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110638 to 110663— Coiittinued. 



110661. Solanum humile Lam. 



A dwarf, shrubby perennial with 

 ovate leaves and violet-colored flowers. 

 Known only in cultivation. 



110662. Solanum luteum Mill. 



A hairy herb, with branching stems 

 over 2 feet high, woolly ovate leaves, 

 and umbels of small white flowers fol- 

 lowed by yellow berries. Native to 

 temperate South America. 



110663. Solanum miniatum Bernh. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 110589. 



110664 to 110675. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Dr. H. 

 Wenholz, Department of Agriculture, 

 Sydney, New South Wales. Received 

 April 26, 1935. 



A collection of seeds from the Bathurst 

 Experiment Farm, introduced for Depart- 

 ment specialists. 



110664 to 110670. Allium cepa L. 

 ceae. 



Lilia- 

 Onion. 



110664. Barlettu B. 8212. 



110665. Duboo White. 



110666. Lord Howe Island B. 3U t 9. 

 100667. Odorless B. 33lfi. 



110668. Hunter River Brown Spanish. 



110669. Maitland White. 



110670. White Pearl. 



110671. Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae. 



Celery- 

 South Australian celery. 



110672 to 110675. Daucus carota L. Api- 

 aceae. Carrot. 



110672. Colonial B. 3^5. 



110673. Fine Long Red B. 31,3. 



110674. Long Bunching. 



110675. Coreless Long Red. 



110676. Habbanthus brachyandrus 

 (Baker) Sealy. Amaryllidaceae. 



From Argentina. Bulbs presented by Ing. 

 Paul Ramella, Director de la Estacion 

 Experimental Central, Bergamino. Re- 

 ceived May 4, 1935. 



A Paraguayan habranthus with three or 

 four erect, pale-green leaves and a peduncle 

 about a foot long bearing a single flower ; 

 this has a large funnel-shaped perianth, 

 purplish red with pale pink tips. 



110677. Obyza sativa L. Poaceae. 



Rice. 



From the Fiji Islands. Seeds presented 

 through the Division of Cereal Crops and 

 Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 27, 1935. 



Sonacalif rice ; introduced for Depart- 

 ment specialists. 



110678. Bauhinia purpurea L. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



From India. Seeds presented by F. G. 

 Dickason, through Winfleld E. Scott, 



141792—39 3 



110678— Continued. 



American consul, Rangoon, Burma. Re- 

 ceived April 25, 1935. 



A small tree with pink flowers ; collected 

 February 17, 1935, in the nursery at Judson 

 College, Rangoon. 



110679 to 110681. Nicotiana tabacum 

 L. Solanaceae. Tobacco. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Henrique 

 Barradas, Ministerio da Agricultura 

 Campo de Sementes de Fumo, Tracua- 

 teua. Received April 30, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



110679. Barwy. 



110680. Pretinho. 



110681. Saracd. 



110682 to 110684. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by R. M. Grey, 

 Superintendent of the Atkins Institution 

 of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos, through F. G. Walsingbam. Re- 

 ceived April 29, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



110682. X Dombeya cayeuxii Andre. Ster- 

 culiaceae. 



A hybrid between Dombeya mastersil 

 and D. wallichii. It is a handsome shrub 

 about 6 feet high, with large cordate 

 leaves and pendent corymbs of showy 

 pink flowers. The parents are native to 

 tropical Africa and Madagascar, respec- 

 tively. 



110683. Dombeya spectabilis Bojer. Ster- 

 culiaceae. 



A tree up to 30 feet high, with large 

 velvety cordate-lobed leaves and droop- 

 ing umbels of showy scarlet flowers. Na- 

 tive to Madagascar. 



110684. AVERRHOA BILIMBI L. 



ceae. 



Oxalida- 

 Bilimbi. 



A tree 20 to 60 feet high, cultivated 

 in parts of South America and the West 

 Indies for the sake of its greenish-yellow, 

 cucumber-shaped acid fruits which are 

 pickled or used as a relish with meat. It 

 is tropical in its requirements. 



For previous introduction see 108253. 



110685 to 110764. 



From Lithuania. Seeds and bulbs presented 

 by Dr. C. Regel, Director, Botanic Gar- 

 den, Kaunas. Received April 24, 1935. 

 Introduced for Department specialists, 

 and, unless otherwise specified, the mate- 

 rial was received as seeds. 



110685. Agropyron sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



110686 to 110702. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



110686. Allium aflatunense B. Fedtsch. 



A large allium with broad-oblong 

 leaves and umbels of purple flowers on 

 a scape up to 4 feet high. Native to 

 Turkistan. 



110687. Allium albidum Fisch. 



A species with clustered oblong bulbs, 

 very narrow semi-terete leaves, and 

 white or yellowish-white flowers. Na- 

 tive to the southeastern part of Europe. 



For previous introduction see 95567. 



