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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



97683 to 97712— Continued 



97702. Rubra. Flowers deep ruby 

 pink, 



97703. Yhclli, A form with dark 

 foliage and deep-rose flowers. 



97704 and 97705. Erica vagans L. 



Cornish heath. 



97704. Mrs. F. D. Maxwell. Flow- 

 ers deep salmon pink. 



97705. St. Keverne. A new variety 

 with pretty salmon-pink flowers. 



97706. Eryngium alpinum L. Apiaceae. 

 Bluetop eryngo. 



James Ivory. A wonderful form of 

 Eryngium alpinum with large deep-blue 

 feathery teazle-shaped flowers. 



97707 to 97711. Tradescantia spp. Com- 

 melinaceae. Spiderwort. 



The tradescantias are showy border 

 plants which grow up to 2 feet high 

 and flower all through the summer. 



97707. Tradescantia sp. 



Iris Pritchard. A variety with 

 white flowers heavily stained with 

 azure blue, and blue center. It grows 

 18 inches high and blooms in August 

 and September. 



97708. Tradescantia sp. 



James Crawford Weguelin. A plant 

 18 inches high, with large flowers of 

 a uniform light azure blue. 



97709. Tradescantia sp. 



James Stratton. A new variety with 

 large flowers 2% inches from tip to 

 tip, deep delphinium mauve, sligbtly 

 shaded with rose. 



97710. Tradescantia sp. . 



Leonora. The very fine flowers are 

 a deep rich glowing violet. 



97711. Tradescantia sp. 



Purewell Giant. An extremely ef- 

 fective variety with light mauve-blue 

 flowers. 



97712. Verbena bonariensis L. Verbe- 

 naceae. 



A villous-birsute herbaceous plant, 2 

 to 4 feet high, native to Brazil. The 

 partly clasping leaves, 2 to 3 inches 

 long, are serrate with broad teeth, and 

 the small bright-purple flowers are borne 

 in dense spikes. 



97713 to 97739. 



From Asia. Seeds presented by Capt. F. 

 Kingdon Ward, London, England. Re- 

 ceived February 27, 1932. 



A collection of seeds of economic plants 

 from the Adung Valley, Tibet, between 

 6,000 and 11,000 feet altitude. 



97713. Amaranthus panicdlatus L. 

 Amaranthaceae. Tassel amaranth. 



The seed is roasted or popped, ground 

 into meal, and made into sweet cakes ; 

 the meal is also said to be eaten with 

 sugar and milk. 



For previous introduction see 64451. 



97714 and 97715. Brassica rapa L. 

 Brassicaceae. Turnip. 



97714. Collected at Jite. 



97713 to 97739— Continued 



97715. A large red-skinned species, 

 more like a Swede than a turnip, 

 full of sugar, flesh firm, hard in 

 parts. Grown at 11,000 feet alti- 

 tude in the R.dong district of 

 southeastern Tibet. Harvested in 

 September. 



97716 and 97717. Chaetochloa italica 

 (L.) Scribn. Poaceae. Millet. 



97718. Chenopodium album L. Cheno- 

 podiaceae. 



97719. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



97720. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. 

 Poaceae. African millet. 



97721 and 97722. Fagopyrum tataricum 

 (L. ) Gaertn. Polygonaceae. 



Kangra buckwheat. 



97723 to 97726. Hordeum vulgare coel- 

 este L. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



97723. Collected near the headwaters 

 of the Irrawaddy in the Ridong dis- 

 trict at 10,000 feet altitude. 



97724. From Jite. 



97725. Collected in the Adung Valley 

 at 6,000 feet altitude. 



97726. A variety grown locally. 



97727. Perilla frutescens (L.) Brit- 

 ton. Menthaceae. Green perilla. 



97728. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Faba- 

 ceae. Common bean. 



A variety grown locally. 



97729 and 97730. Pisum sativum L. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



97729. A variety with brown seeds. 



97730. A variety with gray seeds. 



97731. Primula sp. Primulaceae. 



Primrose. 

 No. 10040. 



97732. Prunus padus L. Amygdalaceae. 



European bird cherry. 



Collected near the headwaters of the 

 Irrawaddy, in a forest, between 10.000 

 and 12,000 feet altitude. A small tree 

 with white flowers which are followed 

 by small, rather tart, deep-red fruits. 



97733. Ribes sp. Grossulariaceae. 



Gooseberry. 



The Tibetan wild gooseberry collected 

 in the outer conifer belt between 9.000 

 and 11,000 feet altitude. The fruit is 

 small, hard, red, and inedible. 



97734. Ribes sp. Grossulariaceae. 



Red currant. 



A stout bush with edible fruit, col- 

 lected in the forest region between 10.000 

 and 11,000 feet altitude. 



97735 and 97736. Soja max (L.) Piper. 

 Fabaceae. Soybean. 



97737 and 97738. Triticum turgidum L. 

 Poaceae. Poulard wheat. 



97737. Collected at Jite. 



97738. Collected in the Ridong district, 

 between 10,000 and 11,000 feet alti- 

 tude. 



97739. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



A variety grown locally. 



