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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



123004 to 123138— Continued 



123129 to 123131. Thymus spp. Mentha- 

 ceae. 



123129. Thymus sp. 



No. 2308. Prom 53 km. north of 

 Gemushane, August 10, 1936. Flowers 

 borne in cloverlike heads. 



123130. Thymus sp. 



No. 2099. From Alma Dag, 25 km. 

 southeast of Ankara, August 1, 1936. A 

 low compact shrub, covered with very 

 fragrant flowers. 



123131. Thymus serpyllum L. 



No. 3447. From Alma Dag, June 28, 

 1936. A plant with fragrant leaves, 

 found growing in cushionlike clumps 

 among rocks. 



123132. Trifolium repens L. Fabaceae. 



White clover. 



No. 1295. A large-flowered white clover, 

 found 40 km. east of Bursa, June 16, 1936. 



123133. Tunica prolifera (L.) Scop. 

 Silenaceae. 



No. 646. From Tire, May 25, 1936. 



123134. Tunica sp. Silenaceae. 



No. 1079. From dry slopes 80 km. 

 northwest of Izmir, June 10, 1936. 



123135. Veronica sp. Scrophulariaceae. 



No 2484. From 40 km. south of Gire- 

 sun, August 17, 1936. 



123136. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 2326. A shrub from 46 km. north 

 of Gemushane, August 10, 1936. 



123137. Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Moench. 

 Fabaceae. Vetch. 



No. 1350. From Adana, June 10, 1936. 



123138. Viola sp. Violaceae. 



No 1257. From the Bursa bazar, June 

 18, 1936. 



123139 to 123143. Oryza sativa L. 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From China. Seeds presented by the Rice 

 and Wheat Imperial Institute, Nanking. 

 Received March 3, 1937. 



123139. No. 28785. A pure line selection. 



123140. No. 28865. Var. Red chaff. 



123141. Moh Tse Oza. 



123142. Fee hah Fow. 



123143. No. 30305. A pure line rice. 

 123144 to 123270. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 March 23, 1937. 



123144. Abies pindrow Spach. Pinaceae. 



Fir. 



No. 2300. Tos. Presented by the Kulu 

 Forest Service, Kulu, Punjab, February 10, 

 1937. 



For previous introduction see 122766. 



123145. Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC. 

 Mimosaceae. 



No. 2225. Sikaka. From Madras. Feb- 

 ruary 4, 1937. A large and very prickly 

 woody climber with bipinnate leaves of 



123144 to 123270— Continued 



12 to 6 pinnae, 2 to 3 inches long, and 

 small cream-colored to pink flowers in pan- 

 icled globose heads. Native to southeast- 

 ern Asia. 



123146. Albizzia falcata (L.) Backer. 

 Mimosaceae. 



No. 2259. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 February 9, 1937. A rapid-growing tropi- 

 cal Asiatic tree with large feathery leaves 

 and small globular flower heads. It is 

 used for shade in coffee plantations. 



For previous introduction see 81406. 



123147. Albizzia odoratissima (L. f.) 

 Benth. Mimosaceae. 



No. 2261. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 February 9, 1937. A tall erect unarmed 

 tree, with bipinnate leaves and very nu- 

 merous small heads of fragrant white flow- 

 ers. Native to the central Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see 66648. 



123148. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



No. 2271. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 February 9, 1937. A red globe onion ; 

 said to be native. 



123149. Amaranthus sp. Amaranthaceae. 



No. 2290. Harive. From Bangalore, 

 Mysore, February 9, 1937. An all-season 

 potherb. 



123150. Amaranthus sp. Amaranthaceae. 



No. 2291. Clukarive. From Bangalore, 

 Mysore, February 9, 1936. An all-season 

 potherb. 



123151. Anethum graveolens L. Apia- 

 ceae. Dill. 



No. 2292. Sabakshi. Bangalore; My- 

 sore, February 9, 1936. A common pot- 

 herb in the hot parts of India. 



123152. Argyreia sp. Convolvulaceae. 



No. 2185. From Mahendra, Madras 

 Presidency, January 23, 1937, at 4,000 feet 

 altitude. A vigorous evergreen woody 

 climber with large heart-shaped leaves 

 nearly a foot long. 



123153. Peltophorum inerme (Roxb.) 

 Llanos (P. ferrugineum Benth.). Caes- 

 alpiniaceae. 



No. 2228. From Madras. A large un- 

 armed tree used for street planting, with 

 finely pinnate leaves and showy terminal 

 racemes of small yellow fragrant flowers, 

 followed by short flattened pods. 



123154 to 123157. Bauhinia spp. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



123154. Bauhinia v a h l i i Wight and 

 Arn. Malu-creeper. 



No. 2181. From Mahendra, Madras 

 Presidency, January 22, 1937, at 4,000 

 feet altitude. A vigorous woody climber 

 up to 40 feet high, with large velvety 

 coriaceous leaves a foot long and termi- 

 nal dense racemes of flowers. The large 

 flat velvety brown pods are gathered by 

 the natives of India, roasted, and the 

 seeds eaten. 



For previous introduction see 103489. 



123155. Bauhinia acuminata L. 

 No. 2137. From Calcutta, January 7, 



1937. A small ornamental shrub 5 feet 

 high. 



