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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67088. Poa flabellata (Lam.) Hook, 

 f. Poaceae. Tussock grass. 



From the Falkland Islands. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. A.W. Hill, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 Kew, England. Received May 1, 1926. 



According to Hogg (Vegetable Kingdom, p. 

 823), this is a coarse grass which grows on peaty 

 soil near the sea in the Falkland Islands. It forms 

 dense masses of stems which frequently rise to a 

 height of from 4 to 6 feet, and the long tapering 

 leaves hang gracefully over in curves, from 5 to 8 

 feet long and an inch wide at the base. The plant 

 is much relished by cattle, being nutritious and 

 containing saccharin. The inner portion of the 

 stem, a little way above the root, is soft and crisp 

 and flavored like a hazelnut; the inhabitants of the 

 Falkland Islands are very fond of it. They also 

 boil the young shoots and eat them like asparagus. 



For previous introduction see No. 64210. 



67089. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. 



Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Tuber presented by 

 J. M. Westgate, Director, Hawaii Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, through C. F. Clarke, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Mav 12, 

 1926. 



A strain of the Hamakua variety of potato which 

 is a good yielder and a better keeper than the 

 original Hamakua. 



67090 to 67131. Oryza sativa L. Po- 

 aceae. Rice. 



From Sabour, India. Seeds presented by A. C. 

 Dobbs, director of agriculture, Bihar and Orissa. 

 Received May 3, 1926. 



Locally developed strains. 



67090 to 67111. From Bihar. 



67090. BacU-Aman. 



67091. Bachi (Kesharia-Katki). 



67092. Baitarni. 



67093. Balam-Aman. 



67094. Dudraj-Amah. 



67095. Gokulsar- Aman. 



67096. Hemcha. 



67097. Hura. Early Aman. 



67098. Kalam Barawa-Aman. 



67099. Kalam- Aman. 



67100. Kelasar. 



67101. Kessore. 



67102. Kughi-Aman. 



67103. Mahdagar. 



67104. Manesra. 



67105. Mansura-Aman. 



67106. Nagir-Aman. 



67107. PakJiar-Aman. 



67108. Sella. 



67109. Sirhanti. 



67110. Surgamani-Aman. 



67111. Ujarka Bfioga. 



67112 to 67114. From Chota, Nagpur. 



67112. Katka. Early. 



67113. Keshwarphul. Late. 



67114. Tangmusra. Medium. 



67090 to 67131— Continued. 

 67115 to 67120. From Orissa. 

 67115. Champanidhipal. 

 67118. Dalua. 



67117. Poagt. 



67118. Rakta Chandan. 



67119. Panga Kanthi. 



67120. Saragada Bangi. 



67121 to 67125. Selected varieties from Chota. 

 Nagpur. 



67121. Doranda. 



67122. Tilasar. 



67123. Katka. 



67124. Pais. 



Early. 



67125. Pamgarh. 



67126 to 67131. Selected varieties from Orissa. 



67126. Ddhia. Early Aman. 



67127. Cuttack No. 1. Early Aman. 



67128. Cuttack No. 2. Medium-late Aman. 



67129. Cuttack No. S. Late Aman. 



67130. Cuttack No. 4. Late Aman. 



67131. Cuttack No. 6. Late Aman. 



67132. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck 

 (C. decumana Murr.). Rutaceae. 



Grapefruit. 



From China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, 

 Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 

 Received May 4, 1926. 



A wild grapefruit found in the dry arid district 

 of southern Kansu, below Siku, at an altitude of 

 3,000 to 4,000 feet. The tree is 15 to 20 feet in height, 

 and the fruit 5 to 6 inches in diameter, very juicy, 

 but sour and full of seeds. (Pock.) 



67133. Rothia indica (L.) Druce 

 (R. trifoliata DC). Fabaceae. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds presented by 

 A. H. G. Alston, systematic botanist, Ceylon 

 Department of Agriculture. Received May 8, 

 1926. 



An annual leguminous plant, native to India, 

 which, according to T. Petch (Tropical Agricul- 

 turist, December, 1924) is common in dry situ- 

 ations in Ceylon and because of its trailing habit 

 should make a good cover plant. 



67134. Poa flabellata (Lam.) 

 Hook. f. Poaceae. Tussock grass. 



From Stanley, Falkland Islands. Seeds presented 

 by the colonial secretarv. Received May 10, 

 1926. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 67088. 



67135. Ficus erecta Thunb. Mor- 

 aceae. Fig. 



From Hakozuoka, Japan. Seeds received May, 

 1926, at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, 

 Calif., from Dr. Tyozaburo Tanaka, department 

 of agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University, 

 through Ira J. Condit, University of California, 

 Berkeley, Calif. 



An ornamental shrub or small tree, native to 

 China, Japan, and the Himalayas, very variable in 

 size, character of foliage, and degree of pubescence. 

 The fruits are single or in pairs, globular or pear- 

 shaped, and long-stalked or sessile. 



