JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1939 19 



131667 to 131695.— Continued. 



131670. Bensings Findling. 



131671. Beseler II. 



131672. Dippes Weisshafer. 



131673. Eckendorf Frith. "Berriesa" 



131674. Fischers Wirchenblatter HI. 



131675. Fichtelgebirgshafer. 



131676. Goldregenhafer (Zloty Deszcz). 



131677. Kirsches Gelbhafer. 



131678. Kolbens Vienauer. 



131679. Koscielecki. 



131680. Kraffts Gelbhafer. 



131681. Marczak. 



131682. Niemierczanski. 



131683. Peragis. 



131684. Podkowa. 



131685. Pulawski. 



131686. Radosinsky zluty. 



131687. Rychlik Oberek. 



131688. Seledcni No. 2. 



131689. Stemhafer. 



131690. Udycz bialy. 



131691. Udycz zolty. 



131692. Valecovsky. 



131693. Zieleniak Zamlicki. 



131694. Zolty Lochowa (Lochow Niemcy) . 



131695. Avena strigosa Schreb. 

 No. 5081. 



131696 to 131701. Solanum tuberosum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



From the Netherlands. Tubers presented by Prof. Ir. C. Broekma, Director, 

 Institute of Plant Breeding, Wageningen. Received February 28, 1939. 



131696. Ideal. 131699. Record. 



131697. Matador. 131700. Robyn. 



131698. Popular. 131701. Ultimus. 



131702 and 131703. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. 



Common pear. 



From Iowa. Trees purchased from the Mount Arbor Nurseries, Shenandoah. 

 Received February 28, 1939. 



131702. Beier schmidt. 



131703. Lincoln. 



131704. MUSA sp. Musaceae. Banana. 



From Hawaii. Offshoots presented by L. W. Bryan, Associate Forester, 

 Division of Forestry, Hilo. Received March 2, 1939. 



Koae or Aeae. This is considered a native Hawaiian banana, although it 

 was probably taken there several centuries ago by the natives when they 

 migrated from the south. It has variegated leaves and is probably a variety 

 of Musa sapientum. 



