APRIL 1 TO JUKE' 30, 1937 



15 



123628 to 123637. Saccharum. Poa- 

 ceae. Sugarcane. 



From the Hawaiian Islands. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by the Experiment Station, Hawaii 

 Sugar Planters Association, Honolulu. Re- 

 ceived May 25, 1937. 



123628. 31-156. 123633. 31-1211. 



123629. 26 C 270. 123634. 31-1213. 



123630. 30-2417. 123635. 31-2343. 



123631. 30-4422. 123636. 31-2441. 



123632. 31-626. 123637. 31-711. 

 123638 to 123644. Arachis hypogaea L. 



Fabaceae. Peanut. 



From India. Seeds presented by Dr. J. S. 

 Patel, Oil Seeds Specialist, Coimbatore, 

 Madras Presidency. Received May 26, 1937. 

 123638. A. H. 45. H. G. No. 1. 



123639. A. H. 259. Philippine White. 



123640. A. H. "34. Small Japan. 



123641. A. H. 32. Gindiyaltam Bunch. 



123642. A. H. 1. Local Mauritius. 



123643. A. H. 811. 



123644. A. H. 784. Gigantea. 

 123645 to 123660. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received May 

 27, 1937. 



123645 to 123659. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From the Rice Research Station, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Sabour, Behar, Ben- 

 gal, April 12, 1937. 



123645. No. 2656. Zinjmia. (Local.) 

 Life cycle 100 days. 



123646. No. 2657. Surgoza. (Local.) 

 Life cycle 100 days. 



123647. No. 2658. Sathi. (Local.) Life 

 cycle 60 days. 



123648. No. 2659. Kolaha. (Local.) Life 

 cycle 100 days. 



123649. No. 2660. 1U I. Life cycle 120 

 days. 



123650. No. 2661. M BK. Life cycle 120 

 days. 



123651. No. 2662. 115 BK. Life cycle 120 

 days. 



123652. No. 2663. 5763 Aus. Life cycle 

 90 days. 



123653. No. 2664. Black Ghora. (Lo- 

 cal.) Life cycle 80 days. 



123654. No. 2665. 5537 Aus. Life cycle 

 90 days. 



123655. No. 2666. Brown Ghora. (Lo- 

 cal.) Life cycle 80 days. 



123656. No. 2697. 5 BraU. (Local.) 

 Life cycle 90 days. 



123645 to 123660— Continued. 



123667. No. 2698. 98 BK. Life cycle 135 



123658. No. 2699. 16 BK. Life cycle 135 

 days. 



123659. No. 2700. 76-1. Life cycle 120 

 days. 



123660. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



No. 2670. From Jaumpur, United Prov- 

 inces, April 15, 1937. A locally grown corn, 

 said to have edible ears in 6 weeks after 

 sowing. The Allahabad Agricultural In- 

 stitute says that this is the only corn they 

 have succeeded in growing. 



123661 to 123664. 



From France. Seeds presented by Maurice 

 Jeanson, St. Quentin-on-Tourmont, par Rue 

 (Somme). Received May 5, 1937. 

 123661 to 123663. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fa- 

 baceae. Soybean. 

 Soja du Marquenterre. 



123661. 1934 crop. 



123662. 1935 crop. 



123663. 1936 crop. 



123664. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 

 Giant popcorn du Marquenterre. A cross 



between Golden Bantam sweet corn and 

 popcorn. 



123665 to 123671. 



From India. Seeds purchased from G. Ghose 

 & Co., Town-End, Darjeeling. Received 

 May 17, 1937. 



123665. Allium jacquemonti Kunth. Lili- 

 aceae. 



123666. Allium wallichianum Steud. Lil- 

 iaceae. 



A tall allium, native to eastern Asia, 

 with narrow flat leaves about 3 feet long 

 and purple flower heads. 



For previous introduction see 99715. 

 123367. Colchicum ldteum Baker. Melan- 



thiaceae. 



A spring-blooming colchicum with few 

 fleshy strap-shaped leaves about 9 inches 

 long and 1 to 3 golden flowers over an 

 inch across. Native to the temperate 

 Himalayas from 4,000 to 7,000 feet alti- 

 tude. 



For previous introduction see 112109. 

 123668 and 123689. Iris clarkei Hook. f. 



Iridaceae. Clarke iris. 



A curiously local iris native to the Hima- 

 layas in a circumscribed area in the Sikkim 

 and Bhutan region at altitudes between 

 6,000 and 11,000 feet, in ground that is 

 swampy half the year and frozen hard under 

 snow most of the remaining months. The 

 narrow leaves droop at the tips ; the upper 

 surface is polished and shiny, the under 



