JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1935 



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Onion. 



108266 — Continued. 



tute of Plant Industry, Leningrad. Re- 

 ceived January 24, 1935. 



Nevezhenskaya Bjabind. A mountain-ash 

 tree from Vladimir, central Russia, with 

 edible seeds. 



108267 to 108290. 



From Turkey- Bulbs and rhizomes col- 

 lected by H. L. Westover and C. R. 

 Enlow, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 7, 1935. 



Received as bulbs unless otherwise stated. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



108267. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 

 A red onion. 



108268. Allium sp. Liliaceae. 

 No. T-553. 



108269. Arum sp. Araceae. 



No. T-^25. Adana, October 17, 1934. 



108270 to 108274. ColchiCUM spp. Melan- 

 thiaceae. 



108270. Colciiicum sp. 



No. T-167. En route from Shebink- 

 arasibar to Giresum, October 17, 1934. 



108271. Colchicum sp. 



No. T-318. About 30 miles south of 

 Kastamonu, October 8, 1934. 



108272. Colchicum sp. 



No. T-423. About 18 miles east of 

 Adana, October 18, 1934. 



108273. Colchicum sp. 



No. T-434. About 50 miles north- 

 west of Adana, October 18, 1934. 



108274. Colchicum sp. 



No. T-420. About 25 miles north- 

 east of Adana, October 17, 1934. 



108275 to 108279. Crocus spp. Iridaceae. 



108275. Crocus sp. 



No. T-516. Southeast of Bandirma, 

 en route to Bursa, October 26, 1934. 



108276. Crocus sp. 



No. T-516-a. Konya, about 2 miles 

 southeast of Bandirma, October 26, 

 1934. 



108277. Crocus sp. 



No. T-84. About 70 miles northeast 

 of Sivas, September 26, 1934. 



108278. Crocus sp. 



No. T-99. About 26 miles west of 

 Susheeri, September 26, 1934. 



108279. Crocus sp. 



No. T-231. Near Iskilip, en route to 

 Tosya. Collected in the mountains, 

 October 3, 1934. 



108280. Cyclamen sp. Primulaceae. 



No. T-349. Near Bolu, October 9, 1934. 



108281. Cyclamen sp. Primulaceae. 



No. T-451. About 50 miles northwest 

 of Adana, October 18, 1934. 



108282 to 108284. Eremurus spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



108267 to 108290— Continued. 



108282. Eremurus sp. 



No. T-427. Adana. Roots collected 

 October 18, 1934. 



108283. Eremurus sp. 



No. T-428. East of Adana. Roots 

 collected October 18. 1934. 



108284. Eremurus sp. 



No. T-518. Near Bandirma. Roots 

 collected October 26, 1934. 



108285. Gladiolus sp. Iridaceae. 



No. T-493. About 55 miles northeast 

 of Izmir. 



108286 to 108289. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



A collection of rhizomes. 



108286. Iris sp. 



No. T-75. North of Kayseri 100 

 miles, September 25, 1934. 



108287. Iris sp. 



No. T-168. Giresun, September 27, 

 1934. 



108288. Iris sp. 



No. T-517. About 40 miles south- 

 east of Bandirma, October 26, 1934. 



108289. Iris sp. 



No. T-207. About 80 miles west of 

 Samsun, October 2, 1934. 



108290. Sternbergia sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. T-410. About 15 miles east of 

 Adana, October 17, 1934. A variety with 

 yellow ' flowers which appear in the 

 autumn. 



108291. Soja max (L.) Piper. Faba- 

 ceae. Soybean. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by Yamato 

 Shubyo Nobu Kaisha, Sapporo, Hok- 

 kaido. Received January 18, 1935. 



Haslio Mame. Introduced for Depart- 

 ment specialists. 



108292. Buphane disticha (L. f.) Her- 

 bert. Amaryllidaceae. 



From the Union of South Africa. Bulbs 

 purchased from E. G. Bryant, Prieska. 

 Received January 28, 1934. 



G-if-~bol. A South African plant with a 

 very large bulb up to 1 foot in diameter 

 which grows half out of the ground, pro- 

 tected by a multitude of papery coats. The 

 stout scape, 6 inches to 1 foot high, bears 

 a dense umbel of red flowers, and the 

 thick distichous leaves which appear late 

 are strap-shaped and 1 to 2 feet long. 



For previous introduction see 61213. 

 108293 to 108297. 



From Ecuador. Seeds collected by Mrs. 

 Ynes Mexia, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received January 18, 1935. 



108293. Phaedranassa chloracra Herb. 



Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 6766-a. Near Riobamba, December 

 19, 1934. Collected in an open field by 

 Auguste Rimbach. A bulbous plant from 

 the mountains of Peru, with strap-shaped 

 leaves less than a foot high and an umbel 

 of about six tubular flowers, reddish with 

 yellowish-green bases and tips, on a pe- 

 duncle 2 feet high. 



