12 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 145 



139426 to 139436— Continued 



139434. Malus sp. 



No. 5492. From Lick Brook, southwest of Ithaca, New York, October 4, 

 1940. 



139435. Malus sp. 



No. 5494. From Lick Brook, southwest of Ithaca, New York, October 4, 

 1940. 



139436. Malus sp. 



No. 5495. From near Bailey Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 

 October 4, 1940. 



139437 to 139439. Hevea brasiliensis (A. Juss.) Muell. Arg. 

 Euphorbiaceae. Para rubbertree. 



From Haiti. Cuttings presented by Service National de Produits Agricole, 

 Port-au-Prince. Received October 21, 1940. 



139437. No. 20. 



139438. No. 76. 



139439. No. 80. 



139440, Hevea brasiliensis (A. Juss.) Muell. Arg. Euphor- 

 biaceae. Para rubbertree. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds collected in Guapiles by Robert D. Rands, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 October 21, 1940. 



139441. Nephelium lappaceum L. Sapindaceae. Rambutan. 



From Guatemala. Seeds presented by Wilson Popenoe, Antigua. Received 

 October 16, 1940. 



An erect tropical tree up to 40 feet high, with compound leaves composed of 

 5 to 7 pairs of elliptic, obovate, or oblong leaflets about 4 inches long. The 

 crimson or yellowish fruits, in clusters of 10 to 12, are oval, about 2 inches 

 long, and covered with soft fleshy spines less than 1 inch long. 



For previous introduction see 112396. 



139442 to 139447. 



From New Zealand. Trees and plants puchased from Rasmussen, Ltd., Con- 

 stantia Nursery, Wanganui. Received October 22, 1940. 



139442 and 139443. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



139442. Orange. 



139443. Wiggins. 



139444. Amygdalus persica var. nectarina Ait. Nectarine. 

 Zealandia. 



139445. Amygdalus persica L. Peach. 

 Rubra. 



139446 and 139447. Rheum rhaponticum L. Polygonaceae. 

 IH;-: Common rhubarb. 



139446. Giant Seedless. 



130447. Topp's Winter. 



