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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



123144 to 123270— Continued 



resembles our Concord in habit and ap- 

 pearance ; bunches 5 inches long, compact ; 

 berries blue-black, ovoid, three-fourths of 

 an inch long, sweet, keep well. Vines give 

 two crops a year here. 



123270. Alstonia venenata R. Br. Apocy- 

 naceae. 



No. 2193. From Mahendra, Madras 

 Presidency, January 26, 1937, at 1,000 feet 

 altitude. A low shrub 5 feet high, said 

 to bear an abundance of attractive white 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see 65248. 



123271. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Thomas R. 

 Towns, Holguin. Received February 25, 

 1937. 



123272 to 123341. 



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

 over and F. L. Wellman, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received February 1, 1937. 



123272. Ajuga sp. Menthaceae. 



No. 3419. An attractive mint from 3 

 km. northeast of Ankara, June 26, 1936. 



123273. Matthiola sp. Brassicaceae. 



No. 3030. From the Amasya bazar, Oc- 

 tober 6, 1936. 



123274. Anthemis tinctoria discoidea 

 (All.) Vahl. Asteraceae. 



No. 2735. From 5 km. west of Yalova. 



123275. Asclepias sp. Asclepiadaceae. 

 No. 1926. From Birejik, July 21, 1936. 



123276. Asphodelus fistulosus L. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



No. 603. From Antalya, June 4, 1936. 



123277. Brassica sp. Brassicaceae. 



No. 2143. From the Sivas bazar, Au- 

 gust 5, 1936. 



123278. Caesalpinia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 1270. Gil Abershim. From the 

 Bursa bazar, June. 18, 1936. 



123279. Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad. 

 Dipsacaceae. 



No. 2254. From the Erzinjan bazar, 

 August 8, 1936. Seeds mixed with wheat 

 flour to add flavor to bread. 



123280. Cerinthe sp. Boraginaceae. 



No. 3439. From Alma Dag, June 28, 

 1936. 



123281. Coronilla sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 1947. From Birejik, July 22, 1936. 



123282. Cuminum cyminum L. Apiaceae. 



Cumin. 



No. 2149. From the Sivas bazar, Au- 

 gust 5, 1936. 



123283. Daphne sp. Thymelaeaceae. 



No. 3147. From 25 km. north of Kasta- 

 monu, October 10, 1936. A shrub with 

 handsome foliage and insignificant green- 

 ish flowers. 



123284. Daphne sp. Thymelaeaceae. 



No. 2794. From Ulu Dag, September 9, 

 1936, at 7,000 feet altitude. A low orna- 



123272 to 123341— Continued 



mental shrub with bright salmon-coloied 

 berries. Found growing on rocks. 



123285. Daucus sp. Apiaceae. 



No. 2287. From 55 km. east of Erzin- 

 jan, August 9, 1936. 



123286. Daucus sp. Apiaceae. 



No. 2606. A plant with pink flowers, 

 from 30 km. west of Samsun, August 23, 

 1936. 



123287. Delphinium sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Larkspur, 



No. 1973. From Birejik, July 23, 1936. 



123288. Digitalis sp. Scrophulariaceae. 



Foxtail. 



No. 2482. From 97 km. south of Gire- 

 sun, August 17, 1936. 



123289. Diotis maritima (L.) Smith. As- 

 teraceae. 



No. 2873. From the sea beach, l km. 

 west of Yalova, September 12, 1936. An 

 erect or ascending herbaceous perennial 

 about 1 foot high, with alternate oblong 

 leaves and dense terminal clusters of small 

 yellow flower heads. The plant is covered 

 with white cottony down. Native to Asia 

 Minor. 



123290. Helichrysum sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 2686. From 16 km. south of Tokat, 

 August 26, 1936. A yellow-flowered com- 

 posite. 



123291. Eremostachys sp. Menthaceae. 



No. 2870. From 1 km. west of Yalova, 

 September 12, 1936. • A compact mint 

 found on the sea beach. 



123292. Erodium sp. Geraniaceae. 



No. 757. From 11 km. south of Denizli, 

 May 30, 1936. 



123293. Eruca sp. Brassicaceae. 



No. 1986. From Ulukishla, July 25, 

 1936. 



123294. Euonymus sp. Celastraceae. 



No. 2697. From 15 km. south of Sam- 

 sun, August 24, 1936. 



123295. Eupatorium sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 2687. From 41 km. south of Tokat, 

 August 26, 1936. 



123296. Ferula sp. Apiaceae. 



No. 2022. From gardens in Nigde, July 

 27, 1936. 



123297. Ferula sp. Apiaceae. 



No. 2023. From gardens in Nigde, July 

 27. 1936. 



123298. Gypsophila sp. Silenaceae. 



No. 1885. From 50 km. north of Mala- 

 tya, July 17, 1936. 



123299. Conringia orientalis (L.) Dum. 

 Brassicaceae. 



No. 1994. From Ulukishla, July 25, 

 1936. 



123300. Conringia orientalis (L.) Dum. 

 Brassicaceae. 



No. 3387. From dry plains 4 km. south- 

 west of Ankara, June 25, 1936. 



123301 to 123303, Hyoscyamus spp. So- 

 lanaceae. 



