JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1940 



134774 to 134788— Continued 



134774. Baranca Blanca. 134777. Rajada. 



134775. Paulista. 134778. Sahara. 



134776. Pintada. 



134779 and 134780. Vitis vinifera L. Vitaceae. European grape. 



From Afghanistan. Cuttings collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry.. 

 United States Department of Agriculture. Received January 11, 1940. 



134779. No. 4972. From Akcha, at 1,500 feet altitude, October 27, 1939. Bedana 

 or Khishmish-i-siya. A large blue-black grape of excellent flavor. It is larger 

 than the red or white seedless variety and appears to be confined to the western 

 part of the Turkish area of Afghanistan. Probably tender in areas of heavy 

 frost. 



134780. No. 5053. November 1, 1939. Khishmish-i-siya. Presented by the Hakim 

 of Tukzar and said to be a black seedless raisin grape. It is not a heavy bearer, 

 but it yields large bunches of berries, each % inch long, black, seedless, and of 

 splendid flavor. This superior strain will tolerate mild winters, probably to near 

 zero. 



134781. Palaquium gutta (Hook.) Burck. Sapotaceae. 



Guttapercha tree. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the East African Agricultural Research Station, 

 Amani, Tanganyika Territory. Received January 16, 1940. 



""A tree up to 100 feet high, native to the Malay Peninsula, and a source of gutta- 

 percha. The oblanceolate, coriaceous leaves, 3 to 5 inches long, are dark green above 

 and golden coppery beneath. The small white flowers, in clusters of 3 to 5 in the 

 axils or on the bare parts of the branches, are followed by oblong, red, pubescent 

 fruits nearly 1 inch long. 



For previous introduction see 103748. 



134782. Poa pratensis L. Poaceae. Kentucky bluegrass. 



From Denmark. Seeds presented by the Director, Botanic Garden, Copenhagen. 

 Received January 3, 1940. 



Collected in Greenland in 1932. 



134783 to 134794. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



From Ceylon. Seeds presented by the Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya. Re- 

 ceived January 17, 1940. 



134783. Genathumba EL 134789. Pannithi. 



134784. Gonabaru. 134790. Polayal. 



134785. Halhuduwi. 134791. Puwakmal El. 



134786. Indipathel. 134792. Rathkarayal 



134787. Kuru El. 134793. Sudu EL 



134788. Nandu EL 134794. Weraniya El. 



134795. Melilotus elegans Salzm. Fabaceae. Sweetclover. 



From Italy. Seeds presented by Dr. Antonio Biraghi, R. Stazione di Patologia 

 Vegetale, Rome. Received January 18, 1940. 



For previous introduction see 129699. 



134796. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Fabaceae. 



IAdsuki bean. 

 From the Philippine Islands. Seeds collected by the Archbold-Fairchild Expedition 

 in the Province of Luzon. Received January 18, 1940. 



No. 118. A mung bean grown by the Igorots of Sabarigan, who grow their crops 

 on terraces with irrigation. 



