JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 1928 



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77466 to 77472. Prunus armeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From Jerusalem. Palestine. Seeds pre- 

 sented by A. Grasovsky. southern inspec- 

 torate of agriculture. Received July 30, 

 1928. 



77463. Frangi. 



77467. Klabi. 



77463. Lo.:i. A variety with sweet 

 kernels. 



77469. Mawi. 



77470. Mustekawi. A variety with bitter 

 kernels. 



77471. Mustekaici. A variety with sweet 

 kernels. 



77472. Wardi. 



77473. Brachiarta b r i z a n t h a 

 (Hochst.) Stapf. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Luchenza, Nyasaland Protectorate, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by L. S. Nor- 

 man. Received July 18, 1927. Num- 

 bered August, 1928. 



A tall tropical African perennial grass, 

 up to 6 feet high, with a short stout 

 rhizome, erect stems, and very narrow 

 leaves up to 15 inches long. It is one of 

 a series of nine grasses selected by T. 

 D. Maitland, former botanist of Uganda, 

 as being the most promising indigenous 

 grasses for forage there. 



For previous introduction see No. 75293. 



77474. Brachiaria b r i z a n t h a 

 (Hochst.) Stapf. Poaceae. Grass. 



From east Africa. Seeds collected by L. 

 W. Kephart and R. L. Piemeisel, agri- 

 cultural explorers. Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received March 17, 1928. 

 Numbered August, 1928. 



No. 386. Government plantation. Kam- 

 pala, Uganda. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 77473. 



77475. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Tucuman, Argentina. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. W. E. Cross, Director, 

 Estaciun Experimental Agrlcola. Re- 

 ceived August 1, 1928. 



Parana. A variety from Argentina. 

 77476 and 77477. 



From Jerusalem. Palestine. Bulbs and 

 seeds presented by E. R. Sawer, De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Forests, and 

 Fisheries. Received August 2, 1928. 



77476. Colchiccm decaisxei Boiss. Me- 

 lanthiaceae. 



Seeds and bulbs. This variety, native 

 to Syra, differs very little from Col- 

 chicuia laetum, which in turn is much 

 like C. autumnale. The rosy lilac 

 flowers appear without the leaves in late 

 October. 



77477. Crocus htemalis Boiss. and 

 Blanche. Iridaceae. 



Seeds of a late autumn or winter- 

 flowering crocus common around Jeru- 

 salem. The flowers are white, deep 

 orange in the throat, with varying 

 feathers of deep purple on the backs 

 of the outer segments. 



77478 to 77480. Ficus 

 Moraceae. 



CARICA Ii. 



Fig. 



From Grande Kabylie, Algeria, Africa. 

 Scions presented by F. Rolland, Cornice 

 Agricole de Tizi Ouzou. Received Feb- 

 ruary 4, 1926. Numbered August, 1928. 



77478. Car ma ad jar. 



77479. Sultane. 



77480. Sultane du Marabout. 



77481. Ficus carica L. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



From Italy. Bud sticks presented by Dr. 

 Mario Calvino, San Remo. Received 

 August 24. 1926. Numbered August, 

 1928. 



Pissalutto. Bud sticks from the best 

 plant of this variety growing in the Han- 

 bury Botanical Garden of La Mortola, 

 Ventimiglia. It is an old Italian variety 

 cultivated in Ventimiglia and San Remo 

 and is the best variety for fresh and dried 

 fruit. 



77482. Ficus carica L. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



From Palestine. Cuttings presented by 

 Amram Khazanoff. the Palestine Jewish 

 Colonization Association. Haifa. Re- 

 ceived May 13, 1927. Numbered Au- 

 gust, 1928.' 



Kharrobbi. From the Ram Allah Moun- 

 tains of Judea. 



77483. Phalaris truncata Guss. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. L. Trabut, Government bot- 

 anist. Received August 6, 1928. 



A perennial grass, about 2 feet high, na- 

 tive to the Mediterranean region. The flow- 

 ers are borne in a dense spike like timothy. 



For previous introduction see No. 46952. 



77484. Exacum zeylanicum Roxb. 

 Gentianaceae. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds presented 

 by F. A. Stockdale, Director, Department 

 of Agriculture. Received August 7, 1928. 



An erect East Indian annual a foot high, 

 with leaves at the base and a terminal clus- 

 ter of large deep-purple flowers having 

 bright-orange stamens. 



For previous introduction see No. 66835. 



77485 and 77486. Solanum melongena 

 L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



From Zanzibar. Africa. Seeds presented by 

 V. H. Kirkham. Director. Agricultural De- 

 partment. Received August 7, 1928. 



77485. A wild variety. 



77486. A cultivated variety. 



77487. SOLANUAE MELONGENA L. So- 



lanaceae. , Eggplant. 



From Eala, Belgian Congo. Africa. Seeds 

 presented bv E. Wirion, Director. Botanic 

 Garden. Received August 6, 1928. 



A violet-fruited Congo variety. 



77488. Macaranga grandifolia 

 (Blanco) Merr. Euphorbiaceae. 



