22 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 143 



136850 to 136872— Continued. 



136860 and 136861. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 



136860. Princess of Artois 0. A. 114-5. 



136861. Round Pod Kidney Wax 0. A. 1148. 



136862 to 136868. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 



136862. Bruce. 



136863. Director. 



136864. Engress 0. A. 926. 



136865. Kootenay. 



136866. Laxal 0. A. 919. 



136867. Lincoln. 



136868. Tiny. 



136869. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



Blackie 0. A. 2698. 

 136870 to 136872. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



136870. Banting. 



136871. Dorinny O. A. 11 48. 



136872. Goldban. 

 136873 to 136877. 



From Rumania. Seeds presented by the Botanic Garden, Cluj. Received April 22, 

 1940. 



136873 to 136876. Onobrychis spp. Fabaceae. 



136873. Onobrychis caput-galli (L.) Lam. 

 For previous introduction see 121219. 



136874. Onobrychis crista-galli (L.) Lam. 



An annual or biennial ascending plant 8 to 20 inches high, with pinkish-purple 

 flowers. Native to dry places in the Mediterranean region. 

 For previous introduction see 72975. 



136875. Onobrychis gracilis Bess. 



A perennial herb with branching, ascending or erect stems up to 13^ feet high 

 and small flowers. Native to the eastern Mediterranean region. 



136876. Onobrychis viciaefolia Scop. 

 For previous introduction see 115398. 



136877. Trifolium repens L. Fabaceae. White clover. 



136878 to 136896. 



From the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Indies. Seeds collected by the 

 Archbold-Fairchild Expedition. Received April 10, 1940. 



136878. Acanthus ilicifolius L. Acanthaceae. 



No. 180. From muddy soil at Port Lebak, the western coast of Mindanao 

 Philippine Islands. January 25, 1940. 



136879. Alocasia sp. Araceae. 



No. 195. From Sangi Island, Dutch East Indies, January 28, 1940. 



136880. Areca sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 208. From the Volcano Sopoetan, Minahassa, Celebes, Dutch East Indies, 

 February 7, 1940, at 800 m. altitude. 



136881. Areca sp. Palm. 



No. 218. From Teteloe, Mount Klabat, Minahassa, Celebes, Dutch East Indies, 

 February 15, 1940. A dwarf solitary, feather palm only 8 feet tall and 1 inch in 



