JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 193 7 



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122207 to 122413— Continued 



122401. Spartium junceum L. Fabaceae. 



Spanish, broom. 



No 2558. Scotch broom. From 4 km. 

 east of Samsun, August 22. 



122402. Swertia sp. Gentianaceae. 



No. 2789. From Ulu Dag, 35 km. south 

 of Bursa, September 9. A low plant found 

 near springs on the mountain slope. 



122403. Anchusa sp. Boraginaceae. 



No. 3442. From Alma Dag, June 28. 



122404 and 122405. Trigonocaryum invo- 

 lucratum (Stev.) Johnst. Boragina- 

 ceae. 



A low annual related to the forget-me- 

 not, with white or blue flowers. Native to 

 the Caucasus region at altitudes of 4,000 

 to 9,000 feet. 



122404. No. 615. From Ephesus, May 

 28. Flowers deep blue with white 

 center. 



122405. No. 3320. From Ankara, May 

 20. Flowers deep blue with white 

 center. 



122406, Trigonella foenum-graecum L. 

 Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 



No. 3173. From the Kastamonu bazar, 

 October 14. Used for flavoring meat. 



122407. Verbascum lychnitis L. Scroph- 

 ulariaceae. Mullein. 



No. 2290. From 143 km. east of Erzin- 

 jan. August 9. A tomentose biennial with 

 oblong-elliptic, crenate leaves and panicles 

 of small yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 106534. 



122408 to 122412. Viola spp. Violaceae. 



Violet. 



122408. No. 2736. From near the old 

 baths, 14 km. west of Yalova, Septem- 

 ber 6. A plant with a climbing habit. 



122409. No. 743. From the mountains 

 11 km. south of Denizli, May 30. 



122410. No. 745. From the mountains 

 11 km. south of Denizli, May 30. 



122411. No. 1309. From 25 km. north- 

 east of Bursa, June 19. 



122412. No. 2781. From Ulu Dag, 36 

 km. south of Bursa, September 8. 



122413. (Undetermined.) 



No. 1369. Camion. From the Marash 

 bazar, July 2. Used to flavor meat. 



122414 and 122415. Phaseolus vuixja- 

 eis L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 



From Australia. Seeds from the Hawkes- 

 bury Agricultural College, presented 

 through Dr. H. Wenholz, Director of Plant 

 Breeding, Department of Agriculture. Syd- 

 ney, New South Wales. Received March 

 11, 1937. 



122414. Canadian Wonder, Burnley selec- 

 tion. 



122415. Pale Dun. 

 122416 to 122418. 



From the Union of South Africa. Bulbs pur- 

 chased from the Winton Nurseries, Bonnie 

 Vale, Cape Province. Received March 19, 

 1937. 



122416. Acidanthera c a p E n s I s (Ker.) 

 Benth. and Hook. Iridaceae. 



122416 to 122418— Continued 



A South African bulbous plant resem- 

 bling gladiolus, with numerous linear 

 sword-shaped leaves about 1 foot long and 

 spikes of pinkish-blue flowers on stems 

 about 18 inches high. 



122417. Buphane ciliaris (L.) Herbert. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



The creamy yellow flower stalks of this 

 remarkable plant appear before the leaves 

 and bear 50 to 100 flowers, chocolate pur- 

 ple with a pinkish flush, in a spherical 

 umbel. The thick broad, strap-shaped 

 leaves appear later. Native to South 

 Africa. 



For previous introduction see 61246. 



122418. Gladiolus alatds L. Iridaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 119274. 



122419 to 122427. 



From England. Plants purchased from Lax- 

 ton Bros. Bedford Ltd., Bedford. Received 

 March 19, 1937. 



122419 to 122421. Fragaria spp. Rosaceae. 

 Strawberry. 



122419. King George V (Laxton). 



122420. Ooerschlesien. 



122421. Royal Sovereign (Laxton). 

 122422 to 122427. Rubds spp. Rosaceae. 



122422. Bedford Giant, a new blackberry. 



122423. Bountiful. A raspberry. 



122424. Renown, a new raspberry. 



122425. Reward, a new raspberry. 



122426. Red cross raspberry. 



122427. Pyne's Royal raspberry. 



122428 to 122440. Sacchaeum. Poa- 

 ceae. Sugarcane. 



From India. Cuttings presented by the De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Bangalore, My- 

 sore. Received March 20, 1937. 



122428. No. H. M. 14. 



122429. No. H. M. 320. 



122430. No. H. M. 487. . 



122431. No. H. M. 544. 



122432. No. H. M. 603. 



122433. No. H. M. 606. 



122434. No. H. M. 607. 



122435. No. H. M. 608. 



122436. No. H. M. 613. 



122437. No. H. M. 619. 



122438. No. H. M. 627. 



122439. No. H. M. 629. 



122440. Ashy Mauritius. 

 122441 to 122583. 



From Turkey. Seeds collected by H. L. West- 

 over and F. L. Wellman, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received January 22, 1937. 



This material was all collected in the sum- 

 mer and autumn of 1936. 



122441. Acanthus sp. Acanthaceae. 

 No. 2085. From Alma Dag, August 1. 



