48 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 144 



139072 to 139131— Continued 



139129. Var. 685. Maiz morocho 

 (indurata). 



Nos. 139130 and 139131 were collected at Barranquilla, Colombia. 



139130. Var. 689. 139131. Var. 690. 



139132. Babiana plicata (L.) Ker. Iridaceae. 



From California. Bulbs presented by the H. A. Hyde Co., Watsonville. Re- 

 ceived October 20, 1937. Numbered September, 1940. 



A dwarf, sweet-scented, early-flowering babiana, with five to six lanceolate 

 leaves 3 to 6 inches long, and four to six flowers in a simple or forked spike, 

 usually shorter than the leaves. The ringent lilac or reddish perianth is about 

 1 inch long. Native to South Africa. 



For previous introduction see 132676. 



139133. Stenomesson pearcei Baker. Amaryllidaceae. 



From Peru. Bulbs presented by C. Vargas, University of Cuzco, Department 

 of Botany, Cuzco. Received June 29, 1938. Numbered in September, 1940. 



139134. PRUNUS avium L. Amygdalaceae. Sweet cherry. 



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

 States Department of Agriculture. Received September 5, 1940. 



No. 6242. Gelas. From Tehran, July 5, 1940. Fruit dark maroon; moder- 

 ately firm, % inch in diameter; little sugar or flavor. 



139135 and 139136. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Dr. Narciso Souza-Novelo, Merida, Yuca- 

 tan. Received September 7, 1940. 



139135. Cordia dodecandra DC. Boraginaceae. 

 Ciricote. 



139136. Cordia sebestena L. 

 Geiger-tree. 



139137. Hibiscus kitaibelifolius St. Hil. Malvaceae. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Eliezer Moreira, Chefe da Secgao de Plantas 

 Texteis, Ministerio da Agricultura, Rio de Janeiro. Received September 

 5, 1940. 



139138 to 139146. Solanum spp. Solanaceae. 



From India. Tubers presented by B. P. Pal, Imperial Economic Botanist, New 

 Delhi. Received September 9, 1940. 



139138. Solanum andigenum Juz. and Buk. 

 For previous introduction see 133617. 



139139. Solanum arracc-papa Juzepczuk. 

 For previous introduction see 133629. 



139140. SOLANDUM CANDELARIUM BusasOV. 



139141. Solanum curtilobum Juz. and Buk. 

 For previous introduction see 103031. 



139142. Solanum leptostigma Juzepczuk. 

 For previous introduction see 133726. 



139143. Solanum maglia Schlecht. Nightshade. 

 For previous introduction see 138863. 



