JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 193 8 61 



127888 to 127891. 



From Washington, D. C. Plants growing in the United States Department of 

 Agriculture greenhouses. Numbered March 15, 1938. 



127888. Inodes neglecta (Beccari) O. F. Cook. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



0. A. 233. Grown from seeds collected on Mount Rouis, Haiti, November 

 6, 1931. A large palmetto, about 20 feet high, with a smooth trunk, large 

 fanlike leaves, and large more or less drooping flower clusters. 



For previous introduction see 88183. 



127889. Paukotis wrightii (Griseb.) Britton. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. C. A. 262. Plants from seeds collected by O. F. Cook at Fort Meyers, 

 Fla., in 1928. A palm often with several erect trunks 25 to 40 feet high, 

 native to southern Florida and the West Indies. The half-orbicular, fan- 

 shaped leaves, which spread in all directions, are yellow green above and 

 blue green beneath, and the segments are linear lanceolate. The drooping 

 spadix, 3 to 5 feet long, bears yellow-green flowers followed by lustrous black 

 fruits Vs inch in diameter. 



127890. Sabal sp. Phoenicaceae. 



No. C. A. 257. This palm grows wild near Boerne, Tex., an elevated district 

 northeast of San Antonio, and appears to be one of the hardiest of the palms. 

 The leaves are borne on a short burrowing rootstock, no trunk being formed 

 above the ground. It is one of the dwarf or scrub palmettos related to Sabal 

 Minor of the Southeastern States, but with smaller leaves, shorter and more 

 rigid leaf segments, and larger fruits. 



127891. Seafoethia sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 C. A. 215. 



127892 to 127898. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Bolivia. Seeds presented by Eduardo Romecin, La Paz. Received March 

 17, 1938. 



From the Cochabamba Valley, at 2,250 meters altitude. These are dry-land 

 varieties. 



127892. Common white corn. 



127893. Common yellow corn. 



127894. Chuspille. 



127895. Culli Morado. This is used for preparing a very refreshing drink. 



127896. Gris de Tostar. Used for roasting and has a large amount of flour. 



127897. Morocho. 



127898. Wilcaparu. A low-growing variety. 



127899 and 127900. Cannabis sativa L. Moraceae. Hemp. 



From Czechoslovakia. Seeds presented by the Director, Botanic Garden, Tabor. 



127899. Common type. 127900. Var. Hlmalayana. 



127901 to 127904. Zea mats L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by Alberto Martin Lynch, Chief, Lambayeque Ex- 

 periment Station, Lambayeque. Received March 18, 1938. 



A collection of corn from Sasape, Departmento Lambayeque. 



127901. Alazan. 127903. Colorado. 



127902. Blanco. 127904. Pagaladroga. 



