28 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 138 



131886. Zephyranthes sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



From England. Bulbs presented by Mrs. Natalie Balls, Oakfields, Knebworth, 

 Herts. Received March 14, 1939. 



131887. Vitis sp. Vitaceae. Grape. 



From France. Cuttings presented by J. Dufrenoy, Faculte des Sciences, 

 University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux. Received March 13, 1939. 



131888. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Norway. Seeds purchased from Grimstad Gartneri, Grimstad. Received 

 March 10, 1939. 



Dansk Eskport. No. 890. 



131889. Carissa grandiflora (E. Mey.) DC. Apocynaceae. 



Carissa. 



From Florida. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction 

 Garden, Coconut Grove. Numbered in March 1939. 



P.I.G. No. 9481. Gifford. Received originally from Dr. J. C. Gifford, Miami, 

 Fla. A variety which has larger fruits and is a more prolific bearer than 

 the ordinary seedling forms of this species. 



131890. Alstroemeria haemantha Ruiz and Pav. Amarylli- 

 daceae. 



From England. Bulbs purchased from Bunyard's Nurseries, Maidstone. 

 Received March 15, 1939. 



A tuberous-rooted perennial with a flower stem 2 to 3 feet high, bearing 

 thin lanceolate leaves 3 to 4 inches long and flowers in a compound umbel. 

 The flowers, 2 inches long, are bright red tipped with green, the inner ones 

 with red-purple spots on a red-yellow ground. It is native to Chile. 



For previous introduction see 91802. 



131891 to 131894. 



From Scotland. Plants and roots purchased from Dobbie & Co., Edinburgh. 

 Received March 16, 1939. 



131891. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Common pear. 



131892 to 131894. Rheum rhaponticum L. Polygonaceae. 



Common rhubarb. 



131892. Early Albert. 



131893. Greengage. 



131894. Scott's Monarch. 



131895 to 131899. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



From British Guiana. Seeds presented by J. Sydney Dash, Director, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Georgetown. Received March 17, 1939. 



131895. Blue Stick. 



131896. Demerara Creole. 



131897. No. 79. 



131898. No. D-110. 



131899. No. D-114. 



131900 to 131907. 



From Japan. Plants and bulbs purchased from K. Wada, Hakoneya Nurseries, 

 Numazu-shi. Received March 17, 1939. 



131900. Epigaea asiatica Maxim. Ericaceae. 



