APRIL 1 TO JUKE 30, 1923 



56851 and 56852 — Continued. 



56851. "(No. 1. March 12, 1923.) From 

 several fruits." 



56852. "(No. 2. March 12, 1923.) From 

 one fruit." 



For illustrations of this pineapple, see 

 Plate I. 



56853. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



From Tucuman, Argentina. Seeds presented 

 by W. E. Cross, Estacion Experimental Agri- 

 cola. Received April 13, 1923. 



"Inverniza No. S. A new variety which we discov- 

 ered in this section; it is of the same type as the 

 smooth form of Peruvian alfalfa, but of considerably 

 greater vigor and also of greater permanence when 

 ■once established. ' ' ( Cross.) 



56854 and 56855. 



From Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. 

 Seeds presented by H. R. Wright. Received 

 April 13, 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Wright. 



56854. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitacese. 



Vegetable marrow. 



"This is the vegetable marrow as grown by 

 the natives of New Zealand. It is a good 

 keeper and can be used either green or ripe." 



56855. Physalis peruviana L. Solanaceae. 



Poha. 



"Golden Nugget. A new variety of Cape 

 gooseberry. It is not a dessert fruit, but is 

 suitable for making jam." 



56856. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 baceae. Red clover. 



From Helsingfors, Finland. Seeds purchased 

 through Leslie A. Davis, American consul, 

 from Centralandelslaget Labor m. b. t. Re- 

 ceived April 13, 1923. 



"This strain has been cultivated in Finland for 

 about 34 years." (Ernst Hasselblatt.) 



Introduced for the use of department specialists 

 engaged in clover breeding. 



56857. Rhododendron delavayi 

 Franch. Ericaceae. Rhododendron. 



From Tengyueh, Yunnan, China. Seeds col- 

 lected by J. F. Rock, Collaborator of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. 



"(No. 7935. February 20, 1923.) A shrub 5 to 6 

 feet high which grows on the summit of the extinct 

 volcano, Lutsungshan, at an altitude of 9,050 feet, 

 about 10 miles north of Tengyueh. The very nar- 

 row leaves are pale brown beneath, and the crimson 

 flowers, which are not fragrant, are in terminal clus- 

 ters. This is the first of all the rhododendrons to 

 bloom, the flowers appearing in early February." 

 (Rock.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 56355. 



56858 and 56859. Triticum aestivum 

 L. (T. vulgare Vill.) Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Magyarovar, Hungary. Seeds presented 

 by J. Gyarfas, director, Hungarian Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station for Plant Research. 

 Received April 13, 1923. Quoted notes by 

 Mr. Gyarfas. 



56858. "Bankuti No. 5. Hungarian selected 

 wheat; one of the best varieties and excel- 

 lent for baking." 



'Bankuti Marquis No. 4. Selected 

 Marquis wheat grown in Hungary." 



56860 and 56861. Vicia spp. Fabaceae. 



Vetch. 



From Omagari, Akita Ken, Japan. Seeds pre-, 

 sented by Dr. Isabura Nagai, director, Riku-u 

 substation, Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 Received April 17, 1923. Quoted notes by 

 Dr. Nagai except as otherwise stated. 



56860. Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Moench. 



" Kasuma gusa." 



An annual vetch found throughout Europe 

 except in the extreme north and south. The 

 stems, usually smooth, climb to a maximum 

 height of 20 inches. The leaflets are very 

 narrow and small, and the flowers vary in 

 color from bluish to lilac, with violet veins. 

 (Adapted from Ascherson und Graebner, Syn- 

 opsis der Mitteleuropdischen Flora, vol. 6, pt. 

 2, p. 912.) 



56861. Vicia unijuga A. Br. 



" Nantenhagi." 



"An erect-growing plant which would ap- 

 pear to be valuable as a forage plant on 

 wooded pasture ground in the cooler sections 

 of the United States." (Frank N. Meyer.) 



A perennial vetch, native to Siberia, with 

 an upright or ascending stem 8 to 16 inches 

 long and rather large, purplish flowers. It is 

 sometimes cultivated in European gardens as 

 an ornamental. (Adapted from Ascherson 

 und Graebner, Synopsis der Mitteleuropdischen 

 Flora, vol. 6, pt. 2, p. 919.) 



56862 to 56867. Zea mays L. 



Poaceae. 

 Corn. 



From Krizevac, Croatia, Yugoslavia (Kingdom 

 of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes). Seeds 

 presented by the director, Royal Agricultural 

 College, Krizevac, through J. F. McGurk, 

 American consul, Zagreb. Received April 

 16, 1923. Quoted notes by the director. 



56862 to 56865. " Grown at the college for many 

 years." 



56862. " Krizevacka okrugla Hrvatica (Cro- 

 atian maid of Krizevac), a very good 

 and fruitful sort, which ripens early 

 and flourishes even in colder parts." 



56863. "Rumski zlatni zuban (gold-kernel 

 corn of Ruma, a town in Syrmia), a late 

 very prolific kind. It does not always 

 ripen with certainty in Krizevac, but 

 in the lowlands along the Danube, 

 Save, and Theiss Rivers, where the 

 climate is somewhat like that of the 

 steppes, with very hot summers, it 

 ripens well." 



56864. " Krivacki hangari (Krizevac war- 

 rior). An especially early kind, perhaps 

 the earliest known. It originated in 

 the Bosnian Mountains. It can be 

 sown also in high mountain regions, 

 and in upper Croatia it is sown after 

 the field has been cleared of the winter 

 barley, and ripens regularly. 



56865. "Krizevacki Pignoletto, an early 

 sort with tiny grains, very suitable and 

 popular for human consumption. Has 

 been grown a long time in Krizevac." 



and 56867. "Varieties raised by peas- 



58866. " Krizevacki zuban from the vicinity 

 of Krizevac, a variety that ripens under 

 conditions halfway between those men- 

 tioned in 1 [S. P. I. No. 56862] and 2 

 [S. P. I. No. 56863]." 



56867. " Hercegovacki (the Herzegovian) 

 from the mountains of Herzegovina, 

 where the ground is stony, the winters 

 severe, and the summers hot and dry, 

 a climate which is very unfavorable 

 for corn." 



