JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1940 



134806 to 134833— Continued 

 134813 to 134818. Rheum rhaponticum L. 



134813. Botlners Rotstieliger. 



134814. Elmsfeuer. 



134815. Elmsjubilaum. 



Polygonaceae. Common rhubarb. 



134816. Friihe Monsdorfer. 



134817. Kusnachter Riesen Verbes- 



serter. 



134818. Metzgers Verbesserter Vic- 



toria Riesen. 



Malaceae. 



134822. Niederlenzer. 



134823. Tobidssler. 



134824. Waldhofler. 



Appl< 



Duke cherry. 



Sweet cherry. 



Duke cherry. 



Sour cherry. 



Common pear. 



134819 to 134824. Malus sylvestris Mill 



134819. Aargauer Jubildums. 



134820. Briinnerling. 



134821. Herzogin Olga. 

 134825 to 134830. Prunus spp. Amygdalaceae. 



134825. X Prunus effusa (Host) Schneid. 



Fruhe Mai. 

 134826 and 134827. Prunus avium L. 



134826. Mischler. 



134827. Muskateller. 

 134828. X Prunus effusa (Host) Schneid. 



Rosmarin. 

 134829 and 134830. Prunus cerasus L. 



134829. Schumacher. 



134830. Zweitfruhe. 

 134831 to 134833. Pyrus communis L. Malacea 



134831. Banker. 



134832. Gelbmosiler. 



134833. Marxen. 



134834 to 134836. 



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

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



134834. Cydonia sp. Malaceae. Quince. 



No. 4934. From Maimana, October 21, 1939, at 2,000 feet altitude. Bushes 

 usually from 8 to 10 feet high; fruits yellow, up to 4 inches long, slightly acid. 



134835. Cydonia sp. Quince. 



No % 4988. From Kabul, November 15, 1939, at 7,000 feet altitude. Bush 10 

 feet high, withstands severe winters; fruit 4 inches long, lemon yellow, sweet. 



134836. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. , Pear. 



From Gurzan, October 4, 1939, at 9,000 feet altitude. Shrubs growing among 

 junipers on a dry slope. Fruits about 2 inches in diameter, somewhat flattened, 

 with very pleasant flavor. 



134837 to 134850. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Dr. Alexander McTaggart, Senior Research 

 Officer, Plant Introduction, Canberra. Received January 10, 1940. 



134837. Andropogon sericeus R. Br. Poaceae. Grass. 



Australian bluegrass. A grass that grows 3 feet high on good soil and 1 foot 

 high on very poor soil. In Australia this grass keeps green all the year round and 

 is scarcely affected by drought or frost. It is an excellent forage grass. 



For previous introduction see 126470. 



