40 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 142 



135482. Hippeastrumblumenavia (Carr.) Sealy. AmarylHdaceae. 



From Erazil. Seed presented by Dr. F. C. Hoehne, Department of Botany, Sao 

 Paulo. Received February 21, 1940. 



A hippaastrum allied to Hippeastrum vittatum, with smaller narrow-oblong to 

 broad-oblong-oval petiolate leaves and 4 or 5 white or pale-red-tinged flowers about 

 2 inches long. Native to southeastern Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 118814. 



135483. Hordeum distichon L. Poaceae. Barley. 



From Canada. Seed presented by the University of Sackatchewan, Saskatoon. Re- 

 ceived February 14, 1940. 



Rex. 



135484. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach, 



From Palastine. Seeds presented by Prof. Rudolph Samisch, Division of Horticul- 

 ture, Agricultural Research Station, Rehovoth. Received February 20, 1940. 



The parent tree of this peach, originally imported into Palestine from South Africa, 

 is of excellent vigor and bears yellow-fleshed fruits. 



135485. Chaenomeles. Malaceae. 



From California. Plants purchased from Toichi Domoto, Hay ward. Received Febru- 

 ary 24, 1940. 



Contorta. 



135486. Hippeastrumblumenavia (Carr.) Sealy. Amaryllidaceae. 



From Brazil. Bulbs presented by F. C. Hoehne, Department of Botany, Sao Paulo. 

 Received February 24, 1940. 



For previous introduction see 135482. 



135487. X Philadelphus lemoinei Lemoine. Hydrangeaceae. 



Lemoine mockorange. 



From Ohio. Plants purchased from the Siebenthaler Co., Dayton. Received Febru- 

 ary 26, 1940. 



135488 and 135489. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. Peanut. 



From Uruguay. Presented by R. Salgueiro Silveira, Chief, Direction de Agronomia, 

 Montevideo. Received February 26, 1940. 



135490 and 135491. 



From Mississippi. Scions presented by Dr. C. H. Ragland, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, State College. Received February 26, 1940. 



135490. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 

 Eckles. 



135491. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Common pear. 

 Pontotoe. 



135492 to 135508. 



From Manchuria. Scions purchased from L. Ptitsin, Harbin. Received February 26, 

 1940. 



135492. X Malus robusta Rehder. Malaceae. Cherry crab. 

 135493 to 135499. Malus spp. Malaceae. 



135493. Malus sp. 135497. Malus sp. 

 Kupilov's Anissik. Tchistaikovka No. 1. 



135494. Malus sp. 135498. Malus sp. 

 Mitchurin's Dessert. Tchistaikovka No. 2. 



135495. Malus sp. 135499. Malus sp. 

 Olga Crab. Tchistaikovka No. 3. 



135496. Malus sp. 

 Siberian Ranet. 



