INVENTORY 1 



81620. Ptekocakpus sekiceus Benth. 

 Fabaceae. 



From Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by the Forest Officer, De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Salisbury, at 

 the request of C. E. Legat, Chief Con- 

 servator of Forests, Pretoria. Received 

 October 22, 1929. 



An unarmed evergreen tree, native to 

 southern Africa, with alternate, unequally 



S innate leaves, shining silky beneath or on 

 oth sides, and oval-roundish pods about 

 an inch and a half long. 



For previous introduction see No. 50179. 



81621 and 81622. Vitis vinifeba L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From Bulgaria. Seeds obtained through 

 George L. Husmann, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received October 23, 1929. 



81621. A red variety. 



81622. A green variety. 



81623. LixruM sp. Liliaceae. Lily. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received October 26, 1929. 



No. 1378. Obtained from plants grow- 

 ing in the Ainu village of Sbiraoi, southern 

 Hokushu, September 29, 1929. An edible 

 species. 



81624 to 81633. 



From Quetta, India. Seeds purchased from 

 the manager, Quetta Fruit Agency. Re- 

 ceived October 24, 1929. 



81624 to 81627. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. "Watermelon. 



81624. A black-striped variety. 



81625. Mashedi quality. 



81626. Pishin. 



81627. Quetta. 



81624 to 81633— Continued. 



81628 and 81629. Cucdmis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Melon. 



81628. Mastung. 



81629. Sarda. 



81630 and 81631. Pistacia vera L. Ana- 

 cardiaceae. Pistache. 



81630. [No data.] 



81631. [No data.] 

 PRUN'US armeniaca L. 



81632 and 81633 



Amygdalaceae. 



81632. [No data.] 



81633. [No data.] 



Apricot, 



81634. Aconitum yezoense Nakai. Ra- 

 nunculaceae. Monkshood. 



From Sapporo, Hokushu, Japan. Roots col- 

 lected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, 

 agricultural explorers. Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received October 1, 1929. 



No. 1193. Botanical Garden, Hokkaido 

 Imperial University, September 24, 1929. 

 A hardy herbaceous perennial native to 

 northern Japan, which becomes about 5 feet 

 high. The leaves are palmately 3-parted 

 to 5-parted, and the large, deep purplish- 

 blue flowers are borne in large clusters. 



81635 and 81636. Pithecollobium spp. 

 Mimosaceae. 



From Buitenzorg. Java. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, Di- 

 rector, Botanic Gardens. Received De- 

 cember 16, 1929. 



81635. Pithecollobium cltpearia (Jack) 

 Benth. 



A low tropical ornamental tree with 

 fine-cut foliage and small whitish flowers. 

 Native to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73254. 



81636. Pithecollobium hymeneaefolium 

 (Humb. and Bonpl.) Benth. 



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 Division of Foreign Plant Introduction, and, further, that 

 the printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption, 

 in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the American 

 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 inventories 

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

 rium 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, there- 

 fore, must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is any 

 question regarding the correctness of the identification of any plant received from this 

 division, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in, so that definite iden- 

 tification can be made. 



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