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113845. Passiflora ligularis Juss. 

 Passifloraceae. Sweet granadilla. 



From Honduras. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February 26, 1936. 



For previous introduction see 110602. 



113846. Trifolitjh pkatense L. Faba- 

 ceae. Red clover. 



From the Soviet Union. Seeds purchased 

 from the Kunger Interregional Control 

 Station, Ural Province, through the Insti- 

 tute of Plant Industry, Leningrad. Re- 

 ceived February 26, 1936. 



113847. Neomammillaeia elongata 

 (DC.) Britt. and Rose. Cactaceae. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by Paul Rus- 

 sell and Max Souviron, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received September 20, 1930. 

 Numbered in February 1936. 



No. 13. From the Botanic Garden, Mexico 

 City, September 11, 1930 ; originally from 

 Hidalgo. An erect cactus 6 to 7 inches high 

 and 1 to 2 inches in diameter, with short 

 tubercles having 16 to 18 yellow radial 

 spines. The small flowers are white or yel- 

 lowish. Native to central Mexico. 



For previous introduction see 81178. 

 113848 to 113854. Teiticum aestivum 

 L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by H. 

 Wenholz, Director of Plant Breeding, De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Sydney, New 

 South Wales. Received February 14, 1936. 



A collection of rust-resistant varieties of 

 wheat. 



113848. Argentine E-31. (C-8681.) Origi- 

 nally from Argentina. 



113849. Minor. (C-9142.) 



113850. Portugal. (C-9895.) 

 from Portugal. 



113851. Preparateur Etienne. 

 Originally from France. 



(C-9141.) 



(C-6149.) 



113852. Puror. 



113853. Saisette. 

 from France. 



113854. Varonne. 

 from France. 



(C-6146.) 



Originally 

 (C-6141.) 



Originally 

 Originally 



113855 to 113865. Rubus spp. Rosa- 

 ceae. 



From the Soviet Union. Seeds presented by 

 N. I. Sharapov, Department of New Cul- 

 tures! and Introduction, Institute of Plant 

 Industry, Leningrad. Received February 

 26, 1936. 



A collection of Rubus from the Maikop 

 section. 



113855. Rubus sanctus Schreb. 



No. 104. A very variable species related 

 to Rubus rhamnifolius and R. grains, with 

 strong arched shoots, leaves composed of 

 five leaflets, and elongate racemes of white 

 or pale-rose colored flowers. 



For previous introduction see 42787. 



113856 to 113859. Rubus caesius L. 



Dewberry. 



A deciduous shrub with slender, creep- 

 ing, prickly stems. The white flowers are 



113855 to 113865— Continued. 



in small clusters, and the fruit, comj 

 of a few large carpels, is covered with a 

 blue-white bloom when ripe. Common 

 throughout Europe and northern Asia. 



For previous! introduction see 92293. 



113856. No. 135. 113858. No. 192. 



113857. No. 155. 113859. No. 1068. 



113860. Rubus caesius turkestanicus 

 Regel. 



No. 191. A variety with narrow-petaled 

 flowers and shining black fruits. Native 

 to Turkistan. 



113861. Rubus caucasicus Focke. 



No. 1067. An evergreen bramble with 

 small white flowers and small black fruits. 

 It is closely related to Rubus platyphyllus. 

 Native to the Caucasus region. 



113862. Rubus tomentosus Borckh. 



No. 1069. A low shrub with thick 

 leaves and small black fruits. Native to 

 central Europe. 



For previous introduction see 30185. 



113863. Rubus sp. 

 No. 134. 



113864. Rubus sp. 

 No. 100. 



113865. Rubus linkianus Ser. 



No. 102. A cultivated species of un- 

 known origin, with more or less double 

 white flowers 1 inch across. 



113866 to 113868. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February 27, 1936. 



113866. Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) 

 Swingle. Lime. 



No. 3692. February 22, 1936. From 

 the market at San Jose. An extremely 

 good variety. 



113867. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. 



Grapefruit. 



No. 3691. Toranja. From San Jos6, 

 February 22. 1936. The thick peel of this 

 fruit is used for crystallizing ; the seed- 

 lings are used as stock for other types of 

 citrus. 



113868. Citrus limonia Osbeck. Lemon. 



No. 3693. From San Jose, February 22, 

 1936. A sweet variety, used in Costa Rica 

 for beverages. 



113869 to 113876. 



From the Soviet Union. Seeds presented by 

 G. N. Shlykov, head of the Department of 

 New Cultures and Introduction, Institute 

 of Plant Industry, Leningrad. Received 

 February 28, 1936. 



From the Botanic Garden, University of 

 Middle Asia, Tashkent. 



113869. Allium aflatunense B. Fedtsch. 

 Liliaceae. 



A large allium with broad-oblong leaves 

 and umbels of purple flowers on a scape 

 up to 4 feet high. Native to Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 110686. 



