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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



110334 to 110338. 



From England. Plants presented by Sir 

 Arthur W. Hill, Director, Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Kew, Surrey. Received April 19, 

 1935. 



110334. Arundinaria anceps Mitf. Poa- 

 ceae. Bamboo. 



Because of the uncertainty of its origin, 

 this anndinaria was named anceps. It is 

 now believed to be native to northern 

 India. The culms are round and slend.r 

 and are reported to grow 10 to 15 feet 

 high in England. On small plants there 

 are two or three branches at each node, 

 with rather long branchiets having 8 to 

 10 linear-lanceolate leaves. The leaves 

 are light green, over 3 inches long and 

 three-eighths of an inch wide. The tes- 

 sellation (cross venation) is minute and 

 unusually regular. 



For previous introduction see 89699. 



110335. Chimonobambusa falcata (Nees) 

 Nakai. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



A slender clump bamboo growing to a 

 height of 20 feet, but not exceeding half 

 an inch in diameter, having the young 

 sterns covered with a bluish-white, waxy 

 coating soon turning yellowish green. 

 The light-green, striate-vei'ied leaves are 

 4 to G inches long by one-third of an inch 

 wide, wi(h downv sheaths. The species 

 is not very hardy, being native to the 

 lower slopes of ihe Himalayas in north- 

 western India. 



For previous introduction see 45902. 



110336. Sinahundinaria nitida (Mitf.) 

 Nakai. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



A btimboo, native to central China, 

 which becomes 15 feet tall in England. 

 The light-green leaves, four to six on a 

 branch, are over 2 inches long by three- 

 eighths of an inch wide and have three 

 pairs of p r ominent secondary veins and 

 six intermediate veins. The tessellation 

 is close and regular and the culm sheaths 

 are rather persistent. 



For previous introduction see 89704. 



110337. TlIAMNOCALAMUS SPATHTFLORUS 



(Trin.) Munro. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



A running bamboo, native to the north- 

 western Himalayas, said to grow 20 to 25 

 feet high. The thin delicate leaves, three 

 to six on a branch, are up to 3 inches 

 long by seven-sixteenths of an im h wide. 

 The midrib and secondary veins are in- 

 conspicuous. There are 'hree pairs of the 

 latter and five to seven intermediate veins 

 between. The tessellation is rather close 

 and regular. In its native h ibitat the 

 species is said to occur as undergrowth in 

 Coniferous forests, and it is inferred that 

 it will prefer partial shade. 



For previous introduction see 897C6. 



110338. PSEUDOSASA DISTICHA (Mitf.) 



Nakai. 



A dwarf bamboo of running habit 

 growing 3 to 5 feet high, with rather 

 narrow leaves 2 to 4 inches long, in pro- 

 nouncedly distichous arrangement. 



For previous introduction see 101174. 



110339. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



From Germany. Seeds presented by Rudolph 

 Neumu'ler, Frankenthal, Pfalz. Received 

 April 15, 1935. 



Gochsheim, a pear-shaped onion ; intro- 

 duced for Department specialists. 



110340 to 110349. Cucurbita spp. Ou- 

 curbitaceae. 



From Yugoslavia. Seeds presented by Ive 

 Volaric, Stenjevec, Croatia. Received 

 April 20, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



110340 to 110343. Cucurbita maxima Du- 

 chesne. Squash. 



These varieties are used baked for 

 food. 



110340. Misirace. 



110341. Stambolka. 



110342. Velike bele za peii. (A large 

 variety.) 



110343. Stambolka of Belentija. 



110344 to 110349. Cucurbita Pepo L. 



Pumpkin. 



110344. Poliske I. 



110345. Poliske II. 



110348. Rilerke za kuhat, for home use. 



110347 and 110348. For home use; also 

 fed to hogs. 



110347. No. 10. 110348. No. 11. 



110349. No. 12. Fed to hogs. 



110350 to 110449. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by the Department 

 of New Cultures, Ins.itute of Plant Indus- 

 try, Leningrad, through H. L. Westover 

 and C. R. Enlow, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Ri ceived March 20, 1935. Num- 

 bered in April 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists; 

 the field numbers are those of the Westover 

 and Enlow series. 



110350 to 110352. Alopecurus pratensis 

 L. Poaceae. Meadow foxtaiL 



110350. No. 1246. From Armenia. 



110351. No. 1247. From Georgia, Trans- 

 caucasia. 



110352. No. 1248. From Georgia, Trans- 

 caucasia. 



110353. Arrhenatherdm elatius (L.) 

 Beauv. Poaceae. Tall oatgrass. 



No. 1255. From Azerbaijan. 



For previous introduction see 89811. 



110354 to 110357. Astragalus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Milkvetch, 



110354. No. 1249. From Armenia. 



110355. No. 1250. From Armenia. 



110356. No. 1251. From Armenia. 



110357. No. 1252. From Georgia, Trans- 

 caucasia. 



110358. Beckmannia erucaeformis (L.) 

 Host. Poaceae. Sloughgrass. 



No. 12.: 



From Armenia. 



110359. Brachypodium pinnatum (L.) 

 Beauv. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 1258. From Georgia, Transcau- 

 casia. 



110360. Bromus japonicus lounb. Poa- 

 ceae. Bromegrass. 



No. 1259. From Georgia, Transcau 

 casia. 



