PIA29T MAl^RIAL INTRODUCED 



69042. Triticum aestivtjm L. (T. vul- 

 gare Till.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Stockholm, Sweden. Seeds obtained 

 through C. E. Leighty. Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received November 22, 1926. 



Swedish-grown seeds. 



69043. Triticum aesttvum L. {T. vul- 

 gare Yill. ) . Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Ukrainia. Russia. Seeds obtained 

 through J. W. Pincus, Amtorg Trading 

 Corporation. New York, N. Y. Received 

 November 15, 1926. 

 Ukrairika. A selection by the Mironov- 



sky Plant Breeding Station, which has 



given excellent results in various sections 



of Ukrainia. (Pincus.) 



69044. Zizania latifolia (Griseb.) 

 Stapf. Poaceae. Wild rice. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds presented by 

 Leslie Hancock, University of Nanking. 

 Received November 15, 1926. 



Seeds from plants growing in a swampy 

 situation at Lotus Lake, near Nanking. 

 China. {Hancock.) 



For previous introduction see No. 62270. 



69045. Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) 

 Wllld. Caesalpiniaceae. Divi-divi. 



From Moca, Dominican Republic. Seeds 

 presented by Dr. R. Ciferri, Director, 

 Estacion Nacional Agronomica. Received 

 November 18, 1926. 



A small, handsome, spreading, tropical 

 American tree or large shrub with feathery 

 foliage and fragrant white flowers. The 

 fruits, rich in tannic acid, are used in the 

 United States in the manufacture of 

 leather. A full-grown tree produces about 

 100 pounds of pods annually, and the yel- 

 low powdery substance filling these pods 

 contains about 50 per cent of high-quality 

 tannin, according to Record (Timbers of 

 Tropical America, p. 251). 



For previous introduction see No. 66650. 



69046 to 69049. Gossypitjm spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Seeds presented by 

 che Royal Agricultural Society, through 

 T. H. Kearney. Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received November 13, 1926. 



Locally grown cotton strains. 



69046. Gosstpium sp. 



Maarad 87. M 26-21-8 strain. 



69047. Gosstpium sp. 



Maarad 104. M 10-400-1S strain. 



69048. Gosstpium sp. 



Maarad 18. M 26-33-17 strain. 



69049. Gosstpium sp. 



Maarad 120. M 31-268-14 strain. 



6S050. IIaxgifera lndica L. Anacar- 

 diaceae. Mango. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West 

 Indies. Seeds presented by N. F. Gra- 

 ham. Received October 5, 1926. 



Graham mango. A variety with large 

 luscious fruits which often weigh 30 ounces. 



69051 to 69055. 



From Egypt. Seeds presented by Mahmoud 

 Samy Pasha, Egyptian Minister, through 

 C. R. Ball. Bureau of Plant Industrv. 

 Received October 4, 1926. 



Locally grown seeds obtained from the 

 Gabal Asfar farm, main drainage depart- 

 ment, Ministry of Public Works, Egypt. 



69051. HORDEUM VULGARE PALLIDUM 



Seringe. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 

 Baladi. 



69052. Trifolium alexandrixum L. Fa- 

 baceae. Berseem. 



Muscoici berseem. 



69053. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare 

 Till.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



Hindi. 



69054. Yicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broad bean. 

 Baladi. 



69055. Zea mats L. Poaceae. Corn. 



69056 to 69059. Peuxts tomextosa 

 Thunb. Ainygdalaceae. 



Manchu cherry. 



From Geneva, N. Y. Bud wood selected in 

 1922 by George M. Darrow, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Numbered October, 1926. 



69056. A large bush producing fruits 

 which are larger and less acid than 

 the average. They make a fine sauce. 



69057. A spreading bush 4 to 5 feet high 

 which produces an abundance of globose 

 fruits. 



69058. The fruits were still on this tree 

 the middle of August. It is the second 

 best tree of the collection. 



69059. Selected from a superior strain. 



69060. Joaxnesia PRixcEPs Yell. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. 



From Minas Geraes, Brazil. Seeds obtained 

 through the United States Federal Horti- 

 cultural Board. Received May 11, 1922. 

 Numbered October, 1926. 



A large tropical American tree, with 

 handsome digitately three-foliolate to seven- 

 foliolate leaves about 4 inches long and co- 

 conutlike fruits about 5 inches in diameter 

 with four large oily seeds. It is related to 

 the tung-oil tree (Aleurites fordii). 



69061. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Egypt. Seeds presented by Mahmoud 

 Samy Pasha. Egyptian Minister, through 

 C. R. Ball, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived October 4, 1926. 



Locally grown seeds obtained from the 

 Gabal Asfar farm, main drainage depart- 

 ment, Ministry of Public Works, Egypt. 



69062. TRiEOLrcAi ixcabxatuae L. Fa- 

 baceae. Crimson clover. 



From Bordeaux, France. Seeds presented 

 by M. Catros Gerand. through Mrs. Rob- 

 ert Davis, Margaux. Gironde. France. Re- 

 ceived October 1, 1926. 



Locally grown seeds. 



