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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



123604 to 123609— Continued. 



123605. Hibbertia sp. 



A small shrub 6 to 12 inches high ; 

 flowers yellow, very floriferous. 



123606. Hibbertia sp. 



A handsome shrub 1 foot high, with 

 large yellow flowers. 



123607. Hibbertia sp. 



A shrub 18 inches high, found growing 

 in sandy loam, with large handsome yel- 

 low flowers. 



123608. Kennedia comptoniana (Andrews) 

 Link. Fabaceae. 



A shrubby vine with single lanceolate 

 leaflets and terminal as well as axillary 

 racemes of pea-shaped flowers ranging from 

 white through rose to purple. 



For previous introduction see 113768. 



123609. ( Undetermined. ) 



A shrub 2 feet high from Perth, Western 

 Australia. 



123610 to 123614. Phleum pkatense L. 

 Poaceae. Timothy. 



From Norway. Seeds presented by H. Wexel- 

 sen. Felleskj0pets Stamsedgard, Hjellum. 

 Received May 5, 1937. 



123610. Selection F 3 . 



123611. Selection 16-3. 



123612. Selection 58-0. 



123613. Selection F 43 . 



123614. Orindstad, a local strain. 



123615. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 

 From Venezuela. Seeds from the Granda 

 Modelo del Estado Tachira, presented 

 through J. L. Colom, Division of Agricul- 

 tural Cooperation, Pan American Union. 

 Received May 6, 1937. 



123616. Stenomesson variegatum 

 (Ruiz and Pa v.) Macbride (S. incar- 

 natum Baker). Amaryllidaceae. 



From Huancayo, Peru. Bulbs presented by 

 Paul G. Ledig, Huancayo Magnetic Observa- 

 tory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 

 D. C. Received July 1, 1930. Numbered 

 in May 1937. 



A tender amaryllid, native to Peru, with 

 numerous thick lorate leaves about 1% feet 

 long and a stout scape with several funnel- 

 shaped flowers in an umbel. The flowers, 2 

 to 3 inches long, are variable in color, pale 

 or bright red, or tawny. 



123617. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From Greece. Plants presented by John Vor- 

 r6s, Athens. Received May 19, 1937. 

 A seedless orange, introduced for the use 



of plant breeders. 



123618 to 123621. Gossypitjm spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Cotton 

 Research Station, Lyallpur, through Wal- 

 ter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived April 26, 1937. 

 A collection of cotton strains evolved on 



the hot plains of the Punjab from American 



stock. 



123618. No. 2457. Research Station No. 47 

 F. 



123619. No. 2458. Research Station No. 43 

 F. 



123620. No. 2459. Research Station No. 

 289 F. 



123621. No. 2460. Research Station No. 4 F. 



123622 to 123624. Citrus spp. Ruta- 

 ceae. 



From Brazil. Seeds collected by Dr. H. S. 

 Fawcett, Citrus Experiment Station, Riv- 

 erside, Calif. Received May 17, 1937. 



123622. Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) 

 Swingle. Lime. 

 Ranghpur lime (Laranja Rosa). S. A. 



No. 9. From Sao Paulo, March 1937. 



123623. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. 



Orange. 

 S. A. No. 10. From Montenegro, Rio 

 Grande do Sul, April 9, 1937. A sweet 

 orange without any acid. 



123624. Citrus sp. 



S. A. No. 11. From Uruguanya, April 

 11, 1937. A very large sweet seedling or- 

 ange from a tree over 50 years old. 



123625 and 123626. 



From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seeds presented 

 through Dr. Doris M. Cochran, United 

 States National Museum, Washington, D. C. 

 Received May 24, 1937. 



123625. Pterodon sp. Fabaceae. 



A tree with pinnate foliage and racemes 

 of violet-pink flowers. 



123626. Xylopia sp. Annonaceae. 



The fruits and seeds of this evergreen 

 tree are sometimes used as condiments. 



123627. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. 

 Convolvulaceae. Sweetpotato. 



From India. Plants collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived April 26, 1937. 



No. 2422. From Kasargod, Madras Presi- 

 dency, March 1, 1937. Some tubers are free 

 from fiber and the flesh is more or less 

 sweeter than ours. 



