NVENTORY 



Note. — This inventory is a historical record of plant material introduced for 

 Department and other specialists. It is not to be considered as a list of plant 

 material for distribution. 



119267. Aplopappus cuneifolius Nutt. 

 Asteraceae. 



From Chile. Seeds collected by Clarence 

 Elliott, of England, and presented by Ralph 

 A. Fenton, of Oswego, Oreg. Received 

 January 6, 1937. 



A shrubby yellow-flowered composite with 

 stiff alternate leaves : native to Chile. 



pentagona Heilborn. 



119268. Carica 

 Papayaceae. 



From Ecuador. Cuttings presented by Luis 

 A. Gattoni D., Quito. Received January 

 19, 1937. 



Babaco. This is the most remarkable and 

 valuable of the several interesting species of 

 Carica cultivated in Ecuador, because of its 

 large, very acid fruits, from which an excel- 

 lent sauce, is made, the relatively low tem- 

 peratures which the plant can stand, and be- 

 cause of its habit of producing seedless fruits. 



The plant is seen only under cultivation 

 where it is a small tree about 3 m. high ; the 

 leaves are glabrous, like those of Carica 

 chrysopetala, but with fewer and broader 

 lobes. The fruits are about 30 cm. long and 

 7 to 12 cm. in diameter, truncate at the base 

 and sharply acute at the apex. The flesh is 

 about 1 cm. thick, white, distinctly fragrant, 

 and very acid. It is eaten only after it is 

 cooked. The large cavity in the center con- 

 tains a quantity of white cottony substance 

 and occasionally a few seeds. 



For previous introduction see 62552. 

 119269 to 119271. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by Cesar Var- 

 gas C, Universidad del Cuzco, Museo de 

 Historia Natural, Seceion Botanica, Cuzco. 

 Received January 14, 1937. 



119269. Fragaria sp. Rosaceae. 



From Urubamba, 3,100 m. altitude, De- 

 cember 3, 1936. 



119269 to 119271— Continued. 



Nos. 119270 and 119271 were from Pil- 

 lahuata, Paucartambo Valley, at 2,800 m. 

 altitude, December 5, 1936. 



119270. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



119271. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



119272. Saccharum. 



Poaceae. 



Sugarcane. 



From Barbados, West Indies. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Department of Agriculture, 

 Barbados, through E. W. Brandes, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received January 15. 

 1937. 



119273. Citrus limonia Osbeck. Ruta- 

 ceae. lemon. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 January 4, 1937. 



No. 1650. Grulgul, gombru. From Band- 

 role, Kulu, Punjab, at 5,000 feet altitude, 

 November 14, 1936. A remarkable lemon ; 

 the. tree withstands a temperature of 18° F. 

 and is covered with snow a month or so in 

 the winter. It is quick-growing ; one 3-year- 

 old tree (3 feet high when planted) is now 

 bearing and is 8 feet high. The fruit is large, 

 of good flavor, and will keep in ordinary stor- 

 age for over a year. The tree is quite orna- 

 mental, principally on account of its large 

 strongly scented flowers. 



119274 to 119286. Gladiolus spp. Iri- 

 daceae. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by A. Cheverton Buller. Dwarsri- 

 viers Hoek. Stellenbosch District. Cape 

 Province. Received January 13, 1937. 



119274. Gladiolus alatus L. 



A gladiolus with flowers of a delightful 

 fragrance, not unlike that of the sweet 

 brier. The three upper segments are bright 



1 It should be understood that the names of varieties of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and 

 other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was received when 

 introduced by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, and, further, that the 

 printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption in 

 this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the American 

 trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes 

 necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be subject to 

 change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized 

 horticultural nomenclature. 



It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom 

 mention the seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible identi- 

 fication from the seeds alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inventories are 

 appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no seed samples or herbarium 

 specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be compared. The only iden- 

 tification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other species of the 

 same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications therefore must 

 necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is any question 

 regarding the correctness of the identification of any plant received from this Division, 

 herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in so that definite identification 

 can be made. 



