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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



119219 to 119235— Continued. 

 119232 — Continued. 



high, native to the Himalayan region up to 

 10,000 feet altitude. The cylindrical ra- 

 cemes of small white flowers are followed 

 by round red fruits, one-third of an inch 

 in diameter, which become dark brown 

 purple. Closely allied to Prunus padus. 



119233. Pyrus sp. Malacea_e. 



No. 1506. From Kulu, Kulu, Punjab. 



119234. Sorbus sp. Malaceae. 

 No. 1451. From Lahul. 



119235. (Undetermined.) 



No. 1470. Rhizomes from Nagger, Kulu, 

 Punjab. 



119236 to 119251. 



From Brazil and Uruguay. Seeds, bulbs, and 

 roots collected by W. A. Archer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received December 23, 

 1936. 



119236. Abutilon mollissimum (Cav.) 

 Sweet. Malvaceae. 



No. 4448. From Santa Anna, Rio 

 Grande do Sul, Brazil, November 14. 1936. 

 A compact shrub 3 feet in diameter, but 

 reported to grow 10 feet high in Peru, 

 where the plant is native. The stem and 

 very large heart-shaped leaves are quite 

 hairy, and the solitary axillary flowers, 

 about an inch long, are sulfur yellow. 



For previous introduction see 56908. 



119237 to 119240. Arachis hypogaea L. 

 Fabaceae. Peanut. 



119237. No. 4447. From Santa Anna, 

 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. November 

 13, 1936. A mixture of at least four 

 types. 



Nos. 119238 to 119240 were collected 

 at Ribera, Uruguay, November 16, 1936. 



119238. No. 4458. A variety said to 

 yield 37 percent of oil. 



119239. No. 4459. Cultivated peanut. 

 119240. No. 4460. Cultivated peanut. 



119241. Hippeastrum sp. Amaryllida- 

 ceae. 



No. 4435. Along the road 12 km. north 

 of Santa Anna, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 

 November 13, 1936. Bulbs of a plant com- 

 mon m this region, found in swampy 

 places. The flower stalk is 2 to 3 feet 

 long and bears 5 or 6 flowers : the petals 

 are orange red with green markings at the 

 base. 



119242. Sprekelia formosissima (L.) 

 Herb. Amaryllidaceae. St. Jameslily. 



No. 4456. From Ribera, Uruguay, No- 

 vember 14. 1936. Bulbs of a perennial, 

 native to Mexico, with 3 to 6 linear leaves 

 1 to 2 feet long and a reddish scape 1 foot 

 high, with 1 Iar°;e gaping, bright crimson 

 flower 3 to 4 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 93155. 



119243. Hippeastrum sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 4457. From Ribera, Uruguay, No- 

 vember 14, 1936. Bulbs of a cultivated 

 plant, said to be native here. The leaves 

 are strap-shaped, and the scape bears 5 or 

 b flowers marked with red and white with 

 narrow petals. 



119236 to 119251— Continued. 



119244. Phalocallis herbertii (Herbert) 

 Kuntze. Iridaceae. 



No. 4436. Roots collected on a sandy 

 hillside, along a road 12 km. north of 

 Santa Anna, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 

 November 13, 1936. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 119150. 



119245. Lagenaria leucantha (Duchesne) 

 Rushy. Cucurbitaceae. Calabash gourd. 



No. 4461. Yerua. From Ribera, Uru- 

 guay. November 16, 1936. The fruit is 

 cultivated for its bottle-shaped fruits, 

 which are about 8 inches long and are used 

 as containers for mat€. 



119246. Lupinus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 4303. From Viera, near Rio Grande, 

 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, November 1, 

 1936. Plants growing in clumps a foot 

 high and 4 feet in diameter on sand dunes 

 near the sea. 



119247. Raphanus sativus L. Brassica- 

 ceae. Radish. 



No. 4424. From Rio Pardo, Rio Grande 

 do Sul, Brazil, November 8, 1936. Plants 

 occurring as weeds in vegetable gardens. 



Nos. 119248 and 119249 were collected 

 near Ribera, Uruguay, November 16, 1936. 



119248. Verbena peruviana (L.) Britton. 

 Verbenaceae. 



No. 4454. A scarlet-flowered trailing 

 verbena with stems sometimes 2 feet or 

 more long. Native to southern and west- 

 ern South America. 



119249. Verbena rigida Spreng. Verbena- 

 ceae. 



No. 4452. A perennial verbena, native 

 to Brazil, with oblong-lanceolate, deeply 

 dentate leaves and terminal cymes of whit- 

 ish flowers. 



119250. Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Moench. 

 Fabaceae. Vetch. 



No. 4430. From Posto Zoo-tecnico, at 

 Tupaceretan, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 

 November 11, 1936. A plant native to 

 Brazil, with white flowers tinged with 

 lavender. It is cultivated as forage. 



119251. Zephyranthes sp. Amaryllida- 

 ceae. 



No. 4432. From Posto Zoo-tecnico, at 

 Tupaceretan, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 

 November 11, 1936. Bulbs of a plant with 

 pink flowers. 



119252 to 119266. 



From India. Seeds, roots, and bulbs collected 

 by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received December 29, 1936. 



119252. Aesculus indica (Royle) Hook. 

 Aesculaceae. Horsechestnut. 



No. 1651. From above Bandrole, Kulu, 

 Punjab, November 14, 1936, at 8,000 feet 

 altitude. A tree that becomes 100 feet high 

 in northern India, with a trunk 4 feet in 

 diameter, flowering the latter part of June 

 when other horsechestnuts have finished. 

 The foliage is shining green, and the dainty 

 white flowers, which are borne in fairly 

 dense racemes, have the 2 upper petals 

 heavily blotched with yellow, changing to 

 orange-red, and the lower petals are tinged 

 with pink. 



For previous introduction see 52625. 



