12 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



49197 to 49221— Continued. 



49208. GossYPiuM hibsutum L. Malvaceae. Cotton. 

 "(No. 213. Beira, Mozambique. November 3. 1919.) Nyasaland up- 

 land. Grown at Shimba on the Zambezi. The seed is distributed to the 

 natives and the cotton is bought from them by the Mozambique Com- 

 pany." 



49209. HoLcus sorghum sudanensis (Piper) Hitclic. Poacese. 



Sudan grass. 



"(No. 236. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 1919.)" 



49210. Panicum madagascaeiense Spreng. Poaceae. Grass. 



"(No. 218. Beira, Mozambique. November 3, 1919.) A fine grass; 

 grows well on sandy land of the Beira region. It may prove valuable 

 on sandy soils of the South. Grows to a height of about 15 inches." 



49211. Passiflora edtxlis Sims. Passifloracefe. Granadilla. 



"(No. 230. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 1919.) Seed 

 from a granadilla served at a hotel. Fruit about 1^ by 2 inches, of an 

 agreeable flavor." 



49212. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabacese. Mung bean 

 "(No. 232. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 1919.) A 



small green bean." 



49213 and 49214. Ricinodendron bautanenii Schinz. Euphorbia cese. 



49213. "(No. 229. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 

 1919.) The in'goma tree, which produces a remarkably lightweight 

 wood used instead of pith ; it is also used as a base to be covered 

 with metal or leather. The seeds should be sawed open for plant- 

 ing ; otherwise germination will be very slow." 



49214. "(No. 249. Victoria Falls. November 13, 1919). M'goma. A 

 fine tree bearing nuts with very hard shells, but with edible kernels 

 which are also valuable for oil. I think it will prove a valuable 

 introduction ; piles of nuts were seen near the houses of the 

 natives of this section." 



49215. Sclerocarya caffra Sond. Anacardiacese. Morula. 



" (No. 225. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 1919.) 

 See No. 139 fS. P. I, No. 48823] and No. 193 [S. P. I. No. 49315]. The 

 nuts are exceedingly good." 



Morula nuts, the seeds of Sclerocarya caffra, are found in northern 

 Transvaal. They weigh from 3 to 4 grams and measure one-half by 1 

 inch. They consist of 87.9 per cent of very hard shell and 12.01 per cent 

 of kernel, which has a pleasant nutty flavor and should be very nutri- 

 tious as a food. Upon ether extraction, these kernels yield from 5 to 

 6.3 per cent of a pale-yellow oil, which has been analyzed as follows; 



Specific gravity at 15.5° C 0. 9153 



Acid value (as oleic) 1.59 



Saponification number 19. 1 



Unsaponifiable matter per cent .93 



Wij.s' iodin number 72.9 



Glycerol per cent 10 .6 



Hehner number : 94 .7 



