INVENTORY 1 



107748 and 107749. Allium sativum L. 

 Liliaceae. Garlic. 



From Germany. Bulbs presented by Rudolf 

 Neumiiller. Frankenthal. Received Janu- 

 ary 10, 1935. 



Locally grown varieties introduced for tbe 

 use of Department specialists. 



107748. From Furth. 



107749. From Schweinfurt. 

 107750 to 107754. 



From Surinam. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived December 1, 1934. 



107750. Calopogonium mucunoides Desv. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2651. From near Scotelweg, No- 

 vember 2, 1934. A stout twining vine 

 with rhombic-ovate leaflets and long- 

 stalked racemes of pale-blue flowers. It 

 forms a mat of foliage 1 to 2 feet thick 

 and is used as a cover crop. Native to 

 tropical America. 



For previous introduction see 106638., 



107751 to 107753. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



107751. Phaseolus campestbis Mart. 



No. 2690. About 8 miles northwest 

 of Paramaribo along the highway, No- 

 vember 6, 1934. A herbaceous climber 

 with hairy trifoliolate leaves, the leaflets 

 rhombic-ovate, and small flowers, which 

 vary in color from red to yellow shading 

 to green. Native to tropical South 

 America. 



107752. Phaseolus pandubatus Mart. 



No. 2661. Near Scotelweg, November 

 2, 1934. A tropical vine with small, 

 ovate-rounded, pubescent leaflets less 

 than 1 inch long and white, purple- 

 tinged flowers. Native to tropical 

 South America. 



107750 to 107754— Continued. 



107753. Phaseolus sp. 



No. 2703. About 8 miles northwest 

 of Paramaribo along the highway, No- 

 vember 6, 1934. 



107754. Sesbania grandifloea Poir. Fa- 

 baceae. 



No. 2693. About 8 miles northwest 

 of Paramaribo along the highway, Novem- 

 ber 6, 1934. A small, rapid-growing, soft- 

 wooded tree, 15 to 20 feet high, with pin- 

 nate leaves and large pendulous white 

 flowers, followed by sickle-shaped pods.. 

 The leaves and young shoots are sometimes 

 used as fodder. 



For previous introduction see 69143. 



107755. Lespedeza uekii Nakai. Faba- 

 ceae. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by Dr. T. 

 Kaburaki, Director, Forest Experiment 

 Station, Government General of Chosen, 

 Keijo, Chosen. Received January 2, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



A shrub with a creeping rhizome, broadly 

 oblong, acute leaflets over an inch long, and 

 reddish flowers in axillary racemes. Col- 

 lected in Chinkai, Shogen-Gun, and Keisho- 

 Nan-Do, Chosen, where it is native. 



107756. Gossypium transvaalensb 

 Watt. Malvaceae. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by Dr. R. A. Dyer, Department 

 of Agriculture, Pretoria. Received Janu- 

 ary 11, 1935. 



A small bush with three- to five-lobed, reni- 

 form, velvety leaves 1 inch long and over an 

 inch wide. The seeds are clothed with 

 harsh, gray-white, greasy floss. Native to 

 the Transvaal. 



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 di.ferent 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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