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121439 to 121491— Continued. 



121474. Peunus sp. 



No. 2470. A wild plum from 99 km. 

 south of Giresun, August 17. 



121475. Prdnds sp. 



No. 2554. From 16 km. east of Sam- 

 sun, August 22. A yellow wild plum of 

 medium size and fairly good quality. 



121476. Prdnds sp. 



No. 2609. From 38 km. west of Sam- 

 sun, August 23. A small wild blue plum 

 with good sharp flavor. 



121477. Prdnds sp. 



No. 3100. From the Yozgat bazar, 

 October 9. A late-fruiting, oblong plum 

 with pinkish tan skin. 



121478. Prdnds sp. 



No. 3104. From the Ankara bazar, 

 October 10. A purplish medium-sized, 

 late plum with solid flesh of fair qual- 

 ity. 



121479. Prdnds sp. 



No. 3340. A red plum from the Izmir 

 bazar, June 8. 



121480. Prdnds sp. 



No. 3341. From the Izmir bazar, June 

 8. A light-red plum with watery flesh, 

 picked and eaten green in Turkey. 



121481. Prdnds sp. 



No. 3378. A dark-red plum from the 

 Bursa bazar, June 20. 



121482. Prdnds sp. 



No. 3414. A wild plum from a dry 

 rocky slope 3 km. northeast of Ankara, 

 June 26. 



121483. Prdnds sp. 



No. 3480. A round purple late plum 

 from the Kastamonu bazar, October 14. 



121484. Prdnds sp. 



No. 2469. From Giresun, August 16. 

 A small-fruited evergreen tree with broad 

 shining dark-green leaves ; fruit eaten 

 both fresh and dried. 



121485. Prdnds sp. 



No. 2468. From Giresun, August 16. 

 A large-fruited evergreen tree with 

 broad, shining, dark-green leaves ; fruit 

 eaten both fresh and dried. 



121486. Prdnds sp. 



No. 733. From the. Mugla bazar, May 

 28. Fruit eaten green. 



121487. Pimpinella anisdm L. Apiaceae. 



Anise. 



No. 1246. From the Bursa bazar, June 

 18. 



121488. Rdmex sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 1758. From 25 km. southeast of 

 Elaziz. July 13. So-called "spinak" used 

 as a salad and cooked as greens. 



121489. Pyrds sp. Malaceae. 



No. 3472. A wild pear from near Ine- 

 bolu, October 13. 



121490 and 121491. Sorbds DOMESTICA L. 

 Malaceae. Servicetree. 



For previous introduction see 62586. 



121439 to 121491— Continued. 



121490. No. 3481. O v e s. From the 

 Kastamonu bazar, October 14. 



121491. No. 3075. From the Amasya 

 bazar, October 7. 



121492 to 121507. 



From Paz-aguay. Collected by W. A. Archer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Feb- 

 ruary 10, 1937. 



Unless otherwise mentioned, the material 

 was collected as seeds. 



121492. PSEDDANANAS MACRODONTES (B. 



Morr.) Harms (Ananas macrodontes E. 

 Morr.) Bromeliaceae. 



No. 4907. Abaccachy Tupi. From the 

 Jardin Botanica, Santissima Trinidad, Jan- 

 uary 5, 1937. A semiwild form which pro- 

 duces the year round. The fruits are used 

 for making wine and vinegar. 



121493. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. 



Peanut. 



No. 4881. A cultivated peanut from 

 Tobaty, January 2, 1937. 



121494. Arachis marginata Gardn. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 4758. From San Lorenzo, December 

 24, 1936. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 119878. 



121495. Citrdllds vdlgaris Sclirad. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Watermelon. 



No. 4878. From Caacupg, January 1, 

 1937. Fruit with yellow flesh. 



121496. Cdcdmis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Muskmelon. 



No. 4884. From Tobaty, January 2, 

 1937. Fruit oval, brown and yellow 

 striped, about 2 inches long, very aromatic 

 but insipid flavor, 



121497. Hippeastrdm sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 4914. From near Tobaty, January 

 2, 1937. Said to be a native species. The 

 long-tubed, fragrant flowers are white ^ith 

 two pink stripes on each segment ; tbere 

 are 4 to 6 flowers in each umbel. 



121498. I 



Mimosaceae. 



No. 4820. From the Arroyo Tobaty. 

 near Tobaty, January 1, 1937. A shrub 

 abo^t 10 feet high, with rose-colored flow- 

 ers. 



121499 to 121502. Nicotiana tabacdm L. 

 Solanaceae. Common tobacco. 



121499. No. 4880. Carape" guazu. From 

 near Tobaty, January 2, 1937. 



Nos. 121500 to 121502. Purchased 

 from Banco Agricola, Asuncion, January 

 4, 1937, and are varieties distributed to 

 farmers. 



121500. No. 4915. Chileno guazu. 



121501. No. 4916. Carap6. 



121502. No. 4917. Santa Elena. 



121503. Phaseolds ldnatds L. Fabaceae. 



Lima bean. 



No. 4874. From Caaeupe\ January 1, 

 1937. 



