8 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 143 



136456 to 136467— Continued. 



136463. No. 8. February 27, 1940. Tree about 35 feet high. 



136464. No. 9. From west of Pa Li Pu village, February 27, 1940. Tree about 35 

 feet high. 



136465. No. 10. From an orchard in Pa Li Pu village, February 27, 1940; a good 

 yielder. 



136466. No. 11. From near the village of Fang An Chai about 5 miles southeast of 

 San Tun Ying, February 27, 1940. 



136467. No. 12. From the same orchard as the preceding, February 27, 1940. 



1364G8 to 136471. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



From Iran. Collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received April 13, 1940. 



Collected at Khabis, Kirman, January 10, 1940. 



136468. Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. Lemon. 



No. 5848. Limue Khargi. Fruit ellipsoid, up to 4 inches long; rind very thin, 

 light orange; flesh moderately seeded, less acid than that of the Italian lemon; 

 good keeper. 



136469. Citrus sp. 



No. 5647. Bakh. Fruit grapefruit-shaped, 3 by 4 inches; rind smooth, lemon 

 color; flavor pleasantly acid. 



136470 and 136471. Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. 



136470. No. 5645. Dale. Fruit subglobose, 6 inches long; rind smooth, 15 mm. 

 thick, lemon yellow; seeds numerous at the core, flesh softer than 5646; lemon 

 acid flavor. 



136471. No. 5646. Otroj. Fruit subglobose to elongate, 5 by 4 inches; rind rough, 

 10 mm. thick, lemon yellow; seeds numerous at the core, firm salmon-tinted 

 flesh ; flavor pleasantly acid, milder than a lemon. 



136472. Aleurites Montana (Lour.) Wilson. Euphorbiaceae. 



Mu-oil tree. 



From France. Seeds purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris. Received 

 April 9, 1940. 



A tree with oil-producing seeds, closely allied to the tung tree, for use in breeding 

 experiments; native to southern China. 



For previous introduction see 93240. 



136473. Cynodon plectostachyus (Schum.) Pilg. Poaceae. Grass. 



From South Africa. Seeds presented by L. J. Keena, American Minister, Cape Town. 

 Received April 9, 1940. 



"Star" grass. A low, perennial grass with creeping stolons and short blades and 

 upright flowering stems. 



For previous introduction see 61089. 



136474. Cynodon plectostachyus (Schum.) Pilg. Poaceae. Grass. 



From South Africa. Seeds presented by the Department Van Landbou en Bosbou 

 Rietondale, Weidings-Navorsingstasie, through Prof. A. D. Leppan, of the Na- 

 tional Marketing Council, Pretoria. Received April 9, 1940. 



East African "Star" grass (Lake Shirwa strain). 



136475. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From New Zealand. Seeds presented by Dr. Carl Taylor, Chief of the Division of 

 Farm Population and Rural Life, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Received April 16 ,1940. 



