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132685. Romulea sabulosa Schlechter. 



A romulea with radical, filiform, terete, erect leaves and an erect or ascending 

 scape up to 4 inches high with 1 or 2 campanulate rosy flowers. Native to South 

 Africa. 



132686. Synnotia bicolor (Thunb.) Sweet. Iridaceae. 

 For previous introduction see 14988. 



132687 to 132690. Tritonia spp. Iridaceae. 

 132687. Tritonia deusta (Soland.) Ker. 



A tritonia with 4 to 10 large copper-colored flowers in a lax spike. 



For previous introduction see 128435. 



132688 and 132689. Tritonia htalina (L.) Baker. 



A tritonia with slender or branched stems about 1 foot high ; flowers pale 

 salmon, marked with white outside, in a raceme. Native to South Africa. 



For previous introduction see 118820. 



132688. Var. No. 2. 



132689. Var. No. 3. 



132690. Tritonia lineata ( Salisb. ) Ker. 



A tritonia with linear leaves up to 1 foot long in a basal rosette, a slender, 

 simple or forked stem, the terminal spike lax, 4 to 6 inches long with white 

 or pale-pink flowers. The perianth tube is broad, funnelform in the upper 

 half, with the anthers protruding. Native to South Africa. 



132691. Fragakia moschata Duchesne. Eosaceae. Strawberry. 



From France. Plants purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris. Received 

 April 24, 1939. 



Marguerite Leljreton. 



132692. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Dr. H. Wenholz, Department of Agriculture, 

 Sydney, New South Wales. Received April 26, 1939. 



Range de Marmande. 



132693 to 132727. 



From the Netherlands. Bulbs purchased from O. G. van Tubergen Ltd., Haarlem. 

 Received April 25, 1939. 



132693 to 132696. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



132693. Allium cyaneum Regel. 



A rather dwarf plant, less than 1 foot high, with small heads of pendulous 

 pale-blue flowers. Native to northern China. 



For previous introduction see 132066. 



132694. Allium macranthum Baker. 



A handsome allium from the eastern Himalayas. The flat leaves are over 

 1 foot long, and the mauve-purple flowers are produced in clusters of 50 

 or more on scapes 2 feet high. 



For previous introduction see 91275. 



132695. Allium narcissiflorum Vill. (A. pedemontanum Willd.). 



An onion, native to Italy, about 9 inches high, with rose-colored flowers 

 in nodding heads. 



For previous introduction see 124941. 



132696. Allium tibeticum Rendle. 



A dwarf allium with 2 to 3 narrow linear leaves and an umbel of deep-blue 

 flowers. Allied to Allium sikkimense. Native to Tibet. 



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