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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



114416 to 114459— Continued. 



of a baseball, ashy outside, with brownish, 

 mealy, pleasantly acid flesh. Said to be 

 used in medicine and for preserves. 



For previous introduction see 95594. 



114447. Guilan1>ina bonduc L. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



No. 25. Kumbura, Kallichikota. From 

 the market at Colombo, February 20, 

 1936. Used medicinally. 



For previous introduction see 42521. 



114448. MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. Cucur- 



bitaceae. Balsam-pear. 



No. 56. Karawila. From the market 

 at Kandy, February 23, 1936. Green 

 fruits 8 inches lone,'. The flesh is bitter, 

 but is eaten cooked. 



For previous introduction see 110186. 



114449. Moringa oleifera Lam. Morin- 

 gaceae. Horseradish-tree. 



No. 59. Murunga. From the market 

 at Kandy, February 23, 1936. Best used 

 as a condiment ; leaves said to be excel- 

 lent fried ; fruit used as a vegetable. 



For previous introduction see 52293. 



114450. Passiflora qualrangularis L. 

 Passifloraceae. Giant granadilla. 



No. 42. Rata-puhul. From the market 

 at Colombo, February 21, 1936. A green 

 subglobose fruit, 4 inches long, filled with 

 purplish, sweet-acid pulp. Used as a 

 vegetable, also made into jam. 



For previous introduction see 108313. 



114451. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Faba- 

 ceae. Mung bean. 



No. 17. Mutieta, Pias-pias. From the 

 market at Colombo, February 20, 1936. 

 Used as food, also as forage. 



114452. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Faba- 

 ceae. Common bean, 



No. 46. Boncietta, Meribonci. From 

 the market at Kandy, February 23, 1936. 

 Used as string beans, also eaten as dry 



114453. Phtllanthus emblica L. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. Nelli. 



No. 31. Kyu-ru. From the market at 

 Colombo. February 20, 1936. A very 

 acid fruit ; said to be used in medicine, 

 for tanning, preserves, etc. 



For previous introduction see 99749. 



114454. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 



No. 30. Bola, Kadala. From the mar- 

 ket at Colombo, February 20, 1936. 



114455. Spondias cytherea Sonner. Ana- 

 cardiaceae. Vi-apple. 



No. 14. Ambarella, Hogplum. From 

 the market at Colombo, February 20, 

 1936. Acid, yellow fruits 3 inches long; 

 used for preserves and chutneys. 



For previous introduction see 35884. 



114456. Terminalia chebula Retz. Com- 

 bretaceae. 



No. 24. Aralu, Kaduka. From the 

 market at Colombo, February 20, 1936. 

 A medicinal plant. 



114457. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. 

 Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 



114416 to 114459— Continued. 



No. 27. Uluarsi, Vluhal. From the 

 market at Colombo, February 29, 1936. 

 Used as a condiment. 



For previous introduction see 85398. 



114458. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 16. Mckaral. From the market at 

 Colombo, February 20, 1936. Used as 

 green beans ; also the dry seeds are 

 cooked and eaten as food. 



114459. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



No. 66. Iringu. From the market at 

 Kandy, February 23, 1936. 



114460. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



From Germany. Plants purchased from 

 Karl Foerster, Bornim-Potsdam-Sanssouci. 

 Received April 18, 1936. 



Variety Patula Kola. 



114461. Solanum tuberosum L. Sola- 

 naceae. Potato. 



From Germany. Tubers imported by the 

 Bailer Manufacturing Co., Atchison, Kans. 

 Received April 20, 1936. 



Variety Parnissia. 



114462. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



From China. Seeds collected by Dr. J. F. 

 Rock, Yunnanfu, Yunnan Province. Re- 

 ceived April 10, 1936. 



Collected in alpine meadows west of the 

 Yangtze on Mount Labako, northwest of Liki- 

 ang, at 10,000 feet altitude. 



114463. Delphinium przewalskii Huth. 

 Ranunculaceae. 



From Austria. Seeds presented by the Di- 

 rector, Botanic Gardens, Graz. Received 

 April 17, 1936. 



A Mongolian larkspur about 8 feet high, 

 with three- to five-parted leaves, the divi- 

 sions deeply laciniate, and sky-blue flowers 

 that appear from July to September. Closely 

 related to Delphinium henryi, which, how- 

 ever, blooms in March. 



For previous introduction see 105179. 



114464 to 114476. 



From Sweden. Seeds presented by the Di- 

 rector, Botanic Garden, Stockholm. Re- 

 ceived April 4, 1936. 



114464. Beta palellaris Moq. Chenopo- 

 diaceae. 



For previous introduction see 112522. 



114465. Lactuca augustana All. Cicho 

 riaceae. Lettuce. 



An annual lettuce allied to Lactuca 

 scariola. Native to Europe. 



114466. Lactuca virosa L. Cichoriaceae. 



Lettuce. 



A biennial with a long fusiform root 

 and a tall leafy stem often branched at 

 the base. Native to rocky places in cen- 

 tral and southern Europe. 



For previous introduction see 91532. 



114467 to 114471. Rheum spp. Polygona- 

 ceae. Rhubarb. 



