9, 1934. Found in dry 

 clay soil in fields east of Stalinabad, 

 Tajikistan. 



107131. Vicia sp. 



No. 268-a. July 9. 1934. Seeds mixed 

 with No. 268 [107130]. 



107132. Vicia sp. 



No. 293. July 11. 1934. Gissar Moun- 

 tains, south of Stalinabad, Tajikistan. 



107133. (Undetermined.) 



No. 217. July 8. 1934. Varsov River, 

 north of Stalinabad. Tajikistan. An herb 

 with yellow flowers. 



107134. (Undetermined.) 



No. 259 July 3, 1934. Experiment sta- 

 tion. Stalinabad, Tajikistan. A pretty 

 flowering plant growing as a weed in fields 

 at the station. 



107135 and 107136. 

 Vahl. Moraceae. 



FlCTJS LAEVIGATA 



Fig. 



From British Guiana. Seeds presented by 

 the Botanic Garden, Georgetown, through 

 W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received November 17, 1934. 



A shrub or small tree up to 15 feet high, 

 with medium-sized, glossy, ovate leaves and 

 an abundance of globular white fruits, less 

 than an inch in diameter, which turn pink 

 as they ripen. Native to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see 98850. 



107137 to 107143. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the School of Agriculture. Groot- 

 fontein, Middleburg. Cape Province. Re- 

 ceived November 10, 1934. 



107137. Aster filifolius Vent. Astera- 

 ceae. 



A much-branched shrub 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with filiform leaves and flower heads with 

 yellow disk and blue rays. Native to the 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



107138. Atriplex halimus L. Chenopodia- 

 ceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 106615. 



