INVENTORY 1 



Note. — This inventory is a historical record of plant material introduced for 

 Department and other specialists. It is not to be considered as a list of plant 

 material for distribution. 



114314 to 114316. Nicotiana taba- 

 cum L. Solanaceae. 



Common tobacco. 



From Nicaragua. Seeds presented by Cia 

 Tabacalera de Nicaragua, Managua. Re- 

 ceived April 17, 1936. 



114314. Seeds from plants that were orig- 

 inally grown from imported Virginia 

 seed. 



114315. Jalapa variety. 



114316. Chilcagre. A native strain. 



114317 to 114320. Malus sylvestris 

 Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 



From Denmark, Scions presented by Neils 

 Esbjerg, Director, Statens forsogsstation 

 Blangsted, Odense. Received April 10, 

 1936. 



114317. Ildrod Pigeon. 



114318. Ingers. 



114319. Marieaole Era Njorthholm. 



114320. Speilsly Pigeon. 



114321 and 114322. Ni^xxtiana taba- 

 ctjm L. Solanaceae. 



Common tobacco. 



From El Salvador. Seeds presented by 

 C. S. Whitehead, Cigarrerfa Morazan, 

 through William P. Cochran, Jr., Amer- 

 ican vice consul, San Salvador. Received 

 April 9, 1936. 



114321. Type Ilopango ; from Ilopango. 



114322. Type Ilopango ; from Tonacate- 

 peque. 



114323 to 114325. Allium spp. Lili- 

 aceae. 



From Ceylon. Bulbs collected by Waiter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 6, 1936. 



114323. Allium cepa L. 



Onion, 



No. 93. From the Kandy market, Feb- 

 ruary 25, 1936. A red onion up to 2% 

 inches' in diameter. Said to have come 

 from Bombay. 



114324. Allium ascalonicum L. Shallot. 



No. 33. Rata-lunu. A small onion 

 collected in the Colombo market, Febru- 

 ary 20, 1936. 



114325. Allium sativum L. 



Garlic. 



No. 15. Sudu lunu; vella vengayam. 

 From the Colombo market, February 20, 

 1936 ; said to have been imported from 

 India. Commonly used in native cookery. 



114326 to 114331. 



From Sweden. Seeds presented by the Di- 

 rector, Botanic Garden, Upsala. Received 

 April 2, 1936. 



114326. Allium hymenoerhizum Ledeb. 

 Liliaceae. 



A moisture-loving species with linear 

 leaves and purplish-violet flowers. Native 

 to the Soviet Union. 



For previous introduction see 78982. 



114327 to 114329. Delphinium spp. Ra- 

 nunculaceae. Larkspur- 



1 It should be understood that the names of varieties of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and 

 other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was received when 

 introduced by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, and further, that the 

 printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption in 

 this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the American 

 trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes 

 necessary, the foreign varietal designations apppearing in this inventory will be subject to 

 change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized 

 horticultural nomenclature. 



It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom 

 mention the seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible identi- 

 fication from the seeds alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inventories are 

 appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no seed samples or herbarium 

 specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be compared. The only iden- 

 tification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other species of the 

 same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications, therefore, must 

 necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is any questions 

 regarding the correctness of the identification of any plant received from this Division, 

 herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in so that definite identification-, 

 can be made. 



