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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



91018. Uapaca kirkiana Muell. Arg. 

 Euphorbiaceae. 



From South Africa. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. W. L. Thompson, Mount Silinda, 

 Southern Rhodesia. Received January 

 7, 1931. 



Majanji. An indigenous fruit of .great 

 value to the natives and which perhaps 

 saves many lives in famine times. It is of 

 delicious flavor and very healthful. The 

 great drawback to its use by Europeans is 

 that the seeds occupy so large a part of the 

 bulk of the fruit. The tree grows about 

 20 feet high, often on rocky hillsides not 

 well adapted for cultivation. The fruits 

 are variable in shape and size, as well as 

 in the size of seeds. 



For previous introduction see 54769. 



91019 to 91025. Lactuca sativa L. 

 Cichoriaceae. Lettuce. 



From France. Seeds purchased from Vil- 

 morin-Andrieux & Co., Paris. Received 

 January 8, 1931. 



91019. Brown Batavian. 



91020. Brown Percheronne. 



91021. Curled Batavian. 



91022. Long White Standing Cos. 



91023. Large Whitestone Summer. 



91024. Paris Batavian. 



91025. Royal Summer. 



91026 to 91037. Lintjm usitatissimum 

 L. Linaceae. Flax. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- 

 publics. Seeds presented tbrough the In- 

 stitute of Applied Botany, Leningrad. 

 Received January 8, 1931. 



91026. No. 8. From Althausen. 



91027. No. 22. From Althausen. 



91028. No. 76. From Tamarkand district. 



91029. No. 81. From the Government of 



Novgorod. 



91030. No. 139. From the Government of 

 Pskov. 



91031. No. 172. From the Moscow Plant 

 Breeding Station. 



91032. No. 262. From Althausen. 



91033. No. 279. From the Government of 

 Saratov. 



91034. No. 301. From northern Africa. 



91035. No. 320. From Parnir. 



91036. No. 343. From the mountains of 

 Bokhara. 



91037. No. 381. From the mountains of 

 Bokhara. 



91038 to 91041. 



From Canada. Seeds 1 presented by Prof. 

 John Davidson, Department of Botany, 

 University of British Columbia, Van- 

 couver, B. C. Received January 10, 1931. 



91038. Allium geyeri S. Wats. Lilia- 

 ceae. Onion. 



A perennial with a fibrous-reticulated 

 bulb, green leaves a foot high, and a 

 scape 1 to 2 feet tall, bearing an umbel 

 of rose-colored flowers one-third of an 

 inch long. It is native to northwestern 

 North America. 



91038 to 91041— Continued. 



91039. Iris setosa Pall. Iridaceae. 



Aretic iris. 



Tins was originally described as an 

 Asiatic plant, but forms that can not 

 be separated from it are found in North 

 America. At least balf a dozen forms 

 come true from seed. The peculiarity of 

 this iris is that the standards have 

 dwindled until they are only small points 

 about half an inch long, but their dis- 

 appearance is usually counterbalanced 

 by the increased size of the falls. The 

 color is usually blue, but same shades 

 are so light as to be almost gray. 



For previous introduction see 67006. 



91040. LlLIUM PARVIFLORUM (Hook.) Hol- 



zinger. Liliaceae. 



This lily, native to northwestern North 

 America, closely resembles the leopard 

 lily (Lilium pardattnum) but the flowers, 

 of the same bright yellow with purplish 

 spots, are smaller and are usually soli- 

 tary or only two or three together. 



For previous introduction see 78690. 



91041. Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae. 



Black nightshade. 



For previous introduction see 35209. 

 91042 to 91044. 



From Siam. Seeds presented by the di- 

 rector, Department of Agriculture, Min- 

 istry of Lands and Agriculture, Bangkok. 

 Received January 10, 1931. 



91042. Datura metel L. Solanaceae. 



Hindu datura. 



A coarse pubescent annual 4 to 5 feet 

 high, native to India, with heart-shaped, 

 nearly entire leaves and large white 

 flowers. The seeds are used as a nar- 

 cotic. 



91043. Physalis peruviana L. Solana- 

 ceae. Peruvian groundcherry. 



A small shrub producing a very taste- 

 ful fruit which can be served in sirup. 



For previous introduction see 82629. 



91044. Solanum melongena L. Solana- 

 ceae. Eggplant. 



For previous introduction see 86394. 



91045 to 91051. 



From Irish Free State. Seeds purchased 

 from Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth, Lissadell. 

 Received January 10, 1931. 



91045. Allium moly L. Liliaceae. 



Lily leek. 



A bulbous plant with broad glaucous 

 leaves and scapes 10 to 15 inches high. 

 The bright-yellow flowers are in compact 

 heads. Native to southern Europe. 



For previous introduction see 82014. 



91046. Aster sp. Asteraceae. 



Nos. 6156 and 6159, Everest Expedi- 

 tion. 



91047. Iberis garrexiana All. Brassica- 

 ceae. Candytuft. 



A dwarf, evergreen, slightly woody 

 perennial 6 inches high with oblong 

 glabrous leaves, narrowed at the base, 

 and corymbose racemes of small white 

 flowers. It is native to southern Europe. 



