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136960 to 137011— Continued. 



137003. Saccharum spontaneum L. Poaceae. Grass. 



137004. Silene brahuica Boiss. Silenaceae. 



A tufted perennial, with erect, simple or branching stems, and linear subulate 

 leaves about 1 inch long. Native to Afghanistan. 



137005. Spinacia tetrandra Stev. Chenopodiaceae. 



A wild spinach that grows in heavy soil in central Asia. 

 For previous introduction see 104661. 



137006. Limonium myosuroides (Regel) Kuntze. (Statice myosuroides Regel). 

 Plumbaginaceae. 



An annual sea-lavender, with pinnate, mucronate leaves and lax, filiform spikes 

 of small, white flowers. Native to Turkistan. 



137007. Tragopogon krascheninnikovii Nikitin. Cichoriaceae. 



A biennial 1 to 2 feet or sometimes taller, with linear leaves and large heads of 

 violet flowers. Native to Turkistan. 



137008. Tragopogon major Jacq. 



A hardy biennial up to 6 feet high, with yellow flower heads. Native to Europe. 

 137009 to 137011. Ungernia spp. Amaryllidaceae. 



137009. Ungernia sewerzowi (Regel) B. Fedtsch. 



137010. Ungernia tadshikorum Vved. 



A bulbous plant from Turkistan, with 8 to 12 linear, bluish, two-ranked leaves 

 and pinkish or yellowish flowers borne on a stem about a foot high. 



For previous introduction see 107593. 



137011. Ungernia trisphaera Bunge. 



An amaryllid, with lorate leaves, a scape ^ to 1 foot high, and an umbel of 

 6 to 15 flowers, the center ones erect and the outer inclined. The perianth, 1 

 inch long or more, has reddish segments. The funnel-shaped tube is naked at the 

 throat. Native to Turkistan. 



137012 to 137015. Allium sativum L. Liliaceae. Garlic. 



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

 Department of Agriculture. Received April 30, 1940. 



137012. No. 5208. Sir. From Bandar Abbas, December 20, 1939. Suited to hot 

 localities with alkaline soil. 



137013. No. 5287. Sir. From Saidabad, Kirman, January 1, 1940. Adapted to 

 regions with mild winters. 



137014. No. 5515. Sir. From Tomogaon, February 6, 1940. Grown in a hot date- 

 growing country. 



137015. No. 5712. Sir. From Shiraz, Fars, March 14, 1940. A mild variety. 



137016. Quercus sp. Fagaceae. Truffle oak. 



From France. Trees purchased from Leopold Laval, Loupchat, par Martel. Received 

 April 30, 1940. 



137017. Diervilla. Caprifoliaceae. 



From Switzerland. Plants presented by Pepinieres Boccard, Petit Saconnex, Geneva. 

 Received April 30, 1940. 



Viger. 



137018. Platanus orientalis L. Platanaceae. Planetree. 



From Greece. Seeds presented by Prof. P. T. Anagnostopoulos, ficole Supe>ieure 

 d'Agriculture, Athens. Received April 17, 1940. 



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