10 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



23353 and 23354— Continued. 



23354. (Jkkui i:\ .i ami mini Bolus. Barberton daisy. 



From Durban, South Africa. Procured from the curator of the Botanic 

 Gardens. "The flowers are a beautiful shade of red." (Lewis.) 



23355 to 23363. Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. Kafir. 



From Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa; original seed from Natal. 

 Presented by Prof. J. Burtl Davy, agrostologisl and botanist, Transvaal 

 Department of Agriculture. Received July 21, 1908. 



Seed of each of the following. Varietal descriptions by Mr. Carleton Jl. Ball. 



23355. White. Extra long heavy head; seed large, white, slightly 

 flattened ; glumes greenish white. 



23356. White. Small head as in our domestic varieties; seeds and 

 glumes very similar. 



23357. White kaflr form. Slender head; white kafir seed, but the 

 greenish white glumes are longer than in a true white kafir. 



23358. Medium-sized head; spikelet rather small; glumes reddish to 

 black, about as an orange sorgo; seeds varying from white tinged with 

 red to orange. 



23359. Similar to No. 23358, but seeds averaging paler. 



23360. Medium kafir head; small orange seeds and greenish glumes 

 tinged with red. 



23361. Similar to No. 23360, but glumes frequently a deep red. 



23362. Medium kafir head ; tinged red seeds and pale glumes. 



23363. Medium kafir head, but with deep reddish brown seeds and deep 

 red glumes; strongly resembles a deep red Orange or Golman sorgo and 

 may prove to be sweet. 



23364 to 23366. Litchi chinensis Sonner. Leitchee. 



From Canton, Kwangtung, China. Procured by Dr. John M. Swan, medical 

 superintendent, the Medical Missionary Society's Hospital. Pveceived at 

 the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station June 6, 1908. 



Trees of each of the following : 



23364. Kirai mi. "A delicious flavored and very popular leitchee. It 

 comes in the fifth lunar month (July). Earliest variety." (Swan.) 



23365. Hak ip. " The black-leaf leitchee ; this is a favorite early sort, 

 having a small seed, and is tender and very juicy. It ripens in the 

 fifth lunar month (July), and we count it our best variety. The tree 

 is grafted by the approach system." (Sivan.) 



23366. Xeu mm chi. "This' is the largest fruited and smallest 

 seeded and sweetest leitchee in Canton, and is one of the best. It sells 

 for 10 cents a caddy (about 4 cents a pound), double the price of the 

 ordinary sorts. It ripens in the fifth and sixth lunar months (July 

 and August)." (Swan.) 



" Leitchees like a rich, clayey soil and must not be allowed to suffer from 

 drought." (Frank N. Meyer.) 



23367 to 23378. 



From Paramaribo, Surinam. Presented by Mr. J. R. Wigman, director of 

 the Botanic Garden. Received July 24, 1908. 



Cuttings of each of the following : 



23367. Citrus limonum Risso. Lemon. 



From Saramacca district. 

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