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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



123814 to 123832— Continued. 



123824. No. 2319. Malampuram. Fruit 

 8 by 4 inches, golden brown, unribbed 

 but rib-lined white ; flesh pale salmon 

 color, seeds embedded in the flesh, not 

 sour, but not fragrant. 



123825. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 



Cucurbitaceae, Cushaw. 



No. 2296. From Bangalore, Mysore, Feb- 

 ruary 9, 1937. An elongate pumpkin 2% 

 feet long, ribbed, buff brown ; flesh not 

 sweet, rather coarse. Grown in summer. 



123826. Helichrysum bracteatum (Vent.) 

 Willd. Asteraceae. 



No. 2326. From Ootacamund, Nilgiri 

 Hills, February 14, at 7,000 feet altitude. 

 A plant 3 feet high with yellow flowers, 

 found on roadsides and in fields. 



123827. Fragaria vesca L. Rosaceae. 



Alpine strawberry. 



No. 2293. From Bangalore, Mysore, Feb- 

 ruary 9. Fruit about 2 inches long ; watery, 

 but of good flavor. 



123828. Rhododendron arboreom nila- 

 girtcum (Zenk.) C. B. Clarke. Erica- 

 ceae. 



No. 2322. From Ootacamund, Nilgiri 

 Hills, at 7,000 feet altitude, February 14. 

 A tree about 2 feet in diameter, of scrubby 

 form, laden with crimson flowers, growing, 

 usually, where other trees cannot. Toler- 

 ates freezing at 10° F. and also summer 

 heat. Probably as adaptable as Rhododen- 

 dron arboreum, which it closely resembles. 



123829. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 2324. From Ootacamund, Nilgiri 

 Hills, at 7,000 feet altitude, February 14. 

 Semiscandent vigorous shrub up to 2 feet 

 high, with long clusters of small yellow 

 fruit. 



123830. Salvia verbenaca L. Menthaceae. 

 No. 2323. From Ootacamund, Nilgiri 



Hills, at 7,000 feet altitude, February 14. 

 A hardy herbaceous perennial 1 to 2 feet 

 high, with broadly ovate or oblong leaves 

 and simple or somewhat branched racemes 

 of small blue flowers. Native to Europe. 



123831. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 2180. From Mahendra, January 22, 

 at 2,000 feet altitude. Fruit globose, 1 

 inch in diameter, yellow. 



123832. Verbena sp. Verbenaceae. 



No. 2325. From Ootacamund, Nilgiri 

 Hills, February 14, at 7,000 feet altitude. 

 A perennial about 18 inches high, with 

 2 or 3 long spikes of purple flowers. Found 

 growing in open ground. 



123833 to 123838. 



From Sweden. Seeds presented by Dr. Robert 

 E. Fries, Director, Botanic Garden, Stock- 

 holm. Received April 13, 1937. 



123833 to 123838— Continued. 



123833. Elsholtzia ianthina (Kanitz.) 

 Dunn. Menthaceae. 



A small erect herb with dense terminal 

 spikes of small lavender-colored flowers. 

 Native to Kansu Province, China. 



123834. Elsholtzia patrinii (Lepech.) 

 Garcke (E. cristata Willd.). Mentha- 

 ceae. 



For previous introduction see 65864. 



123835. Hosta vbntricosa (Salisb.) Stearn. 

 Liliaceae. 



A plantainlily with broad cordate-ovate 

 leaf blades about 10 inches long and lav- 

 ender-purple flowers about 2 inches long in 

 elongated racemes, on scapes up to 3 feet 

 tall. Native to China. 



For previous introduction see 117052. 

 123836 to 123838. Viola spp. Violaceae. 



Violet. 



123836. Viola palmensis (Webb and 

 Berth.) Webb and Berth. 



A perennial violet with stems about 1 

 foot high and nodding purple flowers. 

 Native to the Canary Islands. 



123837. Viola elatior Fries. 



A perennial violet with tall erect 

 stems, sometimes 18 inches high, lanceo- 

 late leaves and large pale-blue flowers. 

 Native to Europe. 



For previous introduction see 28253. 

 123838. Viola labradorica Schrank. 



123839 and 123840. Saccharum spon- 

 taneum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From India. Cuttings presented by the Im- 

 perial Sugarcane Breeding Station, Lawley 

 Road, Coimbatore, South India. Received 

 April 29, 1937. 

 123839. 8. H. %kh. 123840. 8. H. 2$. 



123841. Querctjs sp. Fagaceae. Oak. 



From France. Plants purchased from 

 N. Maurizot, Saint-Didier, France. Re- 

 ceived April 29, 1937. 

 Truffle oak. 



123842 and 123843. Zinnia spp. Aster- 

 aceae. 



From Italy. Seeds presented by Dr. Mario 

 Ercoli, curator, La Mortola, Ventimiglia. 

 Received April 22, 1937. 



123842. Zinnia peruviana L. (Z. pauciflora 

 D.). 



No. 1721. An erect annual with lanceo- 

 late to oblong-ovate leaves and yellow flower 

 heads about an inch across, the rays some- 

 times red or purple. Native to the Peruvian 

 Andes. 



123843. Zinnia moltiflora L. (Z. verticil- 

 lata Cav.). 



