APRIL 1 TO MAY 31, 1920. 29 



49977 to 50054— Continued. 



50012 to 50014. HoLCUS sorghum verticilliflorus (Steud.) Ilitchc. Poace«. 



Tabucki grass. 



50012. '-(No. 483. Malele. January 23, 1920. Herb. No. (JlO.) Seeds of 

 a plant growing at the side of the track." 



50013. "(No. 506. Kindu. January 27, 1920. Herb. No. G23.) Seedsfrom 

 a plant on low land." 



50014. "(No. 507. Kindu. January 27, 1920.) Seeds from a plant on the 

 uplands." ' ** 



50015. HoLcus SORGHUM L. Poacese. Sorghum. 

 (Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



"(No. 516. Kindu. January 28, 1920.) Seeds of a grass very abundant here 

 but never used by the natives. " 



50016. HoLcus SORGHUM VERTICILLIFLORUS (Steud.) Hitchc. Poacese. 



Tabucki grass. 



"(No. 524. Kongola. January 31, 1920.) Seeds." 



50017 to 50019. HoLcus sorghum L. Poaceae. Sorghum. 



(Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



50017. "(No. 387. Elizabethville . January 5, 1920.) Wliite kafir." 



50018. "(No. 445. Kadia. January 18, 1920.)" Red kafir, known in the 

 Luban language as muki; important for food." 



50019. "(No. 530. Kongolc February 2, 1920.) A white kafir grown 

 east and south of here; called mutama by the natives." 



50020. Inula sp. Asteraceae. 



. "(No. 404. Kalule Sud. January 8, 1920.) An ornamental composite." 



50021. Jatropha curcas L. Euphorbiaceae. 



"(No. 459. Kulu. January 19, 1920.) A hedge plant with cottonlike leaves 

 and upright habit. The fruits are yellow-green and three-fourths of an inch 

 in diameter. The seed yields an oil." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47916. 



50022. KiGELiAsp. Bignoniacese. 



"(No. 539. Kongolo. February 3, 1920.) The large sausage tree; abun- 

 dant from the Zambezi to Kongolo." 



50023. LuFPA cylindrica (L.) Roem. Cucurbitaceae . 

 (L. aegyptiaca Mill.) 



"(No. 538. Kongolo. February 3, 1920. Herb. No. 642.) A variety of 

 Luffa which grows wild here; not eaten by the natives." 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40533. 



50024. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceee. Tomato. 

 ' ' (No . 463 . Kabwe . January 19, 1920 .) A small red tomato planted every- 

 where by the natives." 



50025. MELOTHRiAsp. Cucurbitacese. 



"(No. 409. Kalule Sud. January 19, 1920.) A'small cucurbit with pointed , 

 very pretty fruits; said to be eaten by the natives. The plant is a low climber 

 or prostrate." 



50026. MELOTHRiAsp. Cucurbitacese . 



"(No. 457. Kadia. January 18, 1920.) A small red fruit, one-fourth of an 

 inch in diameter; ornamental." 

 2211—23 3 



