12 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



23381 to 23386— Continued. 



23383 and 23384. " Seed of two coarse-growing forage grasses." {Hart.) 



23383. Panicum sp. 



" Capim milha branca de Itapira." 



23384. Panicum sp. 

 •• Capim Quine." 



23385. Panicum maximum Jacq. Guinea grass. 



"Capim colonia. This is a rank grower and makes s quantity of bay 

 that all classes of stock eal eagerly. In our alfalfa fleld it is the most 

 persistent 'weed' that we have to contend with. Usually it is in flower 

 every time the alfalfa is cut, and the combination bents timothy and 

 clover." {Hart.) 



23386. Makanta abundinacka L. ( V) Arrowroot. 



" This is much superior to the common arrowroot we have heen grow- 

 ing; is very large and easier to dig on account of its bnlhs being near 

 the surface. It might be of some value where the common Bermuda 

 arrowroot nourishes." {Hart.) 



23390. Tricholaena rosea Nees. 



From Piracicaba, Sao Paulo. Brazil. Presented by Dr. J. William Hart, 

 director, Agricultural College, through Mr. C. V. Piper. Received July 

 27, 1908. 



"Favorite grass. A very fine hay grass. It does not grow in clumps like so 

 many of our grasses, and may prove a good lawn grass for the South." (Hart.) 



23391 and 23392. 



From Spain. Received through Mr. M. Fraile, of this Department, July 28, 



1908. 



23391. Medic ago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



" These roots of ' Mielga ' were only sent to show the size, and were 

 taken from the roadside near the village of Villares de la Reina. This 

 plant remains green through drought, while other small vegetation 

 withers away." (Fraile.) 



" The name ' Mielga ' is never applied to the cultivated form of alfalfa, 

 but only to the wild form. Some seedsmen also apply it to Medicago 

 sativa varia. 



" The plants lack the upright habit of cultivated alfalfa, and are viewed 

 very much as weeds are in this country. Frequently it is quite difficult 

 to eradicate them from fields in which they have become established. 

 The roots sometimes acquire a diameter of an inch or more." (Brand.) 



23392. Amygdalus communis L. Almond. 



"Cuttings of seedling hard-shelled almonds from along the railway 

 track near Bobadilla. These trees were planted by the railroad company, 

 and extend from Bobadilla 50 miles northward. They are now (1908) 

 13 years old and are bearing fruit. This is the most colossal seedling 

 orchard of these seedling hard-shelled almonds in the world, and the 

 late-flowering varieties are worthy of being picked out and propagated." 

 (Fairchild.) 



23393. Solanum jamesii Tori*. 



From Santa Fe, N. Mex. Presented by Mr. M. J. Nagle, through Mr. R. A. 

 Oakley. Received July 18, 1908. 



See Nos. 10473 and 18342 for previous introductions. 



23395. Litchi chinensis Sonner. Leitchee. 



From Xodoa, island of Hainan, South China. Presented by Mrs. L. E. M. 

 Kelly, Hoihow, island of Hainan, South China, via Hongkong. Received 

 August 1, 1908. 



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