APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 19 3 6 



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116802 to 116853— Continued. 



116836. Diospyros sp. Diospyraceae. 



No. 815. An attractive tree 18 inches 

 or more in diameter, growing in the moun- 

 tainous districts ; fruit about 1 inch iu 

 diameter, red, turning black when ripe ; 

 sold dried in the market. 



116837. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 790. Hara sem. The green pods 

 are used as food, but the flavor is stronger 

 than that of string beans. 



116838. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



No. 701. From' the Saharanpur Gar- 

 dens, United Provinces, April 21, 1936. 

 A large spreading evergreen tree up to 

 50 feet high and 4 feet in diameter. 



116839 and 116840. Mbdicago sativa L. 

 Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



From Lahore, Punjab, May 1, 1936. 

 Native alfalfa, widely used as fodder in 

 the Punjab. 



116839. No. 829. 116840. No. 828. 



116841. Grewia asiatica L. Tiliaceae. 



No. 785. Phalsi. From Lahore, Pun- 

 jab, May 2, 1936. A small hazellike tree 

 about 10 feet high, native to the East 

 Indies and cultivated throughout India. 

 The small dark-purple berry is pleasantly 

 acid and is used in sherbet and for mak- 

 ing beverages. 



For previous introduction see 51006. 



116842. Morus alba L. Moraceae. 



White mulberry. 



No. 830. Shahtut. From Kobat, North 

 West Frontier Province, May 7, 1936. 

 Fruit whitish, 2% inches long by three- 

 eighths of an inch in diameter, sweet, 

 with a peachlike odor. 



116843 and 116844. Pisum sativum L. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



116843. No. 787. Mattar. A short- 

 podded form. 



116844. No. 788. Matt a r. A long- 

 podded form with white flowers ; con- 

 sidered superior to No. 787 (P. I. 

 116843). 



116845. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Apricot. 



No. 825. Kumarie. A tree up to 30 

 feet high ; fruit said to be inferior to the 

 Afghan sorts. 



116846. Rhamnus sp. Rhamiiaceae. 



No. 844. Mamurie. A dense and leafy 

 attractive shrub up to 5 feet high ; the 

 fruits are sold in the market. 



116847. Salix sp. Salicaceae. Willow. 



No. 843. From Parachinar, Kurram 

 Agency, North West Frontier Province, 

 May 8, 1936. Presented by the Govern- 

 ment Gardens. A well-formed, quick- 

 growing tree. 



116848 to 116850. Solanum melongena L. 

 Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



116848. No. 798. Bengan. A long 

 dark-purple form. 



116849. No. 800. Bengan. A round, 

 dark-purple form. 



116850. No. 813. From Lahore, Punjab, 

 May 1, 1936. A long black form. 



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116802 to 116853— Continued. 



116851. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopod- 

 iaceae. Common spinach. 



No. 792. PaJag. Said to be a small 

 leaved form. 



116852. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 821. Lobia. Cultivated for the 

 green pods. 



116853. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



No. 814. Makki. From the Govern- 

 ment Gardens seed stock ; the type of 

 corn grown in this region. 



116854. Agastache cana (Hook.) Woo- 

 ton and Standi. Menthaceae. 



From Texas. Seeds presented by Miss Ruth 

 Yeates, El Paso. Received December 1, 

 1934. Numbered in May 1936. 



116855. Strelitzia reginae Banks. Mu- 

 saceae. Bird-of-paradise-flower. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by J. How- 

 ard Johnson, St. Peters, South Australia. 

 Received June 30, 1936. 



For previous introduction see 78232. 



116856 to 116896. 



From China. Seeds obtained from Albert N. 

 Steward, Department of Botany, College of 

 Agriculture and Forestry, University of 

 Nanking, Nanking. Received June 30, 

 1936. 



Collected in Hunan Province in October 

 1935, and, unless otherwise stated, they were 

 collected at Ma-Ling-Tung, Sinning Hsien. 



116856. Actinidia sp. Dilleniaceae. 



No. 516. A tree 30 feet high, growing 

 in the shade on a slope at 2,000 feet alti- 

 tude. Fruits edible, greenish, turning 

 dark purple when ripe. 



116857. Arisaema sp. Araceae. 



No. 477. An herb 3 feet high collected 

 in a shady moist valley at 1.875 feet alti- 

 tude. Fruits greenish. 



116858. Lindera glauca (Sieb. and Zucc.) 

 Blume. Lauraceae. 



No. 642. Collected at 1,875 feet alti- 

 tude. A deciduous shrub up to 12 feet 

 high, with oblong-elliptic leaves, pubescent 

 beneath, 1 to 2 inches long, and small 

 yellow flowers followed by black drupes. 



116859. Lindera reflexa Hemsl. Laura- 

 ceae. 



No. 156. From I-Chia-Ao, Changning 

 Hsien, at 937 feet altitude, on a brushy 

 slope. A shrub about 8 feet high, with 

 membranous rotund-ovate leaves about 3 

 inches long and red fruits. Native to 

 southern China. 



116860. Callicarpa dichotoma (Lour.) K. 

 Koch. Verbenaceae. 



No. 487. A shrub 5 feet high, with 

 purplish stems and red fruits ; collected 

 at 937 feet altitude in a forest. 



116861. Callicarpa giraldiana Hesse. 

 Verbenaceae. 



No. 488. From an exposed slope at 937 

 feet altitude. A deciduous Chinese shrub 

 up to 10 feet high, with membranous light- 

 green leaves, cymes of pink flowers, and 

 dense clusters of round berrylike light- 



