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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



110871 to 110877— Continued. 



110877. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



Reine de Hative. 



110878 to 110882. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by the Botanic 

 Garden of the Academy of Sciences, 

 Minsk. Received May 11, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



110878. Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) 

 Beauv. Poaceae. Tufted hairgrass. 



110879 to 110882. Festuca spp. Poaceae. 



Fescue. 



110879. Festuca ovina L. Sheep fescue. 



110880. Festuca ovina dueiuscula 

 (L.) Koch. 



110881. Festuca ovina glauca (Lam.) 

 Koch. 



110882. Festuca ovina sulcata Hack. 



110883 to 110975. 



From Colombia and Venezuela. Seeds col- 

 lected by W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received May 3, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



110883. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) 

 Moench. Malvaceae. Okra. 



No. 3126. Quimbombo. From the 

 market at Barquisimento, Venezuela, 

 March 2, 1935. The seeds are roasted 

 and ground to make a beverage like 

 coffee. 



110884. Leucaena glauca (L.) Benth. 

 Mimosaceae. 



No. 3216. From Cucuta, Colombia, 

 March 19, 1935. 



For previous introduction see 94782. 



110885. Acnistcs sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 3188. Uvita. Collected March 12, 

 1935, near Capacho, Tachira, Venezuela. 

 A small tree 10 to 20 feet high, with 

 white flowers. It is cultivated for its 

 edible fruits. 



110886. Allium schoenoprasum L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Chives. 



No. 3168. Cebollin. Locally grown 

 seed purchased March 7, 1935, at Casa 

 de Hierro, a hostelry in the Andes, Vene- 

 zuela. 



110887. Althaea eosea (L.) Cav. Malva- 

 ceae. Hollyhock. 



No. 3148. From El Sol de los Andes, 

 near San Cristobal, Tachira, Venezuela, 

 March 8, 1935. A cultivated hollyhock 

 with fringed pink petals. 



110888. Ambrosia cumanensis H. B. K. 

 Ambrosiaceae. 



No. 3199. Altamisia. From San Cris- 

 tobal, Tachira, Venezuela, March 13, 1935. 

 A herbaceous perennial about 2 feet high. 

 Native to Venezuela. 



110889. Anethum graveolens L. Apia- 

 ceae. Dill. 



No. 3130. Hinojo. From the market at 

 Barquisimento, Venezuela, March 2, 1935. 

 A cultivated plant, used medicinally and 

 as a refreshing drink. 



110883 to 100975— Continued. 



110890. Aspidosperma sp. Apocynaceae. 



No. 3201. From San Cristobal, Ta- 

 chira, Venezuela, March 13, 1935. A 

 slender tree 20 feet high. 



110891. Banisteriopsis sp. Malpighia- 

 ceae. 



No. 3117. Collected between Valencia 

 and Guatoporo, Carabobo, Venezuela, Feb- 

 ruary 26, 1935. A small shrub 2 to 3 

 feet high with semitwining branches. 



110892. Banisteriopsis sp. Malpighia- 

 ceae. 



No. 3192. From near Capacho, Tachira, 

 Venezuela, March 12, 1935. A woody 

 vine about 20 feet high. 



110893 to 110895. Bauhinia spp. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



110893 and 110894. Bauhinia CUMANEN- 

 sis H. B. K. 



Bejuca de cadena. Collected along 

 the highway between Valencia and El 

 Cainbul, Carabobo, Venezuela, Febru- 

 ary 23, 1935. A shrubby climber about 

 30 feet long, native to Venezuela, with 

 bifid ovate leaves and terminal racemes 

 of small white fragrant flowers. 



110893. No. 3085. 110894. No. 3098. 



110895. Bauhinia mollicella Blake. 



No. 3179. IAbrito. From near Ca- 

 pacho, Tachira, Venezuela, March 12,. 

 1935. A spiny tree about 20 feet high, 

 with white flowers. Native to Vene- 

 zuela. 



110896. Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) 

 Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. Waxgourd. 



No. 3135. Pepino extranjero. From 

 the market at Barquisimento, Venezuela. 

 March 2, 1935. A cultivated waxgourd 6 

 by 7 inches, covered with thick gray 

 bloom. The white flesh smells like a cu- 

 cumber. It is boiled as a vegetable, also 

 used raw in salads. Probably introduced 

 from China by the local Chinese. 



For previous introduction see 105334. 



110897. Bowdichia virgilioides H. B. K. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3120. Chaparro. Collected be- 

 tween Valencia and Guataporo, Carabobo, 

 Venezuela, February 26, 1935. A small, 

 usually crooked tree about 25 feet high, 

 with leathery compound leaves and ter- 

 minal panicles of small blue flowers, fol- 

 lowed by seed pods which turn reddish 

 when near maturity. Native to dry re- 

 gions in Venezuela and Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 109916. 



110898. Centrosema pubescens Benth. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3218. Collected between Cucuta 

 and Pamplona, Colombia, March 20, 1935. 



For previous introduction see 110173. 



110899 to 110901. Brassica spp. Brassi- 



110899 and 110900. Locally grown seed 

 from Casa de Hierro. Chachopo, 

 Merida, Venezuela, March 7, 1935. 



110899. Brassica campestris L. 



Rutabaga. 



No. 3164. Ruta. 



