INVENTORY/ 



52855 to 52858. 



From Burma, India. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer 

 of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received April 4, 1921. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



52855. Canavali sp. Fabacese. 



" Tayok Pedalet. Native to Upper Burma. This bean is extensively 

 cultivated in Mandalay and is considered to contain a higher percentage 

 of nitrogen than any other bean found in India or Burma." 



52856. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceas. 



" Ma ha ka. A Siamese plant from the forests near Lampang, northern 

 Siam. A beautiful large-flowered scandent bush. Tubers of this plant 

 were sent from Chiengmai." 



52857. Phaseolus caloakatus Roxb. Fabacese. Rice bean. 



" San to hai. A bean indigenous to Upper Burma and cultivated in 

 Mandalay. The beans are eaten Avith rice when mature. Collected 

 February 3, 1921." 



52858. ZiziPiius matjritiana Lam. Rhanmacese. Bor. 

 (Z. jujuha Lam., not Mill.) 



"A shrub with small, red, sweet-acid fruits the size of a large cherry, 

 from a wild plant found near Okma on the upper Chindv/in River. 

 Specimen No. 843. Collected February 1, 1921." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46720. 



52859. Hydnocarpus wightiana Blume. Flacourtiacese. 



From Calcutta, India. Seeds collected by .T. F. Rock, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received April 

 15, 1921. 



"(Calcutta, India. March 8, 1921.) These seeds were found in old fruits 

 under two trees about 30 feet high which were loaded with immature fruits. 

 I examined a number of these seeds and found that they were still in good 

 condition. They will require sandy soil. At present the oil from the seeds is 

 used in Calcutta (School of Tropical Medicine) in the treatment of leprosy." 

 (Rock.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51362. 



52860. Peucedanum ostruthium (L.) Koch. Apiacese. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. L. Trabut. Received 

 April 5, 1921. 



A perennial herb native to the French Alps. The acid aromatic root is used 

 in medicine, particularly in veterinary practice. It is utilized also for the 

 preparation of some kinds of Swiss cheese. (Adapted from Mueller, Select 

 Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 366.) 



1 All introductions consist of seeds unless otherwise noted. 



It should be understood that the varietal names of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and 

 otlier plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was received 



adoption in this country. ^ . _ 

 established, their entrance into the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal 

 names for them in American literature becomes necessary, the foreign varietal designations 

 appearing in this inventory will be subject to change with a view to bringing the forms 

 of the names into harmony with recognized American codes of nomenclature. 



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