26 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 140 



133977 to 134009— Continued 



134001 to 134005. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



134001. Bush Peach. 134004. Large Peach. 



134002. Early Cape. 134005. Precoce de Holland. 



134003. Large Early Cape. 



134006. Prunus domestica L. Plum. 



Alberta plum. 

 134007 and 134008. Prunus salicina Lindl. Japanese plum. 



134007. Hatankio Maru. 



134008. Jap Greengage (Shiro Smomo). 



134009. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Common pear. 



Corona. 



134010. Musa sp. Musaceae. Banana. 



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

 Coconut Grove. Numbered September 11, 1939. 



Originally collected in New Guinea by the Archbold Expedition and presented 

 by Col. R. H. Montgomery, Coconut Grove. The plant is said to become 10 feet 

 tall and to bear 250 yellow cylindrical fruits in a bunch. The fruits, 5 inches 

 long and over 1 inch in diameter, are white-fleshed and palatable, though seedy. 



134011. Sabatia campestris Nutt. Gentianaceae. 



From Texas. Seeds collected near Bonham by Claud Hope, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received September 12, 1939. 



134012. Sorghum arundinaceum (Willd.) Stapf. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the Department of Agriculture, Salisbury, 

 Southern Rhodesia. Received August 16, 1939. 



A grass, native to Southern Rhodesia, which grows on heavy fertile black soils 

 and is apparently perennial. It does not spread by underground roots but volun- 

 teers very freely from seed. The stems are somewhat woodier and more cane- 

 like than those of Sudan grass. 



For previous introduction see 89030. 



134013. Prunus mahaueb L. Amygdalaceae. Mahaleb cherry. 



From Denmark. Seeds received from the Universitetets Botaniske Have, Koben- 

 havn. Received September 12, 1939. 



For previous introduction see 133906. 



134014. Eicinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castor-bean. 



From Colombia. Seeds presented by "W. A. Kyburz, Cali. Received September 

 12, 1939. 



A plant about 5 feet high, with light-green leaves. The seed clusters remain 

 almost complete on the plant until they are fully dry. 



For previous introduction see 116068. 



134015 to 134017. 



From Central America. Plants presented by Austin Smith, Zarcero, Costa Rica. 

 Received September 18, 1939. 



134015. Anthurium hoffmannii Schott. Araceae. 



A terrestrial or epiphytic anthurium with ascending stems about 1 foot 

 long ; large leathery, cordate-ovate leaves, about 1 foot long, shiny green above, 

 peduncles 6 inches to 1 foot long, broad lanceolate spathes 4 inches long, and 

 a purplish-red spadix almost as long. Native to Costa Rica at altitudes up to 

 5,000 feet. 



