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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



1 18001 — Continued. 



For previous introduction see 67745. 



118002 to 118004. Fragaria vesoa L. 

 Rosaceae. Strawberry. 



From Switzerland. Seeds presented by Emil 

 Mauser, Samenhandlung, Rathausbrocke. 

 Zurich. Received September 28. 1936. 



118002. Rugen. An everbearing variety. 



118003. Baron- Solemacher. An everbear- 

 ing variety, of large size. 



118004. Baron Solemacher Weiss. A light- 

 colored variety. 



118005 and 118006. Allium spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



From Turkey. Bulbs and seeds' collected by 

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

 reau of Plant Industry. Received Sep- 

 tember 4, 1936. 



From 10 km. northwest of Buruyek, in 

 the Toros Mountains, July 23, 1936. 



118005. Allium sp. 

 No. 900. (Bulbs.) 



118006. Allium sp. 



No. 926-A. (Seeds.) 



118007 to 118098. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived September 3, 1936. 



118007 to 118010. Amygdalus spp. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



118007 to 118009. Amygdalus persica L. 



Peach. 



118007. No. 974. Aru. From Cbamba, 

 Chamba State, at 3.000 feet alti- 

 tude, July 12, 1936. A small tree 

 8 inches in diameter, fruit white, 

 freestone, l 1 ^ inches in diameter, 

 of good flavor. 



118008. No. 975. Aru. From Chamba, 

 Chamba State. A yellow-fleshed, 

 beaked, clingstone peach, 2 1 / 4 inches 

 in diameter. This variety is found 

 from 3,000 to 7,500 feet altitude. 



118009. No. 1008. Aru. From Srina- 

 gar, Kashmir. July 20. 1936. Pre- 

 sented by the Government Gardens. 

 Fruit well marked with crimson, 

 iy 2 inches in diameter ; a white- 

 fleshed freestone of good quality. 

 Said to be one of the Saharanpur 

 varieties and, as such, grows in 

 extreme heat. Here it tolerates 

 mild freezes. 



118010. Amygdalus sp. 



No. 939. From Kukti, Chamba State, 

 July 4, 1936, at 9,000 feet altitude. 

 Tall slender trees, 3 or 4 inches in 

 diameter and 40 feet high, which re- 

 semble willows from a distance. Fruit 

 1 inch in diameter. Should be a fine 

 ornamental. 



118011. Androsace sp. Primulaceae. 



No. 936. Kukti Nulla. From Lahul, 

 Punjab, July 1, 1936. An herb with 

 attractive heads of pink flowers', found on 

 dry ground. 



118007 to 118098— Continued. 



118012. Anemone sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 937. From Reling, Chamba State, 

 July 2, 1936, at 14,000 feet altitude. 

 Flowers yellow, backed more or less with 

 indigo. Attractive clumps to 2 feet. 



118013. Aquilegia sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 981. From the Kalatop Forest, 

 Dalhousie, runjab. July 12, 1936. A plant 

 2 x / 2 feet high, with glaucous foliage, found 

 in the shade. The few flowers are deep 

 wine colored without fragrance and ap- 

 pear early. 



118014 and 118015. Brassica rapa L. 

 Brassicaeeae. Turnip. 



From Partan, Kashmir, July 22, 1936. 

 Collected in the market. 



118014. No. 1023. A greenish rutabaga, 

 common on the market, up to 4 

 inches in diameter, mild and of good 

 flavor. 



118015. No. 1022. Said to be red-rooted 

 and globular. 



118016. Caesalpinia sepiaria Roxb. Cae- 

 salpiniaceae. Mysore thorn. 



No. 978. From Khajiar, Chamba State, 

 July 11, 1936. A thorny shrub sometimes 

 10 feet high, semiscandent, with long ra- 

 cemes of orange or yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 103116. 



118017 to 118023. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



118017 to 118021. Tarbuza. From La- 

 hore, Punjab, July 14, 1936, but of 



unknown source. 



118017. No. 984. Fruit elongate, 16 

 inches long, pale green, lightly and 

 finely netted. Flesh of good qual- 

 ity, but low in sugar. 



118018. No. 985. A pale-green elon- 

 gate fruit 18 inches long with lon- 

 gitudinal blotching. Flesh good, 

 but not very sweet. 



118019. No. 986. A dark-green glob- 

 ular fruit, 18 inches in diameter, 

 with red flesh. 



118020. No 987. A dark-green glob- 

 ular fruit 12 inches in diameter; 

 flesh of good texture and sweet. 



118021. No. 991. A pale-green sub- 

 globose fruit 8 inches in diameter, 

 lightly netted. 



118022. No. 1005. Tarbiiza. From Lake 

 Dal. Kashmir, July 19, 1936. A dark- 

 green globose fruit 12 inches in di- 

 ameter which is indistinguishable ex- 

 ternally from the regular red-seeded 

 form. 



118023. No. 1037. Hendvend. From 

 Srinagar, Kashmir, at 5,200 feet al- 

 titude, July 24, 1936. A pale-green 

 elongated fruit 18 inches long, with 

 cloud stripes of darker green. Grown 

 on rafts in the lake. 



118024. Corylus sp. Betulaceae. 



No. 969. Tang i. From Chamba, 

 Chamba State, July 12, 1936. Said to 

 have come from Pangi. , A large orna- 

 mental tree that grows in the walnut-fir 

 zone. The nuts have a good flavor and 

 are not so woody as our bush hazels. 



