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121542 to 121555— Continued. 



121546. No. 2150. Chinsura. A fine late 

 medium-yielding scented white trans- 

 planted rice. 



121547. No. 2151. Dandkhani, Described 

 as a fine scented, late, medium-yielding, 

 white, transplanted rice. 



121548. No. 2152. BJiasamaink. A trans- 

 planted rice of medium quality and high 

 yield. 



121549. No. 2153. Dudshar. A trans- 

 planted rice of medium quality and high 

 yield, ripening in about 170 days. 



121550. No. 2154. Blade Kachari. A 

 coarse, heavy-yielding transplanted rice. 



121551. No. 2155. India sail (Aman type). 

 A medium-late, good yielding, trans- 

 planted rice. 



121552. No. 2156. Kalai Aman. A trans- 

 planted rice, of which tl^ere are many 

 forms that grow in the lowlands where 

 the floods raise the water to a depth of 

 8 feet or more. 



Nos. 121553 to 121555 are Aus types, 

 sown on upland and watered well. The 

 life period of this group ranged from about 

 90 to 125 days. 



121553. No. 2157. An early scented rice, 

 suited to rich light soils. 



121554. No. 2160. Dhairal. A coarse, 

 very heavy-yielding, highland, red rice. 



121555. No. 2162. KumaH. A medium 

 fine rice of good quality, and a heavy 

 yielder ; a broadcast, highland type. 



121556. Agonandra brasiliensis Benth. 

 and Hook. f. Op-iliaceae. 



From Brazil. Seeds collected by Mr. Barlow 

 at Maranhao, and presented through G. S. 

 Jamieson, Bureau of Chemistry and Engi- 

 neering. Received February 26, 1937. 



A small tree with pendulous branches, thin 

 elliptical leaves, and racemes of inconspicu- 

 ous flowers. The drupaceous fruits, over an 

 inch long, enclose seeds rich in oil. This oil, 

 however, does not yet have any known use. 

 Native, to tropical Brazil. 



121557 to 121577. 



From Morocco. Plants presented by H. 

 Brayard, Dhecteur, Service de TAgricul- 

 ture, Station Experimental de Marrakech. 

 Received February 27, 1937. 



121557 to 121559. Malds SYLVesteis Mill. 

 Malaceae. Apple. 



121557. Delice d'Avril. 



121558. Dubusson. 



121559. Reinette Descadre. 



121560 to 121577. Peunus spp. Amygdal- 

 aceae. 



121560 to 121568. Prunus armeniAca L. 



Apricot. 



121560. Amor Leuch. 



121561. Bedri. 



121562. Blanc. 



121563. Jacques. 



121564. Nouveau de Versailles. 



121565. Pourret. 



121566. Saint Amoroise. 



121567. Souvenir de Roberteau. 



121557 to 121577— Continued. 



121568. Triomphe de Brussidres. 



121569 and 121570. Prunus avium L. 



Sweet cherry, 



121569. Bigarreau Abel. 



121570. Marmotte. 



121571 to 121574. Prunus domestica L. 

 Common plum. 



121571. Bleu de Belgique. 



121572. Early Laxton. 



121573. Georges Lafevre. 



121574. Madeleine Nomblot. 

 121575. Prunus insititia L. 



Mirabelle precoce. 



121576 and 121577. Prunus domestica L. 

 Common plum. 



121576. Royale. 



131577. Saint Jean. 



121578 to 121649. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 February 15, 1937. 



This material was collected in the summer 

 and autumn of 1936, unless otherwise men- 

 tioned. 



121578 and 121579. Allium cepa L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Onion. 



Pujaz. From Calcutta, January 3 and 4. 



121578. No. 2106. A native red onion. 



121579. No. 2111. Originally from Bom- 

 bay. 



121580 to 121582. Brassica spp. Brassica- 

 ceae. 



121580 and 121581. Brassica campestris 

 L. Rutabaga. 



121580. No. 1913. Phulgabi. From 

 Benares, United Provinces, Decem- 

 ber 16. An early native variety 

 which will tolerate great heat. 



121581. No. 1940. Raisag. From 

 Darjeeling, Bengal, December 24, at 

 7,000 feet altitude. Grown in India 

 as a potherb. The leaves, about 2 

 feet long, are tender and resemble 

 chard in appearance. 



121582. Brassica sp. 



No. 2109. Raisag. From Calcutta, 

 January 3. May be the same as that 

 from Darjeeling under the same name. 



121583 to 121588. Capsicum annuum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



121583. No. 1955. From Sukua, Bengal, 

 December 28. Plants 4 to 5 feet high, 

 found in rain forest ; fruits red, very 

 pungent. 



121584. No. 1907. Mvrch. From Bena- 

 res, United Provinces, December 16. 

 Fruit elongated, three-fourths of an 

 inch by 3 inches and hot, turning al- 

 most black then red. 



121585. No. 1927. From Darjeeling, 

 Bengal, December 23, at 7,000 feet al- 

 titude. Fruit red, pointed, 3 inches 

 long, 1 inch across at base ; some types 

 sweet except for strong seeds, others 

 with pungent flesh. 



