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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



109914 to 109945— Continued. 



109936. INDIGOFERA SUFFRUTICOSA Mill. 



Fabaceae. 



No. 2952. Anil. From the lower Ca 

 tuche Woods, near Caracas, January 22, 

 1935. 



For previous introduction and descrip 

 tion see 109851. 



109937. Jacaranda filicifoeia (Anders.) 

 Don. Bignoniaceae. 



No. 2997. January 28, 1935. From 

 Antimano, near Caracas. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 109853. 



109938. Lonchocarpus fendleri Benth. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3006. Majomo. Collected Febru- 

 ary 3, 1935, between Lim6n and El Som- 

 brero, Department of Aragua. A small to 

 medium-sized deciduous tree with seven to 

 nine oblong, subovate, downy-woolly leaf- 

 lets, and pink flowers less than an inch 

 long in axillary racemes. Native to 

 Venezuela. 



109939. Lonchocarpus stenurus Pittier. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3019. February 4, 1935, from El 

 Sombrero. A shrub or small tree, some- 

 times 30 feet high. Native to Venezuela. 



109940. Nicotiana tabactjm L. Solana- 

 ceae. 



No. 2955. January 22, 1935. From 

 the lower Catuche Woods, near Caracas, 

 on a dry hillside ; escaped from cultiva- 

 tion. 



109941. Paullinia sp. Sapindaceae. 



No. 2996. Bejuco mulato. January 27, 

 1935. Collected near Caracas. 



109942. Phyllanthus acuminatus Vahl. 

 Euphorbiaceae. 



No. 2979. Hediondo. January 24, 

 1935. From Miramar, near El Valle, 

 Federal District. A small tree 20 feet 

 high. 



109943. POLYGONUM PUNCTATUM Ell. Poly- 



gonaceae. 



No. 2983. Barbaseo. Collected near 

 Caracas, January 27, 1935. 



109944. Serjania sp. Sapindaceae. 



No. 2981. Cruceta. From the Catuche 

 Woods, Caracas, January 26, 1935. 



109945. Teramnus volubilis Sw. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 3024. Collected February 4, 1935, 

 between La Democracia and El Sombrero, 

 from a dry bank. A small woody vine 

 with oblong or elliptical-lanceolate leaf- 

 lets and very small, violet-rose flowers 

 in axillary racemes. Native to tropical 

 America. 



109946 and 109947. 



From India. Seeds presented by W. Greg- 

 son, Director of Agriculture, Tenasserim 

 Circle, Moulmein. Received March 11, 

 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



109946. Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae. 



Celery. 



Tayolte Nan Nan. 



109946 and 109947— Continued. 



109947. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 

 Mone-Lar-U-Ni. 



109948 to 109950. 



From Germany. Seeds presented by Ru- 

 dolf Neumiiller, Frankenthal, Pfalz. Re- 

 ceived March 12, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



109948 and 109949. Allium cepa L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Onion. 



109948. Zittau Yellow Giant. 



109949. No. 2444. Niirnberger. 



109950. Scorzonera hispanica L. Ci- 

 choriaceae. Black salsify. 



Heinemann, One Year Giant. 



109951 to 109956. Cucurbita pbpo L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. 



From Austria. Seeds purchased from M. 

 Eifler & Co., through Francis R. Stewart, 

 American consul, Vienna. Received March 

 7, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



A collection of soft-seeded pumpkin varie- 

 ties grown in Austria. 



109951. Zitronen (citron). 



109952. Apfel (apple). 



109953. Bischofsmitre (bishop's miter). 



109954. Pomeranzen (orange). 



109955. Turkenbnnd (turban). 



109956. Bime (pear). 



109957 to 109962. Solanum tubekosum 

 L. Potato. 



From the Netherlands. Tubers purchased 

 from Professor Brockema, Director, In- 

 stituut voor riantenveredeling, Wagenin- 

 gen. Received March 18, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



For previous introduction see 108215. 



109957. Albion. 



109958. Bevelander. 



109959. Frisco. 



109960. Neordeling. 



109961. Triumph. 



109962. West Brabander. 



109963. Euchaius naecissiflora Huber. 

 Aniaryiliclaceae. 



From Ecuador. Bulbs collected by Mrs. Ynes 

 Mexia, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived March 15, 1935. 



No. 6855. February 5, 1935. Province of 

 Napo-Pastaza, along the trail between In- 

 dillama and Canelos, in a dense forest at 

 13,000 feet altitude. A little-known Ama- 

 zonlily that differs from other species in 

 having smaller flowers in dense umbels. 

 The leaves are lanceolate ovate and the 

 scape is about 15 inches high. Native to 

 tropical South America. 



109964 to 109966. 



From Venezuela. Bulbs collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived March 15, 1935. 



