82 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51258 to 51265— Continued. 



51261. Paspalum denticulatum Trin. Poacese. Grass. 

 "(No. 439.) A coarse, tall, cattaillike grass, 4 to 5 feet tall, always 



found growing in wet places. From Chipok, Coban." 



51262. Paspalum notatuji Fluegge. Poacese. Grass. 

 "(No. 441.) A grass, 6 to 12 inches tall, which forms a close mat. 



Grows in potiero, where it does well. From Chipok, Coban." 



51263. Paspalum plicatui.um Michx. Poaceje. Grass. 

 "(No. 440.) A grass, 2 to 4 feet tail, from Chipok, Coban. Seeds 



taken from a haystack of which this grass formed a large part." 



51264. PiPEE sp. Piperaceaj. 



" Cordoncilla.'' 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51059. 



51265. SoLANUM sp. Solanacese. 



"(No. 586.) Macui, in Kekchi dialect. Similar in habit and appear- 

 ance to Solannm douglasii of California, but more shrubby. The tender 

 young tips, picked and sorted and the tougher stems discarded, are widely 

 used tliroughout this region as greens. During the liot summer season 

 vegetables become scarce, but the macui is always to be had. The macui 

 greens have an excellent flavor, are said to have medicinal properties, 

 and seem to have more body than others. They are sometimes fried 

 with eggs stirred in." 



51266 and 51267. Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) Berg. Myr- 



tacese. Jaboticaba. 



From Deodoro, Federal District, Brazil. Seeds presented by Dr. Aristides 

 Caire, Campo Experimental. Received September 21, 1920. 



51266. "A remarkably interesting tree with a compact symmetrical head 

 of small bright-green leaves. The jaboticaba grows wild in southeast- 

 ern Brazil, and is also cultivated to a greater extent than almost any 

 other native fruit. The delicious fruits, abundantly produced directly 

 upon the bark of the tree, are round, half an inch to li inches in diam- 

 eter, with thick, glossy, maroon-purple skin and translucent juicy white 

 or rose-tinged pulp, of a most agreeable, vinous flavor. The oval com- 

 pressed seeds, one to four to a fruit, are about half an inch long. The 

 tree comes into bearing when 6 to 8 years old, and withstands little 

 frost." (P. H. Dorsett.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 45750. 



51267. "Jaboticaba murta mineira. This variety is very good, with 

 a fine skin, and very succulent. It is mostly cultivated in Rio de 

 Janeiro, Minas Geraes, and Sao Paulo." (Caire.) 



51268. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Malvaceae. Boselle. 



From Formosa, Argentina. Seeds presented by A. Wetmore, Biological 

 Survey, United States Department of Agriculture. Received September 

 15, 1920. 



An Old World tropical annual, 5 to 7 feet high, with almost sessile yellow 

 flowers, each with a red eye, which open only one day. In three weeks the 

 fleshy reddish calyxes are ready for the making of an unexcelled jelly. Each 

 plant averages a yield of 2 pounds of calyxes. 



