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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



115141 to 115289— Continued. 



115277. Rheum webbianum Royle. 



No. 696. A stout perennial up to 6 

 feet high, native to the Himalayas at 

 altitudes between 10,000 and 14,000 

 feet. 



For previous introduction see 110629. 



115278. Rheum sp. 



No. 949. Victoria, a horticultural 

 variety. 



115279. Rheum sp. 



No. 695. 



115280. to 115289. Solanum spp. Solana- 

 ceae. 



115280 and 115281. Solanum dulcamara 

 L. Bitter nightshade. 



115280. No. 1047. 



115281. No. 1048. 



115282. Solanum gbacile Otto. 

 No. 1049. 



For previous introduction see 110813. 



115283. Solanum luteum Mill. 



No. 1051. A hairy herb with branch- 

 ing stems over 2 feet high, woolly ovate 

 leaves, and umbels of white flowers 

 followed by small yellow berries. Na- 

 tive to temperate South America. 



For previous introduction see 110662. 



115284. Solanum melongena L. 



Eggplant. 

 No. 1052. 



115285. Solanum miniatum Bernh. 



No. 1057. An annual, native to 

 southern Europe, with unarmed stems 

 over a foot high, ovate glabrous leaves, 

 and racemes of small white flowers. 



For previous introduction see 110663. 



115286 and 115287. Solanum nigrum L. 

 Black nightshade. 



115286. No. 1053. 



115287. No. 1054. 



115288. Solanum pyracanthum Jacq. 



Nightshade. 



No. 1055. A prickly evergreen bush 

 about 3 feet high, with blue flowers in 

 racemes sometimes 6 inches long. The 

 bright-red round fruits are edible. 

 Probably native to tropical Africa. 



For previous introduction see 91552. 



115289. Solanum quitoense Lam. 



Naranjilla. 



No. 1050. An ornamental shrub about 

 3 feet high ; the oblong-ovate, deep- 

 green leaves are soft-hairy and the large 

 white flowers are in short axillary 

 clusters. The aromatic orange-colored 

 juicy fruits are nearly spherical and 

 about 2 inches in diameter ; they are 

 used in the preparation of refreshing 

 drinks. The plant is native to the 

 mountains of Peru. 



For previous introduction see 89548. 



115290 to 115298. Agropyron spp. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by J. R. 

 Fryer, University of Alberta, Edmonton. 

 Received April 29, 1936. 



115290 to 115298— Continued. 



115290. Agropyron albicans Scribn. and 

 Smith. 



115291. Agropyron cristatum (L.) 

 Gaertn. Crested wheatgrass. 



115292. Agropyron dasystachyum 

 (Hook.) Scribn. Thickspike wheatgrass. 



A perennial grass up to about 2 feet 

 high, with creeping rhizomes. Native to 

 Canada. 



115293. Agropyron elongatum (Host) 

 Beauv. 



A drought-resistant grass. 



For previous introduction see 98526. 



115294. Agropyron intermedium (Host) 

 Beauv. 



For previous introduction see 114205. 



115295 and 115296. Agropyron smithii 

 Rydb. 



For previous introduction see 21866. 



115297 and 115298. Agropyron subsecun- 

 dum (Link) Hitchc. 



Bearded wheatgrass. 



115299 to 115315. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by the Institute of 

 Plant Industry, Leningrad. Received April 

 27, 1936. 



115299 to 115312. Onobrychis spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



115299. Onobrychis arenaria DC. 



No. 14377. From the Veseliy Podol 

 Breeding Station, Ukrainia. 



Nos. 115300 to 115308 were received 

 under the name "antasiatica," for which 

 a place of publication has not been 

 found. 



115300. Onobrychis sp. 



No. 19516. From the Plant Breeding 

 Station, Azerbaijan. 



115301. Onobrychis sp. 



No. 16898. From the Plant Breeding 

 Station, Azerbaijan. 



115302. Onobrychis sp. 



No. 17552. From the Plant Breeding 

 Station Azerbaijan. 



115303. Onobrychis sp. 



No. 18253. From the Dasian Dis- 

 trict, Armenia. 



115304. Onobrychis sp. 



No. 19515. From the Azerbaijan 

 Plant-Breeding Station. 



115305. Onobrychis sp. 



No. 119517. Sta. Var. No. 2. From 

 the Plant-Breeding! Station, Azerbaijan ; 

 originally from Akhalkalakian, Sainfain, 

 Georgia. 



115306. Onobrychis sp. 



No. 19518. From the Plant-Breeding 

 Station, Azerbaijan. 



115307. Onobrychis sp. 



No. 19123. From the District of 

 Sisian, Armenia. 



