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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



121823. Dactyus glomerata L. Poa- 

 ceae. Orchard grass. 



From Sweden. Seeds presented by the Swed- 

 ish Seed Co., Svalof, through Dr. Hernfrid 

 Witte, Director, the Swedish State Seed 

 Testing Station, Stockholm. Received 

 March 9, 1937. 



121824. Bettjla cylindrostachya Wall. 

 Betulaceae. Birch. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Range 

 Officer, Takdah, Darjeeling District, North 

 Bengal, at the request of Walter Koelz, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received March 

 10, 1937. 



A Himalayan birch, 50 to 60 feet high, 

 which grows at altitudes of 5,000 to 10,000 

 feet along the northeastern border of India. 

 The young branches are bright reddish brown 

 and the ovate, acuminate leaves, dull dark 

 green above and bright green beneath, are 

 2y 2 to 5 inches long. The wood is red, hard, 

 and heavy and seasons well. 



For previous introduction see 60640. 

 121825 to 121998. 



From India. Seed collected by Walter Koelz, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Feb- 

 ruary 18, 1937. 



This material was all collected in 1936. 



121825. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) 

 Moench. Malvaceae. Okra. 



No. 1695. Hara Blindi. Presented by 

 the Director of Agriculture, Kashmir Prov- 

 ince, A variety which grows 8 feet high, 

 with pods 7 to 9 inches long. 



121826 to 121837. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



121826 to 121831. Allium cepa L. Onion. 



121826. No. 1331. Tsong. From Ka 

 palu, Baltistan, Kashmir, August 

 26. A white, thin-skinned globe 

 onion. 



121827. No. 1370. Tsong. From 

 Kampuk, Baltistan, Kashmir, Sep- 

 tember 9, at 9,000 feet altitude. A 

 white thin-skinned globe onion of 

 mild flavor, which is not injured by 

 freezing. 



121828. No. 1430. Tsong. From Leh, 

 Ladak, Kashmir, September 16, at 

 10,500 feet altitude. A red onion. 



121829. No. 1668. Piyaz. From Kulu, 

 Kulu, Punjab, November 14, at 

 4.000 feet altitude. A mild red 

 globe onion that is very pleasant to 

 eat until mid-June, when it becomes 

 strong ; poor keeper. 



121830. No. 1353. From Biokdang, 

 Baltistan, Kashmir, at 9.500 feet 

 altitude, September 3. An onion 

 with fine round leaves 1 foot high, 

 growing in clumps on a dry slope. 



121831. No. 1413. Purchased at Leh, 

 Ladak, Kashmir, September 16; 

 originally from Yarkand. A strong 

 onion, used to flavor soups. 



121832. Allium sp. 



No 1438. Purchased near Leh, Ladak, 

 Kashmir, September 17, from a Yarkandi. 

 An edible onion near Yarkand. 



121833. Allium sp. 



No. 1545. Tsong. From Kolung, 

 Lahul, Punjab, August 16 at 11.500 feet 

 altitude. An almost leafless species with 



121825 to 121998— Continued. 



an inflated flower stalk and small head 

 of white flowers. Bulb small, foliage 

 used for flavoring. 



121834. Allium sp. 



No. 1612. Kotze. From Pukar, Lahul, 

 Punjab, in August, at 12,000 feet alti- 

 tude. An onion with fine, rounded 

 leaves and rose-purple flowers of possi- 

 ble ornamental use. 



121835. Allium sp. 



No. 1729. Presented by the Director 

 of Agriculture of Kashmir. 



121836. Allium sp. 



No. 1613. Bitsong. From Kolung, 

 Lahul, Punjab, in August. An onion 

 with flat leaves 5 mm. wide and large 

 heads of rose-purple flowers. Used for 

 flavoring, also as an ornamental. 



121837. Allium thomsoni Baker. 



No. 1356. From Sdongpa, Baltistan, 

 Kashmir, at 15 000 feet altitude, Sep- 

 tember 4. A Himalayan allium up to 2 

 feet high, with 4 to 5 fleshy linear leaves 

 sheathing the lower third of a stout 

 scape which bears a head, about an inch 

 in diameter, of rose-purple flowers. 

 Found growing in clumps on a dry slope. 



121838. Beta vulgaris L. 



Brassicaceae. 

 Common beet. 



No. 2100. Palag. From Calcutta, Jan- 

 uary 3. A potherb. 



121839 to 121854. Brassica spp. Brassica- 

 ceae. 



121839 and 121840. Brassica campestris 

 L. Rutabaga. 



121839. No. 1535. Samson. From 

 Koti, Kulu, Punjab, October 27.- A 

 variety planted for its oil-bearing 

 seeds. The tough pungent roots are 

 dried and used as food. 



121840. No. 1700. Zanundoz. Pre- 

 sented by the Director of Agricul- 

 ture, Kashmir. A large form. 



121841 and 121842. Brassica oleracea 

 gongylodes L. Kohlrabi. 



Presented by the Director of Agricul- 

 ture, Kashmir. 



121841. No. 1699. A native variety 

 with a very large white root. 



121842. No. 1704. GandgoU. A good 

 purple variety. 



121843 to 121847. Brassica rapa L. 



Turnip. 



121843. No. 1237. Mulu. From 

 Skardo, Baltistan, Kashmir, August 

 16. 



121844. No. 1304. Mulu. From Ka- 

 palu, Baltistan, Kashmir, August 

 25, a white, top-shaped root with 

 purple top. 



121845. No. 1398. Nuungma. From 

 Leh, Ladak, Kashmir, at 10,500 feet 

 altitude, September 16. A white 

 turnip from Baltistan. 



121846. No. 1401. From Leh, Ladak, 

 Kashmir, at 10,500 feet altitude. 

 An early purple variety. 



121847. No. 1707. Japanese Shogin. 

 From the Director of Agriculture, 



