PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



114382 to 114390— Continued. 



114389. Laixbmantia iberica (Bieb.) 

 Fisch. and Mey. Menthaceae. 



114390. Tulipa hungarica Borb. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



A tulip from southern Europe and the 

 Transcaucasus region, with a slender stem 

 up to 18 inches high, three to four broad 

 leaves, and a bright-yellow or greenish- 

 yellow beh shaped flower. Related to 

 Tulipa billietiana. 



114391 to 114398. Nicotiana taba- 

 cum L. Solanaceae. 



Common tobacco. 



From Ecuador. Seeds collected by Raymond 

 Stadelman, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received April 15, 1936. 



Nos. 114391 to 114397 were collected at 

 San Mateo, Province of Esmeraldas, March 

 23, 1936. 



114391. No. 95. 



114392. No. 96. 



114393. No. 97. 



114394. No. 98. 



114395. No. 99. 



114396. No. 100. 



114397. No. 101. 



114398. No. 102. From Esmeraldas', Prov- 

 ince of Esmeraldas, March 23, 1936. 



114399 to 114406. Nicotian a taba- 

 cum L. Solanaceae. 



Common tobacco. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 17, 1936. 



114399. No. 3782. Verde. From Ocua- 

 pan, near Huimanguillo, Tabasco, 

 March 16, 1936. Cultivated tobacco. 



Nos. 114400 to 114403 Avere collected at 

 San Andres Tuxtla, Veracruz, March 28 

 aud 29, 1936. 



114400. No. 3792. Tabasqueno prieto, an 

 impure strain. 



114401. No. 3793. Tabasqueno prieto, a 

 pure strain. 



114402. No. 3794. Tabasquefw Colorado. 



114403. No. 3795. Tabasqueno Colorado. 



114404. No. 3799. From Tesechoacan, 

 Veracruz, April 1, 1936. Mixed sam- 

 ple, probably Blanco, Colorado, and 

 Habanero. 



114405. No. 3800. From Tesechoacan, 

 Veracruz, April 1, 1936. A mixed sam- 

 ple, probably Blanco and Colorado. 



114406. No. 3802. From Curazao, Vera- 

 cruz, April 1, 1936. 



114407 to 114412. Citrus spp. Ruta- 

 ceae. 



From Spain. Budwood presented by Manuel 

 Herrero, Estaci6n Naranjera de Levante, 

 Burjasot, Valencia. Received April 17, 

 1936. 



114407 to 114411. Citrus sinensis (L.) 

 Osbeck. Orange, 



114407. Cadenera fina. 



114408. Berna, a typical Spanish va- 

 riety. 



114409. Torregrosa, a very acid fruit. 



114410. Sangre doble fina. 



114407 to 114412— Continued. 



114411. Washington-Sangre, a selection 

 made at the station. 



114412. Citrus nobilis dbliciosa (Ten.) 

 Swingle. Mandarin orange. 



Mandarina comun. 



114413 to 114415. 



From England. Plants presented by Sir 

 Arthur W. Hill, Director, Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Kew. Received April 13, 1936. 



114413. Thamnocalamus falconeri Hook, 

 f. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



A bamboo with a cylindrical culm, 

 which, when young, has 8 to 12 branches 

 at each node ; these branches vary in 

 length, are exceedingly slender, often 

 purplish in color, and have four to seven 

 leaves gathered near the tips. The leaves 

 are lanceolate, iy 2 to 4 inches long by 

 three-sixteenths to about three-eighths of 

 an inch wide. The slenderness of the 

 branches gives this bamboo a distinctive 

 beauty. 



For previous introduction see 92507. 



114414. Arundinaria racemosa Munro. 

 Poaceae. Bamboo. 



An erect bamboo up to 15 feet high, 

 with linear-lanceolate leaves 4 to 7 inches 

 long. Native to the Himalayan region at 

 altitudes of 6,000 to 12,000 feet. 



114415. Thamnocalamus 

 (Trin.) Munro. 



SPATHIFLORUS 



Bamboo. 



A rare bamboo, said to grow in clumps', 

 with slender culms up to 35 feet high 

 and with branches tufted at the nodes ; 

 the narrow leaves, up to 5 inches long, 

 are gathered two to four at the ends of 

 the branchlets. 



114416 to 114459. 



From Ceylon. Seeds collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 4, 1936. 



114416. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) 

 Moench. Malvaceae. Okra. 



No. 45. Bandakka. From the market 

 at Kandy, February 23, 1936. 



114417. AmarAnthus gangeticus L. Ama- 

 ranthaceae. Ganges amaranth. 



No. 65. Loka-tampala. From the mar- 

 ket at Kandy, February 23, 1936. Leaves 

 said to be eaten as greens. 



114418. Anethum graveolens L. Apia- 

 ceae. Dill. 



No. 44. Sadukufa. From the market 

 at Colombo, February 21, 1936. 



114419. Annona muricata L. Annona- 

 ceae. Soursop. 



No. 8. Altha. From the Colombo 

 market, February 20, 1936. The green 

 reniform bristly fruit weighed 4 pounds. 

 The colorless' juice suggests the flavor of 

 pineapple and mint. 



114420. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. 



Peanut. 



No. 20. Rata-Kaju, Nela-Kadala. 

 From the market at Colombo, February 

 20, 1936. 



114421. Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa. 

 Rutaceae. Bel. 



No. 23. Baeli. From the market at 

 Colombo, February 20, 1936. A hard- 



