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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



108828 to 108831— Continued. 



108828. Paullinia leiocarpa Griseb. 

 Sapindaceae. 



No. 2950. Antimano, near Caracas, 

 January 12, 1935. A climbing sbrub with 

 pinnate leaves having ovate-oblong leaf- 

 lets 3 to 4 inches long, racemes of small 

 white flowers, and nurple-black seeds. 

 Native to the West Indies. 



108829. Passiflora ligularis Juss. Passi- 

 floraceae. Sweet granadilla. 



No. 2947. Caracas, January 8, 1935. 

 Parche amarilla. This is said to be the 

 best of the genus and is sold in tbe mar- 

 ket. The light-yellow or green-yellow 

 fruit is egg-shaped and has a rather thin 

 rind. The seed is surrounded by an edible 

 translucent arillus which is very refresh- 

 ing. 



For previous introduction ,^ee 102612. 

 103830. Polygonum sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 2949. From near Caracas, January 

 12, 1935. Found in shaded places near 

 the stream. A plant with reddish stems. 



108831. Polygonum hydropiperoides 

 Michx. Polygonaceae. 



No. 2948. Barbasco bianco. From An- 

 timano, near Caracas, January 12, 1935. 

 Native to the southeastern United States. 



108832. Porlieria angustifolia ( En- 

 gel m. ) A. Gray. Zygophyllaceae. 



From Texas. Seeds presented by H. B. 

 Parks, San Antonio, through F. J. Crider, 

 Tucson, Ariz. Received February 11, 1935. 



A shrub or small tree, native to northern 

 Mexico, with compound haves, the 8 to 12 

 linear leaflets about one-half inch long and 

 the small sweet-scented purple flowers 

 about one-half inch across. 



108833. Prunus salasii Standi. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



From Guatemala. Seeds presented by the 

 Director, Department of Agriculture, 

 Guatemala City. Received February 11, 

 1935. 



Carreto. A tropical evergreen cherry 

 which is native to the highlands of Antigua, 

 Guatemala. The light-green, leathery, nar- 

 row, oblong leaves are 3 to 5 inches long, 

 and the small white flowers are in racemes 

 about 6 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 98929. 



108834. Trifolium sp. Fabaceae. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by Raymond 

 Hool", Nanyuki, Kenya. Received Febru- 

 ary 11, 1935. 



A locally grown variety of medium pur- 

 ple clover. 



108835 to 108977. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds collected in Turkistan by H. 

 L. Westover and C. R. Enlow, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received December 7, 

 1934. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



108835 to 108840. Aegilops spp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



108835 to 108977— Continued. 



108835. Aegilops crassa Boiss. 



No. 99. Near Tashkent, June 13. 

 1934. A decumbent annual grass with 

 with flat leaves. Native to Asia Minor. 



For previous introduction see 107479. 



108836 to 108838. Aegilops cylindrica 

 Host. 



For previous introduction see 94301. 



108836. No. 93. Between Milibash 

 and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 14, 

 1934. 



108837. No. 102. Near Arice, Uzbeki- 

 stan, June 13, 1934. 



108838. No. 108. Between Milibash 

 and Tashkent, June 14, 1934. 



108839 and 108840. Aegilops triunci- 



ALIS L. 



Collected June 19, 1934, on clay flats 

 west of Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan. A 

 thickly branched annual grass with 

 ascending stems and flat rough leaves. 

 Native to dry places in the Mediter- 

 ranean region. 



For previous introduction see 107478. 



108839. No. 96. 108840. No. 97. 



108841 to 108843. Aeluropus littoralis 

 (Gouan) Pari. Poaceae. 



From the Karakum Desert near Ashkha- 

 bad, June 18, 1934. 



A good grazing plant found in moist 

 places, as well as in very dry situations. 



For previous introduction see 108315. 



108841. No. 90. 108842. No. 95. 



108843. No. 15. Collected from plants 

 growing along the railroad near the 

 Syr Darya and Milibash, Uzbekistan, 

 June 13, 1934. 



108844. Agriophyllum latifolium Fisch. 

 and Mey. Chenopodiaceae. 



No. 114. From the Repetek Sand 

 Desert Station, Turkmenistan. A much- 

 branched annual with ovate or subcordate, 

 long-cuspidate leaves and small inconspic- 

 uous flowers in . globular axillary clus- 

 ters. Native to sandy deserts in Tur- 

 kistan. 



For previous introduction see 101976. 



108845 to 108849. Agropyron spp. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



108845. Agropyron orientale (L.) 

 Roem. and Schult. 



No. 110. June 18, 1934. From the 

 edge of the desert near Ashkhabad. An 

 annual much-branched grass, prostrate- 

 ascending in habit, native to sandy 

 places in Asia Minor and Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 106830. 



108846. Agropyron orientale lasian- 

 thum Boiss. 



No. 126. June 26, 1934. From the 

 Repetek Sand Desert Station, Turk- 

 menistan. An annual grass thickly 

 branched at the base, with numerous 

 mo>tly prostrate stems scarcely 8 inches 

 high. Native to Asia Minor and north- 

 ern Africa. 



For previous introduction see 98528. 



