8 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 138 



131406 to 131422.— Continued. 



131419 to 131421. x Prunus dasycarpa Ehrh. Plum-apricot. 



From central Asia. 

 For previous introduction see 128566. 



131419. Flor-Tsiran. A mixed sample. 



131420. Urinko Sliva. 



131421. Sarolju. 



131422. Prunus mahaleb L. Mahaleb cherry. 



W or sob. 



131423. Furcraea pubescens Tod. Amaryllidaceae. 



From Cuba. Bulbils presented by F. G. Walsingham, Atkins Institution of 

 the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos. Received January 23, 1939. 



A nearly trunkless plant, believed to be native to Mexico, with spreading 

 leaves up to 5 feet long by 3 inches wide and marginal teeth 1/3 inch long. 

 The flowers are greenish-white, 2 1/4 inches across, and are borne on a scape 

 15 to 20 feet high. Like the agaves, which they resemble in appearance, the 

 furcraeas often do not flower for several years. 



131424. Pelagodoxa henryana Beccari. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Florida. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction 

 Garden, Coconut Grove. Numbered January 24, 1939. 



P.I.G. 9574. An unarmed palm with a trunk 18 to 24 feet high and 5 to 7 

 inches in diameter, which grows on stilt roots like a pandanus; the oblong 

 leaves have blades 6 to 9 feet long and petioles about 3 feet long. The large 

 spherical fruits are in racemes of 12 to 16. The palm requires shade and is 

 of very striking appearance. Native to the Marquesas Islands. 



For previous introduction see 127319. 



131425 to 131427. 



From Germany. Seeds purchased from Wilhelm Pfitzer, Stuttgart. Received 

 January 21, 1939. 



131425. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. Garden lettuce. 

 Perle von Schwaben, a heading type. 



131426. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 

 Granda ohne Faden, a bush variety, No. 2756. 



131427. Rheum rhaponticum L. Polygonaceae. Common rhubarb. 

 Schwabisches Vollblut. 



131428. Tutcheria spectabilis (Champ.) Dunn. Theaceae. 



From China. Seeds presented through F. G. Walsingham, Atkins Institution 

 of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos. Received January 23, 

 1939. 



Received from the Botanic Gardens, Hong Kong. A handsome evergreen 

 shrub or small tree native to Hong Kong. The shining ovate lanceolate, 

 leathery leaves are 5 to 6 inches long, and the white cup-shaped flowers are, 

 about 2 1/2 inches across. 



For previous introduction see 46982. 



131429. Brassica hirta Moench. Brassicaceae. White mustard. 



From England. Seeds purchased from Gartons, Ltd., Warrington. Received 

 January 24, 1939. 



131430 to 131461. 



From England. Plants purchased from George Bunyard & Co., Ltd., Maid- 

 stone, Kent. Received January 27, 1939. 



