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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



119875 to 119889— Continued. 



Nos. 119883 and 119884. From Ja- 

 tatfi, 8 km. north of Villa Rica, Decem- 

 ber 16, 1936. 



119883. No. 4685. Canela. 



119884. No. 4686. Via Pagar Mi Cuenta. 

 A heavy producer, leaves taper- 

 pointed. 



Nos. 119885 to 119889. From San 

 Lorenzo, December 25, 1936. Cultivated 

 tobacco. 



119885. No. 4762. Pety canela-i. 



119886. No. 4763. Pety-chai, meaning 

 wrinkled leaf. 



119887. No. 4764. Para pagar su cuenta. 



119888. No. 4765. Mixed varieties ; 

 probably includes one that has anise 

 odor. 



119889. No. 4766. Romero. 

 119890 to 119910. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Jan- 

 uary 8, 1937. 



119890. Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. Mi- 

 mosaceae. 



No. 1805. Kikas. From Lahore, Pun- 

 jab, November 28, 1936. A handsome tree, 

 found in both dry and wet situations, which 

 provides a dense shade. 



119891. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



No. 1804. Piyaz. From Lahore, Pun- 

 jab. A rather flattened red onion from 

 Karachi ; keeps well. 



119892. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodia- 

 ceae. Common beet. 



No. 1808. Palag. From Lahore, Pun- 

 jab, November 28, 1936. A potherb. 



119893. Brassica oleracea botrytis L. 

 Brassicaceae. Cauliflower. 



No. 1822. Plmlgob. Purchased in Sa- 

 haranpur, United Provinces, December 1, 

 1936. Said to be Walcheren, a German 

 variety that thrives here, producing large 

 white heads. 



119894 and 119895. Capsicum annuum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



Mirch. From Saharanpur, United Prov- 

 inces, December 1, 1936. 



119894. No. 1818. Very pungent orange, 

 fruit 2% inches wide and I 1 /? inches 

 long. Said to have come from Patrala. 



119895. No. 1819. Moderately pungent, 

 red, top-shaped fruit, iy 2 inches high. 

 Said to have come from the Punjab. 



119896. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Watermelon. 

 No. 1800. Tarbuz. From Lahore, Pun- 

 jab, November 28, 1936, said to have come 

 from Quetta. Fruit elongate, 1 foot long, 

 very pale green with blotched strip of 

 darker green. The light part is apt to 

 have pale-green tubercles. Rind hard ; 

 flesh very sweet and of good quality. Ap- 

 parently a good keeper. 



119897. Erianthus ravennae (L.) Beauv. 

 Poaceae. Ravenna grass. 



No. 1798. Sarkanda, kamma. From 

 Pathankot, Punjab, November 25, 1936. 

 An ornamental grass 15 feet high, found 

 growing in clumps ; used here for thatch- 

 ing. 



For previous introduction see 109496. 



119890 to 119910— Continued. 



119898. Malus sp. Malaceae. 



No. 1803. Sarak. From Lahore, Pun- 

 jab, November 28, 1936. A sweet yellow 

 crab, with a red cheek, iy 2 inches in diame- 

 ter. 



119899. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



No. 1806. Senje; Clara. From Lahore, 

 Punjab, November 28, 1936. Said to be a 

 variety that grows from 8 to 10 years. 



119900 to 119905. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



Nos. 119900 to 119902 were from Lahore, 

 Punjab, November 28 and 29, 1936. 



119900. No. 1807. Bansmati. 

 the best of the local rices. 



One of 



119901. No. 1810. Seon. Said to be a 

 short season rice (90 days), a heavy 

 yielder, 2,800 pounds per acre, and a 

 poor quality table rice. 



119902. No. 1811. Begami. A second- 

 class table rice which yields 1,600 to 

 2,000 pounds per acre. Said to ma- 

 ture in 110 to 120 days. 



Nos. 119903 to 119905 were from Kala 

 Shah Kaku, Punjab, November 29, 1936. 



119903. No. 1812. Basmati. This form 

 originated in Gujaranvala District in 

 1927. Superior to local basmati. Ma- 

 tures in 110 to 112 days ; yields 2,000 

 to 2.240 pounds per acre. Considered 

 the best table rice in Punjab ; remark- 

 ably white and fragrant. 



119904. No. 1813. Mushkan 41. A 

 strain, developed by the Government 

 rice specialists, that matures in 100 

 to 107 days, and yields 2,000 to 2,200 

 pounds per acre. Grain fine, white, 

 fragrant. Used as an adulterant for 

 basmati, a superior rice. 



119905. No. 1814. Palman sufed 246. 

 A strain, developed by the Govern- 

 ment rice specialists, that matures in 

 90 to 95 days, yielding 2,240 to 2,560 

 pounds per acre. Used to adulterate 

 basmati, a superior rice. 



119906. Punica granatum L. Punicaceae. 



Pomegranate. 



No. 1796. Anan. From Lahore, Pun- 

 jab, November 26, 1936, but said to have 

 come from Afghanistan. A deep-crimson 

 fruit the size of a large orange with an 

 abundance of very agreeable crimson juice. 



119907. Salix sp. Salicaceae. 



No. 1826. From Saharanpur, United 

 Provinces, December 1, 1936. An attrac- 

 tive sturdy tree with shiny elliptical leaves 

 3% to 4 inches long ; found growing along 

 canal banks ; blooms in the fall. 



119908 and 119909. Spinacia oleracea L. 

 Chenopodiaceae. Common spinach. 



119908. No. 1811-A. Palag. From 

 Lahore, Punjab, November 28, 1936. 



119909. No. 1828. Purchased at Sahar- 

 anpur, United Provinces, December 1, 

 1986. Said to be from seed imported 

 from France and to be a large round- 

 leaved type with prickly leaves. 



119910. Tectona grandis L. 

 ceae. 



f. 



Verbena- 

 Teak. 



No. 1820. From the Government Gar- 

 dens at Saharanpur, United Provinces, De- 



