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94923 to 94936— Continued. 



ous flowers, native to Arabia and north- 

 ern Africa. Of value as a possible 

 source of ephedrine. 



For previous introduction see 92980. 



94935. Eremospaetox flaccidum Litv. 

 Fabaceae. 



A busby tree about 15 feet high, na- 

 tive to sandy places in the trans-Cas- 

 pian region. Tbe brancblets are thread- 

 like and limp, and tbe small flowers are 

 dark violet. 



For previous introduction see 92981. 



94936. Smirxowia tubkestaxa Bunge. 

 Fabaceae. 



A much-branched shrub with long, al- 

 most filiform branches and leaves re- 

 duced to a single obovate leaflet. Native 

 to the deserts of Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 92991. 



94937 and 94938. Triticum aestivtjm 

 L. (T. vuJgare Till.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by H. 

 Wenholz, director of plant breeding, 

 Department of Agriculture. Sydney, New 

 South Wales. Received October 16, 1931. 



94937. Baringa. 



94938. Yok. 



94939 to 95046. Pistacia veba L. 

 Anacardiaceae. Pistache. 



From tho Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by V. Gorbonova, 

 Lenin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 

 Institute of Plant Industry. Leningrad. 

 Received October 16, 1931. 



An assortment of different forms of wild 

 pistache from the Kushka region (Turk- 

 menistan). The seeds are small, but the 

 plants are very hardy, being able to with- 

 stand temperatures as low as 30° C. 



94939. No. 201. 



94940. No. 213. 



94941. No. 215. 



94942. No. 260. 



94943. No. 283. 



94944. No. 341. 



94945. No. 342. 



94946. No. 352. 



94947. No. 363. 



94948. No. 369. 



94949. No. 370. 



94950. No. 374. 



94951. No. 382. 



94952. No. 389. 



94953. No. 401. 



94954. No. 404. 



94955. No. 410. 



94956. No. 442. 



94957. No. 451. 



94958. No. 459. 



94959. No. 463. 



94960. No. 470. 



94961. No. 474. 



94962. No. 480. 



94963. No. 481. 



94964. No. 495. 



94965. No. 496. 



94966. No. 499. 



94967. No. 512. 



94968. No. 515. 



94969. No. 516. 



94970. No. 531. 



94971. No. 532. 



94972. No. 537. 



94973. No. 547. 



94974. No. 548. 



94975. No. 553. 



94976. No. 562. 



94977. No. 573. 



94978. No. 585. 



94979. No. 600. 



94980. No. 605. 



94981. No. 607. 



94982. No. 608. 



94939 to 95046— Continued. 



94983. No. 614. 95015. No. 1070. 



94984. No. 626. 95016. No. 1083. 



94985. No. 632. 95017. No. 1085. 



94986. No. 638. 95018. No. 1096. 



94987. No. 639. 95019. No. 1104. 



94988. No. 642. 95020. No. 1111. 



94989. No. 649. 95021. No. 1117. 



94990. No. 655. 95022. No. 1119. 



94991. No. 660. 95023. No. 1121. 



94992. No. 667. 95024. No. 1129. 



94993. No. 680. 95025. No. 1131. 



94994. No. 716. 95026. No. 1144. 



94995. No. 724. 95027. No. 1163. 



94996. No. 726. 95028. No. 1164 



94997. No. 926. 95029. No. 1168. 



94998. No. 929. 95030. No. 1172. 



94999. No. 955. 95031. No. 1178. 



95000. No. 966. 95032. No. 1181. 



95001. No. 971. 95033. No. 1185. 



95002. No. 979. 95034. No. 1191. 



95003. No. 981. 95035. No. 1207. " 



95004. No. 984. 95036. No. 1211. ! 



95005. No.' 986. 95037. No. 1224. 



95006. No. 991. 95038. No. 1229. 



95007. No. 994. 95039. No. 1238. 



95008. No. 996. 95040. No. 1248. 



95009. No. 1000. 95041. No. 1252. 



95010. No. 1008. 95042. No. 1265. 



95011. No. 1029. 95043. No. 1274. 



95012. No. 1039. 95044. No. 1280. 



95013. No. 1055. 95045. No. 1290. 



95014. No. 1067. 95046. No. 1308. 



95047 and 95048. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Mrs. F. S. 

 Earle, Herradura. Received October 16, 

 1931. 



95047. Coccothrinax abgentea (Roem. 

 and Schult.) Sarg. Phoenicaceae. 



Silver palm. 



Guano bianco. A dwarf palm with 

 fan-shaped leaves which are silvery gray 

 beneath. Native to the West Indies. 



For previous introduction see 81586. 



95048. Pacbotis wrightii (Griseb. and 

 Wendl.) Britton. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Guano prieto. A tree often with sev- 

 eral erect trunks 25 to 40 feet high, 

 native to southern Florida and the West 

 Indies. The half -orbicular, fan-shaped 

 leaves, which spread in all directions, are 

 yellow green above and blue green be- 

 neath, and the segments are linear lanceo- 

 late. The drooping spadix, 3 to 5 feet 

 long, bears yellow-green flowers followed 

 by lustrous black fruits one-third inch in 

 diameter. 



95049 to 95063. Pkunus spp. Amygda- 

 laceae. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by V. P. Alekseev, 

 plant introducer, Sukhum Subtropical 



