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112350 to 112353— Continued. 



112352. Zephyranthes rosea Lindl. 



A tender autumn-blooming species, na- 

 tive to Cuba, with linear, bright- green 

 leaves and rose-colored flowers an incn 

 long, on a peduncle 4 to 6 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 109912. 



112353. Zephyranthes texana Herb. 



Aurea. A variety witb bright-yellow 

 flowers. 



112354 to 112359. Nicotiana spp. Sola- 

 naceae. Tobacco. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived October 4, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112354. Nicotiana glauca R. Grah. 



Tree tobacco. 



No. 3535. Collected near Taxco, Morelos, 

 September 23, 1935. The plants are from 

 6 to 20 feet high, with yellow flowers ; 

 grows commonly throughout Mexico. 



112355 to 112359. Nicotiana tabacum 

 L. Common tobacco. 



112355. No. 3530. Virginia. Puente de 

 Ixtla, Morelos, September 19, 1935. 



112356. No. 3532. From Los Organos, 

 Guerrero, September 22, 1935. 



112357. No. 3533. From Kilometro Cua- 

 renta, Guerrero, September 23, 1935. 



112358 and 112359. Seed grown by Cap- 

 tain McClellan at Hacienda de Ixtapa. 

 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, and presented 

 September 20, 1935, through G. H. 

 "Winters, American consul at Guadala- 

 jara. 



112358. No. 3536. Orejon palmeno. 



112359. No. 3537. Virginia. 



112360 and 112361. Litchi chinensis 

 Sonner. Sapindaceae. Lychee. 



From China. Plants presented by Col. Clyde 

 S. Ford. United States Postal Agency, 

 Shanghai. Received July 24, 1923. Num- 

 bered in October 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112360. No. 7. 



112361. No. 8. 



112362. Saccharum officinarum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From New York, N. Y. Cuttings received 

 through the Bureau of Entomology and 

 Plant Quarantine, October 5, 1935. 



112363 to 112367. Beta spp. Chenopo- 

 diaceae. 



From France. Roots collected bv G. H. 

 Coons, Division of Sugar Plants, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received October 7, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112363 to 112366. Beta vulgaris L. 



Common beet. 



112363. Variety Atriplicifolia. Original- 

 ly from La Hoy a, near Lorca, Spain , 

 grown for 3 months in the Museum 

 of Paris Botanical Garden, Paris. 



112363 to 112367— Continued. 



112364. From Vanville, Normandie. 



112365. From Ciotal, near Cherbourg, 

 Normandie. 



112366. From Landmere, near Cherbourg, 

 Normandie. 



112367. Beta trigyna Waldst. and Kit. 



From the Museum of Paris Botanical Gar- 

 den, Paris. 



112368. Solanum tuberosum L. Sola- 

 naceae. Potato. 



From Australia. Tubers presented by Rich- 

 ard P. N. Short, Department of Agri- 

 culture and Stock, Brisbane, Queensland. 

 Received October 8, 1935. 



Snowflake potatoes, grown by Bull Bros., 

 Musk Creek, Victoria ; introduced for De- 

 partment specialists. 



112369. Bessera elegans Schult f. 

 Liliaceae. Coraldrops. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived October 4, 1935. 



No. 3541. September 19, 1935. Collected 

 in rocky soil on bluffs near Dos Caminos, 

 Guerrero. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see 112349. 



112370 and 112371. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by F. W. 

 Smith, Guasave, Sinaloa. Received October 

 7, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112370. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. Ru- 

 taceae. Grapefruit. 



A grapefruit with pink flesh. 



112371. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae. 



A plant with satin-sheen white flowers 

 and peculiar hairy pods ; tubers form on 

 the roots. Received under the name 

 "Ilicifolia," for which a place of publica- 

 tion has not been found. 



112372. Jubaeopsis caefra Beccari. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by E. Percy Phillips, Principal Bot- 

 anist, Department of Agriculture, Pretoria. 

 Received October 4, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



A low pinnate-leaved palm 20 feet or less in 

 height, with leaves 12 to 15 feet long and 

 small edible nuts about the size of walnuts. 

 Native to the coast of the Cape of Good Hope. 



112373. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 



From the West Indies. Seeds collected by 

 Mrs. Aileen Ricker, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received October 15, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



Collected at Kingston, Jamaica. A papaya 

 of fine flavor. 



