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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



91458. Lycopeesicon esculenttjm Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Edinburgh. Scotland. Seeds pre- 

 sented bv Dobbie & Co. (Ltd.). Received 

 February 3, 1931. 



Primrose Gage. Collected in the village 

 of a seminoinadic tribe in the jungje of 

 soutbern India, between 5.000 and 8.000 

 feet altitude. The foliage is more glaucous 

 green than that of the ordinary tomato, 

 and the primrose-yellow fruit, about the 

 size of a golf ball, has a bloom like that of 

 a grape. It has a sharp sweet flavor which 

 is quite distinct from that of all other 

 tomatoes. 



91459 to 91465. 



From Stockton, Calif. Plants presented 

 bv tbe Viatica Nurseries Co. Received 

 February 4, 1931. 



91459. Amtgdalus peesica L. (Prunus 

 persica Stokes) . Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



A pendulous variety with double red 

 flowers. 



91460. Betula pendula Roth. Betula- 

 ceae. Birch. 



A form with purple leaves. 



91461 to 91465. Prunus spp. Amygdala- 

 ceae. 



91461. Prunus mume Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Japanese apricot. 



A pendulous variety with red dou- 

 ble flowers. 



91462 to 91464. Prunus serrulata 

 Lindl. Oriental cherry. 



91462. A pendulous variety with 

 double pink flowers. 



91463. A variety with light-pink very 

 large double flowers borne in 

 great clusters. The flowers open 

 in succession over a relatively 

 long period. 



91464. A variety with large pale- 

 pink double flowers with leaflike 

 pistils. A late bloomer. 



91465. Prunus subhirtella pendula 

 (Sieb.) Tanaka. Shidarehigan. 



Park weeping. A strain with deep- 

 pink flowers borne in great profusion. 

 The original tree is in Golden Gate 

 Park. San Francisco. 



91466. Peunus aemeniaca L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Apricot. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by C. Bey 

 Rozet, Direction Generate de l'Agricul- 

 ture, Morocco, through H. Brayard, Di- 

 recteur de la Ferme Experimental, 

 Marrakech. Received January 31, 1931. 



Seeds of native varieties. 



91467 to 91469. 



From Java. Seeds purchased from De 

 Thee-Factorij. Bandoeng. Received Feb- 

 ruary 5, 1931. 



91467. Bradburta plumieri (Turp. ) 

 Kuntze {Centrosema plumieri Turp.). 

 Fabaceae. 



A tropical ornamental vine, native to 

 Brazil, with white and red flowers. It 

 is of value as a green manure. 



For previous introduction see 81407. 



97467 to 91469 — Continued. 



91468. Crotalaria anagtroides H. B. K. 

 Fabaceae. 



A shrubby leguminous plant native to 

 tropical America. It is up to 6 feet 

 high and is used as a cover plant in the 

 East Indies. 



For previous introduction see S1419. 



91469. Crotalaria usaramoensis Baker 

 f. Fabaceae. 



A native of East Africa which has 

 proved very successful as a green manure 

 when grown in alternation with corn, 

 producing large quantities of vegetation 

 rich in nitrogen. In the cinchona plan- 

 tations of Java it endures partial shade 

 and forms a low dense growth, binding 

 the edges of the terraces. It is a very 

 strong grower. S feet or more in height, 

 with long spikes of yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 81424. 



91470 to 91475. Daucus cabota L. 

 Apiaeeae. Carrot. 



From Voorburg, Netherlands. Seeds pur- 

 chased from N. V. Maatschappij voor 

 Zaadselectie en Zaadfeelf. Zwaan & Van 

 der Nolen. Received February 5. 1931. 



91470. Aynsterdam forcing. 



91471. French forcing; Zicaan's select 



strain. 



91472. Nantes Half Long. 



91473. Zicaan's Delicacy Half Long. 



91474. Zicaan's Grant, stump rooted. 



91475. Zicaan's Winter Perfection. 



91476 to 91479. Ceiba acuaiixata (S. 

 Wats.) Rose. Bombacaceae. 



Pochote. 



From Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico. Seeds col- 

 lected by C. O. Erlanson and Max Souvi- 

 ron. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February 5, 1931. 



Collected from trees 20 to 45 feet high. 

 found growing in scrub, in the foothills 

 near Alamos. Sonora. between 500 and 1.500 

 feet altitude. The fruits were selected for 

 their large diameter. 



91476. No. 23. Selection No. 1. 



91477. No. 24. Selection No. 2. 



91478. No. 25. Selection No. 3. 



91479. No. 26. Selection No. 4. 



91480 to 91485. Cydoxia oblonga Mill. 

 (Pyms cydonia L.). Alalaceae. 



Quince. 



From Kent, England. Plants purchased 

 from the East Mailing Research Station, 

 East Mailing. Received February 6. 1931. 



91480. Angera (A) quince stock. 



91481. Common (B) quince stock. 



91482. Quince (C) ; an early-fruiting type. 



91483. (E) An apple-shaped quince. 



91484. (F) A pear-shaped quince. 



91485. (G) Portugal quince. 



