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22764. Andropogon sericeus R. Br. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Presented by Prof. J. Burtt Davy, 

 government agrostologist and botanist, Transvaal Department of Agri- 

 culture. Received May 1, 1908. 

 " New South Wales Bluegrass. The seed is this year's crop grown in the 

 Transvaal." (Davy.) 



22765 to 22770. Colocasia esctjlenta (L.) Schott. Taro. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. M. Treub, director. Department 

 of Agriculture, through Mr. O. W. Barrett. Received May 1, 1908. 



The following tubers. The nomenclature is mainly that of Hasskarl, Cat. PI. 

 Hort. Bogor., 55. The Malay names are also quoted. 



22765. Variety polyrrhiza Hsskl., subvariety viridis. " Kimpoel idjoh." 



22766. Variety monorrhiza Hsskl., subvariety rubri-nervis. "Talus 



romah banteng." 



22767. Variety monorrhiza Hsskl., subvariety rubra. "Talus lampoeng- 



merah." 



22768. Variety monorrhiza Hsskl., subvariety rubra. "Talus bajabon." 



22769. Variety monorrhiza Hsskl., subvariety " Talus goenoeng tjisalak." 



22770. Variety monorrhiza Hsskl., subvariety " Talus kekes." 



22771. Mtjsa paradistaca L. Banana. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. Presented by Dr. 

 E. Andre, through Mr. O. W. Barrett. Received May 1, 1908. 

 " This banana is of the small kind known here as Fig." (Andre.) 

 "A small ornamental banana which has small fruits and numerous seeds." 

 (Barrett.) 



22772 to 22774. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. Presented by Dr. 

 E. Andre. Received May 1, 1908. 



22772. Tounatea simplex (Vahl.) Tanb. 



"A small, smooth-barked tree, branching like an elm. Leaves short 

 petioled, alternate, 3 inches long, smooth; veins on under surface yel- 

 lowish. Flowers borne in three-flowered racemes, in axils of leaves, at 

 the tips of the branches. Corolla 1A inches long, pale yellow. Wood hard 

 and fine grained; used for lathe work." (H. Pittier.) 



22773. Gliricidia maculata H. B. & K. 



"An unarmed tree, with alternate, compound leaves. Flowers resem- 

 bling those of black locust in size, but pink." (H. B. d- K.) 



22774. Cyxometka trinitensis Oliv. 



"A small tree of the senna family. Leaves alternate, compound, of two 

 obliquely oblong leaflets, 3 to 4 inches long. Flowers in small, many- 

 flowered, axillary, sessile clusters. Fruit a one-seeded, globular legume. 

 1 to 2 inches in diameter." (Oliv.) 



22775 to 22778. 



From Asmara, Eritrea, North Africa. Presented by the director, Colonial 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received April 29, 1908. 



22775. Juniperus procera Hochst. 

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