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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



110883 to 110975— Continued. 



110966. Sesamum orientals L. Pedalia- 

 ceae. Sesame. 



No. 3123. Ajonjali. From the market 

 at Barquisimento, Venezuela, March 2, 

 1935. 



For previous introduction see 104263. 



110967. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 3195. Tuna. From San Cristobal, 

 Tachira, Venezuela, March 13, 1935. An 

 herb 2 feet high, with ovoid or ellipsoid 

 orange fruits. 



110968. Tagetes apetala Posada. Aster- 

 aceae. 



No. 3147. Buda de perro, Amapola. 

 From El Sol de los Andes, near San 

 Cristobal, Tachira, Venezuela, March 8, 

 1935. An erect annual, native to Colom- 

 bia at an altitude of about 5,500 feet. 



110969. Tragopogon porrifolius L. Ci- 

 choriaceae. Vegetable-oyster. 



No. 3169. From Casa de Hierro, Cha- 

 chopo, Merida, Venezuela, March 7, 1935. 



110970. Triplaris felipensis Wedd. 

 Polygonaceae. 



No. 3197. Palo Santo. From San Cris- 

 tobal, Tachira, Venezuela, March 13, 1935. 

 A tree up to 20 feet high, with ovate- 

 elliptic leaves about 1 foot long. Native 

 to Venezuela at about 1,000 feet altitude. 



110971 to 110975. Zea mays L 



Poaceae. 

 Corn. 



Cultivated varieties used for food. 



110971. No. 3203. Blandito. From San 

 Cristobal, Tachira, Venezuela, March 

 13, 1935. 



110972. No. 3161. Chiquito. From To- 

 var. Tachira, Venezuela, March 7, 

 1935. A white variety which pro- 

 duces well in cold climates. Stalks 

 2 to 3 feet high, ears 6 to 8 inches 

 long, 1 to 3 per stalk. 



110973. No. 3138. Cariaca. From the 

 market at Barquisimento, Venezuela, 

 March 2, 1935. 



110974. No. 3204. Blanco. From San 

 Cristobnl, Tachira, Venezuela, March 

 13, 1935. 



110975. No. 3160. Chiquito, Chimirito, 

 Perrito. From Tovar, Tachira, Vene- 

 zuela, March 7, 1935. A yellow form 

 of No. 3161. rSee 110972 for de- 

 scription.] 



110976 to 110989. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by W. Kern, Botanic 

 Garden, Academy of Sciences, Alma-Ata, 

 Kazakstan. Received May 9, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



110976 to 110978. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



110976. Allium glacials Vved. 



An allium with terete stems about 1 

 foot high, linear leaves, and dense um- 

 bels of small pink flowers. Native to 

 Turkistan. 



110977. Allium monadblphum Turcz. 



An allium, native to eastern Siberia, 

 with terete leaves and a scape over 1 

 foot high, with a dense umbel of small 

 rose-purple flowers. 



110976 to 110989— Continued. 



110978. Allium platyspathum Schrenk. 



An allium with a scape 3 to 6 inches 

 high, several linear leaves, and an um- 

 bel of small purple flowers. Native to 

 Turkistan. 



110979. Allium sp. 



110980. Festuca elatior arundinacea 

 (Schreb.) Wimm. Poaceae. Fescue. 



For previous introduction see 110797. 



110981. Festuca ovina sulcata Hack. 

 Poaceae. Fescue. 



For previous introduction see 110882. 



110982 to 110984. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



110982. Iris songarica Schrenk. 



A densely tufted Apogon iris about 

 1 foot high, with narrow-linear, strong- 

 ly ribbed leaves up to a foot in length 

 and two to three lilac-colored flowers 

 over an inch long. Native to central 

 Asia. 



For previous introduction see 110132. 



110983. Iris sp. 



110984. Iris sp. 



110985. Picea schrenkiana Fisch. and 

 Mey. Pinaceae. Schrenk spruce. 



A large tree up to 100 feet high, with 

 ashy gray branchlets, often narrowly 

 pyramidal in habit. The dark-green, rigid 

 leaves are over an inch long, and the dark 

 shining brown cylindric cones are 3 to 5 

 inches long and an inch in diameter. Na- 

 tive to central Asia at altitudes between 

 4,500 and 10,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see, 52659. 



110988 to 110989. Rheum spp. Polygona- 

 ceae. Rhubarb. 



110986 and 110987. Rheum songaricum 

 Schrenk. 



A coarse herbaceous perennial with 

 deeply cordate, reniform leaves. Na- 

 tive to alkaline deserts in central Asia. 



For previous introduction see 110147. 



110988. Rheum wittrockh Lundstroem. 



A tail broad-leaved European species 

 with light-pink flowers and fruits. 



For previous introduction see 69107. 



110989. Rheum sp. 



110990 to 111018. 



From Colombia. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived May 10, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



110990. Bocconia frutescens L. Papav- 

 eraceae. 



No. 3308. Tromveto. Collected along 

 the railroad track between Anolaima and 

 Cachipay, Cundinamarca. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 110845. 



110991. Bomarea sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 3275. Pecosa. From La Uribe, 

 near Bogota, April 3, 1935. A climbing 

 plant which grows 20 feet high, with 

 golden-brown flowers marked with darker 

 spots. 



