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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



74112 to 74127— Continued. 



74122. Gnetum sp. 



No. 7062. From near Aek Sordang, 

 Loendoet, Koealoe. 



74123. Gnetum sp. 



No. 7354. From Loendoet, Koealoe. 



74124. Myristica sp. Myristicaceae. 



No. 7177. From the swampy jungle along 

 the Soengei Moeka, downstream from Tanah 

 Datar, Batu Bara. A tropical aromatic tree 

 with entire leaves, inconspicuous flowers, and 

 orange-colored fruits. 



74125. Pithecolobium kunstleri Prain. Mi- 



No. 6374. From Hoeta Padang, Asahan. 

 A small handsome tropical leguminous tree with 

 attractive red pods from which purple-black 

 seeds are suspended when the pods open. 



74126. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. 



Eggplant. 



Tijoeng, Terong. From Silo Maradja, Asa- 

 han. 



74127. Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) Fruwirth. 

 Fabaceae. Asparagus-bean. 



Kasang poroet (stomach beans). The Jav- 

 anese name is katjang oesoes. 



74128 to 74131. Lolitjm perenne L. 

 Poaceae. Perennial ryegrass. 



From Aberystwyth, Wales. Seeds presented by 

 R. G. Stapledon, director, Welsh Plant-Breeding 

 Station, through H. N. Vinall, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received June 21, 1927. 



74128. Ba 1767. 74130. Ba 1773. 



74129. Ba 1772. 74131. Ba 1774. 



74132. Acacia macracantha Humb . 

 ^ and Bonpl. Mimosarceae. 



From Caracas, Venezuela. Seeds presented by 

 H. Pittier, Museo Comercial, Ministerio de 

 Relaciones Exteriores. Received June 21, 1927. 



A low thorny tropical tree with a depressed 

 crown, large compound leaves, and yellow flower 

 heads. Native to northern South America. 



74133 to 74136. Cajanus indicus 

 | Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Sabour, India. Seeds presented by S. K. 

 Basu, officiating economic botanist, Bihar and 

 Orissa. Received June 22, 1927. 



Locally developed varieties. 



74133. Rahar. Type 2 (erect). 



74134. Rahar. Type 7 (erect). 



74135. Rahar. Type 7 (spreading) . 



74136. Rahar. Type 12 (erect). 



74137 to 74155. Cajanus indicus 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Decca, Bengal, India. Seeds presented by 

 D. Dutta, second economic botanist, Bengal 

 Department of Agriculture. Received June 

 23, 1927. 



Locally developed varieties. _ 



74137. A. 74139. C. 

 74188. B. 



74140. No. 5. White tur rahar. 



74141. D. 74144. G. 

 . 74142. E. 74145. H. 



74137 to 74155 



74143. F. 



74146. No. 4. 



74147. No. 20 



74148. No. 9. 



74149. No. 8. 



74150. I. 



74151. J. 



74152. K. 



-Continued. 



Red tur rahar. 

 Jessore rahar. 

 Rajshahai rahar. 

 Birbhum rahar. 



74153. L. 



74154. M. 



74155. N. 



74156. Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Regel. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



From Gibraltar. Plants collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received April 29, 1927. 



A South African bulbous plant 1H feet high,, 

 with a tuft of sword-shaped leaves and bright 

 scarlet flowers with yellow throats, in a many- 

 flowered umbel. The ovoid red fruits are about an 

 inch long. 



74157. Castanea mollissima Blume. 

 Fagaceae. Hairy chestnut. 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. Seeds 

 presented by R. E. Holttum, director, botanic 

 garden. Received March 12, 1927. Num- 

 bered in June, 1927. 



A hardy chestnut, native to northeastern Asia, 

 with edible nuts. 



74158 to 74174. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by Prof. D. 

 Bois, Paris Museum of Natural History. Re- 

 ceived June 24, 1927. 



74158. Agrostis interrupta L. Poaceae. 



Grass.. 



An annual bushy grass up to 2 feet high, 

 native to sandy places in the Mediterranean 

 countries. 



74159. Bromus adoensis Hochst. Poaceae. 



Grass.. 



An Abyssinian plant 1 or 2 feet high with 

 softly hairy foliage and nodding panicles, 3 to 5 

 inches long, of shining awned spikelets. 



For previous introduction see No. 53036. 



74160. Catapodium loliaceum (Huds.) Link. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



A low annual prostrate-spreading grass up 

 to 4 inches high. It is native to sandy rocky 

 places in the Mediterranean countries. 



74161. Catapqdium tuberculosum Moris. Po- 

 aceae. Grass. 



An annual grass about 8 inches high, with 

 slender stems. Native to southern Europe. 



74182. Chaeturus fasciculatus Link. Po- 

 aceae. Grass. 



An annual bushy grass, upright or ascending,. 

 up to 10 inches in height. Native to the Medi- 

 terranean countries. 



74163. Chloris cucullata Bisch. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



A subtropical, perennial, cespitose grass 

 native to Mexico. 



74164. Chloris submutica H. B. K. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



A subtropical, perennial, cespitose grass- 

 . native to Mexico. 



