JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 19 3 



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85024 to 85026. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by T. 

 Watanbe, Forest Experiment Station, 

 Keijo, Chosen, through P. H. Dorsett 

 and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received De- 

 cember 26, 1929. Numbered in January, 

 1930. 



85024. Castanea crenata Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Fagaceae. Japanese chestnut. 



Variety dulcis. From Hosen. 



85025. Quercus mongolica Fisch. Faga- 

 ceae. Mongolian oak. 



From Keizanchin. A tall handsome 

 oak, native to northeastern Asia, be- 

 coming 100 feet tall. The short-stemmed, 

 dark-green, coarsely toothed leaves, 6 to 

 8 inches long, are crowded toward the 

 ends of the twigs. 



For previous introduction see No. 



70788. 



85026. (Undetermined.) 



85027. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Lima, Peru. Seeds presented by J. 

 Gaudron, Estacion Central Agronomica. 

 Received January 30, 1930. 



Wild tomatoes from near Lima, Peru. 



85028. Atalaxtia missionis (Wight) 

 Oliver. Rutaceae. 



From Colombo, Ceylon. Seeds presented by 

 S. Anthonipellari, Office of Medical and 

 Sanitary Service. Received January 27, 

 1930. 



A small tree, much resembling an orange 

 tree in habit, with pale-gray bark and 

 branches armed with short stiff spines, 

 rather large stiff leaves with indistinct 

 veining, and very sweet, white flowers. The 

 fruit is like a small dark orange. The 

 pale, yellowish white wood is close-grained, 

 smooth, and suitable for cabinetwork, pic- 

 ture frames, and furniture. 



85029. Fagelia polyrhiza (Cav.) 

 Kuntze (Calceolaria polyrhiza Cav.). 

 Scrophulariaceae. Calceolaria. 



From Herts, England. Seeds purchased from 

 Clarence Elliott (Ltd.), Stevenage. Re- 

 ceived January 25, 1930. 



A dwarf, tufted, herbaceous perennial 

 with lanceolate leaves and dark-yellow, sac- 

 like flowers with purple spots. Native to 

 South America. 



85030. Uapaca kirkiana Muell. Arg. 

 Euphorbiaceae. 



From Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. 

 Thompson, American Board Mission. Re- 

 ceived January 13, 1930. 



Majanji. A robust, umbrella-shaped tree 

 with stout branchlets, thinly coriaceous 

 obovate leaves 3 to 10 inches long, undulate 

 on the margin, and fascicles of inconspicu- 

 ous flowers followed by subglobose, edible 

 fruits about an inch in diameter. It is 

 native to the Mozambique district of tropi- 

 cal Africa. 



For previous introduction see No. 54967. 



85031. Agrostis sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Fauresmith, Union of South Africa. 

 Seeds presented by M. Henrici, Officer in 



8503 1 — Continued. 



Charge, Veld Reserve. Received January 

 29, 1930. 



Received as Puccinellia angusta, but the 

 seeds do not agree with the description of 

 that species. 



85032 to 85039. 



From Tunis, Tunisia. Scions presented by 

 the Director, Jardin d'Essais, Sfax. Re- 

 ceived February 8, 1930. 



85032. Amygdalus persica L. (Primus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



No. 59. Pecher Townsi. 



85033. Amygdalus persica L. (Prunus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



No. 60. Pecher tardif de Sfax (late 

 Sfax). 



85034. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 



No. 58. Prunier cerise, variete tunis- 

 iemne. 



85035 to 85039. Prunus armeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



85035. Abricotier le plus precoce. 



85036. Abricotier Chechi. 



85037. Abricotier Senaddui. 



85038. Abricotier Oblong. 



85039. Abricotier musque indigene. 



85040. Aeschynomene sp. Fabaceae. 



From Mandalay, Burma. Seeds presented 

 by D. Rhind, Esq., I. A. S., Economic 

 Botanist. Received January 31, 1930. 



Collected December, 1929, from Hurawbi, 

 Lower Burma. 



Received as Smithia sensitiva, but the 

 material does not agree with that genus. 



85041 to 85046. Vitis vinifera L. Vi- 

 taceae. European grape. 



From Enfield, Middlesex, England. Cut- 

 tings purchased from Stuart Low Co., 

 Bush Hill Park. Received January 31. 

 1930. 



85041. Ascot citronella. 



85042. Black muscadine. 



85043. Canon Hall muscat. 



85044. Grove End Sweetwater. 



85045. Unseat of Hungary. 



85046. White Nice. 



85047 to 85052. 



From Acireale, Sicily. Bud sticks pre- 

 sented by Dr. H. S. Fawcett, University 

 of California. Received February 1, 1930. 



85047 to 85050. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



85047. Citrus aurantium L. 



Seville orange. 



No. 34. From the R. Stazione Sper- 

 imentale de Agricultura. A sour 

 orange of average standard type, which 

 is used here for nursery stock. 



85048. Citrus limonia Osbeck. Lemon. 



No. 33. From the R. Stazione Sper- 

 imentale de Agricultura. A good 



