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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



110559 to 110590 — Continued. 



110566. Allium sphaerocephalon L. 

 Bulbs of a European onion with a 



scape 1 to 2 feet high, leafy only a 

 third of its length. The half-teret. 

 leaves are much shorter than the stem 

 and the bright or dark-purple flowers 

 are freely borne in globo.se or ovom 

 umbels about an inch in diameter. 



110567. Allium vineale L. 



Bulblets of 

 onion, about 

 England. 



For previous introduction see 78999 



a pink-flowered wild 

 foot high, native to 



110568. CUCUMIS MELO L. 



Cucurbitaceae. 

 Muskmeion. 



110569 to 110574. CUCURBITA PBPO L. Cu 

 curbitaceae. Pumpkin. 



110569. 

 110570. 

 110571. 

 110572. 

 110573. 

 110574. 



Annulata. 



Oviformte. 



Patisson. 



Platycarpa striata. 



Pyriformis. 



Verrucosa. 



110591 to 110593. 



Krom Guatemala. Seeds collected by 

 Nancy Bell Fairchild, at Antigua. Re- 

 ceived April 22, 1935. 



110591. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 

 A shrub with yellow flowers. 



110592. Cedrela sp. Meliaceae. 



110593. (Undetermined.) 

 Jaupa. 



110594 to 110611. 



From England. Seeds presented by the Di- 

 rector, Cambridge University Botanic 

 Garden. Received April 18, 1935. 



110575 to 110580. Festuca spp. 



Poaceae. 



Fescue. 



110575. Festuca elatior arundinacea 

 (Schreb.) Wimrn. 



110576. Festuca ovina glauca (Lam.) 

 Koch. Blue fescue. 



110577. Festuca rubra L. Red fescue. 



110578 and 110579. Festuca rubra 

 heterophylla (Lam.) Mutel. 



110580. Festuca spadicea L. 



110581. Poa nemoralis L. Poaceae. 



Wood bluegrass. 



For previous introduction see 78805. 



110584. Rheum spp 



110582 to 

 naceae. 



Polygo- 

 Rhubarb. 



110582. Rheum australe Don. 



For previous introduction see 31037. 



110583. Rheum officinale Bail!. 



For previous introduction see 104375. 



110584. Rheum rhaponticum L. 



Common rhubarb. 



110585 to 

 ceae. 



110590. Solanum spp. Solana 



U0585. Solanum ciliatlm Lam. 



A spiny perennial with cordate leaves 

 and small clusters of white flowers. 



110586. Solanum dulcamara l. 



Bitter nightshade. 



110587. Solanum guineense L. 



B\>r previous introduction see 93096. 



110588. Solanum melongena L. 



Eggplant. 



110589. Solanum miniatum Berhh. 



An annual, native to southern Eu- 

 rope, with unarmed stems over a foot 

 high, ovate glabrous leaves, and ra- 

 .cem.es of small white flowers. 



110590. Solanum nigrum L. 



Black nightshade. 



Introduced for Department specialists 



110594. Cucumis sativus L 

 ceae. 



Cucurbita- 

 Cucumber. 



110595 to 110597. Lycopersicon esculen- 

 tum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



110595. [No varietal name.] 



110596. Cerasiforme. 



110597. Pitiforme. 



110598 to 110604. Passiflora spp. Passi- 

 floiaceae. Passionflower. 



110598. Passiflora banksii Benth. 



An evergreen climber with broad 

 three-lobed haves nearly 3 inches across 

 and about 2 inches wide. Native to 

 New South Wales and Queensland. 



For previous introduction see 35104. 



110599. Passiflora capsularis L. 



A tall slender climber with red ten- 

 drils, two-lobed leaves, and solitary, 

 rosy-red flowers about 2 inches across. 

 Native to Brazil and northeastern 

 Paraguay. 



For previous introduction see 45168. 



110800. Passiflora edulis Sims. 



Purple gran adi 11a. 



110601. Passiflora gracilis Jacq. 



Crinkled passionflower. 



A Brazilian vine with smooth slen- 

 der stems and bluntly three-lobed, 

 membranous leaves up to 3 inches long. 

 The pale-green to whitish flowers are 

 about 1 inch across, and the ovoid pur- 

 plish fruits are about 2 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 49026. 



110602. Passiflora ligclaris Juss. 



Sweet granadilla. 



110603. Passiflora lutea L. 



Yellow passionflower. 



For previous introduction see 43115. 



110604. Passiflora suberosa L. 



Cork passionflower, 



A woody climber with roundish, 

 three-lobed leaves, small greenish-yellow 

 flowers, and ovoid black berries. Na- 

 tive to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see 9777*'.. 



110605 to 110607. PlSUM spp. Fabaeeae. 



Pea. 



110605. Pisum jomardi Schrank. 



A hardy white-flowered annua 1 poa 

 about 3 feet high, native to Egypt. 



For previous introduction see 104858. 



