36 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 147 



141898 to 141911. Rhododendron. Ericaceae. 



From Maryland. Plants originated at the United States Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Glenn Dale. Numbered June 20, 1941. 



141898. Aphrodite. Flowers rose pink. 



141899. Picador. Midseason, of moderate height, rather spreading; flowers brilliant 

 orange red, burns in full sun. 



141900. Anchorite. Late, of medium height, rather spreading; flowers 2 inches across, 

 rose with orange undertone. 



141901. Greeting. Midseason, of medium height, rather spreading, very floriferous; 

 flowers coral rose, with edges of lobes somewhat wavy. 



141902. Revery. Late, of medium height, rather spreading, mucronatum type 

 (indica alba), but flowers very nearly circular in outline, pale rose with no blotches. 



141903. Buccaneer. Midseason, of medium height, rather spreading; flowers 

 brilliant red, but with darker blotch than Tanager; burns in full sun. 



141904. Pilgrim. 



141905. Joya. Late, of medium height, with mucronatum habit; flowers brilliant 

 rose pink, large. 



141906. Trilby. 



141907. Tanager. Late; flowers large, fuchsine pink with darker spots. 



141908. Glamour. Late, of medium height, rather spreading; flowers very brilliant 

 rose red. 



141909. Remembrance. 



141910. Gaiety. Late, of medium height, rather spreading; flowers bright clear pink 

 with a rather heavy blotch of deep rose red. 



141911. Opera. 



141912. Tritictjm aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seed presented by A. T. Pugsley, Assistant Plant Geneticist, Uni- 

 versity of Adelaide, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Adelaide, South 

 Australia. Received June 23, 1941. 



Nabawa X Hope. 



141913. Allium sp. Liliaceae. Onion. 



From Brazil. Bulbs presented by Erwin P. Keeler, Agricultural Attach^, American 

 Embassy, Rio de Janeiro. Received June 23, 1941. 



141914 and 141915. 



From Florida. Plants presented by Mrs. Clifford C. Cole, Coconut Grove. Num- 

 bered June 24, 1941. 



141914. Habranthus robustus Herb. {Zephyranthes robusta (Herb.) Baker). 



A variety with white flowers, flushed with pale amaranth pink (Ridgway), up to 

 ZYi inches across. The leaves are 18 inches long and H> inch broad. 



141915. Cooperia PEDUNCULATA Herb. Amaryllidaceae. Zephyrlily. 



A zephyrlily, with leaves a foot or more long and about a quarter of an inch wide, 

 and a scape with flower reaching a height of 11 inches. The flower, measuring 2% 

 inches across, is clear white, with the tips of the outer perianth segments touched 

 with cream on the outer, or lower, surface. It closely resembles Zephyranthes 

 carinata. 



141916 to 141975. 



From Manchuria. Bulbs and seeds presented by L. Ptitsin, Harbin. Received 

 June 18, 1941. 



Unless otherwise mentioned, the material was introduced as seeds. 



