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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



88687 to 88702— Continued. 

 88700. Tulipa sp. Liliaceae. 



Tulip. 



No. 3586. Obtained June 25, 1930, 



Nicosia, Cyprus. 



88701. Vicia sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Vetch. 



No. 3582. Obtained June, 1930, from 

 Nicosia, Cyprus. 



88702. Vicia tendifolia Rotb. Faba- 

 ceae. Vetch. 



No. 3581. Obtained June 25, 1930, 

 through the Inspector of Agriculture, Ni- 

 cosia, Cyprus. A deep-rooted perennial 

 cut for hay in the hills of Cyprus, where 

 the rainfall is light. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 30558. 



88703. Carissa caeandas L. Apocyna- 

 ceae. Karanda. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Webster, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, Department of Agricul- 

 ture and Natural Resources, Manila. 

 Received August 4, 1930. 



Variety dulcis. A form said to bear egg- 

 shaped or roundish subacid fruits having a 

 juicy pulp of pleasant flavor which may be 

 eaten out of hand. It came originally 

 from India. 



88704 to 88714. Peunus akmeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Seeds collected by 

 Knowles A. Ryerson, agricultural ex- 

 plorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived August 4, 1930. 



88704 to 88707. From David Lalou, Lag- 

 houat, Algiers. 



88704. No. L. 



88705. No. LI. 



88706. No. LII. 



88707. No. LIII. 



88708 to 88710. From Albert Thomas, Ain- 

 el-Ibel. 



88708. No. XLI. 



88709. No. XLIL 



88710. No. XLIII. 



88711 to 88714. From David Lalou, Lag- 

 houat, Algiers. 



88711. No. XLIX. 



88712. No. XLVI. 



88713. No. XLVII. 



88714. No. XLVIII. 



88715 to 88730. 



From Africa. Seeds collected by H. L. 

 Westover, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received August 4, 

 1930. 



88715. Agropyron jdncbum (L.) Beauv. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 3. Collected June 22, 1930, from 

 a sand dune near Algiers. 



88716. Agrostis sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 9. Collected June 30, 1930, in the 

 mountains north of Souk-el-Arba, Tunisia. 



88715 to 88730— Continued. 



88717. Agrostis verticillata Vill. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass, 



No. 18. Collected July 4, 1930, in a 

 garden at Ain-el-Ibel, Algeria. 



88718 and 88719. Ampelodesmos Mauri- 

 tania (Pair.) Dur. and Schintz. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



Collected June 30, 1930, in the moun- 

 tains north of Souk-el-Arba. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 60319. 



88718. No. 4. Not eaten by goats or 

 sheep. 



88719. No. 6. 



88720. Ctnodon dactylon (L.) Pers. 

 Poaceae. Bermuda grass. 



No. 8. Collected June 30, 1930. An 

 unusual type found growing under very 

 dry conditions several miles northwest 

 of Tunis. 



88721. Cyxosurus echinatus L. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



No. 7. Collected June 30, 1930, in the 

 mountains north of Souk-el-Arba, Tunisia. 



88722 and 88723. Medicago sativa L. 

 Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



88722. No. 16. Collected July 4, 1930, 

 from Ain-el-Ibel, Algeria. Said to 

 have come originally from France. 



88723. No. 16-a. Collected July 4, 

 1930, from Laghouat, Algeria. Said 

 to be from seed obtained in France 

 about 15 years ago. 



88724. Oryzopsis miliacea (L.) Benth. 

 and Hook. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 17. Collected July 4, 1930, from 

 a garden at Ain-el-Ibel. 



88725 to 88728. Phalaris spp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



88725. Phalaris canariensis L. 



Canary grass. 



No. 12. Collected in July, 1930, in 

 the mountains between Phillipville and 

 Constantine. 



88726. Phalaris coerulescens Desf. 



No. 13. Collected July 1, 1930, be- 

 tween Phillipville and Constantine. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76884. 



88727 and 88728. Phalaris truncata 

 Guss. 



88727. No. 5. Collected June 30, 

 1930, in the hills northwest of 

 Tunis. 



88728. No. 11. Collected July 1, 

 1930, from the mountains between 

 Phillipville and Constantine. 



88729. Trifolium fragiferum L. Faba- 

 ceae. Strawberry clover. 



No. 14. Collected July 2, 1930, from 

 a high plateau near Djelfa, Africa. 



88730. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



No. 15. Collected July 2, 1930, m the 

 market at Bou Saada. A type common 

 in the oases of northern Africa. 



