JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1937 



13 



119593 to 119705— Continued. 



119683. POA sp. 



'an 



south of 



No. 1115. From 

 Kiikagach, June 11. 



119684. Poa sp. 



No. 1199. From 65 km. west of Bali- 

 kesir, June 16. 



119685. Poa sp. 



No. 2066. From Alma Dag, 25 km. 

 southeast of Ankara, August 1. 



119686. Poa sp. 



No. 2071. From Alma Dag, 25 km. 

 southeast of Ankara, August 1. 



119687. POAsp. 



No. 2337. From 55 

 Trabzon, August 10. 



119688. Poa sp. 



No. 2682. From 41 

 Tokat, August 26. 



km. south of 



km. south of 



119689. POLYPOGON 



Desf. Poaceae. 



MONSPELIENSIS (L.) 



Grass. 



No. 1443. From 60 km. north of Gazian- 

 tep, July 2. An annual grass with soft 

 bristly green or yellowish spikes up to 6 

 inches long. A common weed on our Pa- 

 cific coast. 



For previous introduction see 109143. 



119690 to 119696. Rhaphis GRYLLUS (L.) 

 Desv. Poaceae. Grass. 



119690. No. 723. From dry limestone 

 hills 45 km. southeast of Mugla, May 

 28. 



119691. No. 1076. From 60 km. north- 

 west of Izmir, June 10. 



119692. No. 1171. From 65 km. west 

 of Balikesir, June 16. 



119693. No. 1175. From 40 km. west 

 of Balikesir, June 16. Very common 

 on the dry plains and hills of this 

 region. 



119694. No. 1399. From 15 km. south- 

 east of Marash, where it forms bright 

 green patches on dry rocky slopes, 

 July 2. 



179695. No. 1522. From 25 km. east of 

 Birejik, July 5. 



119696. No. 2834. From Yalova Kapli- 

 jalari, September 11. 



119697. Sec alb anatolicum Boiss. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass, 



No. 2060. From Alma Dag, 25 km. south- 

 east of Ankara, August 1. A perennial 

 grass with stems 2 to 3 feet high. Native 

 to Asia Minor. 



Poaceae. 

 Feathergrass. 



119698. Stipa bromoides (L.) Beck. 



No. 2911. From 50 km. east of Cha- 

 nak Kale, September 19. 



119699 and 119700. Stipa pennata L. 



119699. No. 2062. From Alma Dag, 

 25 km. southeast of Ankara, August 

 1. 



119700. No. 3384. From 3 km. west 

 of Ankara, June 26. 



119701. Stipa szOvitziana Trin. 



119698 to 119705. Stipa spp. 



119593 to 119705— Continued. 



No. 806. From 20 km. south of Bur- 

 dur, June 3. 



119702. Stipa sp. 



No. 775. From 35 km. west of 

 Isparta, June 2. 



119703. Stipa sp. 



No. 1068. From the Bergama ruins, 

 June 10. 



119704. Stipa sp. 



No. 1762. From 40 km. southeast of 

 Elaziz, July 13. 



119705. Stipa sp. 



No. 2009. From 20 

 Nigde, July 26. 



km. north of 



119706. Brassica oleracea capitata L. 

 Brassicaceae. Cabbage. 



From New Zealand. Seeds presented by 

 Richard Norman, Otago, through Mrs. John. 

 Waldron, National Geographic Society,. 

 Washington, D. C. Received January 13, 

 1937. 



Maori cabbage. A variety native to New 

 Zealand, which grows rapidly and is a fine 

 culinary plant ; the seeds look like rape. 



119707 and 119708. 



From Kenya Colony, Africa. Seeds and bulbs 

 purchased from the Mount Elgon Nurseries, 

 Kama Koia, Mount Elgon, Kitale. Re- 

 ceived January 11, 1937. 



119707. Cleeodendrum myricoides R. Br. 

 Verbenaceae. 



A tender erect evergreen shrub 3 to 5 

 feet high, with 2- to 4-lobed oblong leaves 

 2 to 6 inches long and small bicolored' blue 

 and white flowers in short terminal pani- 

 cles. Native to tropical Africa. 



119708. Ammocharis heterOstyla (Bul- 

 lock) Mil.-Redh. and Schw. Amarylli- 

 daceae. 



Bulbs of an amaryllid with glaucous 

 green, strap-shaped, spreading leaves about 

 10 inches long and up to 18 erect, mildly 

 fragrant flowers in an umbel ; the narrow 

 segments are 2 to 3 inches long. The fresh 

 flowers are creamy white with a pinkish 

 tube ; as they age, usually in 2 or 3 days, 

 they become dull rose over all. Native to 

 South Africa. 



119709 to 119804. 



From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seeds and 

 bulbs collected by W. A. Archer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received January 4, 1937. 



Collected in markets and seed stores in 

 Buenos Aires, November 25 to 27, 1936, and, 

 unless otherwise stated, received as seeds. 



119709 to 119720. Allium Cepa L 

 ceae. 



Lilia- 



119709. No. 4538. 



119710. No. 4539. 

 vers. 



Onion. 



Colorado de Madeira. 

 Ognon Jaune de Dan- 



119711. No. 

 Costa. 



119712. No. 4541. 



119713. No. 4542. 



4540. Blanoa Chata de la 



119714. No. 

 Ndpole. 



4543. 



Amarilla de Trcoans. 

 Amarilla Valenclana. 

 B Ian c a Chata de 



