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113691. Haplophyton cimeidum DO. 

 Apocynaceae. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Dr. C. 

 Conzatti. Oaxaea de Juarez, Oaxaca. Re- 

 ceived January 28, 1936. 



Hierba de la cucaracha. A dense woody 

 perennial with small opposite, narrowly 

 ovate leaves and terminal, pale-yellow flow- 

 ers nearly 1 inch across. Native to the 

 mountains of south-central Mexico. 



113692 to 113694. CiTRtTLLUs vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Japan 

 Seed & Plant Co., Tokyo. Received Janu- 

 ary 31, 1936. 



113692. Daisen. A late melon that keeps 

 well. The dark-green fruits have sweet 

 red flesh and sometimes weigh 25 

 pounds. 



113693. Early Sugar. A globular melon 

 that weighs up to 11 pounds and is 

 about 20 percent sweeter than ordinary 

 melons. 



113694. Miyako. Resembles Sweet Japa- 

 nese, but the flesh is lighter in color 

 and firmer. 



113695 to 113698. 



From Manchuria. Seeds purchased from L. 

 Ptitsin, Harbin. Received January 30, 

 1936. 



113695. Rubus 

 Rosaceae. 



CRATAEGIFOLIUS BungOi 



Hawthorn raspberry. 

 No. 75. A wild form. 



113696. Rubus idaeus L. Rosaceae. 



Raspberry. 



No. 73. A cultivated Manchurian rasp- 

 berry. 



113697. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 74. A cultivated Manchurian rasp- 

 berry which ripens early. 



113698. Vitis amueensis Rupr. Vitaceae. 



Amur grape. 



A wild grape. 



113699 to 113702. Oryza sattva L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by K. Nakata, 

 Kyushu Imperial University, Department 

 of Agriculture, Fukuoka. Received Jan- 

 uary 27, 1936. 



113699. Aikoku-shinjo, No. 7. II. 



113700. Kameji. II. 



113701. Mubo-aikoku. II. 



113702. Sensho. I. 



113703 to 113706. 



From England. Scions presented by W. H. M. 

 Roberson, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. 

 Received February 10, 1936. 



113703. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malaceae. 



Apple. 



Crimson Bramley. A large attractive 

 apple, crimson on the sunny side; de- 

 scribed as an excellent cooking and 

 storage apple. 



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113703 to 113706— Continued. 



113704. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malaceae. 



Apple. 



Nine-Square. A medium-sized cooking 

 apple of delicious flavor ; color crimson 

 mingled with green. 



113705. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



Ghissel. A dessert pear about the size 

 of a medium-sized plum ; color, yellowish 

 green when ripe. 



113706. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



True Ohissel. A little larger than the 

 ordinary Chissel and much sweeter ; color, 

 yellowish green when ripe. 



113707. Pinus CANARiBNSis C. Smith. 

 Pinaceae. Canary pine. 



From the Canary Islands. Seeds presented 

 by Antonio Gonzalez, Director, Estacion 

 Experimental de Horticultura y Jardineria 

 de Santa Cruz de Tenerife y Orotava. Re- 

 ceived February 8, 1936. 



A pine, native to the Canary Islands, 

 which thrives in warm temperate climates. 

 It is suited to nearly all soils and has a 

 straight trunk and a broad, round-topped 

 head. The wood of this pine, known in the 

 Canary Islands as "tea," is very hard, very 

 difficult to work, but unequaled for duration 

 and building purposes. 



For previous introduction see 68300. 



113708 to 113710. Saccharum sponta- 

 neum L. Poaceae. 



From the Soviet Union. Seeds presented by 

 the Director, Institute of Dry Sub-tropics, 

 Tashkent. Received February 5, 1936. 



Wild sugarcane. 



113708. No. 59. From the vicinity of Par- 

 har village, Upper Painj (Amu-Darya). 



113709. No. 60. From the vicinity of Par- 

 har village, Upper Painj (Amu-Darya). 



113710. No. 61. From the vicinity of 

 Chinas on the Syr-Darya River. 



113711. Castanopsis sp. Fagaceae. 



From China. Seeds presented by Peter Liu, 

 Peiping. Received February 11, 1936. 



Hsi Lee, slender chestnut, from Hang 

 Chow. A sweet chestnut. 



113712 to 113722. Nicotiana tabacum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common tobacco. 



From Honduras. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February 14, 1936. 



Nos. 113712 to 113717 were collected at 

 Danli, Departamento El Paraiso, January 

 22, 1936, from a grower. 



113712. No. 3660. Deli. A pure strain, 

 originally from Sumatra. 



113713. No. 3661. Java. A pure strain, 

 originally from Sumatra. 



113714. No. 3662. Copan. A pure strain. 



113715. No. 3663. Habana. A pure strain. 



113716. No. 3664. Salvador. 



