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133611 to 133620— Continued 



133613. Var. Runa Colorado, No. 1. 



133614. Var. Overa. 



133615. Var. Rumi Blanca. 



133616. Var. Rumi Colorado, No. 6. 



133617. Var. Criolla Colorado. 



133618. Solanum gakciae Juzepchuk and Bukasov. 



A tuberous herb, native to Argentina. Allied to Solanum giboerulosum. 

 For previous introduction see 133072. 



133619. Solanum gibbekulosum Juzepchuk and Bukasov. 

 A tuberous herb, native to Argentina. 



For previous introduction see 133073. 



133620. Solanum horovitzii Bukasov. 



A tuberous herb with stems about 18 inches high. Allied to Solanum setu- 

 losum. Native to Argentina. 



133621. Diospyros discolor Willd. Diospyraceae. Mabolo, 



From Florida. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Coconut Grove. Numbered in July 1939. 



Originally from Puerto Rico. A medium-sized tree with shining leaves 5 to 10 

 inches long, pubescent beneath. The velvety, dull-reddish, thin-skinned fruits, 

 3 inches long and nearly 4 inches in diameter, have firm, rather dry flesh of 

 rather indefinite sweet flavor and 4 to 8 large seeds. Native to the Philippine 

 Islands. 



For previous introduction see 106988. 



133622. Dendrocalamus asper (Schultes) Backer. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



From Surinam. Plants presented by the Department of Agriculture of Surinam, 

 Paramaribo. Received August 1, 1939. 



133623. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



From Peru. From the Estacion Experimental La Molina, Lima. Received August 

 8, 1939. 



133624. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the University of Sydney, Sydney, New 

 South Wales. Received August 8, 1939. 



133625 and 133626. 



From Mexico. Bulbs presented by Christian Halbinger, Mexico, D. F. Received 

 August 9, 1939. 



133625. Nothoscordttm bivalve (L.) Britton. Liliaceae. 



A bulbous perennial with linear basal leaves and a scape about 1 foot high, 

 bearing an umbel of small yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 92497. 



133626. Zephyeanthes sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



133627. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



From Florida. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Coconut Grove. Numbered August 9, 1939. 



Seedling of P. I. 84273, the seeds of which were collected by H. L. Westover, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, in the market of Chimbai, Russian Turkistan, Sep- 

 tember 23, 1929. 



