JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 1939 25 



133967 to 133976. 



From India. Seeds and bulbs collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, United States Department of Agriculture. Received September 7, 

 1939. 



133967 to 133973. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



133967 to 133970. Allium cepa L. Onion. 



Piyaz. From Bombay, July 27, 1939. An onion whicb keeps well in warm 

 damp air. 



133967. No. 4420. 133969. No. 4422. 



133968. No. 4421. 133970. No. 4423. 



133971 to 133973. Allium sativum L. Garlic. 



133971 and 133972. Lassam. From Bombay July 27, 1939. 



133971. No. 4418. 



133972. No. 4419. 



133973. Lassam. No. 4424. From Lahore, Punjab, July 30, 1939. 



133974. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



No. 4428. Aru. From Lahore, Punjab, July 31, 1939. Fruit grown in 

 Peshawar. A freestone peach 3 inches long, with a rather prominent beak; 

 skin yellow with red cheek ; flesh yellow and of excellent flavor. 



133975. Mangifera indica L. Anacardiaceae. Mango. 



No. 4429. Am Sujiabadi. From Lahore, Punjab, July 31, 1939, from fruit 

 said to have come from Sujiabadi, near Multan. Fruit small, beaked, 3% 

 inches high, bright yellow, "sucking type," i. e., with fiber around the seed, 

 but of splendid subacid flavor. One of the best flavored mangoes of this 

 region; Multan is one of the hottest regions of India and has freezing tem- 

 peratures in winter. 



For previous introduction see 132904. 



133976. Eugenia sp. Myrtaceae. 



No. 4427. Jambu. From Lahore, Punjab, July 30, 1939. A tall handsome 

 tree with dark purple-red, plumlike fruits 1% inches long. For trial as an 

 ornamental tree in the warmest parts of the United States. 



133977 to 134009. 



From the Union of South Africa. Plants purchased from J. A. Herholdt & Sons, 

 Johannesburg, Transvaal. Received September 9, 1939. 

 133977 to 133993. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



133977. April Beet. 133986. Nooiens. 



133978. Cape Early Cling. 133987. Nooiens Herholdt' s Strain 



133979. Early Daivn. 133988. Parys Beauty. 



133980. Empire. 133989. Seller's Golden Cling. 



133981. Florida Crawford. 133990. Springbok. 



133982. HerholdVs Late Cling. 133991. Transvaal Yellow (H-erholdt's 



133983. Leader. Selected). 



133984. Marina. 133992 ' Van ^nsDurff. 



133985. Mary's Choice. 133993. X. M. K. 



133994 to 133997. Cydonia oblonga Mill. Malaceae. Quince. 



133994. Cape Selected. 133996. Improved Borrie. 



133995. China Mammoth. 133997. Wonder Quince. 



133998 to 134000. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 



133998. Christmas. 134000. Sweet Striped. 



133999. Cleopatra. 



