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89544 to 89546. Lupinus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Lupine. 



From Perth, Western Australia. Seeds 

 presented by the Chapman Experiment 

 Farm, Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived October 18, 1930. 



89544. LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS L. 



A narrow-leaved, blue-flowered lupine 

 used for fodder. 



89545. Lupinus hirsutus L. 



European blue lupine. 



An ovate-leaved lupine used for forage 

 and green manure. 



For previous introduction see 81945. 



89546. Lupinus pilosus Murray. 



A hairy annual 2 to 4 feet high, with 

 compound leaves of 9 to 11 oblong-lanceo- 

 late leaflets and a raceme of rose-colored 

 flowers arranged in whorls. It is native 

 to southern Europe. 



For previous introduction see 39198. 



89547 to 89549. Solanum spp. Sola- 

 naceae. 



From Lima, Peru. Seeds presented by M. 

 E. Odriozolon, Chief, Estacion Experi- 

 mental Agrieola de La Molina. Received 

 October 18, 1930. 



89547. Solanum muricatum Ait. Pepino. 



A plant indigenous to Peru, which is 

 cultivated as far south as northern Chile. 

 The sweet juicy fruits are highly prized 

 among the natives. They are sold in the 

 markets. 



For previous introduction see 61434. 



89548. Solanum quitoense Lam. 



Naranjilla. 



A shrub about 3 feet high of very good 

 appearance. The wide plushy leaves are 

 a fine iridescent green, and the purple 

 flowers are comparatively large. The 

 aromatic orange-colored fruits are nearly 

 spberical and about 2 inches in diameter ; 

 they are used in the preparation of 

 refreshing drinks. The plant is in- 

 digenous to the mountain regions of 

 Peru. 



For previous introduction see 52866. 



89549. Solanum torvum Swartz. 



A shrub about 10 feet high which 

 grows wild in humid places or on the 

 banks of rivers, isolated or forming 

 heaths together with other shrubs. The 

 stems are prickly, and the unarmed 

 hairy leaves are 4 inches long and 6 

 inches wide. The white flowers occur 

 in many-flowered racemes and are over 

 1 inch in diameter. The berries are 

 small, smooth, and globose. The shrub 

 is distributed throughout tropical 

 America, the Philippines, China, and the 

 Malay Archipelago. 



For previous introduction see 43780. 



89550 to 89584. Solanum spp. Sola- 

 naceae. 



From Mexico. Tubers collected by Dr. 

 Donald Reddick, Cornell University, in 

 collaboration with Paul Russell and Max 

 Souviron, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received in October and November, 1930. 



Nos. 89550 to 89562 were collected Octo- 

 ber 13, 1930, in rich loam in the garden of 

 the convent at 9,800 feet altitude in El 

 Desierto, Distrito Federal. 



89550 to 89584 — Continued. 



89550. Solanum sp. 



No. 51, A and B. Apparently two 

 kinds of plants are growing together. 

 The fruits of one are solid green ; those 

 of the other are green spotted with small 

 white specks. The white or purple tu- 

 bers are on stolons, sometimes 3 feet long. 



89551. Solanum sp. 



No. 54. A plant with smooth green 

 oval fruits having a slight lateral de- 

 pression. 



89552. Solanum sp. 

 No. 56. 



89553. Solanum sp. 



No. 58. A plant with smooth green 

 oval to obconic fruits and white tubers 

 which are irregularly oval. 



89554 and 89555. Solanum spp. 



These two plants were growing so 

 closely together that it could not be de- 

 termined which seeds and tubers belonged 

 to the same plant as the tuber-bearing 

 stolons were sometimes 3 feet long, and 

 the plants were dead at the time the 

 tubers were collected. The fruits of one 

 plant were smooth, green, and globular ; 

 those of the other were smooth, green 

 obconic, with a slight lateral depression'. 

 Some of the tubers were white, others 

 purple. 



89554. Solanum sp. 

 No. 59-C. 



89555. Solanum sp. 

 No. 59-D. 



89556. Solanum sp. 



No. 60. Small white tubers. 



89557. Solanum sp. 



No. 61. A tall plant with smooth, green 

 cordate fruit and marked with white 

 specks and a lateral suture. The tubers 

 are white. Found growing in dense 

 shade. 



89558. Solanum sp. 



No. 62. A tall plant with smooth, 

 green, cordate fruits marked with faint 

 white specks and having a lateral suture. 

 The oblong tubers are pale purple. 



89559. Solanum sp. 



No. 63. A plant with white oval tubers. 



89560. Solanum sp. 



No. 65. A low plant with very large 

 purple flowers and white oval tubers. 



89561. Solanum sp. 



No. 66. A tall plant with pale purple 

 tubers which are irregularly oval ; found 

 growing in dense shade at 10,000 feet 

 altitude. 



89562. Solanum sp. 



No. 67. A plant with smooth, green, 

 elliptic to obconic fruits marked with 

 faint white specks and having a vertical 

 suture. The oval tubers are white and 

 smooth. 



Nos. 89563 to 89569 were collected Oc- 

 tober 15, 1930, in rich loam along the 

 roadside at El Vigia, Puebla, about 30 

 miles from Mexico City on the road to 

 Puebla City, at 12,500 feet altitude. 



