1733 
Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae) , 45023. Potato. Prom 
Honolulu, Hawaii. Variety 'Portuguese Red.' "This 
one plant produced 31 potatoes large enough for table 
use, and is a success. The Irish Cobbler potatoes rot- 
ted, but this new variety did not." (C. R. Baldwin, 
Palacios, Tex. , December 28, 1921.) 
Ulmus pumila (Ulmaceae), 40898. Elm. Prom Peking, 
China. "These trees are making a very good growth, and 
appear to stand drought much better than the white ash 
in this region. They will make very fine shade trees." 
(Gilbert A. Engen.Finley , N. Dak ., December 19, 1921.) 
Notes on behavior of the following introductions 
of the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction 
appeared recently in Department Circular No. 209, "The 
Work of the San Antonio Experiment Farm in 1919 and 
1920," which should be consulted for further data: 
The following sorghums (Holeus sorghum) : 
No. 
22329. 
i-ulyl UVCu 1 c vcl 1 Id • 
No. 
32707. 
OWCCU tLal XL . 
No. 
34911. 
"Dwarf hegari." 
No. 
38463. 
"Brown kaollng." 
following 
field peas (Pisum spp. ) : 
No. 
12887. 
"Carleton. " 
No. 
21709. 
"Amraoti." (This variety gave the 
maximum grain yield, 34 
pounds per acre.) 
No. 
22036. 
"Agnes . " 
No. 
22038. 
"Arthur." 
No. 
22048. 
"Victoria. " 
No. 
22079. 
"Peluschka." 
No. 
22637 . 
"Multipliers. " 
No. 
23848. 
"Andes." 
No. 
23850. 
"Lima." 
No. 
23851. 
"Vida. " 
No. 
24262. 
No. 
24314. 
"Fraile." (This variety gave the 
maximum yield of field- 
cured hay, averaging 2.58 
tons per acre . ) 
No. 
24895. 
"Smiley. " 
No. 
25680. 
"Brown. " 
No. 
34941. 
"Golden vine." 
