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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



111411. Zephyranthes sp. Amarylli- 

 daceae. 



From' Mexico. Seed and bulbs presented by 

 Dr. C. A. Purpus, Huatusco, Vera Cruz. 

 Received June 24, 1935. 



Collected from the mountains near Hua- 

 tusco. 



111412 to 111414. 



Prom Australia. Plants presented by George 

 W. Althofer, Dripstone, New South Wales. 



Received June 25, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



111412. Amygdalcs persica nectarina Ait. 

 Amygdalaceae. Nectarine. 



Irrewarra nectarine. 



111413 and 111414. Prunus salicina 

 Lindl. Amygdalaceae. Japanese plum. 



111413. Narrabeen. A large flattish red 

 plum with yellow dots. The yellow 

 flesh is juicy and sugary, and the 

 stone is small ; a good cropper. 



111414. Wilson. A medium large, round, 

 bright-crimson plum with yellow flesh. 



111415. Brassica rapa L. Brassica- 

 ceae. Turnip. 



From 1 China. Seeds presented by Dr. J. F. 

 Rock. Received June 20, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



Rape turnip. A turnip grown by the Chi- 

 nese tribes of southwestern China, as well 

 as by the Tibetans. The young leaves, as 

 well as the root, are used as a vegetable. 



111416 and 111417. 



From Siam. Seeds presented by Mrs. Wil- 

 liam Harris, Prince Royal College, Chieng- 

 mai. Received June 19, 1935. 



111416. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaeeae. 



A cassia which blooms in Siam from 

 May through July. The deep-pink flowers 

 and leaves appear at the same time. 



111417. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaeeae. 



A cassia with light-pink flowers that 

 apoear before the leaves. The flowering 

 period in Siam is from' 3 to 4 weeks, from' 

 late March to early April. 



111418 and 111419. Macadamia terni- 

 folia F. Muell. Proteaceae. 



Queensland-nut. 



From Australia. Seeds purchased from S. 



M. Greer, Upper Dungary, Tweed River, 



Npw South Wales. Received June 25, 



1935. 



An evergreen tree up to 50 feet high, na- 

 tive to eastern Australia. It is cultivated 

 for its edible nuts which have sweet white 

 flesh with the flavor of chestnuts, incased in 

 a shell which is typically very hard. 



For previous introduction see 103735. 



111418. A medium-sized nut with a thin 

 shell. 



111419. Mammoth. A variety with large 

 nuts. 



111420 and 111421. Solanum tube- 

 rosum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Colombia. Tubers collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived June 26, 1935. 



111420 and 111421— Continued. 



Cultivated potatoes collected May 15. 

 1935, between Dos Rios and La Union, El 

 Cauca ; introduced for Department special- 

 ists. 



111420. No. 3396. Guata. 



111421. No. 3397. Chaucha. 



111422. Citrus granbis (L.) Osbeck. 

 Rutaceae. Grapefruit. 



From Brazil. Budwood presented by Joao 

 Dierberser, Jr., Sao Paulo. Received June 

 28, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



Zamboa variety. Budwood from a tree 

 growing on the farm of Dierberger & Cia, 

 Fazenda Citra, Limeira. 



111423. Digitaria littoralis 

 trata Stent. Poaceae. 



PROS- 



G-rass. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by D. Moses, African Explosives 

 and Industries, Johannesburg. Received 

 June 20, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



A densely tufted grass with numerous 

 runners rooting at the nodes. 



For previous introduction see 91766. 



111424 and 111425. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. 

 Grey, Superintendent, Atkins Institution* 

 of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos, through F. G. Walsingham. Re- 

 ceived June 17, 1935. 



Originally from La Mortola, Ventimiglia, 

 Italy ; introduced for Department specialists, 



111424. Aloe. Liliaceae. 



A hybrid of Aloe striata; other parent 

 unknown. 



111425. Dyckia frigida (Linden) Hook. f. 

 Bromeliaceae. 



A stemless succulent with a dense ro- 

 sette of spiny, sword-shaped leaves up to 

 2 feet long, and a lateral ascending scape 

 with a panicle about a foot long of showy 

 yellow flowers. Native to Brazil. 



111426 and 111427. Actinidia chinen- 

 sis Planch. Dilleniaceae. Yangtao. 



From New Zealand. Seeds presented by II. 

 R. Wright, Avondale, Auckland. Received 

 June 25, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



For previous introduction see 99144. 



111428. Tkopaeolum tuberosum Ruiz 

 and Pav. Tropaeolaceae. 



Nasturtium . 



From Colombia. Tubers collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived June 26, 1935. 



No. 3398. Cubios, cubia. Collected be- 

 tween Dos Rios and La Union, El Cauca, 

 May 11, 1935. A tuberous-rooted herba- 

 ceous climber, with red and yellow flowers, 

 native to the highlands of northern South 

 America, where the tubers are boiled and 

 eaten as a vegetable. The plant is said to be 

 able to withstand a slight frost. 



For previous introduction see 99110. 



