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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81344 to 81355 — Continued. 



81351. MUSCABI TENUIFLORUM TaUSCh. 



Liliaceaa Grape-hyacinth. 



A grape-hyacinth from south-central 

 Europe, similar to Muscari comosum, hut 

 generally smaller, with upright narrow- 

 linear leaves as long as the stem, which 

 is about a foot high. The lower fertile 

 flowers, in a cylindrical raceme, are apple 

 green with deep-brown, slightly recurved 

 segments, while the numerous sterile 

 flowers form a rather dense long raceme 

 above. 



81352. PAEONI A MLOKOS1WITSCHI 



Lomakin. Ranunculaceae. 



A herbaceous perennial peony with 

 dark bluish green biternate leaves with 

 red nerves and margins and yellow 

 flowers 4 to 5 inches in diameter, which 

 have numerous stamens and purple stig- 

 mas. This peony considered the hand- 

 somest of the yellow-flowered forms, is 

 native to the central Caucasus. 



For 

 79924. 



81353. Paeonia triternata Pall. Ranun- 

 culaceae. Peony. 



A herbaceous peony, native to Siberia, 

 usually about 3 feet high, with triternate 

 leaves and purple flowers. 



For 

 79926. 



previous introduction see No. 



previous introduction see No. 



81354. Parrotia persica (DC.) Meyer. 

 Hamamelidaceae. Persian parrotia. 



A shrub or small tree, up to 15 feet 

 high, with spreading branches and ovate- 

 oblong coarsely crenate leaves, 3 to 4 

 inches long, which turn scarlet, yellow, 

 and orange in the autumn and remain on 

 the branches a long time. The flower 

 beads, which appear before the leaves. 

 are rather inconspicuous except for the 

 pendent purple stamens ; the ovoid fruit? 

 are half an inch long with two recurved 

 lobes. Native to Persia. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 49136. 



81355. Pistacia mutica Fisch. and Mey. 

 Anacardiaceae. Terebinth. 



A deciduous tree up to 35 feet high, 

 with pinnate foliage. It is sometimes 

 used as a stock for pistache {Pistacia 

 vera) . Native to the eastern Mediter- 

 ranean region. 



For 

 73984. 



previous introduction see No. 



81356 to 81381. Saccharum officina- 

 rum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Pasuruan, Java. Cuttings obtained 

 through the Java Sugar-Producers' Asso- 

 ciation's experiment station, by R. D. 

 Rands and George Arceneaux, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry- Received August 13, 

 1929. 



81356. EK. 



81357. 21-C 3 Soeraonjamploeng. 



81358. 32-C 73. 



81359. 90-F. 



81360. P. O. J. 



81361. 2753. 



81362. 2775. 



2722. 



81356 to 81381— Continued. 



81363. 2802. 



81364. 2S06. 



81365. 2822. 



81366. 2875. 



81367. 2887. 



81368. 29J/0. 



81369. F. 1081. 



81370. F. 1087. 



81371. G. 107. 



81372. H. 581 (No. 1). 



81373. E. 581 (No. 2). 



81374. SW III. 



81375. SW 499. 



81376. Glog Djatiroto. 



81377. Glog Kloet. 



81378. Glog hepandjen. 



81379. Glog Kletak I. 



81380. Glog pasoeroean. 



81381. Glog Taoongo. 



81382 to 81405. Cuctjmis melo L. Ou- 

 curbitaceae. Melon. 



From India. Seeds presented by the deputy 

 director of gardens at Saharanpur,. 

 through the Director of the Agricultural 

 Research Institute, Imperial Department 

 of Agriculture in India, at Pusa, and 

 Robert Frazer, consul general, Calcutta. 

 Received August 12, 1929. 



81382 to 81390. From Agra District. 



81382. No. 1. Mau. A round greenish 

 yellow melon with dark-green bands 

 heavily overlain with white nettings. 

 Flesh green and of fairly good flavor. 



81383. No. 2. Mau. Similar to No. 1, 

 but flesh orange. 



81384. No. 3. Bangar. An oval round 

 dull-red melon heavily overlaid with 

 white netting : flesh orange, not 

 sweet, and having very little flavor. 



81385. No. 4. Rett. Dull-red and yel- 

 low melon with straw-colored bands ; 

 flesh pale lemon, slightly sweet, with 

 very little flavor. Apparently two 

 or three mixed varieties. 



81386. No. 5. Burhana {1) . Round 

 yellow melon slightly overlaid with 

 dull-red bands and a little white net- 

 ting. Flesh greenish white and of 

 fairly good flavor. 



81387. No. 6. Burhana (2). A round, 

 somewhat flat melon which is rich 

 yellow splashed dull red and over- 

 laid with white netting ; ' flesh pale 

 orange and of fairly good flavor. 



81388. No. 7. Burhana (3). A round 

 yellow and dull-red melon with dark- 

 green bauds overlaid with white net- 

 ting ; flesh orange and of fairly good 

 flavor. 



81389. No, 8. Burhana U)» A round 

 yellow melon with green and orange 

 bands overlaid with white netting ; 

 flesh orange and of fairly good flavor. 



81390. No. 9. Burhana (5). A round 

 dull-orange melon with green bands 



