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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



86279 to 86400 — Continued. 



86388. PltUNUS CERASIFERA DIVARICATA 



(Ledeb.) C. Schneid. Plum. 



No. 106. Turkestan, August 11, 1929. 

 A wild plum collected at a railway 

 station. 



86389. Prunus cerasus L. 



Sour cherry. 



No. 142. Chimron, Persia, Novem- 

 ber 4, 1929. From trees growing in 

 local gardens. 



86390. Prunus domestica L. 



Common plum. 



No. 47. Tehran, Persia, September 

 28, 1929. A medium-sized yellow- 

 green plum, somewhat like the green 

 gage in appearance. 



86391 and 86392. Raphanus sativus L. 

 Brassicaceae. Radish. 



Seeds grown locally. 



86391. No. 132. Tehran, Persia, No- 

 vember 2, 1929. 



86392. No. 319. Tashkent, Turkestan, 

 August, 1929. 



86393. Satureja hortensis L. Mentha- 

 ceae. Summer savory. 



No. 116. Marzeh. Tehran, Persia, No- 

 vember 2, 1929. Grown locally in 

 gardens. 



86394. Solanum melongena L. Solana- 

 ceae. Eggplant. 



No. 119. Tehran, Persia, November 2, 

 1929. A long and narrow variety which 

 is grown locally and eaten with rice. 



86395. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodi- 

 aceae. Common spinach. 



No. 127. Tehran, Persia* November 2, 

 1929. 



86396 and 86397. Trifolium resupinatum 

 L. Fabaceae. Persian clover. 



Seed grown locally. 



No. 107. Tehran, Persia, Octo- 

 ber 28, 1929. 



86397. No. 156. Semnan, Persia, No- 

 vember 9, 1929. 



86398. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. 

 Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 



No. 138. Shamballileh. Tehran, Per- 

 sia, November 2, 1929. A leafy vege- 

 table used by the natives as food. 



Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



No. 123. Tehran, Persia, November 2, 

 1929. 



86400. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. 

 Common bean. 



From Arpachi, Turkestan. 



86401. Lupinus pilosus Murray. Fa- 

 baceae. Lupine. 



From Perth, Western Australia. Seeds 

 presented by C. A. Gardner, Government 

 Botanist, Department of Agriculture. 

 March 24, 1930. 



In Western Australia the naturalized 

 blue lupines have proved to be of inesti- 

 mable value to the pastoralist, particularly 

 the sheep farmer. Stock should not be per- 

 mitted access to lupines during the young 

 stages of growth, since grazing is fatal to 

 the young plants. If there is an abun- 



86401 — Continued. 



dance of other green food, stock will not 

 eat the lupine in a green condition. In the 

 summer when the seeds have fallen, it is 

 estimated that a lupine paddock will carry 

 up to four sheep per acre and fatten them. 

 Not only is the lupine valuable as a 

 fodder plant but also as a soil renovator 

 and fertilizer. Lupines succeed best in 

 light sandy soils, provided the bacteria are 

 present. 



For previous introduction see No. 39198. 



86402. Eucalyptus marginata J. E. 

 Smith. Myrtaceae. 



From Perth, Western Australia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by S. L. Kessell, Conservator of 

 Forests. Received March 25, 1930. 



The best form of Jarrah, from gravelly 

 ironstone ridges in the Darling Range, 

 about 25 miles from the coast. An Austra- 

 lian shrub or small tree often clear of 

 branches for two-thirds of its height. The 

 hard, durable wood is used for timber, 

 piles, and railway ties. The tree will grow 

 in a great variety of soils, but prefers moist, 

 well-drained situations. 



For previous introduction see No. 75636. 



86403 to 86519. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. Dor- 

 sett and W. J. Morse, agricultural ex- 

 plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received March 17, 1930. 



86403. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 3976. Kyoto. Hon oeni. Kintoki 

 ninjin. A large, long, red carrot. 



86404 to 86519. Soja max (L.) Piper (Gly- 

 cine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



Nos. 86404 to 86409 were obtained 

 from the seed and nursery farm, near 

 Keijo, Chosen, January 31, 1930. 



86404. No. 3772. Chantan Shirome. 

 Medium sized, oval, glossy light yel- 

 low, with pale hilum. Used for bean 

 curd, miso, and natto. 



86405. No. 3773. Chantan Chame. Me- 

 dium sized, oval, glossy yellow, with 

 large-brown hilum. Used for bean 

 curd, miso, soy sauce, and natto. 



86406. No. 3774. E'kizan. Medium 

 sized, oval, glossy yellow, with pale 

 hilum. Used for bean curd, miso, 

 and natto. 



86407. No. 3775. Kozu. Medium sized, 

 oval, glossy light yellow, with pale 

 hilum. Used for bean curd, miso, 

 and natto. 



86408. No. 3776. Kongo. Medium-large, 

 oval, glossy yellow, with pale hilum. 

 Used for bean curd, miso, and natto. 



No. 3777. Rensen Chame. Me- 

 dium sized, oval, glossy yellow, with 

 light-brown hilum. Used for bean 

 curd, miso, and natto. 



86410. No. 3794. Sodefuri. Purchased 

 from a small store in Nakano, 

 Tokyo Prefecture, February 7, 1930. 

 Medium sized, oval, greenish yellow, 

 with black hilum. Used to a very 

 considerable extent in the Tokyo 

 Prefecture trucking sections as a 

 green vegetable bean. 



