JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 19 3 



113620 to 113622— Continued. 



113621. Ephedra intermedia Schrenk and 

 Mey. Gnetaceae. 



A shrubby leafless plant with a creep- 

 ing rootstalk and a short woody stem 3 to 

 4 inches high, simple or with a few 

 branches. It is native to Sungaria. 



For previous introduction see 101454. 



113622. Phoenix ouseleyana Griffith. 

 Phoenicaceae. Dwarf date palm. 



From the bank of the Beas River, Kan- 

 gra Valley, Mandi State, at 2,600 feet 

 altitude. A spiny palm with a short stem 

 up to 12 feet in height and 9 inches in 

 diameter, densely covered with the stumps 

 of leafstalks. The edible fruits are orange 

 colored until fully ripe when they become 

 black. The pinnate leaves are 4 to 8 feet 

 long, with pliable clustered leaflets more 

 or less four ranked. Native to the south- 

 ern slopes of the Himalayas and to the 

 East Indies. 



For previous introduction see 54767. 

 113623. Debeis sp. Fabaceae. 



From Guatemala. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 22, 1936. 



No. 3657. Palo de Zope. Presented by the 

 Director of Agriculture. 



113624 to 113636. Nicotiana tabacum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common tobacco. 



From Colombia. Seeds collected by Ray- 

 mond Stadelman, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received January 27, 1936. 



Nos. 113624 to 113630 were collected in 

 the vicinity of Espinal Tolima, December 31, 

 1935. 



113624. No. 46. Gostillo negro. 



113625. No. 47. Costillo negro. 



113626. No. 48. Gostillo Habana. 



113627. No. 49. Pina. 



113628. No. 50. 



113629. No. 51. Colon. 



113630. No. 52. Costillo Habana. 



113631. No. 53. Palmira. From the vi- 

 cinity of Espinal, Tolima, January 1, 

 1936. 



Nos. 113632 to 113636 were collected in 

 the vicinity of Guamo, Tolima, January 

 4, 1936. 



113632. No. 54. Habana and Palmira, a 

 mixed sample. 



113633. No. 55. Costillo negro. 



113634. No. 56. Costillo negro. 



113635. No. 57. Habana and Palmira, a 

 mixed sample. 



113636. No. 58. Habana, Costillo negro, 

 Caroluno, a mixed sample. 



113637 to 113645. Vitis vinifeea L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From France. Plants purchased from the 

 Richters Nurseries, Montpellier. Received 

 January 17, 1936. 



113637. Aramon novi X 3309. 



113638. Caralicante X R-57. 



113639. Carignane X S309. 



113637 to 113645— Continued. 



113640. Chasselas dor6 x 3809. 



113641. Mourastel Bouschet X 3309. 



113642. Muscat de Frontignan X 3309. 



113643. Syrah (Petite Syrah) x 3309. 



113644. Sauvignon Blanc X 3309. 



113645. Saint Emilion X 3309. 



113646. Tbifolium peatense L. Faba- 

 ceae. Red clover. 



From the Soviet Union. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. N. I. Vavilov, Director. Institute of 

 Plant Industry, Leningrad. Received Jan- 

 uary 21, 1936. 



From Riisk District, Transcaspian Re- 

 public. 



113647 and 113648. Solanum tubebo- 

 sum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Argentina. Tubers presented by the 

 Ministry of Agriculture, Buenos Aires. 

 Received January 28, 1936. 



113647. Blanca. 113648. Chayuenta. 



113649. Zephyeanthes sp. Amarylli- 

 daceae. 



From El Salvador. Bulbs collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 28, 1936. 



No. 3659. January 10, 1936, from San 

 Salvador. 



113650 and 113651. 



From Italy. Plants and cuttings presented 

 by Dr. Mario Calvino. Stazione Sperimen- 

 tale di Floricoltura, San Remo. Received 

 January 28, 1936. 



113650. Amygdalus persica L. 

 laceae. 



Amygda- 

 Peach. 



Plants of Pollardi. 



113651. Ficus carica L. Moraceae. 

 Cuttings of the Pissalutto fig. 



113652 to 113657. Castanea mollis- 

 sima Blume. Fagaceae. 



Hairy chestnut. 



From China. Scions collected by Peter Liu, 

 in Chekiang Province. Received January 

 30, 1936. 



Nos. 113652 to 113654 were collected near 

 the village of Chuan Tzu in the district of 

 Hsiao Shan. 



113652. No. 1. Hung Pan Lee, red-skin 

 chestnut. A grafted chestnut, one of 

 the best varieties. 



113653. No. 2. Hei Pan Lee, black-skin 

 chestnut. A very sweet, grafted chest- 

 nut. 



113654. No. 3. Tsao Lee, grass chestnut. 

 A seedling chestnut that produces very 

 small nuts, but the tree is used as a 

 stock on which to graft the better varie- 

 ties. 



113655. No. 4. Kuei Hua Lee Tzu, cassia 

 chestnut. Collected near Chi Lung 

 Shan, Cok Nest Mountains, near Hang 

 Chow. This variety is abundantly 

 planted in this region. The fruits ripen 

 in the latter part of September. When 

 they first begin to ripen the cassia is 

 in bloom ; hence the name. 



