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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED' 



115801. Type 25. 



115802. Type 26. 



115803. Type 28. 



115804. Type 30. 



115805. Type 31. 



115806. Type 34. 



115807. Type 41. 



115808. Type 46. 



115809. Type 51. 



115792 to 115809. Capsicum annuum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



From India. Seeds presented by R. B. Desh- 

 pande, Special Research Assistant to tbe 

 Imperial Economic Botanist, Pusa. Re- 

 ceived May 11, 1936. 



Chilli. 



115792. Type 4. 



115793. Type 5. 



115794. Type 6. 



115795. Type 8. 



115796. Type 12. 



115797. Type 15. 



115798. Type 18. 



115799. Type 19. 



115800. Type 21. 

 115810 and 115811. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by the McGregor Museum, Kim- 

 berley. Received May 6, 1936. 



115810. Olea verrucosa (Roem. and 

 Schult.) Link. Oleaceae. Olive. 



A tree up to 30 feet high, native to 

 southern Africa, with linear-lanceolate 

 leaves 3 inches long, covered with small 

 yellow scales beneath, and sbort axillary 

 panicles of inconspicuous flowers followed 

 by small dry globose fruits. The fruit is 

 of no value in itself, but the tree is 

 very drought- and frost-resistant. 



For previous introduction see 111232. 



115811. Rhus lancea L. f. Anacardia- 

 ceae. Sumac. 



Karree-boom. A small bushy tree with 

 gray bark and long-stemmed leaves with 

 linear-lanceolate leaflets 4 to 6 inches 

 long. It is a valuable hardwood tree for 

 regions of limited rainfall. Native to the 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



For previous introduction see 111233. 



115812 to 115821. Trutioum spp. Poa- 

 ceae. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by Dr. N. I. Vavilov, 

 Institute of Plant Industry, Leningrad. 

 Received May 11, 1936. 



115812. Triticum hordeiforme Host. 

 No. 16419. 



115813. Triticum macha Dekapr. and 

 Men. 



No. 28170. 



For previous introduction see 113963. 



115814. Triticum orientale insigne Per- 

 cival. 



No. 23896. From Daghestan. 



115815. Triticum orientale insigne Per- 

 cival. 



No. 15992. From Turkey. 



115816. Triticum persicum fuliginosum 

 Zhuk. 



No. 7106 From the republic of Georgia. 



115812 to 115821— Continued. 



115817. Triticum persicum rubiginosum 

 Zhuk. 



No. 11891. From the republic of 

 Georgia. 



115818. Triticum sphaerococcum globo- 

 sum Percival. 



No. 23824. From the Punjab, India. 



115819. Triticum thaoudar Reut. 

 No. 27134. From Turkey. 



115820. Triticum vavilovi Jakub. 

 No. 33770. From Van, Turkey. 



115821. Triticum vavilovi Jakub. 

 No. 29533. From Van, Turkey. 



115822 to 115824. 



From Kenya Colony, Africa. Seeds pur- 

 chased from the Mount Elgon Nurseries, 

 Elgon, Kitale. Received May 16, 1936. 



115822 and 115823. Tephrosia VOGELii 

 Hook. f. Fabaceae. 



115822. A form with white flowers. 



115823. A form with pink flowers. 



115824. Olea chrysophylla Lam. Olea- 

 ceae. 



A small evergreen tree closely related 

 to the cultivated olive. Its chief orna- 

 mental value lies in the golden color of 

 the under surface of the leaves. Native 

 to eastern Africa. 



For previous introduction see 99445. 



115825 to 115829. Ornithogalum spp. 

 Liliaceae. 



From the Union of South Africa. Bulbs 

 presented by Miss K. C. Stanford, Stellen- 

 bosch. through the W. Atlee Burpee Co., 

 Philadelphia, Pa. Received May 25, 1936. 



115825. Ornithogalum lacteum Jacq. 



Star-of-Bethlehem. 



A bulbous plant from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, v»ith about 10 fleshy basal leaves 

 and white flowers in a large dense raceme 

 on a stout stem 1 or 2 feet high. 



For previous introduction see 80575. 



115826. Ornithogalum maculatum Jacq. 



An ornithogalum native to southern 

 Africa, with four or five linear leaves 

 about 4 inches long and several small 

 yellow flowers with brown spots at the 

 tips of the three outer segments. 



115827. Ornithogalum saundersiae 

 Baker. 



A South African bulbous plant with 

 lanceolate leaves up to 1 foot long, and 

 white or yellow flowers borne in a dense 

 raceme on a scape 1 foot or more high. 



For previous introduction see 66473. 



115828. Ornithogalum sp. 



Received under the name "splendens," 

 for which a place of publication has not 

 been found. 



A rare species with large orange-red 

 flowers on stems about 2 feet high. 



115829. Ornithogalum sp. 



A form with double flowers. 



