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114845 to 115046— Continued. 



115032. Tamarindus indica L. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. Tamarind. 



No. 124. Sujantbala. From the market 

 at Kandy, Ceylon, February 27, 1936. 

 Fruit sold dried ; used throughout India 

 for chutney. 



For previous introduction see 98884. 



115033. Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. 

 Br. Amaranthaceae. 



No. 50. Mukunuwenaj Polkurupula. 

 From Teldeniya, near Kandy, Ceylon, Feb- 

 ruary 25, 1936. An annual native to 

 Australia ; naturalized in tropical Asia 

 where it grows as a weed and is used 

 as greens. 



115034. Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) 

 A. Gray. Asteraceae. 



No. 156. Natasuria. From Kandy, Cey- 

 lon, March 1, 1936. A stout herb 10 

 feet high, with large yellow flowers, com- 

 monly used as a hedge plant. 



115035. Trichosanthes anguina L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Snakegourd. 



No. 58. Patola; pataTunga. From the 

 market at Kandy, February 23, 11936. 

 Fruit green, 4 feet long. Used as a vege- 

 table. 



For previous introduction see 103714. 



115036. Trichosanthes himalensis C. B. 

 Clarke. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 159. Gong Kekri. From Sigiyira, 

 Ceylon, at 500 feet altitude, March 1, 

 1936. A wild vine, becoming about 10 

 feet long ; with oblong fruits 1 inch long. 



115037. X Tritonia crocosmiflora Nichol- 

 son. Iridaceae. 



No. 141. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1936. A 

 plant which resembles a gladiolus, with 

 orange-colored flowers about 2 inches 

 across. 



For previous introduction see 103482. 



115038 to 115044. Vigna spp. Fabaceae. 



115038. Vigna sesqdipedalis (L.) Fru- 

 wirth. Asparagus-bean. 



No. 108. Polon-me or diya-nvekoral. 

 From Teldeniya, near Kandy, Ceylon, 

 February 25, 1936. Pods said to be up 

 to 4 feet long and one-half inch wide. 

 Used as a vegetable. 



115039 to 115044. Vigna sinensis (Tor- 

 ner) Savi. Cowpea. 



Nos. 115039 to 115042 were collected 

 in the market at Kandy, Ceylon, Feb- 

 ruary 23, 1936. 



115039. No. 71. Mekoral. 



115040. No. 117. Me. Pods used as 

 a vegetable. 



115041. No. 116. Li-me. Pods used 

 as a vegetable. 



115042. No. 118. Nilmorunga. Pods 

 used as a vegetable. 



115043. No. 125. D i y a-M ekoral. 

 From a village near Kandy, Cey- 

 lon, February 27, 1936. Seeds and 

 pods eaten. 



115044. No. 208. Alasandi. From 

 Bangalore, Mysore, Majch 5, 1936. 



114845 to 115046— Continued. 



Both green pods and dried beans 

 used as food. 



115045. Vitis vinifera L. Vitaceae. 



European grape. 



No. 199. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 March 5, 1936. The sweet blue-black 

 fruits are the size of marbles and much 

 like the Concord in flavor. Said to have 

 been introduced into Mysore over 100 years 

 ago; it grows well, producing two crops 

 yearly. The vine does not stand pruning. 



115046. EUPATORIUM LIGUSTRINUM DC. 



Asteraceae. 



No. 171-C. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 23, 1936. An 

 attractive shrub up to 15 feet high, with 

 small oblong leaves and many heads of 

 small white flowers. Native to eastern 

 and southern Mexico. 



115047 to 115059. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by N. I. Sharapov, 

 at the request of Doctor Sinskaya, Insti- 

 tute of Plant Industry, Leningrad. Re- 

 ceived April 23, 1936. 



115047 to 115050. Eleusine coracana 

 (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae. African millet. 



115047.' No. 6912. From Ethiopia. 



115048. No. 8334. Originally from Cal- 

 ifornia. 



115049. No. 5863. From Ceylon. 



115050. No. 5847. Originally from 

 Eritrea. 



115051 to 115053. Eragrostis abyssinica 

 (Jacq.) Schrad. Poaceae. Teff. 



For previous introduction see 60485. 



115051. No. 5778. From Addis Ababa, 

 Ethiopia. 



115052. No. 5797. From Ethiopia. 



115053. No. 5801. From Ethiopia. 



115054. Eragrostis poaeoides (L.) Beauv. 

 Poaceae. 



No. 1642. 



For previous introduction see 113164. 



115055 to 115059. Pennisetum glaucum 

 (L.) R. Br. Poaceae. Pearl millet. 



115055. No. 8354. Originally from Tu- 

 nisia. 



115056. No. 9437. Originally from 

 Eritrea. 



115057. No. 8299. Originally from Ara- 

 bia. 



115058. No. 5880. Originally from 

 Massaua. 



115059. No. 7672. Originally from In- 

 dia. 



115060 to 115095. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Bulbs and seeds presented by Dr. 

 V. P. Alekseev, Chief, Section of Intro- 

 duction, Ail-Union Research Institute of 

 Dry Subtropics, Tashkent. Received April 

 24, 1936. 



Unless otherwise stated, the material was 

 received a 



