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136422. Philadelphia. Hydrangeaceae. Mockorange. 



From England. Plants purchased from the Baggesens Nurseries Ltd., Pembury, near 

 Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Received April 6, 1940. 



Pembury Puritan. 



136423 to 136426. 



From New Jersey. Plants purchased from the F. and F. Nurseries, Springfield. 

 Received April 6, 1940. 



136423. Chaenomeles japonica var. alpina Maxim. Malaceae. 



Alpine Japan quince. 



136424 and 136425. Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. Japan quince. 



136424. Var. Corallina. 



136425. Var. Grandiflora. 



136426. Dier villa lonicera Mill. (D. trifida Moench). Caprifoliaceae. 



136427. Eucalyptus alba Reinw. Myrtaceae. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Dr. Edmundo Navarro de Andrade, Rio Claro, Sao 

 Paulo. Received April 2, 1940. 



White Gum. A tall tree with ash-colored, rough, persistent bark and glaucous leaves 

 varying from ovate-oblong and 3 inches long to ovate-lanceolate and 6 inches long. 

 The small flowers are gathered into panicles at the ends of the branches, and the top- 

 shaped fruits are 34 mc h m diameter. It is native to New Guinea and Java, and has 

 been successfully established in Brazil, where it is considered of much value. 



For previous introduction see 93227. 



136428. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urban. Fabaceae. Yam bean. 



From Venezuela. Seeds presented by Dr. Henry Pittier, Ministry of Agriculture, 

 Caracas. Received April 2, 1940. 



For previous introduction see 117928. 



136429. Solanum maglia Schlecht. Solanaceae. Nightshade. 



From Chile. Tubers presented by the Ministerio de Agricultura, Departamento de 

 Divulgacion y Propaganda Agricola, Santiago. Received April 10, 1940. 



A wild species, native to Chile, with oblong tubers about 1 }i inches long. 



For previous introduction see 133080. 



136430 to 136454. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by the McFayden Seed Co., Winnipeg. Received 

 April 4, 1940. 



136430. Astragalus chinensis L. f. Fabaceae. Milkvetch. 



Originally from Manchuria. An erect herbaceous perennial, native to China, with 

 smooth slender stems, elliptic-obtuse leaflets, and pendulous and few-flowered 

 racemes of yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 89399. 



136431. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 

 No. 5 Early Manchurian Yellow. Originally from Manchuria. 



136432 to 136443. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



136432. No. 14. Sardia a Came. Originally from Valparaiso, Chile. 



136433. No. 15. A variety with peculiar small fruits, native to India. Originally 

 from Sydney, Australia. 



136434. No. 16. South African. Originally from Big River, Saskatchewan. 



136435. No. 17. Lemon Hungarian. Originally from Melville, Saskatchewan. 



