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122981. Verbascum sp. Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 1573. Knt. From Kyelang, Lahul, 

 Punjab, October 1, 1936, at 10,500 feet 

 altitude. Cultivated for tbe roots, used 

 in native medicine. The yield is heavy ; 

 one root may weigh 4 pounds when dried. 



122982. Verbascum sp. Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 1615. Kolonasta. From Pukar, La- 

 hul, Punjab, August 1936, at 12,000 feet 

 altitude. 



122983. Viburnum nervosum D. Don. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 1733. Presented by the Director, 

 Department of Agriculture, Kashmir. 



122984. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broadbean. 



No. 1172. [Received without notes.] 



122985. Triticum aestivum L„ Pca- 

 ceae. Common wheat. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by M. S. J. 

 McMurachy, McConnell, Manitoba. Re- 

 ceived March 22, 1937. 



122986. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



From the Canal Zone. Seeds presented by 

 S. P. Williams, Balboa Heights. Received 

 January 12, 1937. 



A tree cotton, native to the Canal Zone 

 and to the. Republic of Panama. It is not 

 cultivated, but grows wild and becomes a 

 small tree about 10 feet high. 



122987 and 122988. 



From the Straits Settlements. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Botanic Gardens. Received 

 March 22, 1937. 



122987. F i c u s variegata Blume. Mora- 

 ceae. Fig. 



The "Gondang" tree of Java and Su- 

 matra. A large forest tree with enormous 

 numbers of long pedicelled fruits an inch 

 or more across ; when ripe, these are red 

 marked with white streaks and dots. 



For previous introduction see 67588. 



122988. Oryza latifolia Desv. Poaceae. 



Rice. 



A perennial wild rice distributed through 

 parts of tropical Asia, Africa, and America. 

 The tufted stems become 6 to 8 feet high, 

 and the plant is said to flower and produce 

 seeds throughout the year. The smooth 

 leaves are 1 to 2 feet long and about an 

 inch wide, and the erect spike is up to 4 

 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 97259. 



122989. Alntjs nepalensis D. Don. 

 Betulaceae. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Range 

 Officer, Ghum-Simana, Sukhiapokhri, Ben- 

 gal, at the request of Walter Koelz, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received March 24, 

 1937. 



A tree up to 70 feet high, with a trunk 3 

 to 4 feet in diameter, found between 4,000 

 and 7,000 feet altitude. It is a rapid grower, 

 used chiefly for firewood. 



For previous introduction see 116579. 



122990 to 123002. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Seeds purchased ; received March 25, 1937. 



122990 to 122996. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



122990. Iris korolkowi Regel. 



Redvein iris. 

 No. 53. 



For previous introduction see 112798. 



122991. Iris orchioides Carr. 



No. 54. A Juno iris from the moun- 

 tains of Turkistan, with about 6 lanceo- 

 late leaves up to 9 inches long and a 

 3- to 6-headed stem, often a foot high. 

 The bright-yellow falls have purple 

 blotches on each side of the crest. 



For previous introduction see 115077. 



122992. Iris halophila sogdiana 

 (Bunge) Skeels. 



No. 55. Leaves pale green, 1 to 1% 

 feet long ; the stout terete stem, up to 2 

 feet high, often bears one or two spicate 

 clusters of pale gray-lilac flowers below 

 the end one. Native to Asia from Asia 

 Minor eastward to Kashmir and Mon- 

 golia. 



For previous introduction see 115078. 



122993. Iris songarica Schrank. 



No. 60. A densely tufted Apogon iris 

 about 1 foot high, with narrow-linear, 

 strongly ribbed leaves up to a foot in 

 length and 2 or 3 lilac-colored flowers 

 over an inch long. Native to central 

 Asia. 



For previous introduction see 113873. 



122994. Iris stolonifera Maxim. 

 No. 59. 



For previous introduction see 112802. 



122995. Iris vicaria Vved. 



No. 57. A Juno iris with about 6 

 lanceolate leaves 6 to 9 inches long, 

 stems about twice as long, and lilac 

 flowers with a bright yellow blotch in 

 the center of the fall. Native to Turki- 

 stan. 



122996. Iris warleyensis Foster. 



No. 58. 



122997 to 123002. Tulipa spp. Liliaceae. 



Tulip. 



122997. Tulipa ferganica Vved. 

 No. 108. 



122998. Tulipa fosteriana Hoog. 

 No. 101. 



For previous introduction see 109796. 



122999. Tulipa ingens Hoog. 

 No. 102. 



123000. Tulipa praestans Hoog. 

 No. 104. 



For previous introduction see 108413. 



123001. Tulipa kuschkensis B. Fedtsch. 

 No. 113. 



For previous introduction see 109800. 



123002. Tulipa tubergeniana Hoog. 

 No. 106. 



