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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



124758 to 124761— Continued. 



inflorescence has a decided reddish color 

 because of the unopened buds, which are 

 Eugenia Red. 2 and the immature fruits. 

 which are Nopal Red, 2 both of which are 

 present at one time. A good honey tree, 

 which does best in moist situations. The 

 mature plant is made up of several un- 

 branched stems of varying lengths, each 

 with terminal whorls of large leaves. 



For previous introduction see 108756. 



124761. Peltophorum inbrmb (Roxb.) 

 Llanos. Caesalpiniaceae. 



P. I. G. No. 3561. Originally from the 

 Botanic Gardens, Buitenzorg, Java. A tall 

 handsome leguminous tree sometimes 100 

 feet high, with bipinnate leaves and large 

 terminal panicles of bright-yellow flowers. 

 A good shade tree ; native from the Philip- 

 pines to Australia. 



For previous introduction see 122795. 



124762 to 124770. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From Java. Seeds presented by the Land- 

 bouwkundig Institut. Buitenzorg. Received 

 August 11, 1937. 



124762. BaoJc 3. 



124763. Bali Kambang 37. A pure-line rice. 



124764. solo 3. A pure line. 



124765. Djalen 2. A pure line. 



124766. Major. An unselected variety. 



124767. Brondol Poetih 277. A pure line. 



124768. Tjina 1. A pure line. 



124769. Lati Sail 509. 



124770. Chingfow. 



124771 to 124801. Phoenix spp. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



From Maryland. Plants growing at the 

 United States Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Glenn Dale ; originally grown by the for- 

 mer Office of Cron Physiology and Breeding 

 Investigations. Numbered in August 1937. 



124771 to 124775. Phoenix canariensis 

 Chabaud. Canary date palm. 



124771. C. P. B. 7396. Seeds presented 

 by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie., Paris. 

 Received August 30, 1911. 



124772. C. P. B. 12553. Seeds presented 

 by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie., Paris. 

 Received October 22, 1927. 



124773. C. P. B. 12557. Seeds presented 

 by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie., Paris. 

 Received October 22, 1927. 



124774. C. P. B. 12570. Seeds presented 

 by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie., Paris. 

 Received November 28, 1927. Origin 

 of seeds not known. 



124775. C. P. B. 12575. Seeds presented 

 bv Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie., Paris. 

 Received November 28. 1927. 



124776 to 124792. Phoenix dactylifera L. 



Date palm. 



124776. C. P. B. 12681. Amir Hadj. 

 From Baghdad, Mandeli Oasis. Iraq, 

 near the Iranian border. Seeds pur- 

 chased by R. W. Nixon, Bureau of 



2 Names of colors taken from : Ridgway, 

 Robert, color standards and color nomen- 

 clature, Washington, D. C. 1912. 



124771 to 124801— Continued. 



Plant Industry, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received De- 

 cember 6, 1928. This is perhaps the 

 most famous variety in Iraq. The 

 fruit is medium-sized, oblong, deep 

 amber, with thin red skin and very 

 translucent flesh of rich flavor. The 

 palms are vigorous with heavy trunks 

 and occur only in this oasis. 



124777. C. P. B. 12104. Awadi. From 

 Barra. Iraq. Offshoot presented by 

 Mills Bros., through Eugene May, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received 

 January 7, 1924. 



124778. C. P. B. 11577. Biskri. From 

 Indio, California. Offshoots presented 

 by Bruce Drummond. Received De- 

 cember 27, 1920. 



124779 and 124780. Bronsi. From Trip- 

 oli, Libya. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 E. I. Fenzi. This variety is not very 

 common ; the trees are short with 

 large bunches of large, oblong, bright- 

 crimson, very sweet fruits that turn 

 black when ripe. 



124779. C. P. B. 11833. Received Jan- 

 uary 22, 1922. 



124780. C. P. B. 12176. 

 cember 26, 1924. 



Received De- 



124781. C. P. B. 12222. Condelia. From 

 Sukkot. Haifa Province, Anglo-Egyp- 

 tian Sudan. Seeds presented by Gov. 

 T. Leach, Wady, Haifa, through S. C. 

 Mason. Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Received June 12, 1925. An ob- 

 long to oval date, which is chestnut 

 brown when ripe. 



For previous introduction see 36827. 



124782. C. P. B. 12246. Kulma. From 

 the Department of Agriculture, Anglo- 

 Egyptian Sudan. Presented through 

 S. C. Mason. Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try, United States Department of Ag- 

 riculture. Received August 11, 1925. 

 A large brown date over 2 inches long, 

 which is soft and sticky when first 

 ripe but becomes firmer when cured 

 in the sun. 



124783. C. P. B. 12540. Medjhool. Seeds 

 purchased bv W. T. Swingle, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture, in Fez, Mo- 

 rocco, May 10, 1927. 



124784 and 124785. Saidy. Seeds col- 

 lected in Khara. Egypt, by S. C. Ma- 

 son, Bureau of Plant Industry, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. 



124784. C. P. B. 11967. Received in 

 July 1922. 



124785. C. P. B. 11965. Received Sep- 

 tember 13, 1922. 



124786 and 124787. Tahuni. From Trip- 

 oli, Libya ; seeds presented by Dr. E. O. 

 Fenzi. The most popular date in 

 Tripoli ; the olive-shaped fruit is small 

 to medium, very sweet with no fiber, 

 but will keep only a short time. 



124786. C. P. B. 11831. Received Jan- 

 uary 30, 1922. 



124787. C. P. B. 12177. Received De- 

 cember 26, 1924. 



124788. C. P. B. 11832. Uareq. From 

 Tripoli, Libya. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. E. O. Fenzi. The fruits are said 

 to be left to ripen on the palms and 

 then buried under ground, where they 

 keep perfectly for 5 or more years. 



