34 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 140 



134171 and 134172. 



From Maryland. Trees growing at the United States Plant Introduction Gar- 

 den, Glenn Dale. Numbered in September 1939. 



134171. Prunus nigra Ait. Amygdalaceae. Canada plum. 

 Received August 21, 1934, from H. R. Wright. Auckland, New Zealand. 



134172. Pyrtts sp. Malaceae. Pear. 



A pear of unknown origin whose fruit characters bear a strong resemblance 

 to those of the common pear, Pyrus communis. 



134173 to 134217. 



From France, Italy, Egypt, and India. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 September 21, 1939. 



134173. Aebizzia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr. Mimosaceae. 



No. 4443. From Lahore, Punjab, July 31, 1939. A large rapidly growing 

 tree, native to the subtropical regions of India. 



For previous introduction see 99688. 



134174. Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. Lecythidaceae. 



No. 4442. From Lahore, Punjab, August 1, 1939. A handsome evergreen 

 tree with orange-red flowers. 



134175. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L. Brassicaceae. Cauliflower. 



No. 4451. Phulgooi, meaning "flower cabbage." From Lahore, Punjab, 

 August 2, 1939. A very fine variety with snow-white heads 12 inches across. 



134176 to 134178. Capsicum irutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 



134176. No. 4406. Peperone Giallo. From Naples, Italy, July 14, 1939; 

 bought in the market. Fruit bullnosed, 5 inches long, bright yellow, ten- 

 der, sweet, well-flavored. 



134177. No. 4407. Peperone Giallo. From Genoa, Italy, July 13, 1939 ; pur- 

 chased in a seed store; probably like No. 4406 [134176], which is a fine 

 sweet pepper. 



134178. No. 4409. Mireh, From Bombay, July 25, 1939. Seeds from dried 

 fruits bought in the market. Fruits red, 3% by 1 inch, hot. 



134179. Cicer arietinum L. Fabaceae. Chickpea. 



No. 4416. Challa, Bought in the market at Bombay, July 27, 1939, but said 

 to be from Algeria. A superior strain with larger seeds than most of the 

 Indian races. The seeds are tasty when prepared as lentils, and their flavor 

 is fine for frying fish, vegetable slices, etc. 

 134180 to 134189. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



134180. No. 4408. From Port Said, Egypt, July 17, 1939. From fruit slices 

 bought in the street. Texture good, flavor and sugar indifferent ; flesh red. 



Nos. 134181 to 134185 were purchased in Lahore, Punjab, July 31, 1939. 



134181. No. 4430. Tarouza. July 31, 1939. Of unknown origin, certainly 

 not locally grown; fruit subglobose, 10 inches in diameter; rind % inch 

 thick, pea green with narrow dark stripes ; flesh rose, good texture, but 

 insipid. 



134182. No. 4434. July 31, 1939. Fruit subglobose, 8 inches in diameter; 

 rind green, mottled and veined darker. % inch thick; flesh rose, of good 

 texture, insipid. Fruit had obviously been stored a considerable time ; 

 origin unknown. 



134183. No. 4435. TarTmza. Said to have come from Quetta. Fruit globose, 

 12 inches in diameter, rind grass green; flesh red, overripe and inedible. 



134184. No. 4436. Of unknown origin and probably long in storage. Fruit 

 globose, 10 inches in diameter, rind y 2 inch thick, dark green with well- 

 indented ribs ; flesh rose, insipid, fair texture. 



134185. No. 4437. Said to have come from Quetta. Fruit globose, 10 inches 

 in diameter ; rind grass green, striped darker. 



