10 



PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



124822 and 124823. Oryza sativa L. I 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Director. Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Manila. Received August 16. 

 1937. 



A collection of rice, reported to be resistant 

 to stem rot. 



124822. Eloninad, Strain 3. 



124823. Raminad, Strain 3. 



124824. Amygdalus pebsica var. necta- 

 rina Ait. Amygdalaceae. Nectarine. 



From Australia. Plants presented by George 

 W. Altbofer. Dripstone, New South Wales. 

 Received August 18. 1937. 



Masterpiece. 



124825 to 124859. Tritictjm aestivum L. 

 Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seeds from the New Eng- 

 land Experiment Farm. Glenn Innes. pre- 

 sented by Dr. H. Wenholz. Director of 

 Plant Breeding. Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Sydney, New South Wales. Received 

 August 18, 1937. 



124825. (Clarendon x Hope) X Dundee, G-l- 

 LO. 



124826. (Clare ndonX Hope) XDundee, Q- 

 8-LO. 



124827. Dundee X(HUX Marquis), G-382- 

 2-3-0. 



124828. Dundee X (HU X Marquis I . G-54- 

 0-6-0. 



124829. (FederationxHope) . C 9545. 



124830. (FederationxHope) XBobin. G- 

 13-LO. 



124831. (FederationxHope) XBobin, G- 

 17-LO. 



124832. (FederationXHope) XBobin, G- 

 12-LO. 



124833. (FederationxHope) X Dundee, G- 

 29-LO. 



124834. (FederationxHope) XDundee, E- 

 33-G-2-LO. 



124835. (FederationxHope) XDundee. E- 

 29-G-l-LO. 



124836. (FederationxHope) XDundee, E- 

 29-G-3-LO. 



124837. (FederationxHope) XDundee, E- 

 22-91-LO. 



124838. (FederationXHope 8. V.), C. 9541. 



124839. (Federation X Webster) , C. 9458. 



124840. (FordxMinturki), G-8-1-0. 



124841. (Hope X Clarendon), G-306-0-0- 

 C-3-GO. 



124842. (Hope X Currawa). G-240-45-0- 



Cl. 



124843. (HopexCurrawa), G-240-54-0-1- 



0. 



124844. Hope X (Currawa XDundee), G- 

 319-30-1-4-0. 



124845. Hope X (Currawa XDundee). G- 

 319-30-4-6-0. 



124846. HopeX (Currawa XDundee), G- 

 319-30-1-1. 



124847. HopexWaratah. G-29-14-0-3-1- 

 0. 



124825 to 124859— Continued. 



124843. HopeXWarataJi, G-5-G-3-0-1, 1- 

 G— 1-0. 



124849. HopexWaratah. 

 G4-Er-l-GO. 



C-5-G-3-0-0- 

 Gl-2- 



124350 HopexYandilla King. C 

 0-C4. 



124851. HopeXYanrlilla Kino, C-2-G-1- 

 5a-D-l-2-Nl0-GO. 



124852. i Kenya X Reward) XDundee, G-26- 



3-1-0. 



124853. [Kent/a X Reward) XDundee. G- 

 155-2-0. 



124854. ( Kenya X Reward) XDundee. G- 

 32-1-0. 



124855. XabaicaX(H J,-' t X Marquis), G-31- 

 1-6-0. 



124356. Nabawa X (H 

 1159-1-2-0. 



'i-'tX Marquis), 



G- 



124857. (Pent ad X Marquis) X Hard Federa- 

 tion. G-4-1-5-1-0. 



124353. i Pentad X Marquis) XHard Federa- 

 tion. G-l 7-0-1-2-0. 



124859. | Warchiefx Reward) X Reward, C. 

 10648. 



124860 to 124866. Gossypium. 

 ceae. 



Malva- 

 Cotton. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by E. R. Par- 

 nell. Cotton Experiment Station. Barberton. 

 Transvaal, at the request of the Empire 

 Cotton Growing Corporation. London, Eng- 

 land. Received August 25, 1937. 



124860. No. 096. A low bushy type, not so 

 early as No. 929 (P. I. 124863). with a 



longer fruiting period. 



124861. No. 294. A rather strong, more 

 upright type. late. 



124362. No. 395. A bushy tvpe, later than 

 No. 096 (P. I. 124860). with a very long 

 fruiting period. 



124863. No. 929. A very early type of mod- 

 erate growth. 



124864. No. 5149. An earlv tvpe. rather 

 stronger than No. 929 (P. 1 124863) ; our 

 best yielder this past season. 



124865. Cambodia No. 9363. A selection for 

 eariiness and moderate size (when grown 

 here) of the Cambodia of southern India. 

 Very hairy and immune from jassid. 



124866. U— t. Bulk unselected. 



124867. Saccharuai 

 Poaceae. 



spoxtaxeum L, 

 Sugarcane. 



From Egvpt. Plants presented by O. A. Rosen- 

 felt. Sugar Plant Breeding Station, El 

 Giza. Received August 28, 1937. 



Variety Aegylicuna. 



For previous introduction see 123840. 



124868. Betuea alnoides Buch.-Ham. 

 Betulaceae. Birch. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Range 

 Officer. Birch Hill Park. Darjeeling Range. 

 Darjeeling. Received September 11. 1937. 



Collected in the Bengal forest. A tree up 

 to 60 feet high, with the younger branches 

 bright reddish brown, native to northern In- 

 dia and southwestern China between 3.000 ami 

 10,000 feet altitude. The oblong-ovate leaves, 

 2 to 6 inches long, dull dark green above and 



