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,j 137908 to 137930— Continued. 



137927. Rubus sp. 



No. 5825. From Maskun, Kirman, February 12, 1940. Vine up to 20 feet high, 

 fructiferous, very thrifty, probably from the coldest part of the mountain range, 

 ground probably seldom frozen all day. 



137928. Vitis sp. Vitaceae. 



No. 5789. Aujur. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. Vine growing wild in a 

 mountain ravine. Rainfall 12 inches, coming in winter. Fruit sweet. 



137929. Vitis sp. 



No. 5790. Aujur. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. A wild xerophyte, growing 

 in the limestone mountain ravines. About 12 inches of winter precipitation; ground 

 barely freezes in the winter. Fruit sweet. 



137930. Vitis sp. 



No. 5791. Aujur. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. A wild xerophyte said to be 

 the same as No. 5790, but dried differently. Winters mild. 



137931. Carica microcarpa Jacq. Papayaceae. 



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

 Caracas. Received June 24, 1940. 



A small tree, with a smooth trunk, large palmate leaves, the lobes entire, and small, 

 | pale greenish-yellow flowers followed by berries the size of large almonds. Native to 

 South America. 



137932. Ficus iteophylla Miquel. Moraceae. 



From Africa. Seeds purchased from the Department of Agriculture, Zaria, Nigeria. 

 Received June 26, 1940. 



A tree, native to tropical Africa, with small, sweet, edible figs that are a good food 

 for birds. The tree yields a soft, nearly clear, sticky gum that does not harden and that 

 hangs in pencil-like strings. The young leaves are said sometimes to be used for fodder 

 in northern Nigeria. 



c 137933 to 137935. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



FroT> Australia. Seeds presented by the Waite Agriculture Research Institute, Glen 

 Osmond, South Australia. Received June 17, 1940. 



137933. Tusmore creeping type, open-pollinated seed. (1939) LC. 65. 



137934. Victorian creeping type, open-pollinated seed. (1939) LC. 66. 



137935. Mixed pasture types, interpollinated. (1940 seed) LC. 67. 



137936. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. Sorghum. 



TroTi Colombia. Seeds presented bv R. E. Kepler, formerlv of Bogota. Received June 

 29, 1940. 



Maiz Millo. 



137937. Ochroma lagopus Swartz. Bombacaceae. Balsa. 



From Hawaii. Presented by L. W. Bryan, Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and 

 Forestry, Hilo, through Col. R. H. Montgomery, Coconut Grove, Florida. Re- 

 ceived May 16, 1940. Numbered in June 1940. 



For previous introduction see 94196. 



