UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



INVENTORY No. 130 



Washington, D. C. T Issued May 1942 



PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED BY THE DIVISION OF PLANT EX- 

 PLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY, 

 JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1937 (Nos. 119267 to 123341) 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introductory statement 1 



Inventory ,_ 3 



Index of common and scientific names 119 



INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 



This inventory, No. 130, is a record of the plant material (Nos. 

 119267 to 123311) received by the Division of Plant Exploration and 

 Introduction during the period from January 1 to March 31, 1937. 



More than 4,000 introductions are recorded in this inventory, which 

 is nearly twice as many as have ever been received before during 

 a like period. They represent the wide collections from two ex- 

 ploring parties, each of which was primarily concerned with the col- 

 lection of vegetable varieties in the several areas. In making these 

 collections, both parties were instructed to keep in mind the choice 

 of varieties that showed health and vigor of growth, even if the 

 food quality of the plant was poor. Any and all types of vegetables 

 were collected except those very recently introduced into the area. 

 All were to be considered as potential breeding materials for the 

 Southeastern Vegetable Breeding Station, Charleston, S. C, and for 

 various State experiment stations. 



H. L. Westover, forage crop specialist, and F. L. Wellman, vege- 

 table pathologist, traveled through Turkey for this purpose, and 

 Walter Koelz, a former explorer of the Department, collected in 

 northern India. 



In addition to these projects, the results of two other collecting 

 trips appear in this inventory ; those of W. A. Archer and Kaymond 

 Stadelman, who collected peanuts and tobaccos for special breeding 

 studies, traveling through various Latin- American countries and ob- 

 serving both small noncommercial cultures and plants in the wild. 



Other materials besides those covered by their main projects in- 

 cluded useful crop plants and some ornamentals from all these 

 areas. 



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