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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



121492 to 121507— Continued. 



121504. SolanuM chacoense Bitter. Sol- 

 anaceae. Nightshade. 



No. 4909. Tubers from the Jardfn 

 Botanico, Santissima Trinidad, January 5, 

 1937. 



For previous introduction see 47972. 



121505. Verbena bonariensis L. Verbena- 



No. 4821. From the Arroyo Tobatv, 

 near Tobaty, January 1. 1937. A stiff, 

 erect shrub 1 to 3 feet high, with purple- 

 blue flowers. 



For previous introduction see 97712. 



121506 and 121507. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



121506. No. 4876. From Caacupg, Jan- 

 uary 1, 1937. Cultivated corn. 



121507. No. 4882. Mais bianco. From 

 Tobnty. January 3. Cultivated espe- 

 cially for flour. 



121508 to 121517. 



From India. Bulbs and tubers collected by 

 Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received February 25, 1937. 



121508 to 121512. Allium sativum L. 

 Liliaceae. Garlic. 



Nos. 121508 and 121509. Lassan. Bulbs 

 from Benares, United Provinces, December 

 16, 1936. 



121508. No. 1911. 



121509. No. 1912. This is the first time 

 I have seen this single bulb garlic here. 



121510. No. 1923. Bulbs from Darjee- 

 ling, Bengal, December 23, 1936. 



Nos. 121511 and 121512. Bulbs from 

 Calcutta, January 4, 1937. 



121511. No. 2117. Said to have come 

 from Singapore. 



121512. No. 2119. A local variety. 



121513 and 121514. Ipomoea batatas (L.) 

 Lam. Convolvulaceae. Sweetpotato. 



Shaker Kandi. Tubers from Calcutta, 

 January 7. 1937. The. sugar content is 

 much less than in our species, and by some 

 is preferred on that account. 



121513. No. 2142. 121514. No. 2143. 



121515 to 121517. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. 



Solanaceae. Potato. 



Nos. 121515 and 121516. Tubers of Alu, 

 from Benares, United Provinces, Decem- 

 ber 16, 1936. White potatoes which may 

 be stored all through the summer heat. 

 Best seed comes from the mountains. 



121515. No. 1909. 



121516. No. 1910. 



121517. No. 2141. Tubers of Alu from 

 Calcutta, January 7, 1937. Grown 

 nearby at Behar. 



121518 to 121541. 



From Uruguay and Argentina. Seeds col- 

 lected by W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received February 25, 1937. 



121518 to 121521. Arachis hypogaea L. 

 Fabaceae. Peanut. 



121518. No. 4952. From Real de San 

 Carlos, 7 km. north of Puerto Colonia, 

 Uruguay, January 17, 1937. 



121518 to 121541— Continued. 



121519 to 121521. Presented by the Min- 

 isterio de Acricultura, Buenos Aires, 

 Argentina, January 22, 1937. All 

 three strains are fairly pure selec- 

 tions. 



121519. No. 5002. Colorado. From 

 Rio Cuarto, Cordoba. 



121520. No. 5003. Colorado. From 

 Santo Tome\ Santa Fe. 



121521. No. 500t. Aeeitoso or Manx 

 Wanco. From Santo Tome. Snnta 

 Fe\ A white-skinned type, consid- 

 ered the most important for oil ex- 

 traction. 



121522 to 121541. Nicotiana tabacum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common tobacco. 



121522. No. 4971. From along the steep 

 eroded river banks at Puerto Colonia, 

 Uruguay, January 19, 1937. 



Nos. 121523 to 121541 were presented 

 by the Ministerio de As;ricultura. Buenos 

 Aires, Argentina, January 22, 1937. 



121523 and 121524. Criollo Salteno. 



121523. No. 5006. 121524. No. 5007. 



121525 and 121526. Chileno Colorado 

 Hoja. 



121525. No. 5008. 121526. No. 5009. 



121527 and 121528. Chileno Colorado gi- 

 gante Santa Cruz. 



121527. No. 5010. 121528. No. 5011. 

 121529. No. 5012. Lampazo. 

 121530 and 121531. Hoja Parada. 



121530. No. 5013. 121531. No. 5014. 

 121532 to 121535. Criollo Colorado. 



121532. No. 5015. 121534. No. 5017. 



121533. No. 5016. 121535. No. 5018. 



121536 and 121537. Chileno Grande Colo- 

 rado. 



121536. No. 5019. 121537. No. 5020. 



121538 and 121539. Chileno Grande ama- 

 rillo. 



121538. No. 5021. ' 121539. No. 5022. 

 121540 and 121541. Chileno correntino. 

 121540. No. 5023. 121541. No. 5024. 



121542 to 121555. OryzA sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 February 25, 1937. 



A collection of rice from the Dacca Agri- 

 cultural Farm, Dacca, Bengal, January 13, 

 1937. 



121542. No. 2146. Jhingasail. A fine rice 

 which, when transplanted in July, ripens 

 in December. Said to have short awns 

 and weak straw, hence liable to lodge ; 

 of superior quality and a good yielder. 



121543. No. 2147. Hatisail. A fine, late, 

 medium-yielding, scented, white rice ; 

 transplanted in July and August and 

 ripening in December. 



121544. No. 2148. An early rice of su- 

 perior quality and a good yielder. 



121545. No. 2149. Latisail. A small, 

 coarse, heavy-yielding, medium-early rice 

 with short straw ; adapted to several 

 types of soil. 



