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121784 to 121798— Continued. 



121792. Agropyron sp. 

 No. 513. 



121793. Agropyron sp. 



No. 8. 



121794 to 121798. Triticum spp. Poaceae. 



Wheat. 



121794. TRITICOM SPELTA X aGROPYRON 

 GLAUCDM. 



121795. TRITICUM DICOCCUM FARROM X 

 AGROPYRON GLAUCUM. 



121796. TRITICUM HORDEIFORME X AGRO- 

 PYRON GLAUCUM. 



121797. TRITICUM DURUM X AGROPYRON 

 GLAUCUM. 



121798. TRITICUM AESTIVUM FERRUGINEUM 

 X AGROPYRON GLAUCUM. 



121799. Feagaeia chiloensis (L.) Du- 

 chesne. Rosaceae. 



Chiloe strawberry. 



From Chile. Seeds presented through the 

 American consul at "Valparaiso. Received 

 March 8, 1937. 



Wild strawberries from the island of Juan 

 Fernandez. 



For previous introduction see 62679. 



121800 to 121819. 



From India. Material collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 February 27, 1937. 



This material was collected in 1936 and, 

 unless otherwise stated, was received as 

 seeds. 



121800. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 1794. Root from Shalimar, Bagb, 

 Kashmir. November 25, 1936. Said to be 

 a tall wild species. 



123801 to 121812. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



Nos. 121801 to 121805 were from the 

 Kulu District, Punjab Province. 



121801. No. 1548. Jhatu. From Jagat- 

 suk, October 22, at 6,000 feet altitude. 

 A coarse red rice. 



121802. No. 1637. Jhatu. From Samsi, 

 November 2. A good red, irrigated 

 rice with low heat requirements. 



121803. No. 1638. Mangoi. From Samsi, 

 November 2. A wh.te. irrigated rice 

 with low beat requirements. 



121804. No. 1639. Jatr. From Samsi, 

 November 22. A white rice growing 

 on dry ground. 



121805. No. 1672. Bansmatti. From 

 Euntar, November 14. A fine-grained 

 white wet rice. Said to be a local 

 development of the first class bans- 

 matti from Dehra Dun. 



Nos. 121806 to 121810 were obtained 

 from the Director of Agriculture, Kash- 

 ture, Kashmir Province. 



121806. No. 1687. Paddy Moshkabudji. 

 (K. D. 15.> 



121807. No. 1688. Paddy Lolanzan. 

 (K. W. 48.) 



121808. No. 1689. Paddy Badzag. (K. 

 A. 78B.) 



121800 to 121819— Continued. 



121809. No. 1690. Paddy Shirmal. (K. 



S. 17.) 



121810. No. 1691. Paddy Babar. Se- 

 lection No. 19. 



Nos. 121811 and 121812 were from 

 Lag. Kulu District, Punjab Province, 

 at (3,000 feet altitude. 



121811. No. 1747. Kala Mori. Novem- 

 ber 8. A dry grown rice of low heat 

 requirement. 



121812. No. 1748. Mota Golgol. No- 

 vember 15. A type of rice with low 

 heat requirement, broadcast on dry 

 soil. 



121813 to 121818. Triticum aestivum L. 

 Poaceae. Common wheat. 



Nos. 121813 to 121815 were from Leh, 

 Ladak District, Kashmir Province, Septem- 

 ber 15 and 17, at 10,500 feet altitude. 



121813. No. 1407. Dromar. A bearded, 

 red, spring wheat. 



121814. No. 1408. Droral. A spring 

 wheat. 



121815. No. 1409. Drochen. A good 

 strain of spring wheat. 



121816. No. 1442. Drokar. From Mhu, 

 Ladak District, at 14,000 feet altitude, 

 September 25, 1936. A strain of white 

 spring wheat grown near the cultiva- 

 tion limit. 



Nos. 121817 and 121818 were from 

 Kolung, Lahul District, at 12,000 feet 

 altitude, October 10, 1936. 



121817. No. 1556. Drokar. A bearded 

 white spring wheat. 



121818. No. 1557. Dromar. A bearded 

 red spring wheat. 



121819. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



No. 1750. Glielli.- From Kulu, Kulu 

 District, Punjab Province, November 16, 

 1936, at 4,000 feet altitude. Native corn 

 of the Kulu Valley. A monsoon crop. 



121820. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. 



Common pear. 



From Pennsylvania. Scions presented by the 

 Pennsylvania State College, State College. 

 Received March 5, 1937. 



Scions of a blight-resistant pear. 



121821. Mangifera indica L. Anacar- 

 diaceae. Mango. 



From the United States Plant Introduction 

 Garden, Coconut Grove, Fla. Seedlings 

 of P. I. 11645. Numbered March 10, 1937. 



Tree 4, Row 1, Avocado Circle. The par- 

 ent of 121821 is in turn a seedling of P. I. 

 11645, a mango introduced from Cochin China 

 under the name Mangifera cambodiana, later 

 re-identified as Mangifera indica. 



121822. Erica fervtda L. Bolus. Erica- 

 ceae. Heather. 



From England. Seeds presented by Sir Lio- 

 nel de Rothschild, London. Received 

 March 15, 1937. 



An erect heath up to 2 feet high, with small 

 linear acute leaves and small, intensely red 

 flowers about one fourth of an inch long. 

 Native to Cape of Good Hope Province, South 

 Africa. 



