68 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51898 to 52267— Continued. 



51931 and 51932. Cucuiiis metui.iferus E. Mey. Cucurbitaceie. 



Cucumber. 



51931. " (Nos. 1295 and 1295a. Butial)a. Northeru Province, Uganda. 

 July 19, 1920.) A cucuml)er which is red near the tip; it ripens 

 very unequally; is eaten by birds." 



51932. "(No. 1495. Sirasima. Mougalhi Province, Anglo-Egyptian 

 Sudan. August 8, 1920.) A wild re<l type of cucumber, 11 by 2 or 

 2i inches. When ripe they are eaten by birds." 



51933 and 51934, Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitacere. Cucumber. 



51933. "(No. 1207. Kisumu, Nyanza Province. Kenia. .July 11^ 

 1920.) Cucumber; a small type from the market." 



51934. "(No. 1494. Simsima, Mongalla Province, Anglo-Egyptian 

 Sudan. August 8, 1920.) A deep-green cucumber with yellow 

 markings." 



51935. Cucumis sp. Cucurbitacese. 



"(No. 1330. Atokaferri, Mongalla Province, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. 

 July 25, 1920. ) A small cucumber which is very popular with the natives 

 of this section." 



51936. Cucumis sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



"(No. 1417. Rejaf, Mongalla Province, Anglo-Egj-ptian Sudan. August 

 4, 1920.) A large cucumber with long spines; orange color when ripe.'*^ 



51937. Cucumis sp. Cucurbitacese. 



"(No. 1537. Omdurman, Khartum Province, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. 

 August 18, 1920.) Senat. A cucumberlike plant from the Red Sea 

 region ; the seeds are used as food." 



51938. DoLicHos LABLAB L. Fabaceae. Hyacinth bean. 

 "(No. 1539. Omdurman, Khartum Province, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. 



August 18, 1920.) Kaseringiqtie. A flat bean with a large white hilum. 

 There are also brown and black varieties." 



51939. DuRANTA BEPENS L. Verbenacefe. 



"(No. 1275. Misindi, Northern Province. Uganda. July 18, 1920.) 

 A beautiful white-flowered type of Duranta." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48707. 



51940 and 51941. Eciiinochloa pykamidalis (Lam.) Hitchc. and Chase. 

 (Panicum pyramidale Lam.) [Poacefe. Grass. 



51940. "(No. 1414. Rejaf, Mongalla Province, Anglo-Egvptian 

 Sudan. August 3, 1920. Herb. No. 940.) A large grass which 

 grows along watercourses and appears to extend throughout 

 central Africa. It grows on soil a little more uunat than that in 

 which sorghum grows." 



51941. "(No. 1503. Shanibe, Bahr el Ghazal Province, Anglo- 

 Egyptian Sudan, .\ucmst 10, 1920.) A grass which is character- 

 istic of the river front." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49999. 



51942 and 51943. Ei.eustne coracana (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae. 



Rag^i millet 



51942. "(No. 1257. Jinja, Eastern Province, Uganda. July 13 

 1920. ) Eleusine." 



51943. "(No. 1264. Misindi, Nurtheni Province, Uganda. July 17, 

 1920.) Eleusine from the market at Misindi." 



51944 and 51945. Gosstptum hiesutum L. Malvaceie. Cotton. 



51944. "(No. 1259. Palnngo. Eastern Province, Uganda. July l^. 

 1920.) Cotton now being planted here; it is probably Nyasaland 

 or American Upland." 



51945. "(No. 133."a. .Viokalorri. MongaIl;i Province, Anir'o-Egvplian 

 Sudan. July 25. 1020 ) Cntlun from a native field." 



