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97317 to 97323— Continued 



97320. Lens esculenta Moench. Faba- 

 ceae. Lentil. 



No. 5. A larger type than No. 4. 



97321. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



No. 1. From Acapulco, Mexico, De- 

 cember 17, 1931. A small round red 

 tomato, l x / 2 to 2 inches in diameter; 

 bought in the market. 



97322 and 97323. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Fabaceae. Common bean. 



Bought in the market at Santiago, 

 Chile, January 11, 1932. 



A tan-colored bean. 

 A gray bean. 



97322. No. 2. 



97323. No. 3. 

 97324 to 97329. 



From China. Seeds collected by the For- 

 rest expedition. 1930-32, to southwestern 

 China and presented by Maj. Lionel de 

 Rothschild, London, England. Received 

 February 13, 1932. 



Magnoliaceae. 



Magnoliaceae. 



97324. Litsea sp. 

 No. 29966. 



97325. Litsea sp. 

 No. 29970. 



97326. Manglietia forrestii W. W. 

 Smith. Magnoliaceae. 



No. 30430. A tree sometimes 50 feet 

 high, with rather stiff oblong-lanceolate 

 acuminate leaves about 9 inches long and 

 fragrant white flowers with nine or ten 

 oblong sepals 2 to 3 inches long. Native 

 to Yunnan, China. This Manglietia is 

 closely allied to M. fordiana, a species 

 from southeastern China. 



97327. Qlercus sp. Fagaceae. Oak. 



No. 30404. 



97328 and 97329. Thea forrestii Diels. 

 Theaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 95560. 



97328. No. 29721. 



97329. No. 29721-a. 



97330 to 97332. Hordeum vulgare co- 

 eleste L. Poaceae. 



Six-rowed barley. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by T. Mizuu- 

 chi. director, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Fukuoka. Received February 

 15, 1932. 



Motimugi (Dagomugi). A collection of 

 barley with waxy endosperm, introduced for 

 the use of Department specialists. 



97330. No. 1. Purple seed. 



97331. No. 2. Purple seed. 



97332. No. 3. White seed. 

 97333. (Undetermined.) 



From Africa. Seeds presented by W. L. 

 Thompson. M. D.. Mount Silinda, South- 

 ern Rhodesia. Received February 10, 

 1932. 



Purchased in the market at Victoria, 

 Southern Rhodesia. A fruit which consists 

 of small nuts growing on a coblike recep- 

 tacle, like kernels of corn on a cob. 



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97334. Severinia buxifolia (Poir.) 

 Ten. (Atalantia buxifolia Oliver). 

 Rutaeeae. 



From China. Seeds presented by G. "Weid- 

 man Groff, Lingnan University, Canton. 

 Received February 15, 1932. 



No. 69. Collected January 11, 1932, 

 near Pakhoi. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 96477. 



97335 to 97338. Ananas spp. Bromeli- 

 aceae. ' Pineapple. 



From Brazil. Plants presented by F. C. 

 Camargo, Estacao de Pomicultura de 

 Deodoro. Rio de Janeiro. Received Feb- 

 ruary 15, 1932. 



97335. Ananas s a t i v u s bracteatus 

 (Lindl.) Mez. 



No. 29/31. A wild pineapple, very 

 abundant in the eastern part of Brazil. 

 The fruits are cylindrical, about 4 inches 

 in diameter and 6 inches long. 



97336 to 97338. Ananas sativds Schult. f. 



97336. No. 11/31. Microcephalics. 

 From Sao Paulo. A dwarf form 

 with small unpalatable fruits. 



97337. No. 214/31. Luis Carceres. 

 From Sao Paulo. 



97338. No. 114/31. Moura. From 

 Matto Grosso. 



97339. Soja max (L.) Piper {Glycine 

 hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



From Japan. Seed presented by Ishimitsa 

 & Co., Kobe, through Tsutakawa & Co., 

 Seattle, Wash. Received February 16, 

 1932. 



Daizu. 



97340 to 97346. Prunus domestica L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Common plum. 



From Germany. Scions presented by C. F. 

 Rudloff. Kaiser Wilhelm Institut, Miinche- 

 beg. Received March 11, 1930. Num- 

 bered in February 1932. 



97340. No. 39. Jaurus. 



97341. No. 41. Adana. 



97342. No. 46. Adana. 



97343. No. 55. Adabayar. 



97344. No. 61. Arifil. 



97345. No. 62. Arifil. 



97346. No. 63. Arifil. 



97347 to 97353. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



From Japan. Scions collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received March 12, 1930. Numbered in 

 February 1932. 



97347. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4120. Chojuro. A midseason 

 variety received February 15, 1930, from 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Tachikawa, Tokyo. 



97348. Pyrus sr>. 



No. 4108. Meigetsu. Received Febru- 

 ary 14, 1930, from the Saitama Ken Agri*- 

 cultural Experiment Station. 



