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130597 to 130599. Magnolia spp. Magnoliaceae. 



From ■■■France. Seeds presented by A. Gerard, La Fosse, Montoire sur Loir, 

 Loir-et-Cher. Received October 24, 1938. 



130597. Magnolia wilsonii f. taliensis (W. W. Smith) Rehd. 



A form which differs from the species in having glaucescent leaves which are 

 glabrescent beneath except for the rufus-pilose midrib. 



130598. Magnolia sieboldii K. Koch. 



A small handsome Japanese tree with broad elliptic to obovate-oblong leaves 

 3 to 6 inches long and fragrant white, cup-shaped flowers 3 to 4 inches across, 

 with large pink sepals and crimson stamens. 



130599. Magnolia wilsonii (Finet and Gagn.) Rehd. 



A large shrub with pure-white, deliciously fragrant flowers which are pro- 

 duced freely during late May and early June. It is native to western Szechwan, 

 China. 



For previous introduction see 106672. 



130600 and 130601. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by Mrs. Ynes Mexia, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 United States Department of Agriculture, and presented by Mrs. Floy Brace- 

 lin, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. Received October 1, 1938. 



130600. Bomakea sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 9085-A. From Barranca del Ranchito, Petacala, State of Guerrero, at 

 about 1,900 m. altitude, on a mountain slope covered with pine forest. A 

 climbing shrub with scarlet fruits. 



130601. Solanum tequilense A. Gray. Solanaceae. 



No. 8737-A. From Barranca El Salto, Temisco, State of Guerrero, on an 

 overgrown cleared space at 370 m. altitude. An herb 1.5 m. high with abundant 

 orange fruits the size of a golf ball and covered with stinging fuzz ; the edible 

 sweetish pulp contains many seeds. 



130602. Malus sp. Malaceae. 



From India. Seeds obtained through Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 United States Department of Agriculture. Received October 4, 1938. 



From Kyelang, Lahul, Punjab. A handsome flowering apple from the high 

 Himalayas of the Punjab. 



130603 to 130606. Gossypium. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Egypt. Seeds presented by the Horticultural Station, Giza, through the 

 Ministry of Agriculture. Received October 4, 1938. 



130603. Giza No. 7. 130605. Giza No. 29. 



130604. Giza No. 26. 130606. Sakha No. 4. 



130607. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. Sweetpotato. 



From Africa. Tubers presented by the Government Botanist, Department of 

 Agriculture, Khartoum North, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Received October 4, 

 1938. 



A locally grown variety. 



130608. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 



From England. Seeds presented by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, 

 Cambridge. Received October 6, 1938. 



No. S-147. 



