36 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 140 



134173 to 134217— Continued 



134205 and 134206. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. Garden lettuce. 



From Paris, France, July 9, 1939. Bought in the bird market where it was 

 sold as birdseed. 



134205. No. 4401. 



134206. No. 4402. 



134207 to 134209. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



134207. No. 4417. From Bombay, July 27, 1939. Fruit flattened, 2% inches 

 long, red. 



134208. No. 4432. Bombay, July 28, 1939. Fruit globose, iy 2 inches in 

 diameter, red, adapted to relatively high temperatures. 



134209. No. 4433. From Lahore, Punjab, July 31, 1939, but said to have 

 come from Peshawar. Fruit pear-shaped, 1% inches long, red; probably 

 able to grow at relatively high temperature. 



134210. Phaseolus lunattjs L. Fabaceae. Lima bean. 



No. 4415. Bought in the market at Bombay, July 27, 1939, but said to have 

 come from Madagascar. 



134211 to 134214. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 



A collection of imparted dried beans, bought in the market of Bombay, July 

 26, 1939. 



134211. No. 4411. Said to have come from Hungary. 



134212. No. 4412. Said to have come from Japan. 



134213. No. 4413. Said to have come from Belgium. 



134214. No. 4414. Said to have come from the Danube Valley. 



134215. Pistacia integerrima Stewart. Anacardiaceae. Pistache. 



No. 4441. From Lahore, Punjab, August 1, 1939. A large tree up to 60 

 feet high, native to the warm slopes of the Himalayas in northern India up 

 to 5,000 feet altitude. The aromatic pinnate leaves are made up of 4 or 5 

 pairs of lanceolate leaflets with an oblique base. The small inconspicuous 

 flowers are in racemose clusters and are followed by the bright green drupes 

 which are % inch across. The tree yields a valuable timber and is a common 

 roadside tree. 



For previous introduction see 127868. 



134216. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



No. 4403. 



134217. Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd. Sterculiaceae. 



No. 4438. From Lahore, Punjab, August 1, 1939. A large attractive tree 

 with large white sweet-scented flowers. 



For previous introduction see 116532. 



134218 to 134230. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Dr. H. Wenholz, Bureau of Plant Breeding, 

 Department of Agriculture, Sydney, New South Wales. Received Septem- 

 ber 14, 1939. 



134218. Black Prince. 134225. Masterpiece. 



134219. Black Wonder. 134226. New Discovery. 



134220. Brown Beauty. 134227. Pale Dun. 



134221. Early Giant. 134228. Startler Wax. 



134222. Epicure. 134229. Surprise. 



134223. General McCoy. 134230. Tweed Wonder. 



134224. Haivkesbury Wonder. 



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