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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



65444 to 65449 — Continued. 



65444. Soi.AM'M sp. 



This plant is found on the west coast of the 

 island of Chiloe, between 12 and 15 miles south 

 of Quilan, the same locality where W. F. Wight, 

 of the Bureau of Plant Industry, collected the 

 wild potato seven or eight years ;.go. 



65445. Soi.anum sp. 



Seedling of a wild potato. These tubers were 

 given to me by the family living at Quilan. 



65446. Solanum sp. 



These tubers were given to me at Puntra, 

 the halfway station between Ancud and Castro, 

 near Quilan, by a man who said he had found 

 this potato about six years before on the west 

 coast of the island. Since that time it has been 

 cultivated in this man's garden and has been 

 kept pure. 



65447 to 65449. These tubers were given to me 

 at Puntra. 



65447. Solanum sp. 



Red progeny of wild seed. 



65448. Solanum sp. 



White progeny of wild seed. 



65449. Solanum sp. 



Yellow progeny of wild seed. 



65450. Castanea henryi (Skan) Rehd. 

 and Wils. Fagaceae. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Scions presented by 

 Dr. C. S. Sareent, Arnold Arboretum. Received 

 December 7, 1925. 



A Chinese chestnut which, as described in 

 Plantae Wilsonianae (vol. 3, p. 196), is a deciduous 

 tree 25 to 90 feet tall, with oblong, lanceolate, long- 

 acuminate leaves, green on both sides. The burs 

 are either solitary or two or three in a bunch, and 

 contain usually but one nut. 



65451. Saccharum officinarum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Cuttings 



presented by Gonzalo M. Fortun, Director, 



Estacion Experimental Agronomica. Received 

 December 7, 1925. 



Cuha No. 653. A new seedling cane variety 

 introduced for trial in Louisiana. 



65452. Saccharum 

 Poaceae. 



OFFICINARUM L. 



Sugar cane. 



From Rio Piedras, Porto Rico. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by Francisco Lopez Dominguez, Director, 

 Insular Experiment Station. Received De- 

 cember 8, 1925. 



Variety B-11569. Introduced as a new and 

 promising variety for testing in comparison with 

 the standard varieties now in use. 



65453 to 65464. Oryza 

 Poaceae. 



sativa L. 

 Rice. 



From Rangoon, India. Seeds presented by R. 

 Watson, DeDuty Director of Agriculture, 

 Southern Circle. Received November 23, 1925. 



" Notes by Mr. Watson. 



65453. Emata A 16-34. Grown in Prome and 

 the northern parts of the Tharrawaddy dis- 

 tricts of Lower Burma, where the annual 

 rainfall ranges from 47 to 67 inches. It is an 

 early-maturing variety and is grown on an 

 area of about 300,000 acres. This rice is very 

 popular among the wealthier people of Bur- 

 ma, being classed as a fancy table variety. 

 It does not mill well, and for this reason the 



65453 to 65464— Continued. 



bulk of the crop goes through a process of 

 soaking and steaming before being put 

 through the mill. The resulting product, 

 known commercially as "Milchar," is 

 exported to southern India. 



65454. Letywezin B 15-1. The districts of Thar- 

 rawaddy, Insein, and to some extent Pegu 

 are the main tracts in which this variety is 

 grown. The rainfall ranges from 87 to 100 

 inches annually. The grain is neither so 

 slender nor so long as that of Emata [No. 

 054531, and it is translucent and hard. It 

 matures early and is planted on high ground 

 where water does not lie long enough for 

 late-maturing varieties to mature successfully. 



65455 to 65458. These varieties, commonly known 

 in England as "Burma rice," cover probably 

 the major area in Burma and are also the 

 varieties exported in the largest quantity. 

 They give both a heavy crop and a high out- 

 turn in milling, and keep well when stored 

 after being milled. The grain is short, 

 plump, translucent, hard, and polishes well. 

 The main defect is the presence of red-skinned 

 grains which detract from irs appearance 

 when milled. The annual rainfall in Lower 

 Burma, where the largest areas under rice 

 are situated, ranges from 100 to 130 inches. 



65455. Ngasein 8 C14-8. 



65456. NgacMma CI 4-31. 



65457. Ngasein 10 C 15-10. 



65458. Early Ngasein C 19-26. 



65459. KamaTcyi Nedon D 17-88. Like Ngasein, 

 this variety covers a large portion of Lower 

 Burma, but it is confined chiefly to the dis- 

 tricts where the rainfall is heavy, requiring 

 about 100 inches. It is generally late in 

 maturing. The grain, which is short, plump, 

 and soft, gives a high outturn in milling, but 

 does not stand storage well. Locally it is 

 preferred to Ngasein, being softer, more 

 palatable, and easily digested. The main 

 defect in this rice is the presence of awns 

 which reduce the weight of a measure of grain. 



65460. Byat E 19-23. This rice is grown chiefly 

 in the district of Amherst, where the rainfall 

 is from 150 to 200 inches. The grain is very 

 large and broad, but the kernel is soft and 

 opaque. This is one of the largest grained 

 rices known. It matures late and requires a 

 heavy rainfall, about 200 inches. 



85461 and 65462. These two varieties supply the 

 glutinous rice of Upper and Lower Burma. 

 They are used chiefly for making sweet cakes 

 and other confections and when boiled or 

 steamed turn into a sticky mass and may be 

 used for puddings. 



65461. Kaukhnyin Ngacheik (black). 



65462. Kaukhnyin (white). 



65463. Sabanet. This is a subvariety of Medon, 

 having a grayish black mark, which is highly 

 esteemed for local consumption. The grains 

 become very long and slender when cooked. 

 This rice is usually late maturing, and like 

 Medon it mills well, but has the same defect 

 of awns. 



65464. Hoito. Of Japanese origin. 



65465. Lallemantia iberica (Bieb.) 

 Fisch. and Mey. Menthaceae. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by Vilmorin- 

 Andrieux & Co. Received November 27, 1925. 



A blue-flowered, herbaceous perennial, native 

 to semiarid regions in Asia Minor and Syria, whose 

 seeds yield an oil said to be a high-grade drying oil. 



For previous introduction, see No. 35594. 



