44 MATERIAL INTRODUCED

91846 to 91945—Continued. 91951 to 91956. TBITICUM DURUM Desf. 91930. No. 467. Poaceae. Durum wheat. From Peru. Seeds presented by M. E. 91931. No. 468. Ochiozola, Chief, Estaci6n Experimental 91932. No. 469. Yellow, sweet. Agrfcola, Lima. Received March 9, 1931. 91933. No. 470, Black, sweet. A collection of local strains which have been cultivated in different parts of Peru 91934. No. 471. Black, sweet. for a long period. 91935. No. 472. Mottled. 91951. No. 1. Barba negra. From Aco- 91936. No. 473. Mottled (raisin). bamba, Department of Huancavelica. 91937. No. 474. White. 91952. No. 2. Barba azul. From Cerro de Pasco, Department of Junin. 91938. No. 475. 91953. No. 3. Chump e bianco. From 91939. RAPHANUS SATIVUS L. Brassica- Jauja, Department of Junin. ceae. Radish. 91954. No. 4. Llagua. From Huancayo, No. 489. White. Department of Junin. 91940 and 91941. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. 91955. No. 5. Barba blanca. From Are- Solanaceae. Eggplant. quipa, Department of Arequipa. 91940. No. 419. 91956. No. 6. Ghumpe negro. From Si- 91941. No. 421. caya, Department of Junin. 91942. SPINACIA OLERACEA L. Chenopo- 91957 to 91960. diaceae. Spinach. From Japan. Seeds purchased from The No. 492. Chugai Shokubutsu Yen, Yamamoto, Ka- 91943 to 91945. VICIA FABA L. Fabaceae. wabegun, near Kobe. Received March 9, Broadbean. 1931. 91943. No. 455. 91957 to 91959. ACER spp. Aceraceae. 91944. No. 456. . 91957. ACER CARPINIFOLIUM Sieb. and 91945. No. 457. Zucc. Hornbeam maple. A small up to 30 feet high with 91946. LlNUM USITATISSIMUM L. Li- oblong sharp-pointed doubly serrate naceae. Flax. 3 to 5 inches long, short ra- cemes of greenish , and glabrous From Kompolt, Hungary. Seeds presented about an inch long. The bright- by the Seed Testing Station, through green hornbeamlike leaves turn bright B. B. Robinson, Bureau of Plant In- brownish yellow in autumn. Native to dustry. Received March 9, 1931, Japan. Fiber flax. For previous introduction see 85677. 91947 and 91948. 91958. ACER CRATAEGIFOLIUM Sieb. and Zucc. From Narberth, Pa. Scions presented by A. E. Wohlert, The Garden Nurseries, A small tree 30 to 35 feet high with through Paul Russell, Bureau of Plant purplish branchlets, subcordate leaves Industry. Received March 9, 1931. with two to four short lobes near the base, of yellowish-white flow- 91947. PBUNUS CAMPANULATA Maxim. ers, and fruits with nearly horizontal Amygdalaceae. Taiwan cherry. wings. It is native to Japan. A bushy tree up to 25 feet high, of upright-spreading habit, with bright For previous introduction see 85679. shining-green serrate leaves. The cam- 91959. ACER DISTYLUM Sieb. and Zucc. panulate pendulous single flowers are deep pink, opening before the leaves, and A tree about 50 feet high, are succeeded by conical red fruits about with deeply cordate serrulate leaves 4 three-fifths of an inch long. Native to to 8 inches long and panicles of yellow Taiwan. ish flowers followed by upright panicles of winged fruits. Native to Japan. 91948. PBUNUS SEBRULATA Lindl. Amyg- dalaceae. For previous introduction see 85680. Variety Jeanne Wohlert. A decidedly 91960. ILEX LATIFOLIA Thunb. Aquifolia- dwarf variety, less than 6 feet high, with ceae. Holly. semidouble fragrant light-pink flowers. For previous introduction and descrip- For previous introduction see 72725. tion see 91518. 91949 and 91950. 91961 and 91962. From Halle-Saale, Germany. Seeds pre- From Africa. Seeds presented by the di- sented by Dr. W. Nicolaisen, University rector, Department of Agriculture, Akkra, of Halle. Received March 9, 1931. Gold Coast. Received March 10, 1931. 91949. TRITICUM ABSTIVUM L. (T. vulgwre 91961. INDIGOFERA ARBECTA HOChst. Fa- Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. baceae. Indigo. A variety immune from Ustilago A several feet high, with com- trttid. pound leaves made up of six to eight pairs of oblanceolate leaflets and racemes 91950. AVENA SATIVA L. Poaceae. Oats. of yellow flowers. It is native to the A variety resistant to some physiolog- Gold Coast of Africa where it is used as ical forms of smut. a forage crop.