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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



91562 to 91592— Continued. 



91569 to 91582. Cucumis MELO L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Melon. 



91569. Alaf Khani. 



91570. Gardai. 



91571. Hirati. 



91572. Kabuli. 



91573. Kalandri. 



91574. Kandahari. 



91575. Kharwari Dastambol. 



91576. Mashade. 



91577. Shinag. 



91578. Sufaidak. 



91579. £w\ 



91580. Tarimai. 



91581. Special variety, very sweet. 



91582. Assorted melon seeds. 



91583. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



91584. Cucumis sativus L-. CUrcurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



Snake cucumber. 



91585. Cucurbita maxima Ducbesne. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Squash. 



A round pumpkin. 



91586. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



91587. Lagenaria leucantha (Duchesne) 

 Rusby (L. vulgaris Seringe). Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Calabash gourd. 



Long pumpkin. 



91588. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



Lucerne. 



91589. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Apricot. 



Chighali. Yellow-colored apricots. 



91590. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Apricot. 

 A small white variety. 



91591. Solanum melongena L. Solana- 

 ceae. Eggplant. 

 Banyan. 



91592. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopo- 

 diaceae. Common spinach. 



91593. Telosma coedata (Burm. f.) 

 Men*. (Pergularia odoratissima J. 

 E. Smith). Asclepiadaceae. 



From China. Seeds presented by Prof. 

 W. Y. Chun, of the Sun Yat-sen Univer- 

 sity, Canton, through H. Green, Superin- 

 tendent, Botanical and Forestry Depart- 

 ment. Hong Kong. Received February 

 13, 1931. 



A woody vine, native to the East Indies, 

 with opposite ovate-cordate membranous 

 leaves and umbellike cymes of salver-shaped 

 fragrant aromatic greenish flowers. 



91594. Diospyros sp. Diospyraceae. 



Persimmon. 



From Peiping, China. Trees and scions 

 collected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. 

 Morse, agricultural explorers. Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received February 13, 

 1931. 



No. 7700. Plants collected on the moun- 

 tain side. Said to be the white barked per- 

 simmon. 



91595. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Belize, British Honduras. Seeds col- 

 lected by Prof. Harley H. Bartlett, De- 

 partment of Botany : University of Michi- 

 gan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Received Febru- 

 ary 14, 1931. 



A variety grown locally. 



91596. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodia- 

 ceae. Sugar beet. 



From Germany. Seeds purchased through 

 the National Seed Co., New York, N. Y. 

 Received February 14, 1931. 



" Normal " " Rabbethge and Giesecke 

 Kleinwanzleben Original." 



91597. (Undetermined.) 



From Southern Rhodesia, Africa. Seeds 

 presented by Dr. W. L. Thompson, Mount 

 Silinda. Received February 14, 1931. 



Potato-nut. A large timber tree which 

 becomes 3 to 4 feet in diameter and has 

 cherrylike wood. The seeds are about the 

 size and shape of acorns, and the flavor 

 of the kernel reminds one of a raw potato. 



For previous introduction see 86001. 



91598. Acacia longifolia sophorae 

 (Labill.) F. Muell. Mimosaceae. 



From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Seeds 

 from the Melbourne Botanic Garden, 

 presented by Pomeroy L. Dunbar, Boyn- 

 ton, Fla. Received February 16, 1931. 



A yellow-flowered rapid-growing ever- 

 green shrub or small tree 15 to 20 feet 

 high, excellent for preventing the en- 

 croachments of the sea along sandy coasts. 

 It frequents the coastline of southeastern 

 Australia from southern Queensland to 

 South Australia, and also Tasmania. 



For previous introduction see 80061. 



91599 to 91607. Fragaria spp. Rosa- 

 ceae. Strawberry. 



From Loiret, France. Plants presented by 

 Edmond Versin. Received February 16, 

 1931. 



A collection of new varieties, introduced 

 for the use of department specialists. 



91599. La Frana Novelle. 



91600. La Normandie. 



91601. Ministre Cheroy. 



91602. Odette Oaulthier. 



91603. Otvenir. 



91604. Precieuse. 



91605. Radio. 



91606. Resurrection. 



91607. Surpasse Aurore. 



91608. Pistacia sp. Anacardiaceae. 



From Greece. Seeds presented by George 

 T. Choremis, Chios Island, through 

 David Fairchild, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received February 16, 1931. 



Turpentine tree. 



