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127771 to 127782— Continued 



127773. Allium galanthum Kar. and Kir. 



An allium with hollow, somewhat inflated stems up to 16 inches high, few 

 cylindrical leaves, and an umbel of whitish flowers. Native to the Tian Shan 

 region, Asia, and allied to Allium cepa. 



127774 and 127775. Allium nutans L. 



For previous introduction and description see 127772. 



127776. Allium angulosum L. 



An onion originally from Tonkin, French Indo-China, the leaves of which 

 are used like chives. 



For previous introduction see 110765. 



127777. Allium odorum L. 



127778. Allium strictum Schrad. 



An allium native to Siberia, with several linear leaves on a stem over a 

 foot high and an umbel of rose-colored flowers. 



For previous introduction see 110783. 



127779. Allium victorialis L. Onion. 



One of the most distinctive of the European alliums, with stems about 2 

 feet high, leaves resembling those of the lily-of-the-valley, and white to 

 greenish-white flowers. 



For previous introduction see 122058. 



127780 to 127782. Impatiens spp. Impatientaceae. 



127780. Impatiens balsamina L. Garden balsam. 



127781. Impatiens roylei Walp. Snapweed. 



An erect annual 4 or 5 feet high, with ovate to ovate-anceolate leaves and 

 dark-purple, short-spurred flowers on long stalks. Native to the temperate 

 slopes of the western Himalayas from Nepal to Marri, India, between 6,000 

 and 8,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 127624. 



127782. Impatiens scabrida DC. Snapweed. 



An annual up to 5 feet high, with ovate to lanceolate leaves ; flowers golden 

 yellow with red spots, on long stems near the end of the branches. Native to 

 the temperate Himalayas of northern India from 6,000 to 10,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 28222. 



127783 to 127850. 



From Peru and Bolivia. Seeds collected by H. L. Blood, Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, Logan, Utah, in cooperation with the Division of Fruit and 

 Vegetable Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture. Received February 24, 1938. 



Unless otherwise mentioned, this material was all collected in Peru. 



127783. Alonsoa acutifolia Ruiz and Pav. Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 174. January 1938, from hills above Pisac at 12,000 feet altitude. A 

 stout bushy plant about 2 feet high, with broadly lanceolate, sharp-tooth leaves 

 and showy cinnabarred flowers. Native to Peru ; grown as an annual outside 

 the Tropics. 



For previous introduction see 99787. 



127784. Capsicum pubescens R. and P. Solanaceae. 



No. 176. Crato. From the market at Pisac, January 9, 1938. A pepper that 

 resembles a red tomato in shape and appearance, about 3 inches in diameter. 



