32 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



56031. Chkysophtllum magalismontana Sond. Sapotacese. 



From Pretoria. Transvaal. Seeds px'eseuted by I. P.. Pole Evans, chief. 

 Division of Botany. Received December IS. 192'2. 



An ornamental evergreen slirub or small tree which is coumion t>u .stun.\ 

 outcrops in the Transvaal on frostless ridges at an altitude of tJ.Omj tt>et near 

 Johannesburg and also in the " Middle Yeld "' at altitudes below 4.000 feet. 

 The fruits, up to an inch in diameter, are agreeably acidulous and most re- 

 freshing in hot weather ; they are used by the white colonists for making 

 preserves and jelly. The natives call the tree Stam-rruehte, because the 

 flowers and fruits are borne on very short stalks on the stem and main 

 brandies. The tree tolerates great heat and drought. ( Adapte<l from )infe of 

 ■J. Burft Davy under S. P. I. Xo. 19S8-',.} 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 10884. 



56032 to 56057. Triticum aestrum L. Poacea?. 



{T. vuigare Yill. ) Common wheat. 



Friim TuluM, Irkutsk. Russia. .Seeds presented by Victor I'issareff, dii'ec- 

 tor of the AgricultiU'al Experiment Station. Received December 9. 1922. 



" These varieties of winter wheat have endured the winter at Tulini, which 

 is considered beyond the northern limit of wheat growing." {PiHuareff.) 



56032. Tulun 365. 56045, Tulun 389. 



56033. Tulun 366. 56046. Tulun .390. 



56034. Tulun. 567. 56047. Tulvn 392. 



56035. Tulun 370. 56048. Tulun 39S. 



56036. Tulun 373. 56049. Tulun JfOS. 



56037. Tulun 375. 56050. Tulun .',08. 



56038. Tuhiu 377. 56051. Tulitu .'/OC. 



56039. Tulun 379. 56052. Tulun Jfl6. 



56040. Tulun 380. 56053. Tulun .',18. 



56041. Tulun 382. 56054. Tulun ',25. 



56042. Tuhm 383. 56055. Tulvn J,56. 



56043. Tulun 384. 56056. Tulun -',57. 



56044. Tulun 385. 56057. Tulun .',58. 



56058 and 56059. Citrus spp. Rutacea'. 



PYom Swatow. China. Plants presente<l l)y Rev. A. II. Page. Received 

 December 21, 1922. Quoted notes by Jlr. Page. 



•'These fruits, among the very best of the citrus fmits of Ciiina. grow 

 chiefly in the low delta region cros.sed l)y the Tropic of Cancer, wheie there is 

 a slight frost perhaps once in 10 years, during the period wlien the trees are 

 dormant" 



56058. Citrus nobit.is deliciosa (Ten.) Swingle. Mandarin orange. 

 "A tangerine which is as large and fully as sweet .is the navel orange." 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 459.38. 



56059. CiTKtJS sp. 



" The ' soft orange,' which, like the tangerine, is easily peeled when 

 thoroughly ripe. It will keep a long time without ice and becomes very 

 sweet. It is only of medium size." 



56060 to 56063. Ribes s]ip. Gi'ossulaiiiicea\ 



From P^lstree, Herts. England. Presented l)y Hon. Vicary <;ibl>s. Received 

 December 18, 1922. 



56060. RiBES HENEYi Frauch. 



Plant. An unarmed evergreen shrub, abotit 3 feet high, native to the 

 vicinity of S-zeclnvan in Hupeh. China. The oval dark-greon leaves are 



