22 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 154 



153660 to 153676— Continued . 



153676. Urochloa pullulans Stapf. Poa^eae. 



Rust der Winter. 



153677. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Common pear. 



From England. Scions presented by the John Innes Horticultural Institution. 

 Merton Park. London. Received March 6, 1946. 



Improved Fertility. 



153678 and 153679. 



From Brazil. Bulbs collected by Dr. Eugene H. Payne. Service Especial de Saude 

 Publica, Rio de Janeiro. Received March 7. 1946. 



Collected from the central highlands in the State of Goiaz. 



153678. Amaryllis sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



The small bulbs produce flowers that are pure white, without the colored 

 throat. Said to be a rare species. 



153679. Cbtnum sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



The flat, straplike leaves are 1 to 2 feet in length. The two to six lily-shaped 

 flowers, white with purple ribs,' are borne on an upright, flattened scape about 

 2 feet high. The bulbs multiply until they form large clusters 3 to 4 feet in 

 diameter. 



153680. Lycopersicox esculextcm Mill, Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Connecticut. Seeds purchased from F. H. Woodruff Sons, Inc.. Milford. 

 Received March 11, 1946. 



Red Cap. 



153681 and 153682. Glycine max (I>.) Merrill. Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



From El Salvador. Seeds obtained through the American Embassy. San Salvador. 

 Received March 11.. 1946. 



153681. Cibao. 



153682. Trinitana. 



153683 to 153685. Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae. Flax. 



From Maryland. Seeds presented by the Division of Cotton and Other Fiber 

 Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry. Soils., and Agricultural Engi- 

 neering, Beltsville. Received March 4. 1946. 



153683. Cascade. 



153684. Martin. 



153685. Sheyenne. 



153686 to 153689. 



From California. Seeds purchased from the Ferry-Morse Seed Co.. San Fran- 

 cisco. Received March 11, 1946. 



1536S6 and 153687. Lycopersicox esculextum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



153686. Early Baltimore. 



153687. Illinois Baltimore. 



153688 and 153689. Ipomoea spp. Convolvulaceae. Meraing-gkry. 



153688. Pearly Gates. 



153689. Scarlett WHora. 



