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145776 to 145781. Lycopersicon escule-ntum Mill. Solanaceae. 



Tomato. 



From the Territory of Hawaii. Seeds presented by the Experiment Station 

 of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, Honolulu. Received March 

 10, 1943. 



145776. TH 369. (Cherry X Mar globe) X Filipino. Seeds from Fi plant. 



145777. TH 370. 39W23 {Cherry x Valiant). Seeds from Fi plant. 



145778. TH 753. Filipino X Pritchard. Determinate. Seeds from F x plant. 



145779. TH 765. (German Sugar X Stokedale) X Bounty. Seeds from Fi 

 plant. 



145780. TH 800. (German Sugar X Filipino) X (Gardner x Bounty) X 

 39W16. Seeds from F t plant. 



145781. TH 833. (Cherry X Mar globe) X Filipino. Seeds from F 2 plant. 



145782. Physalis peruviana L. Solanaceae. 



Peruvian groundcherry. 



From India. Seeds presented by E. R. Turner, New T York, N. Y. Received 

 March 10, 1943. 



For previous introduction see 135918. 



145783. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link (P. cenchroides L. Rich.). 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



From the Union of South Africa. Presented by the McGregor Museum, 

 Kimberley. Received March 10, 1943. 



Typical Karoo. 



For previous introduction see 142292. 



145784. Solanum andigenum Juzepczuk & Bukasov. Solana- 

 ceae. 



From Bolivia. Seeds presented by Dr. Martin Cardenas, Cochabamba. Re- 

 ceived March 10, 1943. 



No. 37. Sackampaya. From Oruro and Potosi, Altiplano de la Paz; at 

 2,560 m. altitude. A potato of agreeable flavor that gives a good yield with- 

 out fertilizer. Received under the varietal name ''bolivianum," for which a 

 place of publication has not been found. 



145785. Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Br. Asclepiadaceae. 



Palay rubbervine. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the Department of Agriculture and 

 Stock, Brisbane. Received March 19, 1943. 



For previous introduction and description see 145775. 



145786. Caesalpinia cacalaco H.B.K. Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by S. B. Detwiler, Soil Conservation Service, 

 Sinaloa. Received March 19, 1943. 



Huisache. From Cascalote, south of Los Mochis. A shrub or sometimes a 

 large tree, usually very spiny, with very rough gray bark and bipinnate 

 leaves, the pinnae 2 to 5 pairs and up to 1 inch long. The large yellow-red 

 flowers are in long racemes, and the pods, 4 to 6 inches long, contain about 

 48 percent of tannin. Native to Mexico. 



145787. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



From New Jersey. Trees presented by Dr. M. A. Blake, New Jersey Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, New Brunswick. Received March 30, 1943. 



Fireglow x Frost. 



