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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



117838 to 117967— Continued. 



117944 and 117945. Helianthus annuus 

 L. Asteraceae. Common sunflower. 



117944. No. 3651. Oirasol branco ; a 

 selected strain cultivated for the oil 

 of the seed. 



117945. No. 3647. Oirasol preto. Cul- 

 tivated for the oil of the seed, but 

 considered not so good as No. 3651. 

 [P. I. 117944.] 



117946. Lupinus mutabilis Sweet. Faba- 

 ceae. South American lupine. 



No. 3584. Tremogo. From Argentina. 



117947. Mauritia flexuosa L. f. 

 caceae. 



Phoeni- 

 Palm. 



No. 3670. Coco Burity. A palm, na- 

 tive to tropical Brazil, which grows to a 

 height of 150 feet with a trunk 30 inches 

 in diameter. The leaves are from 9 to 

 16 feet long. This is one of the so-called 

 ivory-nut palms. The fruit is spherical, 

 about the size of a small apple, and cov- 

 ered with smooth reticulated scales. The 

 spadix, loaded with fruit, is of iiwmense 

 weight, often more than two men can 

 ■carry. 



For previous introduction see 98522. 



117948. Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3643. BarbadAnho. A tropical 

 American legume up to 2 feet high, used 

 as forage. 



117949. Orbignya macrocarpa Barb.-Rodr. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 3668. Coco babassu. One of the 

 large forest palms of Brazil, with oil- 

 hearing seeds which are collected and ex- 

 ported in large quantities to Europe and 

 the United States. The oil is used in the 

 same manner as coconut oil. 



117950 Orbignya sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



No. 3667. Coco tudeyd. 



117951 and 117952. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



Grown in the State of Minas Geraes. 



117951. No. 3592. Triangulo. 



117952. No. 3591. Minera. 



117953 and 117954. Panicum maximum 

 .Tacq. Poaceae. Guinea grass. 



Cultivated as forage. 



117953. No. 3649. Capim murumbil or 

 capim colonido. Native to the north- 

 ern part of the State of Minas Geraes. 



117954. No. 3642. Capim sempre verde. 



117955. Paspalum mandiocanum T r i n. 

 Poaceae. 



No. 3657. Capim gengibre. Cultivated 

 as forage. A slender-stemmed grass about 

 2 feet high. Native to Brazil. 



117956. Pennisetum setosdi 

 Rich. Poaceae. 



(Swartz) L. 

 Grass. 



elefante brazileiro. 



No. 3648. Capim 

 Cultivated as forage. 



117957. Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. 

 Fabaceae. Rice bean. 



No. 3659. Feijdo chinez. 



117838 to 117967— Continued. 



117958. Sesbania sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 3650. Cabralia. Cultivated as for- 

 age. 



117959 and 117960. Trimeza JUncifolia 

 (Klatt) Benth. and Hook. Iridaceae. 



From Serra de Cipo, State of Minas 

 Geraes. An irislike plant with one to 

 three rigid cylindrical leaves 1 to 2 feet 

 high and a shorter loafless stem with a 

 sing'e cluster of bright-yellow fugitive 

 flowers about an inch long. Native to 

 Brazil, where it grows in sandy rocky soil. 



117959. No. 3676. 



117960. No. 3675. (Bulbs.) 

 117961 to 117967. Zea mays L. 



Poaceae. 

 Corn. 



Milho alho. Locally 

 Milho pipoco. Cul- 



117961. No. 3593. 

 grown. 



117932. No. 3594. 

 tivated popcorn. 



117963. No. 3595. Milho pipoco. Cul- 

 tivated popcorn. 



117964. No. 3596. 

 grown. 



117965. No. 3601. 

 at Serra Mines. 



117966. No. 3654. 

 ho alho). 



Milho alho. Locally 

 Milho pipoco. Grown 

 Milho indigeno (Mil- 



117967. No. 3666. Milho crystal. This 

 strain bears four full-sized ears on 

 each stalk. 



117968 to 117987. 



From Turkey. Seeds and bulbs collected by 

 H. L. Westover and F. L. Wellman, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received Sep- 

 tember 4, 1936. 



Nos. 117968 to 117978 were received as 

 bulbs. 



117968 to 117986. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



117968. Allium sp. 



No. 911. From 25 km. southeast of 

 the Elaziz Mountains, July 13, 1936. 



117969. Allium sp. 



No 912. From 25 km. southeast of 

 the E.'aziz Mountains, July 13, 1936. 



117970. Allium sp. 



No. 913. From 30 km. southeast of 

 the Elaziz Mountains, July 13, 1986. 



117971. Allium sp. 



No. 914. From 52 km. southwest of 

 Elaziz, July 14, 1936. 



117972. Allium sp. 



No. 916. From 50 km. north of 

 Malatya, July 17, 1936. 



117973. Allium sp. 



No. 921. From Buruyek, July 22, 

 1936. 



km. north of 



117974. Allium sp. 



No. 022. From 45 

 Nigde, July 26, 1936. 



117975. Allium sp. 



No. 923-A. From 10 km. northwest 

 of Buruyek, July 23, 1936. 



