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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



118507 to 118555— Continued. 



118543. No. 293. Cocuizo and Maporito. 

 From Cordero (Barguisimeto) Lara. 



118544. No. 294. Virginia. From Pirita, 

 Falcon. 



Nos. 118545 to 118551. From Mirimire, 

 Falcon. 



118545. No. 295. Mixed varieties. 



118546. No. 296. Negro. 



118547. No. 297. Virginia carta. 



118548. No. 298. Amarillo. 



118549. No. 299. 



118550. No. 300. Virginia. 



118551. No. 301. Virginia. 



Nos. 118552 and 118553. From Capadare, 

 Falcon. 



118552. No. 302. Planton. 



118553. No. 303. Cola de gallo. 



118554. No. 304. Rabo de gallo. From 

 Tocuyo, Falcon. 



118555. No. 305. Cocoroteno. From Na- 

 guanagua, Aragua. 



118556 to 118661. 



From the State of Kashmir, India. Seeds 

 and bulbs collected by Walter Koelz. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received October 1, 

 1936. 



Unless otherwise mentioned, the material 

 was received as seeds. 



118556 to 118563. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



118556 and 118557. Allium cepa L. 



Onion. 



118556. No. 1143. From Skardo, Bal- 

 tistan Province, August 15, 1936. at 

 6,500 feet altitude. A flattened 

 white onion, strong, of good qual- 

 ity, and said to be a good keeper. 



118557. No. 1144. From Skardo, Bal- 

 tistan Province, August 14, 1936, 

 at 6,500 feet altitude. A mixed 

 sample of red and white onions, the 

 two varieties grown in this region. 



118558. Allium sativum L. Garlic. 



No. 1140. AsgaJopa. Bulbs from 

 Skardo. Baltistan Province, August 14, 

 1936 at 6,500 feet altitude. Used for 

 flavoring. 



118559. Allium sp. 



No. 1070. From above Tarakbal, at 

 10,000 feet altitude in an alpine meadow, 

 July 21, 1936. An ornamental plant 

 about 6 inches high. 



118560. Allium sp. 



No. 1094. From Burzil, in an alpine 

 meadow at 10,000 feet altitude, August 

 5, 1936. An ornamental plant with 

 a head of yellow flowers. 



118561. Allium sp. 



No. 1122. From Sodpur, Baltistan 

 Province, at 7,500 feet altitude, August 

 10, 1936. A plant 18 inches high with 

 heads of fragrant white flowers ; found 

 along a watercourse. 



118562. Allium sp. 



No. 1105. Bulbs from Burzil, Au- 

 gust 6, 1936, at 11,000 feet altitude. 

 A plant about 2 feet high with rose- 

 purple flowers ; grows best in dry rocky 

 places. 



118556 to 118661— Continued. 

 118563. Allium sp. 



No. 1057. Pran. From Bandipur, 

 July 29, 1936, at 5,200 feet altitude. 

 An onion described as small but strong 

 scented. 



118564. Androsace sp. Primulaceae. 



No. 1085. From Charban, August 3, 

 1936, at 8,000 feet altitude. A plant with 

 a compact rosette of leaves and a flower 

 stalk 1 foot high, with a terminal cluster 

 of flowers. 



118565. Androsace 



Primulaceae. 



No. 1088. From a mountain slope, 

 11,000 feet altitude near Burzil, August 



5, 1936. A rock plant 2 inches high, 

 found growing in mats. The flowers are 

 pink, with a darker eye. 



118566. Anemone sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 1098. From an alpine meadow at 

 10,000 feet altitude, near Burzil, August 



6, 1936. A bushy ornamental plant up 

 to 19 inches high, with large, semidouble, 

 yellow or white flowers over an inch 

 across. 



118567 to 118569. Aquilegia spp. Ranun- 

 culaceae. Columbine. 



118567. Aquilegia vulgaris L. 



No. 1074. From above Tarakbal, 

 July 31, 1936, at 10,000 feet altitude, 

 in a damp fir forest. A very attrac- 

 tive plant nearly 4 feet high, with 

 fragrant flowers 2 inches across ; spurs 

 white or tinged rose or purple, petals 

 yellowish. 



118568. Aquilegia sp. 



No. 1082. From near Charban, Au- 

 gust 3, 1936, on a dry open slope at 

 8,000 feet altitude. A plant -18 inches 

 high found growing in clumps with 

 abundant, very fragrant flowers ; petals 

 yellow and spurs tipped with rose. 



118569. Aquilegia sp. 



No. 1091. From an alpine meadow 

 near Burzil, at 9,000 feet altitude, Au- 

 gust 5, 1936. A plant J 8 inches high 

 with very attractive flowers, 1% inches 

 across ; sepals deep blue purple, petals 

 rich wine-colored. 



118570. Astragalus 



Fabaceae. 



No. 1103. From Burzil, August 6, 1936, 

 at 10.000 feet altitude. A plant 4 feet 

 tall, found in clumps in dry open places. 

 The flowers, whitish tinged with red, are 

 in long spikes. 



118571. Brassica oleracea viridis L. 

 Brassicaceae. Kale. 



No. 1043. Karum Sag. From Srinagar, 

 July 27, 1936. Purchased in the bazar. 

 The leaves are picked all summer for 

 greens ; by autumn the plant may be 5 

 feet tall. 



118572. Brassica rapa L. Brassicaceae. 



Turnip. 



No. 1136. From Skardo, Baltistan Prov- 

 ince. August 12, 1936, at 6,500 feet alti- 

 tude. Said to be a round, sweet, white 

 turnip of superior quality. 



118573. Caltha palustris L. Ranuncu- 

 laceae. Marshmarigold. 



No. 1072. Variety Alba. From above 

 Tarakbal, at 10,000 feet altitude in the 

 dry, rocky bed of a spring freshet, August 

 1. ' 1936. A white-flowered form. 



