36 SEEDS AND PLANTS [MPOBTED. 



24193. Qryza sativa L. Rice. 



From Chevy Chase, M<1. Grown by Mr. David Fairchild on hie place "In the 

 Woods." Received November 23, L908. 



< rrown from dry-land rice No. L91 



"Planted June 5; it matured a crop of ripe grain. I only planted ;t few kernels 

 ;ni(l it received do irrigation whatever. One plant had 17 heads on it and though uot 

 as tall as irrigated rice it looks like a proimsing thing to me. [ also planted the same 

 variety in April and go1 a good Btand, somewhat hotter than the later planting, i. e., 

 maturing earlier. 1 Burmisethal in such seasons as the lasl one (1908), May would be 

 the besl time to sow this rice in Maryland.'' (Fairchild.) 



24194. -Carissa carandas L. 



Prom Peradeniya, (eylon. Presented by Mr. John C. Willis, director, Royal 

 Botanic Gardens. Received November 21, 1908. 



See No. 23750 for description. 



24195. Schoenocaulox officinale (Schlecht.) Gray. Cebedilla. 



From Vera Cruz, Mexico. Presented by Mr. William W. Canada, American con- 

 sul. Received November 10, 1908. 



" The party who procured some of this seed for us in 1905 informs us that it is poison- 

 ous, containing Veratrum, and is therefore generally used in the form of a tincture 

 for destroying body lice, etc., as also ticks on cattle. There are other varieties of 

 the same species — the Zygadenus mexieanus and the Stenanthium frigidum, but these 

 are considered as inferior. The plant is indigenous to the soil in some parts of the 

 State of Vera Cruz. Cebadilla is a common commodity procurable of druggists in the 

 United States." (Extract from letter of Consul Canada, September 18, 1905.) 



24196. Citrus xobilis Lour. (?) "Naartje." 



From Warm Baths, Transvaal, South Africa. Presented by Mr. C. A. Simmonds, 

 at the request of Mr. R. A. Davis, government horticulturist, Transvaal De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Pretoria. Received November 30, 1908. 



Groenskil. "The word l GroenskiV means green skin, and the fruit of this variety 

 bears more resemblance to the Emperor mandarin perhaps than to most others. It 

 hangs for a long time on the trees in good condition, and is the latest ripening variety 

 we have. It is also more hardy than the 'Plat&kilV (S. P. I. No. 24326)." {Extract 

 from letter of Mr. Davis, February IS, 1908.) See No. 21551 for further remarks. 



24197 to 24202. 



From Biloxi, Miss. Grown by Prof. S. M. Tracy, special agent, who procured 

 the original seed from Prof. C. F. Baker, Experiment Station, Santiago de 

 las Vegas, Cuba. Received November 30, 1908. 



Plants of the following; notes by Professor Tracy: 



24197. Calopogoxium coeruleum (Benth.) Hemsl. 



A slender vine, 10 to 15 feet, rooting freely, poor climber, nodules abundant, 

 no flowers. 



24198. Calopogoxium orthocarpum Urb. 



A slender vine, 3 to 6 feet, rooting freely, poor climber, nodules abundant, 

 no flowers. 



24199. Galactia texuiflora (Willd.) W. & A. 



A slender, vigorous climber, nodules abundant, no seed. 

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