40 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 133 



125778-125780. Ptkus communis L. Malaceae. Common pear. 



125778. Lubecker Prinzessinbirne. 125780. Speckbime. 



125779. Rote Herbstbergamotte. 



125781-125782. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Seeds presented by the Director, 

 Botanic Garden, Alma Alta, Kazakstan. Received December 20, 1937. 



125781. Papaver croceum Ledeb. Papaveraceae. Poppy. 



A perennial poppy, native to rocky situations in Turkistan. The leaves are 

 pinnately divided, and the flowers are orange yellow. 



For previous introduction see 107958. 



125782. Thalictrum petaloideum L. Ranunculaceae. 



A herbaceous perennial nearly 1 foot high with 3- to 5-parted leaves and 

 smooth, ovate, entire or 3-lobed leaflets. The rather small white flowers are in 

 loose corymbs. Native to northern Asia. 



125783. Bromus inermis Leyss. Poaceae. Smooth bromegrass. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by Dr. L. E. Kirk, University of Saskatchewan, 

 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Received December 21, 1937. 



125784-125853. 



From Afghanistan. Seeds and bulbs collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. Received December 13, 

 1937. 



Collected in the summer and autumn of 1937 ; unless otherwise mentioned, the 

 material was collected as seeds. 



125784-125792. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



125784-125789. Allium cepa L. Onion. 



125784. No. 3497. From Khanabad, September 1. A mixture of red and 

 white globe and flattened onions. 



125785. No. 2974. Pujaz. From Laghman, May 27. A locally grown 

 white globe onion. 



125786. No. 3065. Pujaz-i-surkh. From Khanabad, July 3, at 1,200 feet 

 altitude. A red, flat onion, moderately strong ; not the large red-purple 

 one of Kabul. 



125787. No. 3132. Pujaz. From Faizabad, July 11, at 4,000 feet altitude. 

 A locally grown, flat red onion ; a few are yellow and white. 



125788. No. 3594. Pujaz. From Mazarisharif, September 6, at 1,200 feet 

 altitude. A mixture of red, white, and yellow flat and globe onions. 



125789. No. 3775. Pujaz. From Saripul, September 13, at 1,500 feet 

 altitude. 



125790-125791. Allium porrum L. Leek. 



125790. No. 2958. Gandana. From Laghman, May 27. 



125791. No. 3597. Gandana. From Mazarisharif, September 6, at 1,200 

 feet altitude. 



125792. Allium sativum L. Garlic. 

 No. 3093. Sir. Bulbs from Khanabad, July 4, at 1,200 feet altitude. 



125793-125794. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae. Common beet. 



125793. No. 3128. Lablabu. From Faizabad, July 2, at 4,000 feet altitude. 

 A variety with a long tapering red root of good quality. 



125794. No. 3592. Lablabu. From Mazarisharif, September 6, at 1,200 feet 

 altitude. A taper-rooted red beet. 



125795-125800. Brassica rapa L. Brassicaceae. Turnip. 



125795. No. 2968. From Laghman, May 27. A purplish-red variety. 



