INVENTORY 



Note. — This inventory is a historical record of plant material intro- 

 duced for Department and other specialists. It is not to be considered, 

 as a list of plant material for distribution. 



124969-124971. 



From the Philippine Islands. Plants presented by the Director of Forestry,, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Manila.. 

 Received October 9, 1937. 



124969. Dendrocalamtts meerilliantjs Elm. Poaceae. Bamboo.. 



A tall slender tree bamboo forming large clumps of smooth, thick-walled green 

 culms, with prominent nodes and with descending linear leaves about 1 foot 

 long. Native to the Philippine Islands. 



124970. Dinochloa scandens (Blume) O. Kuntze. Poaceae. Zigzag bamboo. 



A thick-walled, climbing bamboo with several tough glossy stems up to 100' 

 feet long and leathery linear leaves about 1 foot long. It forms impenetrable 

 thickets in forests in the Philippines under favorable conditions. Native to the 

 Malayan region. 



124971. Schizostachyum lumampao (Blanco) Merr. Poaceae. Bamboo. 

 Buho. This thin-walled bamboo is the species chiefly utilized in making the 



building matting known as sawale. It is also used for making baskets, fences, 

 fish corrals, fish poles, and flutes and for many other purposes. It is reported 

 to have been investigated as a paper-making material and is said to be the one 

 species of Philippine bamboo that, without extensive cultivation, promises, 

 commercial possibilities for this purpose. 



For previous introduction see 74507. 



124972-124973. Prtjntjs spp. Amygdalaceae. 



From China. Seeds collected by Capt. F. Kingdon Ward in Yunnan Province' 

 and presented by Sir Lionel de Rothschild, London, England. Received July 

 23, 1937. 



124972. Prtjntjs sp. 



Reported to grow at 5,000 feet altitude. The fruits, which ripen in May, are 

 sold in the markets in the southwestern part of Yunnan Province. 



124973. Prtjntjs sp. 



Fruit large, dark, ripening in Yunnan in April and May. Sold in the markets. 



124974-124975. 



From Germany. Bulbs purchased from Karl Foerster, Bornim-Potsdam-Sans- 

 souci. Received October 11, 1937. 



124974. Colchictjm hungarictjm Janka. Melanthiaceae. 



A colchicum with 2 or sometimes 3 linear-lanceolate leaves 1 to 2 inches long; 

 at flowering time ; later up to 8 inches long and recurved. The 1 to 8 pale-pink, 

 to white flowers have tubes about 1 inch long. Native to southern Europe. 



124975. Sternbergia ltjtea (L.) Ker. Amaryllidaceae. 



A low bulbous plant with 6 to 8 strap-shaped leaves becoming 1 foot long and' 

 1 to 4 small yellow flowers about 1 inch long. Native to the Mediterraneans 

 region. 



For previous introduction see 107144. 



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