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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



117530 to 117532. 



From Burma. Seeds from the Tavoy Dis- 

 trict, presented by C. E. Parkinson, For- 

 est Botanist, Forest Research Institute, 

 Dehra Dun. Received August 6, 1936. 



117530. Bambusa longispiculata Gamble. 

 Poaceae. Bamboo. 



Tabindaing bamboo. 



117531. Cephalostachyum burmanicum 

 Parker and Parkinson. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



Kyatwa bamboo. A clump bamboo sim- 

 ilar to Cephalostachyum pergracile, but 

 larger. The deep rich green, erect culms 

 are more than 40 feet tall. Native to 

 Burma. 



117532. Dendrochloa distans Parkinson. 

 Poaceae. Bamboo. 



Tamyin. A bamboo forming loose 

 -clumps with stems reaching a maximum 

 height of 60 feet, very long internodes, 

 and linear-lanceolate leaves about 2 feet 

 long. Native to Burma. 



117533 to 117573. 



Prom Brazil. Seeds collected at Rio de Ja- 

 neiro by W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received August 17, 1936. 



117533 and 117534. Abelmoschus escu- 

 lentus (L.) Moench. Malvaceae. 



Okra. 



Cultivated okra collected July 23, 1936. 



117533. No. 3486. Quiabo chifre veado. 



117534. No. 3470. Quiabo. 



117535. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



No. 3478. Cebolla Rio Grande. An 

 onion with golden yellow skin ; the only 

 onion sold in the market ; July 23, 1936. 



117536 and 117537. Allium sativum L. 

 Liliaceae. Garlic. 



Purchased in the market, July 25, 1936. 



117536. No. 3497. 117537. No. 3498. 



117538. Allium schoenoprasum L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Chives. 



From the mar- 



No. 3479. Cebolinho. 

 ket, July 23. 1936. 



117539 to 117543. Arachis hypogaea L. 

 Fabaceae. Peanut. 



Purchased from wholesale houses at Rio 

 de Janeiro, Brazil, July 25 and 28, 1936. 



117539. No. 3499. A cultivated peanut 

 grown in the State of Minas Geraes. 



117540. No. 3500. T a t it. From the 

 State of Sao Paulo ; considered to be 

 the best quality. 



117541. No. 3501. Tat u. Common 

 grade of peanut, from Santa Catha- 

 rina. 



117542. No. 3502. Paraguay type. Con- 

 sidered better than Tatii. From Rio 

 Grande do Sul. 



117543. No. 3503. A cultivated peanut 

 said to have come from the State of 

 Sao Paulo. 



117544. Asparagus officinalis L. Con- 

 vallariaceae. . Garden asparagus. 



No. 3492. Esnaragos. From the gen- 

 ial market at Rio de Janeiro, July 23, 

 1936. ; J< 



117533 to 117573— Continued. 



117545. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 



No. 3477. A vein. From a seed store 

 in Rio de Janeiro, July 23, 1936, but 

 said to have come originally from Peru. 



117546 to 117549. Brassica spp. Brassi- 

 caceae. 



From a seed store in Rio de Janeiro, 

 July 23, 1936. 



117546. Brassica campestris L. 



Rutabaga. 



No. 3496. Nabica. A cultivated tur- 

 nip. 



117547. Brassica rapa L. 



Turnip. 



No. 3495. Couve nabica. A culti- 

 vated turnip. 



117548. Brassica campestris L. 



Rutabaga. 



No. 3473. Nabica. A cultivated tur- 

 nip. 



117549. Brassica sp. 



No. 3493. Couve manteiga. Resem- 

 bles kale. 



117550. Fragaria vesca L. Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



No. 3465. A cultivated straAvberry of 

 good flavor ; said to be grown in the Fed- 

 eral District. From a seed store in Rio 

 de Janeiro, July 23, 1936. 



117551 and 117552. Brassica spp. Brassi- 

 caceae. 



Purchased in a seed store, July 23, 

 1936. 



117551. Brassica oleracea botrytis L. 



, Broccoli. 



No. 3482. Couve brocolo. A culti- 

 vated broccoli. 



117552. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) 

 Rupr. Petsai. 



No. 3483. Couve da China Gak-Choy. 

 Cultivated Chinese cabbage. 



117553. Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. 

 Fabaceae. Jackbean. 



No. 3475. Feijtio mucuna branco. 

 Used as a forage plant. From a seed 

 store in Rio de Janeiro, July 23, 1936 ; 

 originally from Peru. 



117554 and 117555. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



From a seed store in Rio de Janeiro, 

 July 23, 1936. 



117554. No. 3480. Melancia Santa Bar- 

 bara. 



117555. No. 3474. Melancia do Rio 

 Grande. 



117556 and 117557. Cucumis anguria L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. West Indian gherkin. 



Mexixe. From a seed store in Rio de 

 Janeiro, July 23, 1936. A small fruit 

 like a round spiny cucumber, used boiled 

 as a vegetable. 



117556. No. 3469. 117557. No. 3494. 



117558 and 117559. Cucumis melo L Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



From a seed store in Rio de Janeiro, 

 July 23, 1936. 



117558. No. 3468. Melao. 



117559. No. 3487. Meldo cavillon. 



