INVENTORY. 



34340. CoLocAsiA esculenta (L.) Schott. Dasheen. 



( C. antiquorum Schott . ) 

 From Calabar, Southern Nigeria. Presented by Mr. F. Evans, Superintendent of 

 Agri.cultiu'e. Received October 4, 1912. 

 •'The tannia or dasheen known here as 'coco yam,' or the 'little yam.' There are a 

 number of varieties cultivated in this province; I have already seen five distinct 

 kinds; the one I send you is called by the natives around here 'Ekuri akpan."- 

 (Evans.) 

 Tuber. 



34341 to 34343. 



From Tiu-kestan. Presented by Mr. Patrick O'Mara, New York, N. Y., who 

 received them from Mr. Vaclar Niemetz, of the Russian Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Received September 30, 1912. 



34341. Pyrus sp. Pear. 



34342. Platanus orientalis L. Oriental plane tree. 



Distribution. — A spreading tree found in the countries bordering on the east- 

 ern end of the Mediterranean Sea from Greece to Persia. Generally cultivated 

 as a street tree. 



34343. Amygdalus persica L. Peach. 

 {Prunus persica Stokes.) 



"WTiite fig-shaped." (Niemetz.) 



34344 to 34348. Stizolobium spp. 



From Parlakemedi. Presented by Mr. D. Hooper, Botanical Survey of India 

 Department, Calcutta, India. Received September 30, 1912. 



34344. Stizolobium niveum (Roxb.) Kuntze. Lyon bean. 

 (Reg. No. 34700.) 



34345. Stizolobium sp. 

 (Reg. No. 34701.) 



34346. Stizolobium pachylobium Piper and Tracy. Fleshy-pod bean. 



(Reg. No. 34702.) 



34347. Stizolobium pachylobium Piper and Tracy. Fleshy-pod bean. 

 (Reg. No. 34703.) 



34348. Stizolobium pachylobium Piper and Tracy. Fleshy-pod bean. 



(Reg. No. 34705.) 



"All these are recognized locally under the name of ^Dukku chikkv/iu,' and have 

 been known to be in cultivation for centuries." (Hooper.) 



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