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127067. Stzygium syzgioides (Miq.) Merr. and Perry. Myrtaceae. 



From the Canal Zone. Seeds presented by Walter R. Lindsay, Acting Director, 

 Canal Zone Experiment Gardens, Summit. Received February 14, 1938. 



A large evergreen shrub or tree with ovate leaves about 3 inches long and com- 

 pact cymes of small whitish flowers, followed by deep-purple berries about the 

 size of peas. Native to the Indo-Malayan region. 



127068. Ehapidophyllum hysteix (Pursh) Wendl. and Drude. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Needle palm. 



From Georgia. Plants collected by David Bisset, H. H. Hill, Ralph W. Bailey, 

 and Thomas Higgs, Bureau of Plant Industry, Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Savannah. Received February 14, 1938. 



From the woodlands adjacent to the Ogeechee Road, north of the Plant Intro- 

 duction Garden. 



For previous introduction and description see 126978. 



127069 to 127112. 



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

 United States Department of Agriculture. Received February 16, 1938. 



127069 to 127072. Hordeum vulgaee L. Poaceae. Barley. 



127069. No. 4208. Jau. From Chechaktu, November 15, 1937, at 4,000 feet 

 altitude. Probably spring-sown. 



127070. No. 3905. From Khalat, October 14, 1937, at 8,000 feet altitude. 

 Said to be spring-sown and irrigated. 



127071. No. 4135. Jau. From Farah, October 21, 1937. Irrigated and prob- 

 ably fall-sown. 



127072. No. 4195. Jau. From Herat, October 13, 1937, at 3,000 feet altitude. 

 Said to be spring-sown and irrigated. 



127073 to 127078. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



127073. No. 4040. From Sardeh, October 18, 1937, at 5,000 feet altitude. A 

 wet land rice, harvested in the fall. 



Nos. 127074 to 127078. From Kandahar, October 23, 1937, at 5,000 feet 

 altitude. 



127074. No. 4053. Ser4 Mer<5. Harvested in October. 



127075. No. 4054. Balkhi. 127077. No. 4056. Meragha. 



127076. No. 4055. Spin Mert. 127078. No. 4057. 



127079 to 127107. Trittcum aestivtjm L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



Nos. 127079 to 127081. From Ghazni, October 7 and 8, 1937, at 8,000 feet 

 altitude. 



127079. No. 3982. Sarda. Probably irrigated. 



127080. No. 3944. Said to be Luchak. 



127081. No. 3945. Said to be Garma, irrigated. 



127082. No. 3999. From Khalat, October 14, 1937, at 8,000 feet altitude. 

 Said to be irrigated and fall-sown. 



127083. No. 4139. Mori. From Kang, November 8, 1937, at 1,700 feet alti- 

 tude. Said to be the best grown here. 



127084. No. 4002. From Khalat, October 14, 1937, at 8,000 feet altitude. 

 Grown without irrigation. 



127085. No. 4045. From Sardeh, October 18, 1937, at 5,000 feet altitude. 

 Probably fall-sown and irrigated. 



