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137646 to 137688— Continued. 



137679. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



No. 20. From Gurikot, at 7,100 feet altitude. A sweet-flavored apricot, cultivated 

 and almost naturalized in northwest India at altitudes up to 10,000 feet. 



137680. Ribes nigrum L. Grossulariaceae. European black currant. 



No. 6. From Godhai. Native to the temperate western Himalayas from Kunawar 

 to Kashmir at altitudes of 7,000 to 12,000 feet. 



137681 to 137683. Rosa webbiana Royle. Rosaceae. Rose. 



An erect shrub, with five to nine very small orbicular glabrous leaflets, large 

 solitary pink flowers, and ovoid bright-red fruits. Native to the drier inner Himal- 

 ayas from Kashmir to Kumaon at altitudes of 5,000 to 13,500 feet. 



137681. No. 1. 



137882. No. 3. From near Gurikot. 



137683. No. 3-A. From Gilgit Roads. 



For previous introduction see 54245. 



137684. Salvia hians Royle. Menthaceae. 



No. 48. From Raj Diangan Pass. A viscid-hairy perennial herb 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with cordate-toothed leaves 4 to 7 inches long, on petioles often 10 inches long. The 

 blue flowers, 1 to 2 inches long, with inflated throats, are borne in large spreading 

 panicles. Native to the western temperate Himalayas at altitudes of 8,000 to 11,000 

 feet. 



For previous introduction see 122950. 



137685. Scabiosa speciosa Royle. Dipsacaceae. 



No. 42. From Kanri Bangalon. A tufted perennial up to 2 feet high, with oblong, 

 pubescent leaves 2 inches long, pinnatifid at the base, and large, nearly flat heads of 

 lavender to bright-mauve flowers. Native to the temperate Himalayas at altitudes 

 of 7,000 to 11,000 feet. 



137686. Serratula pallida DC. Asteraceae. 



No. 7. A hardy herbaceous perennial, with simple or branching stems 1 to 3 feet 

 high, radical leaves, and corymbose heads of violet or white flowers 1 inch or more 

 across. Native to the western Himalayas at altitudes of 6,000 to 8,000 feet. 



137687. Thalictrum pedunctjlatum Edgew. Ranunculaceae 

 No. 21. 



137688. Viola sp. Violaceae Violet. 

 No. 24. From Minimarg, at 9,000 feet altitude. 



137689 and 137690. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Instituto Agronomico do Estado de Sao Paulo, 

 Campinas. Received June 20, 1940. 



137689. Myrciaria sp. Myrtaceae. 

 Cambuca. 



\ 137890. Pouteria caimito (Ruiz and Pav.) Radlk. Sapotaceae. Abiu. 



Abio Paulista. A Brazilian tree 15 to 20 feet high, with bright-green lanceolate- 

 obovate leaves 4 to 8 inches long, and bright-yellow, ovoid-ellipsoid edible fruits 2 to 

 4 inches long. These have a thick tough skin enclosing translucent flesh, which in 

 flavor resembles that of the sapodilla (Achras zapota). 



For previous introduction see 41003. 



137691 to 137693. 



From Indo-China. Seeds presented by M. Poilane, Lang Eram par Dongha et Khe 

 Sanh, Province Quangtu, Annam. Received June 12, 1940. 



137691. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



