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125230-125231. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Common pear. 



125230. Bunte JuliUrne. 125231. Philippsbirne. 



125232. Digitaria henryi Rendle. Poaceae. 



From Hawaii. Seeds presented by Lee D. Whitney, Hawaii Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, Honolulu. Received November 17, 1937. 



A grass with slender stems about 1 foot high, similar to Digitaria eriantha. 

 It is a promising grass for wet subtropical situations, as it spreads rapidly and 

 produces a large quantity of forage. Apparently an annual. It is native to 

 Taiwan. 



125233-125235. Prunus spp. Amygdalaceae. 



From Austria. Seeds purchased from Jul. Stainer, Wiener-Neustadt. Received 

 November 22, 1937. 



125233. Prunus avium L. Sweet cherry. 

 Variety Sylvestris. From Austria. 



125234. Prunus avium L. Sweet cherry. 

 Variety Sylvestris. From Czechoslovakia. 



125235. Prunus mahaleb L. Mahaleb cherry. 

 From Dalmatia. 



For previous introduction see 124963. 



125236. Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter. Poaceae. Teff. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds purchased from C. Starks & Co., Ltd., 

 Mowbray, Cape Town. Received November 26, 1937. 



For previous introduction see 115053. 



125237. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From the Netherlands. Seeds presented by A. E. H. R. Boonstra, Department of 

 Botany, Institute for Plant Breeding, Wageningen. Received November 27, 

 1937. 



Robusta. 



125238-125249. Juglans regia L. Juglandaceae. Persian walnut. 



From California. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction 

 Garden, Chico. Numbered in December 1937. 



125238. Seedling of P. I. 71149. (D. R-36, T-33). 



125239. Seedling of P. I. 71149. (D. R-36, T-34). 



125240. Seedling of P. I. 65869. (D. R.-18, T-3) . 



125241. Seedling of P. I. 86347. (D. R-18, T-9). 



125242. Seedling of P. I. 73561. (D. R-36, T-36). 



125243. Seedling of P. I. 86346. (D. R-18, T-8). 



125244. Seedling of P. I. 63430. (D. R-36, T-42). 



125245. Seedling of P. I. 86347. (D. R-18, T-10) . 



125246. Seedling of P. I. 63430. (D. R-36, T-41). 



125247. Seedling of P. I. 86346. (D. R-18, T-7). 



125248. Seedling of P. I. 65870. (D. R-18, T-5). 



125249. Seedling of P. I. 65870. (D. R-18, T-6). 



125250-125251. 



i From Africa. Bulbs purchased from the Mount Elgon Nurseries, Kitale, Kenya 

 Colony, British East Africa. Received December 1, 1937. 



! 125250. Canarina sp. Campanulaceae. 



I Received as Canarina abyssinica. 



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