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108779 to 108802— Continued. 



108802. Viola sieheana W. Beck. Viola- 

 ceae. 



A perennial about 5 inches high, with 

 reniform-cordate basal leaves and broadly 

 ovate stem leaves, and pale-blue or white 

 flowers. Native to Asia Minor. 



108803 and 108804. 



From Rumania. Seeds collected by Dr. Ed- 

 gar Anderson, of the Arnold Arboretum 

 Balkan expedition. Received February 2, 

 1935. 



108803. Queucus sp. Fagaceae. 

 No. 1. 



108804. Quercus sp. Fagaceae. 

 No. 2. 



108805 to 108813. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by H. 

 Wenholz, Director of Plant Breeding, De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Sydney, New 

 South Wales. Received February 2, 1935. 



_ A collection of local vegetable varieties 

 introduced for Department specialists. 



108805 to 108812. Allium cepa L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Onion. 



108805. Brown Spanish. 



108806. Early White Globe. 



108807. Hunter River Brown. 



108808. Hunter River White. 



108809. Late White Globe. 



108810. Odourless. 



108811. Silver King. 



108812. White Queen. 



108813. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 

 Red Top Colonial carrot. 



108814. Allium sativum L. Liliaceae. 



Garlic. 



From Yugoslavia. Seeds presented by Prof. 

 Ivo. Volaric, State Agronomist, Samobov, 

 Croatia. Received February 8, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



108815. Castanea crenata Sieb. and 

 Zuec. Fagaceae. Japanese chestnut. 



From Japan. Seeds purchased from the 

 Yokohama Nursery Co., Yokohama. Re- 

 ceived December 28, 1934. Numbered in 

 January 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



108816 to 108819. 



From China. Seeds purchased through 

 Albert N. Steward, College of Agriculture 

 and Forestry, University of Nanking, 

 Nanking. Received February 6, 1935. 



Locally grown seeds introduced for De- 

 partment specialists; obtained from farmers 

 in the vicinity of Nanking. 



108816. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 



Yang Ts'ong. 

 108817. Allium sativum L. 



Chui Ts'ai. 



Onion. 



Liliaceae. 

 Garlic. 



108816 to 108819— Continued. 



108818. Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae. 



Celery. 

 Peh Ch'ing. 



108819. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 

 Hu Lo Po. 



108820 to 108823. 



From Ecuador. Seeds collected by Mrs. 

 Ynes Mexia, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received January 31, 1935. 



108820. Bomarea sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 6800-A. Collected on the lower 

 slopes of the volcano of Pichincho, Prov- 

 ince of Pichincho, December 29, 1934, 

 between 9,000 and 12,000 feet altitude. 

 A climbing shrub about 6 feet high, the 

 flowers are crimson without and orange 

 flecked with black on the inside. The 

 shrub is quite common in this region and 

 is seen also in the valley of Quito south 

 of Chillo. 



108821. Diospyros sp. Diospyraceae. 

 No. 6749. 



108822. Juglans honorei Dode. Juglan- 

 daceae. 



No. 6781-B. Purchased January 12, 

 1935, at Quito, Pichincho Province, alti- 

 tude about 10,500 feet. A wild walnut, 

 native to the highlands of northern 

 South America, which resembles closely 

 the black walnut of the United States. 

 The thick-shelled nut contains a kernel of 

 mild pleasant flavor. 



For previous introduction see 106450. 



108823. Juglans peruviana Dode. Jug- 

 landaceae. 



No. 6782. The nogal, or native black 

 walnut tree, occasionally seen in culti- 

 vation, but more commonly wild. It is a 

 shapely tree up to 50 feet high, and the 

 nuts are much like those of Juglans nigra, 

 but with a thicker shell. The wood is 

 considered valuable. 



For previous introduction see 49375. 



108824. Daucus caeota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



From India. Seeds presented by Ralph 

 Stewart, systematic botanist, Gordon Col- 

 lege, Rawal, Pindi. Received February 7, 

 1935. 



Locally grown seeds introduced for De- 

 partment specialists. 



108825 to 108827. 



From Algeria. Seeds presented by Julian 

 Brichet, Chef du Service de LArboricul- 

 ture a la Direction de r Agriculture, 

 Algiers. Received February 8, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



108825. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



108826. Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae. 



Celery. 



108827. Pimpinella anisum L. Apiaceae. 



108828 to 108831. 



From Venezuela. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February 2, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



