14 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 135 



128543 to 128567— Continued V 



128562 and 128563. Prtjnus aemeniaca L. Apricot. 



128562. Krassnostchoky Nairanneyshy No. 2638. 



128563. Krassnostchoky Nairanneyshy No. 2639. 

 128564. Pyrus. Malaceae. 



Bergamotte Ossenny. 

 128565 and 128566. X Pruntjs dasycarpa Ehrh. Amygdalaceae. Plum-apricot. 



128565. Irany Oliu No. 4. 



128566. Schroedera 0347. 

 128567. Pyrus. Malaceae. 



128568. Cypella peruviana Baker. Iridaceae. 



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

 Colony. Received April 27, 1938. 



A Peruvian cypella with 2 or 3 linear stem leaves about 8 inches long and 

 2 or 3 showy bright-yellow fugacious flowers on a terminal stalk. The petals 

 are spotted red brown at the base. 



128569 and 128570. 



From China. Seeds presented by R. C. Ohing, Lu-Shan Arboretum and Botanical 

 Garden, Lu-Shan, Kiukiang Province. Received April 27, 1938. 



128569. Aesculus wilsonii Rehder. Aesculaceae. Horsechestnut. 



A handsome tree up to 75 feet high, native to Szechwan and Hupeh Provinces, 

 China. The leaves are downy when young, and the white flowers, % inch long, 

 are borne in cylindrical panicles which sometimes become 18 inches long. The 

 burs are rough but not spiny. It is very closely allied to Aesculus chinensis. 



For previous introduction see 77647. 



128570. Castanea henryi (Skan) Rehd. and Wils. Fagaceae, Chestnut. 

 Large nuts, collected at Yu-Shi Liu on O-pie Hsien Shan. 



128571 to 128585. 



From India. Bulbs and seeds collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, United States Department of Agriculture. Received April 26, 1938. 



128571. Amaryllis sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



From Londa, Bombay Presidency, March 5, 1938. 



128572 to 128577. Oryza spp. Poaceae. Rice. 



128572. Oryza coarctata Roxb. 



A wild rice which is a tall stout perennial grass with leathery, sword- 

 shaped leaves 6 to 12 inches long. Native to the delta of the Ganges. 



128573 to 128577. Oryza sativa L. 



128573. Aman Naira. A winter rice. 



128574. Aman Ehama. A winter rice. 



128575. Bora Jaori. A summer rice. 



128576. Bora Bati. A summer rice. 



128577. Bora Basful. A summer rice. 



128578 to 128585. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. I 



128578 and 128579. From the Kanke farm, District Ranchi, Bihar State. 

 128580 and 128581. From Dumka, District Santalparagnas, Bihar State. 

 128582 and 128583. From the Sabour farm, District Bhagalpur, Bihar State.) 



128584. From the Patna farm, District Patna, Bihar State. 



128585. From Siwan, District Saran, Bihar State. 



