28 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 139 



132720. Pamianthe peruviana Stapf. Amaryllidaceae. 



A Peruvian amaryllid with a stem up to 2y 2 feet high, a tuft of 5 to 7 long 

 linear, bright-green leaves, and an umbel of 2 to 4 fragrant whitish flowers. 

 The perianth is green in bud, later white or flushed with cream except for the 

 green cylindric tube about 5 inches long. The outer segments are oblong, 

 about 4 inches long, with a firm green mucro, and the equally long inner 

 segments have a short white mucro. Allied to Pancratium and Hymenocallis. 



132721. Sprekelia formosissima (L.) Herbert. Amaryllidaceae. 



St. Jameslily. 



A lily, native to Mexico, with 3 to 6 linear leaves 1 to 2 feet long and a 

 reddish scape 1 foot high with 1 large gaping bright-crimson flower 3 to 4 inches 

 across. 



For previous introduction see 119242. 



132722. Cypella pltjmbea Lindl. Iridaceae. 



A Brazilian cypella with lanceolate plicate basal leaves 1 to 2 feet long 

 and a stout stem 2 to 4 feet high, bearing fugitive, dull-lilac flowers. The outer 

 segments are broad, obovate, cuneate, iy 2 to 2 inches long, and the inner with 

 a small obovate blade and a long claw. 



132723 to 132725. Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) Ker. Iridaceae. 



Common tigerflower. 



132723. Var. Alba. A variety with white flowers. 



132724. Var. Alba Immaculata. A spotless white variety, a sport of var. Alba. 



132725. Var. Lutea Immaculata. 



132726. Tricyrtis macropoda Miquel. Melanthiaceae. Speckled toadlily. 



A perennial herb 2 to 4 feet high, with oblong leaves and loose corymbs of 

 light-purple flowers having minute dark-purple spots. It is native to China 

 and Japan. 



For previous introduction see 95679. 



132727. Habranthus robusttjs (Herbert) Baker. Amaryllidaceae. 

 For previous introduction and description see 132706. 



132728 and 132729. Lupinus albus L. Fabaceae. White lupine. 



From Germany. Seeds presented by the Institut fur Planzenbau u. Pflanzen- 

 zuchtung, Landsberg. Received April 12, 1939. 



132728. Free from the bitter principle. 



132729. Var. Beuscher, a bitter type. 



132730 to 132737. Persea americana Mill. Lauraceae. Avocado. 



From California. Plants obtained from the Subtropical Fruit Research Station, 

 Indio. Received April 26, 1939. 



Originally collected in Mexico by A. D. Shamel in the fall of 1936. 



132730. La Blanc. From the La Blanc garden, Atlixco, Puebla. 



132731. No. 4. From the garden of Senora Carmen Camarillo Valazquez, Atlixco, 

 Puebla. 



132732. No. 6. From the garden of Senorita Josefine Carrera, Las Camelias 

 gardens, Atlixco, Puebla. 



132733. No. 7. From the garden of Sefior Marcial Rodriguez, Mexatango, Puebla. 



132734. Redo No. 1. From the seedling avocado planting on the Eldorado, 

 Sinaloa, Mexico, on the plantation of Don Diego Redo. 



132735. Redo No. 2. From the same planting as the preceding [P. I. 132734]. 



132736. No. 8 San Pedro. From the garden of the hydroelectric plant on the 

 San Baltazar River, San Pedro, Puebla. 



132737. Tepic. From the planting along the municipal canal, Tepic, Nayarit 



