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129851 to 129857— Continued 



129855. Agapanthus logispathus Leighton. 



A deciduous agapanthus with ascending leaves about 1 foot long and an umbel 

 of about 20 blue flowers with the perianth about 2 inches long. Native to the 

 Cape of Good Hope. 

 129856 and 129857. Agapanthus pendulus L. Bolus. 



An agapanthus with linear, deciduous leaves about 18 inches long and numer- 

 ous blue flowers over 1 inch long. Native to the Transvaal. 



129856. A form with light-blue flowers. 



129857. A form with dark-blue flowers. 



129858 to 129870. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by S. P. Vallejo, Estacion Agricola de Ancash, 

 Huaras, at the request of Dr. H. L. Blood, Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Logan, Utah, in cooperation with the Division of Fruit and Vegetable Crops 

 and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agri- 

 culture. Received August 25, 1938. 



129858. No. 6. Alazdn. 129865. No. 10. Hhine. 



129859. No. 11. Amarillo Comum. 129866. No. 1. Huarutambo. 



129860. No. 2. Amarillo de Casilda. 129867. No. 9. Mishqui Paru. 



129861. No. 12. Amarillo. 129868. No. 13. Morado. 



129862. No. 7. Blanco del Cuzco. 129869. No. 5. Morocho. 



129863. No. 8. Blanco del Cuzco X Negro. 129870. No. 3. Negro. 



129864. No. 4. CUleno. 



129871. Tkiticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Wheat. 



From China. Seeds presented by D. K. Faris, Changte, Honan Province. Re- 

 ceived August 30, 1938. 



129872. Allium kakataviense Kegel. Liliaceae. Onion. 



From the Netherlands. Bulbs purchased from C. G. Van Tubergen, Haarlan. 

 Received November 1, 1930. Numbered in August 1938. 

 An onion, native to Turkistan, with very ornamental broad leaves of a striking 

 blue-green color and dense umbels of dull-pink flowers. 



For previous introduction see 124936. 



129873. Ptychococcus paradoxus (SchefL) Beccari. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the Director, East African Agricultural Re- 

 search Station, Amani, Tanganyika Territory. Received August 15, 1938. 



A slender palm, native to New Guinea, with a trunk 9 to 13 feet high, covered 

 with a dense white tomentum. The regularly pinnately divided leaves have 6 to 

 15 broadly lanceolate segments with obliquely truncate tips. 



For previous introduction see 103171. 



129874 to 129877. Poa alpina L. Poaceae. Bluegrass. 



From Sweden. Seeds presented by Dr. A. Muntzing, Institutionen For Arftlighets- 

 forskning, Svalof. Received August 19, 1938. 



129874. Apomictic (35-3) 2 U-33. 



129875. Apomictic (35-1) 2 U-38. 



129876. (45) Sexual. Seeds from a plant with 2 U-25 (open pollination). 



129877. (Ill) Sexual. Seeds from a plant with 2 U-31 (open pollination 1) and 

 isolation. 



129878. Solidago sp. Asteraceae. Goldenrod. 



From Brazil. Seeds collected by A. A. Bitancourt, Cantareira, Sao Paulo. Re- 

 ceived August 22, 1938. 



