PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



74239. Meecueialis annua L. Euphor- 

 bia Cl 



From Moi tevideo, Uruguay. Seeda pre- 

 sented by Nicolas Lombardo, Director. 

 Botanic Garden. Received September 15, 

 1927. 



For pi vious introduction and descrip- 

 tion s e No. 7 1217. 



74240. P E N X I S E T D M CLANDESTINUM 

 Hochst. Poaceae. Xikuyu grass. 



Fr< m Nairobi, Kenya Colony. Africa. Seeds 

 1 r sented by W. Lyne Watt, assistant 

 i - Lcultural officer, Scott Agricultural 

 I. boratories. Received September 13, 

 1027. 



A rapid-growing perennial stoloniferous 

 grass, native to South Africa, whore it is 

 - ere! n valuable drougbt-resistant 

 summer pasture grass. 



For previous introduction see No. 4SS18. 



74241 to 74246. 



From Cali, Colombia. Seeds presented by 

 Stanley F. Morse. Received September 

 27, 1027. 



74241. Eriochloa polvstachya H. B. K. 

 Foaceae. Carib grass. 



Janeiro. A grass similar to Para grass, 

 but -winch makes a thicker mat and 

 smothers weeds better. 



74242. Gosstpium sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From El Carmen. Cauca Valley. A 

 cotton growing in red clay soil with little 

 humus. 



74243. Gossypidm sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



74244. Melixis minutiflora Beauv. Po- 

 aceae. * Molasses grass. 



Q-ordjira. A hardy grass with a great 

 range of climatic and soil tolerance, 

 growing well under very dry or very wet 

 conditions. It grows from sea level to 

 over 5,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 56484. 



74245. Phaseolds vulgaris L. Fabaceae. 



Common bean. 



HutsitOj Blanquillo. A bush variety 18 

 inches high, which is a soft, well-flavored 

 bean. It stands hot weather conditions 

 and may thrive in the South as a rota- 

 tion crop for cotton. This variety is also 

 used as a snap bean. 



74246. (Undetermined.) 



Ghonta. From Santa Maria, Colombia. 

 A palm growing at altitudes between 

 3,000 and 5.000 feet. It is used for 

 house rafters. 



74217 to 74399. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds obtained from 

 the College of Agriculture and Forestry. 

 University of Nanking. Received Sep- 

 tember 12, 1927. 



VCLGARE COELESTE L. 



Six-rowed barlev. 



Local varieties. 



74247. Hcrdeum 

 Poaceae. 



No. 275. 

 74248 to 74399. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. rulgare Villj. Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



74247 to 74399— Continued. 



74248. No. 2. 



74249. No. 8. 



74250. No. 16. 



74251. No. 27. 



74252. No. 35. 



74253. No. 48. 



74254. No. 53. 



74255. No. 56. 



74256. No. 62. 



74257. No. 77. 



74258. No. 84. 



74259. No. 92. 



74260. No. 96. 



74261. No. 104. 



74262. No. 126. 

 74283. No. 128. 



74264. No. 158. 



74265. No. 166. 



74266. No. 169. 



74267. No. 174. 



74268. No. 184. 



74269. No. 188. 



74270. No. 195. 



74271. No. 206. 



74272. No. 228. 



74273. No. 238. 



74274. No. 249. 



74275. No. 251. 



74276. No. 252. 



74277. No. 258. 



74278. No. 262. 



74279. No. 2S9. 

 74230. No. 291. 



74281. No. 299. 



74282. No. 302. 



74283. No. 317. 



74284. No. 333. 



74285. No. 341. 



74286. No. 346. 



74287. No. 348. 



74288. No. 369. 



74289. No. 366. 



74290. No. 385. 



74291. No. 389. 



74292. No. 391. 



74293. No. 403. 



74294. No. 413. 



74295. No. 427. 



74296. No. 436. 



74297. No. 441. 



74298. No. 492. 



74299. No. 495. 



