INVENTORY 1 



80019 to 80030. 

 Solanaceae. 



From Latvia. 

 William Stuar 

 try. Received 

 bered in May, 



80019. No. 1. 



80020. No. 2. 



80021. No. 3. 



80022. No. 4. 



80023. No. 5. 



80024. No. 6. 



SOLANUM TUBEKOSUM L. 



Potato. 



Seeds obtained through 

 •t, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 December, 1928. Num- 

 1929. 



80025. No. 7. 



80026. No. 8. 



80027. No. 9. 



80028. No. 10. 



80029. No. 11. 



80030. No. 12. 



80031. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbi- 

 taceae. Cucumber. 



From Keijo, Chosen. Seeds presented by 

 John V. Lacy, Korea Council of Reli- 

 gious Education. Received May 2, 1929. 



This cucumber is said to have a flavor 

 superior to that of the ordinary varieties 

 found in the United States. The fruit is 

 slightly smaller, but in addition to the 

 rich flavor it has small seeds and some- 

 times is almost seedless. 



80032. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Tela, Honduras. Seeds presented by 

 Alfred F. Butler, Horticulturist of the 

 Research Department of the United Fruit 

 Co. Received May 2, 1929. 



Variety pimpinellifolium. From the La 

 Fragua farm. A vigorous and compara- 

 tively hardy South American variety, some- 

 times called the " currant tomato," which 

 grows wild in Peru and Brazil. The red 

 fruits, somewhat larger than a large cur- 

 rant, are produced in racemes of eight or 

 nine, and are excellent for preserving. 

 This variety is quite common in Honduras. 



For previous introduction see No. 56797. 



80033. Spartina townsendi H. and J. 

 Groves. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Poole, Dorset, England. Plants pur- 

 chased from Bob Cartridge, through 

 H. N. Vinall, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received April 27, 1929. 

 Prof. F. W. Oliver, University College, 

 London, regards Spartina townsendi as a 

 probable hybrid between &. stricta and 8. 

 altemiflora. It appeared at Hythe, South- 

 ampton, England, about 1879, and has 

 spread rapidly on the mud flats, reclaiming 

 the land. It is eaten eagerly by cattle and 

 -pigs and is also promising as a paper-mak- 

 ing material, but at present the cost of 

 harvesting is large. 



For previous introduction see No. 58986. 



80034. Phyllostachys edulis (Carr.) 

 H. de Lehaie. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From Anderson, S. C. Rhizomes presented 

 by Rufus Fant about April 15, 1926, 

 and subsequently grown at the Barbour 

 Lathrop Plant introduction Garden, Sa- 

 vannah, Ga. Numbered in May, 1929. 

 The rhizomes of this giant hairy-sheath 

 edible bamboo were taken from the bamboo 

 grove in the city cemetery at Anderson, one 

 of several groves of this bamboo started by 

 Mr. Fant from the increase from a plant he 

 procured about 1890 or 1893 from an im- 

 porter on the Pacific coast. It was under- 

 stood to have come from Japan. 



80035. PlSTACIA INTEGERRIMA Stewart. 



Anacardiaccae. Pistache. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by 



Dr. W. J. Bean, Curator, Royal Botanic 



Gardens. Received May 4, 1929. 



A large tree up to 40 feet high, native to 

 the warm slopes of the Himalayas in north- 

 ern India. The aromatic pinnate leaves 

 are made up of four to five pairs of lanceo- 

 late leaflets with an oblique base. The 

 small inconspicuous flowers are in racemose 

 clusters and are followed by the bright- 

 green drupes which are about a fourth of 

 an inch across. This tree yields the famous 

 zebra wood of India. 



For previous introduction see No. 36065. 



1 It should be understood that the names of horticultural varieties of fruits, vegetables, 

 cereals, and other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was 

 received when introduced by the Office of Foreign Plant Introduction and, further, that 

 the printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and adop- 

 tion in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the Amer- 

 ican trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes 

 necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be subject to 

 change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized 

 horticultural nomenclature. 



It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom 

 mention the seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible 

 identification from the seeds alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inven- 

 tories are appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no seed samples or 

 herbarium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be compared. The 

 only identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other 

 species of the same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications 

 therefore must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is 

 any question regarding the correctness of the id ntification of any plant received from 

 this office, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in so that definite 

 identification can be made. 



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