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tough, light-colored wood and yields an aromatic resin or oleo-resin having 

 very adhesive properties. The tree is native to the outer Himalayas where it 

 ascends to 3,500 feet altitude. 

 For previous introduction see 94100. 



133122. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. 



Received under the specific name "macrantha," which is not a valid name. 



133123 to 133127. SoLANUMspp. Solanaceae. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Tubers presented by the Institute 

 of Plant Industry, Leningrad. Received May 22, 1939. 



133123. Solanum BOERGERi Bukasov. 



A species native to Uruguay. Allied to Solanum commersonii. 

 For previous introduction see 133066. 



133124. Solanum sp. 



Received under the specific name "dolichostigma," for which a place of pub- 

 lication has not been found. 



133125 and 133126. Solanum macolae Bukasov. 



An herb with stems over 1 foot high, native to Argentina. 



133125. D. 55. 



133126. D. 70. 



For previous introduction see 133079. 



133127. Solanum schickii Juzepchuk and Bukasov. 



An herb, native to Argentina. Allied to Solanum chacoensis. 

 For previous introduction see 133085. 



133128 and 133129. Triticum aestiyum L. Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



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

 Sydney, New South Wales. Received May 23, 1939. 



133128. Eureka C. 12503. 



133129. Eureka C. 12890. 



133130 to 133133. 



From Southern Rhodesia. Plants presented through Douglas Aylen, Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, Salisbury. Received May 22, 1939. 



133130. Beachiaria dictyoneura (Fig. and DeNot) Stapf. Poaceae. Grass. 



A tufted perennial with ascending stems up to 3 feet high. Native to tropical 

 Africa. The grass grows well on very poor soils, forming a dense, fairly 

 palatable sward, and it has the advantage that it can be readily established 

 from seed. 



For previous introduction see 127622. 



133131. Eulalia geniculata Stapf. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A perennial grass with stems about 2 feet high. Native to tropical Africa. 



133132. Manisuris altissima (Poir.) Hitchc. (Rottooellia altissima Poir.). 

 Poaceae. 



A perennial grass with stems about 3 feet high, distributed through warm 

 temperate and tropical regions in both hemispheres. Received as Haemartlvriai 

 fasciculata, a. synonym. 



133133. Leersia hexandra Swartz. Poaceae. Grass* 

 A very leafy grass, native to Brazil, about 3 feet high ; it is readily eaten by 



cattle. 



For previous introduction see 77059. 



