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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



74175 to 74194— Continued. 



74190. Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. Rhamnaceae. 



Botanic garden, Algiers, Algeria. A prickly 

 shrub 4 feet high, with small round yellow fruits. 



74191. (Undetermined.) 



A poisonous leguminous plant. 



74192 to 74194. Triticum spp. Poaceae. -. 



Algerian varieties. 



74192. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare 

 Vill.). Common wheat. 



No. 1. 



74193. Triticum durum Desf 

 No. 2. 



74194. Triticum turgidum L. 



Durum wheat. 



No. 3. 



Poulard wheat. 



74195. Erioxylum aridum Rose and 

 Standi. Malvaceae. 



From Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Seeds presented 

 by Jesus Gonzalez Ortega. Received June 30, 

 1927. 



A tropical shrub or small tree, closely related to 

 cotton, from the dry hills of Sinaloa, Mexico. The 

 dark purple flowers are about 4 inches across. 



74196. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Silo Maradja, Asahan, Sumatra. Seeds 

 collected by H. H. Bartlett, University of 

 Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Received June 

 20, 1927. 



Kapas koelembang. A shrubby cotton culti- 

 vated on the East Coast, Sumatra. It is probably 

 a type of ancient cultivation. 



74197. Gossypium b.revilanatum 

 Hochr. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by Prof. 

 D. Bois, Paris Museum of Natural History. 

 Received June 24, 1927. 



A wild cotton relative which is native to Mada- 



74198. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Dacca, Bengal, India. Seeds presented by 

 D. Dutta, second economic botanist. Received 

 June 23, 1927. 



No. 18. Rungpur rahar. Locally grown seeds. 



74199. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poa- 

 ceae. Sorghum. 



From Cape St. Mary, Gambia, West Africa. Seeds 

 presented by Archibald J. Brooks, director, 

 Department of Agriculture. Received June 24, 

 1927. 



Red kinto. 



74200 and 74201. 



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

 Bois, Paris Museum of Natural History. Re- 

 ceived June 24, 1927. 



74200. Cornucopiae cucullatum L. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



An ornamental annual grass native to the 

 Mediterranean countries. 



74201. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare Vill.). 

 Poaceae. Common wheat. 



A variety from the region near Lake Chad, 

 Africa. 



74202. Iris dichotoma Pall. Irida- 

 ceae. Vesper iris. 



From Chihli Province, China. Plants collected 

 by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received January 11, 1927. 

 Numbered in June, 1927. 

 No. 8833. Fa Hua Ssu Temple, November 19, 



1927. A tall iris, said to have white flowers, found 



on a very dry rocky mountain side. It is native to 



northern China. 



For previous introduction see No. 71147. 



74203. Ulmus pumila L. Ulmaceae. 



Chinese elm. 



From Lind, Wash. Seeds presented by H. M. 

 Wanser, superintendent, Adams Branch Experi- 

 ment Station. Received June 1, 1927. 

 A hardy, rapid-growing Chinese elm which is 



drought resistant and thrives in poor soil. 



74204. Phoenix dactylifera L. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Date palm. 



From Boudenib, Morocco. Offshoots obtained 

 through W. T. Swingle, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received June 23, 1927. 

 A Moroccan variety of date. 



74205. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 



A variety growing at the United States Plant In- 

 troduction Garden, Chico, Calif. Numbered 

 in June, 1927. 



Row 46, tree 2, old test orchard. Tree spreading, 

 limbs small, twigs slender, and leaves small; in these 

 characters it resembles the Seckel. Crop heavy; 

 fruits obovate, pyriform, 2% inches long and V/i 

 inches in diameter; skin light yellow with small 

 inconspicuous dots; flesh white, granular, of good 

 quality, moderately sweet; core small. The tree 

 has shown but little injury by blight. 



74206. Litchi chinensis Sonner. Sa- 

 pindaceae. Lychee. 



From China. Plants collected by F. A. McClure, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received June 28, 1927. 

 Noh mai. From Lohkongtung. 



74207. Gossypium peruvianum Cav. 

 Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Peru. Seeds obtained through O. F. Cook, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 24, 

 1927. 

 C. B. 613. Peruvian Tanguis cotton. 



74208. Wercklea insignis Pitt, and 

 Standi. Malvaceae. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Seeds presented by 



Carlos Werckle. Received March 29, 1927. 



Numbered in April, 1927. 



A handsome subtropical shrub 15 feet high, 

 branching close to the ground, with bright-lilac 

 flowers resembling those of Chinese hibiscus (Hi- 

 biscus rosa-sinensis) . 



For previous introduction see No. 51125. 



74209. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poa- 

 ceae. Sorghum. 



From Upper Senegal, Africa. Seeds obtained 



by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 



Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 



Armour expedition. Received April 21, 1927. 



No. 1299. A sorghum found near Timbuktu. 

 74210 to 74212. 

 From Canton, China. Plants collected by F. A- 



McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 



Industry. Received June 28, 1927. 



74210. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 

 Sour kat. 



74211 and 74212. Claucena lansium (Lour.) 

 Skeels. Rutaceae. Wampi. 



74211. Sweet wampi grafted on sour kat. 



74212. Sour wampi. 



