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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



87439 to 87445— Continued. 



quality and size of crop in olive orchards 

 of the Arabs in the Zerhom region. 



87439. No. 3. 



87440. No. 15. 



87441. No. 4. 



87442. No. 13. 



87443. No. 14. 



87444. No. 12. 



87445. No. 16. 



87446 and 87447. Vitis vinifera L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From Tientsin, China. Plants purchased 

 from Lukashik & Sons, First Mail Order 

 Seed House. Received April 22, 1930. 



87446. No. 1. Chinese table grape. 



87447. No. 2. Chinese table grape. 



87448. Chondrilla sp. Cichoriaceae. 



From Leningrad, Union of Socialistic Soviet 

 Republics. Seeds presented by Dr. Victor 

 Talanoff, Institute of Applied Botany. 

 Received April 23, 1930. 



From western China, crop of 1929. A 

 herbaceous perennial related to chicory, 

 which may have value as a rubber plant. 



87449 to 87455. Vitis vinifera L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From Odessa, Little Russia, Union of 

 Socialistic Soviet Republics. Cuttings 

 presented by the Vineyard Experiment 

 Station. Received April 23, 1930. 



87449. Alvarna. 



87450. Chabach. 



87451. Kabasma. 



87452. Koptchak. 



87453. Plavai. 



87454. Rka-tzitel. 



87455. Serektia. 



87456. Saccharum sp. Poaceae. 



From Cuba. Cuttings collected by H. N. 

 Vinall, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 23, 1930. 



No. 7. A drought-resistant grass pre- 

 sented by Robert M, Grey, Harvard Botanic 

 Gardens. Of possible value as forage in the 

 Gulf States. 



87457. Fragaria sp. 



Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



From New Westminster, British Columbia, 

 Canada. Plants presented by A. Keir. 

 Received April 24, 1930. 



Startler. An ever-bearing strawberry with 

 smooth, bright-red fruits which look as 

 though they had been varnished ; the foliage 

 does not grow as strong as Mastodon, nor 

 are the plants quite so prolific, but the fruit 

 ripens quicker and the flavor is better. 



87458. Saral sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From St. Croix. Virgin Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by J. B. Thompson, director, ex- 

 periment station. Received April 25, 

 1930. 



87458 — Continued. 



A fan-leaved palm said to have come from 

 the island of St. Thomas. 



87459 to 87461. 



From Urumia, Persia. Seeds presented by 

 Jalil K. Hashimzade. Received April 25, 

 1930. 



87459. Amygdalus communis L. (Prunus 

 amygdalus Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Almond. 



A variety grown locally. 



87460. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Melon. 



A late melon with a tough skin, which 

 is stored for winter use. 



87461. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Melon. 



Madjdi. An early melon with a deli- 

 cate skin, from Karkar, northern part of 

 Persia. 



87462 to 87465. 



From Cuba. Seeds collected by H. N. 

 Vinall, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 25, 1930. 



87462. Aeeca sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 8. April 14, 1930. Harvard 

 Botanic Garden. A pinnate-leaved palm 

 said to have come from the Philippine 

 Islands. 



67463. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Mal- 

 vaceae. Koselle. 



No. 9. April 14, 1930. Harvard 

 Botanic Garden. Jamaica sorrel or 

 Rozelle hemp. Said to be a substitute 

 for spinach in the Tropics. For trial 

 as greens. 



87464. Panicum maximum Jacq. Poaceae. 



Guinea grass. 



A perennial erect bunch grass 4 to 6 

 feet high, with open spreading panicles of 

 spikelets. It is a native of Africa, in- 

 troduced into tropical America where it 

 is cultivated for forage, furnishing 

 pasture and green feed. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 74464. 



87465. Vigna antillana (Urban) Fawcett 

 and Rendle. Fabaceae. Cuban cowpea. 



No. 6. A twining vine up to 20 feet 

 long, with trifoliate leaves of ovate 

 leaflets, and purplish flowers an inch 

 across in racemes 4 to 6 inches long. 

 It is native to the West Indies. 



87466 to 87469. 



From Canberra, Australia. Seeds presented 

 by A. McTaggart, Plant Introduction 

 Officer, Council for Scientific and Indus- 

 trial Research, Division of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received April 25, 1930. 



87466. Lotus angustissimus L. Faba- 



An upright, slender-stemmed, legumi- 

 nous annual, about a foot high, with 

 yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73393. 



874S7. Lotus australis Andrews. Fa- 

 baceae. 



A perennial legume, shrubby at the 

 base and about 2 feet high, resembling 



