JANUAEY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1924 



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58549 to 58551. Ornithogalum spp. 

 Liliacese. 



From Chilterns, Wynberg, Union of South Africa. 

 Bulbs presented by J. B. Taylor. Received 

 March 1, 1924. Notes by Mr. Taylor. 



These bulbs, found in Caledon District, Cape 

 Province, bear very beautiful flowers which keep 

 fresh a long time. They do best in sandy soil. 



58549. Ornithogalum sp. 

 Bright-yellow flowers. 



58550. Ornithogalum sp. 



A rare variety with deep-orange flowers. 



58551. Ornithogalum sp. 



A very rare variety with pale-yellow flowers. 



58552. Eremocitrtjs glattca (Lindl.) 

 Swingle. (Atalantia glauca Benth.). 

 Rutaceae. 



Australian desert kumquat. 



From Dundas, New South Wales. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Herbert J. Rumsey. Received Feb- 

 ruary 29, 1924. 



"This is one of the most interesting of all citrus 

 fruits and one which, curiously enough, has never 

 yet received adequate attention from botanists or 

 horticulturists. It was first mentioned by Leich- 

 hardt, the German explorer, to whom we owe much 

 of our knowledge concerning the interior of the 

 deserts of northeastern Australia. It is a shrub or 

 small tree from 12 to 15 feet high, with a trunk 2 

 to 6 inches in diameter. It has small but thick, 

 leathery leaves of gray-green color, and one is struck 

 by the scantiness of the foliage. The flowers are 

 small and the fruits about half an inch in diameter. 

 An agreeable beverage is made from the acid juice, 

 and a fair preserve may be made out of the fruit. 

 The peel has the sweetish flavor of the kumquat. 

 It is known in Australia as the native lemon. The 

 plant was described botanicaliy in a footnote to 

 Thomas Livingston Mitchell's ' Journal of an Ex- 

 pedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia in 

 Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of 

 Carpentaria.' This plant was discovered on Oc- 

 tober 17, 1846, not far from Lieutenant Colonel 

 Mitchell's camp, near the juncture of the Maranoa 

 and Merivale Rivers, in the southern limit of 

 Queensland, latitude 26° S. Decidedly cold 

 weather was encountered near this point, in some 

 cases the ice being so thick that it had to be broken 

 in the morning before the horses could drink. It 

 seems probable from this that the plant grows in 

 a region where the temperature occasionally falls 

 to 10° F. and in rare cases nearly to zero. It is the 

 hardiest of all evergreen citrus fruits and is very 

 promising for use in breeding new and hardy 

 types." (W. T. Swingle.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 56700. 



58553. Lilitjm datjrictjm Ker. Lilia- 

 ceae. lily. 



From Harbin, Manchuria. Seeds presented by 

 B. W. Skvortzow. Received March 12, 1924. 



Collected in Mavershan District, Kirin. Man- 

 churia, in 1923. (Skvortzow.) 



A plant about 3 feet in height, with a smooth 

 or slightly furrowed stem which is green or tinged 

 with brown or purple. The 20 to 50 horizontal 

 leaves are 3 to 5 inches long, and the flowers, one 

 to five in a cluster and 3 to 5 inches across, are 

 orange-red, slightly spotted with purplish black, 

 and tinged with yellow in the center; the anthers 

 are red. 



58554. Momordica COCHINCRTNENSIS 

 (Lour.) Spreng. Cucurbitaceae. 



F rom Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 ented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agriculture. 

 Received January 13, 1924. • 



This is a very vigorous native Philippine vine 

 with large, round, handsome, greenish yellow fruits 

 which should make it popular as an ornamental 

 vine in southern Florida, Porto Rico, and Panama. 

 The immature fruits are boiled and eaten with 

 meat by the natives, and the tender leaves also 

 are boiled and eaten. The large seeds appear to 

 be very rich in oil which, so far as I know, has 

 never been investigated. ( Wester.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52497. 



58555 to 58558. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Paris, France. Seeds sent by A. Meunissier, 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris, at the request 

 of E. C. Stakman, University Farm, St. Paul, 

 Minn. Received January 4, 1924. 



A collection of European wheats introduced for 

 cerealists engaged in the study of stem rusts. 



58555. (C. I. No. 7326.) Carlotta Strampelli. 

 53556. (C. I. No. 7327.) Chiddam Blanc de Mars. 



58557. "(C. I. No. 7328.) Hyoride de la Paix is 

 one of the introductions of Vilmorin-Andrieux 

 & Co. . It is a winter wheat which tests near 

 Paris have shown to be of good yield." ( C. E. 

 Leighty, Bureau of Plant Industry.) 



58558. (C. I. No. 7329.) 



Hybride hatif inversable was obtained in 1898 

 at Verrieres by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. by 

 crossing Gros bleu and Chiddam d'automne a 

 epi blanc. It can be seeded in the fall and in 

 February and is resistant to cold and to rust. It 

 is widely grown in France and to some extent 

 in England and other countries. It is also known 

 as Dreadnought, Steadfast, Monoplan, and Ad- 

 miral Beatty. (Jacques de Vilmorin, Quelques 

 bles d'automne, Journal d' Agriculture Pratique, 

 August 28, 1919.) 



58559 to 58563. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Aberystwyth, Wales. Seeds sent by R. G. 

 Stapledon, department of plant breeding, Uni- 

 versity College of Wales, at the request of E. C. 

 Stakman, University Farm, St. Paul, Minn. 

 Received January 4, 1924. 



A collection of locally developed European wheat 

 varieties secured for testing by cereal breeders. 



58559. (C. I. No. 7334.) Burgoyne Fife. 



58560. (C. I. No. 7335.) Svalof. 



58561. (C. I. No. 7336.) Cooks Wonder. 



58562. (C. I. No. 7337.) April Bearded. 



58563. (C. I. No. 7338.) Red Marvel. 



58564 to 58567. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Svalof, Sweden. Seeds sent by Dr. Akerman, 

 Svalof, at the request of E. C. Stakman, Univer- 

 sity Farm, St. Paul, Minn. Received January 

 4, 1924. 



A collection of locally developed Swedish wheat 

 varieties secured for cereal breeders. 



58564. (C. I. No. 7330.) Pansar II 



58565. (C. I. No. 7331.) Eiddar. 



58566. (C. I. No. 7332.) Host 0806. 



58567. (C. I. No. 7333.) Thule II. 



