12 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 146 



139944 to 139954. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice, 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Ohara Institute of Agricultural Research, Kura- 

 shiki. Received February 10, 1941. 



139944. Ezoshima^Mochi (glutinous). 139950. Sensyo (nonglutinous) . 



139945. Gaisen (nonglutinous). 139951. Shindair-okoshi (nonglutinous). 



139946. Gaisen-mochi (glutinous). 139952. Tayu (nonglutinous). 



139947. Kirishima (nonglutinous). 139953. Tozo-Mochi (glutinous). 



139948. Miyanishiki (nonglutinous). 139954. Ura No. 31 (nonglutinous). 



139949. Owari-mochi (glutinous). 



139955 to 139959. Saccharum. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Colombia. Seeds presented by the Estacion Agricola Experimental, Palmira 

 (Valle). Received February 12, 1941. 



139955. E. P. C. 46-37 X P.OJ. 28-78. 139958. P. 0. /. 28-83 X E. P. C. 59-90. 



139956. E. P. C. 46-37 X M.C. 129. 139959. E. P. C. 47-22 X PR. 543. 



139957. E. P. C. 47-54 X Mayaguez 28. 



139960. Melocactus guitarti Leon. Cactaceae. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by F. G. Walsingham, Assistant Superintendent, Atkins 

 Institution of the Arnold Arboretum, Cienfuegos. Received February 14, 1941. 



For previous introduction see 133390. 



139961. Castanopsis sp. Fagaceae. 



From Indo-China. Seeds presented by M. Poilane. Received February 21, 1941. 



A tall tree, 70 to 80 feet in height, found at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The thick, 

 leathery leaves are silvery beneath, and the small, edible nuts are sweet. 



139962 to 139965. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link (P. cenchroides 

 Rich.). Poaceae. 



From Tanganyika Territory. Seeds presented by the Director of Veterinary Services, 

 Mpwapwa. Received February 20, 1941. 



139962. Type "A," T. P. 22. 139964. Type "C," T. P. 52. 



139963. Type "B," T. P. 114. 139965. Type "D," T. P. 100. 

 For previous introduction see 139070. 



139966 to 139972. Alysicarpus spp. Fabaceae. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by A. McTaggart, Council for Scientific & Industrial 

 Research, Division of Plant Industry, Canberra City. Received February 26, 1941. 



139966. Alysicarpus bupleurifolius (L.) DC. 



C.P.I. 2675. 



For previous introduction see 33599. 



139967 to 139970. Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC. 



An erect annual legume, native to southern Asia and Africa. The tough stems are 

 3 to 4 feet high, and the roots bear nitrogen nodules. 



139967. C.P.L 3767. 139969. C.P.I. 3769. 



139968. C.P.I. 2785. 139970. C.P.I. 7752. 

 For previous introduction see 97817. 



139971. Alysicarpus rugosus var. heyneanus (Wight and Am.) Baker. 

 C.P.I. 5542. 



