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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



73046. Triticum aestivum L. (T. 

 vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Uruguay. Seeds presented by H. V. de 

 Pena, first secretary, Legation of Uruguay, 

 Washington, D. C. Received February 8, 1927. 



Artigas. A Uruguayan variety. 



73047. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



From "West Africa. Seeds collected by David 

 Fairehild, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received March 25, 1927. 



No. 1180. En route from Buea to Moyuco, 

 Cameroon. February 12, 1927. A tropical tree 

 with small edible brown fruits about an inch in 

 diameter produced in hanging clusters 6 feet long. 



73048 and 73049. Quercus spp. 

 gaceae. 



Fa- 

 Oak. 



From Manchuria. Seeds collected by P. H. Dor- 

 sett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received January 10, 1927. 



73048. Quercus sp. 



No. 8866. November 20, 1926. From trees on 

 the mountain side near the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, 

 Haitzu, Chihli Province. 



73049. Quercus sp. 



No. 8867. November 20, 1926. A tall- 

 growing chestnut-leaved oak found near the Fa 

 Hua Ssu Temple, Haitzu, Chihli Province. 

 The bark looks different from that of the other 

 oaks, and this variety appears to be very inter- 

 esting. 



For previous introduction see No. 72163. 



