12 SEEDS AM- PLANTS [MPORTED. 



24437. &SPAB \<.i 8 in him S Ilamil. 



From Nocera [nferiore, Italy. Presented by Mr. Willy Mi'illcr. Eleceived Jan- 

 uary 5, !'• 

 "This b] was originally collected by Buchanan-HamiltoD in Nepaul, hut has 



since been found in many Localities extending Erom Burma i<> the western Eimalaya, 

 and thence northward to Mongolia. It is erecl in habit and attains a height of nearly 

 et, having horizontally spreading branches. The Blender, flattened phyllocladee 

 are about one-third of an inch long and are borne in clusters of about five. The 

 h white flowers are Beated on slender pedicels about twice as long as the 

 phylloclades." Gardener's Chronicle, August 15, 1908.) 



24438 to 24440. 



From Kingston, Jamaica. Received through Mr. William Harris, superintendent 

 of public gardens, Department of Agriculture, Hope Gardens, January 5, 1909. 



24438. Zixziber officinale Rose. Ginger. 

 Rhizomes. Procured for Dr. R. H. True's experiments at Orange City, Fla. 



24439. Persea gratissima Gaertn. f. Avocado. 

 Seeds. 



24440. IXDIGOFERA AXIL L. 



' ' Seeds of a leguminous shrub reaching a height of several feet and distin- 

 guished from the common indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) by having short, com- 

 pressed, sickle-shaped pods and by its capability of being propagated by means 

 of cuttings. Indigenous in Tropical America, and occurring from the Carolinas 

 to Brazil. Formerly widely cultivated in both the eastern and the western hemi- 

 spheres, and together with I. tinctoria an important source of indigo. Now, too, 

 found in waste places from North Carolina to Florida and Louisiana. It is no 

 longer cultivated commercially in the United States, since the introduction 

 of substitutes has rendered indigo production unprofitable." (W. W. Stock- 

 berger.) 



24441. Oryza sativa L. Rice. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. F. G. Krauss, in charge of rice inves- 

 tigations, Hawaii Experiment Station. Received January 6, 1909. 



"Variety No. 164, 34 to 40 inches tall. A strong, erect grower, tillers well, and 

 bears heavily a kernel of good quality. Mature in 120 days. One of the best Japan 

 rices grown at the Hawaii station. We give preference to this variety, which promises 

 to supersede other Japan types in Hawaii." (Krauss.) 



24442 to 24447. 



From Sholapur, India. Presented by M. A. Peacock, esq., treasurer, the Ameri- 

 can Marathi Mission. Received December 26, 1908. 



The following seeds, native names, and notes by Mr. Peacock: 



24442 and 24443. Axdropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. Durra. 



24442. Jowar Sholapuri. Stalks often grow 10 feet tall; heads mam- 

 moth. 



"White. This is a medium-sized head, rather compact, with a rather 

 small, flattened, white seed inclosed in transversely wrinkled, mostly 

 pale, glumes; florets awned. Apparently represents a group not hereto- 

 fore introduced." (CarletonR. Ball.) 

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