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133250. Haworthia sublimpidula v. Poelln. 



A haworthia with a rosette 1% inches across of few narrow, ovate- 

 lanceolate, dark-green leaves 1 inch long. Related to Haworthia retusa. 



133251. Haworthia tisleyi Baker. 



A stemless haworthia with a dense rosette, 2% to 3 inches across, of 30 to 

 40 deltoid-cuspidate leaves about 1 inch long. The few greenish tubercles 

 are on both leaf surfaces. Native to South Africa. 



133252. Haworthia willowmorensis v. Poelln. 



133253. Haworthia zantneriana v. Poelln. 



A stemless haworthia, proliferous from the base, with few lanceolate- 

 subulate, light, gray-green or brownish-green leaves 2 to 2% inches long. 

 The leaves have large pale flecks and stripes and are without teeth at the 

 margin. Allied to Haworthia variegata. Native to South Africa. 



133254. Aueca catechu L. Phoenicaceae. Betel palm. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by Claud L. Horn, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Mayaguez. Received June 10, 1939. 



For previous introduction and description see 133014. 



133255. Gossypium stocksii Masters. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Cotton Botanist, Coimbatore, through J. B. 

 Hutchinson, Cotton Research Station, Trinidad, British West Indies. Re- 

 ceived June 13, 1939. 



A shrubby tropical Indian cotton, with small yellow flowers, native to the Sind 

 District. 



For previous introduction see 129567. 



133256. Schizostachtum sp. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From the Society Islands. Plants presented by L. Gamier, Jardin des Plantes, 

 Papeete, Tahiti. Received June 13, 1939. 



133257. Prunus mahaleb L. Eosaceae. Mahaleb cherry. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Seeds presented by the Stalinabad 

 Botanical Garden, Stalinabad. Received June 9, 1939. 



133258 to 133260. Avena pubescens Huds. Poaceae. 



From Canada. Roots presented by the Central Experimental Station, Ottawa. 

 Received June 15, 1939. 



For previous introduction see 107895. 



133258. Ottawa No. U21. 



133259. Ottawa No. 1480. 



133260. Ottawa No. U35. 



133261. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Eutaceae. Orange. 



From Brazil. Budsticks presented by Sterling G. Evans, Rio de Janeiro. Re- 

 ceived June 15, 1939. 



Bahianinha Navel. 



133262 to 133266. Solanum tuberosum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Germany. Tubers presented by the Gustverwaltung Malekberg, at the 

 request of the Corn Products Refining Co., New York, N. Y. Received June 

 15, 1939. 



133262. Ackersegen. A late potato with yellow flesh and yellow skin, very high 

 yield, good for food and industrial use, 



133263. Fram. A late potato with yellow skin and white flesh which is 16.2 per- 

 cent starch ; medium yield. 



