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54762 to 54766. Panicum mii.iaceum L. Poacese. Proso. 



From district of Iwate, Japan. Seeds presented by Prof. Takeo Kusano, 

 Kafoshima Imperial Collejie of Agriculture and Forestry, Kagoshima, 

 Japan. Received March S, 1922. Quoted notes by Professor Kusano. 



54762. Mixture of four varieties of millet. 



54763. " Hotcn-kuro-kihi. Black millet originally from Mukden, Man- 

 churia," 



54764. " Ki-kibi. Yellow millet." 



54765. " Shiro-km. White millet." 



54766. " /.airai-kuro-klhi. r>hick millet, much used for planting in this 

 district." 



54767. Phoenix ouseleyaxa Griffith. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Calcutta, India. Seeds presented by Percy Lancaster, secretary, 

 Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India. Received March 7, 1922. 



An armed palm with a sliort stem up to 12 feet in height and 9 inclies in 

 diameter, densely covered witli the stumps of leafstalks. The edible fruits are 

 orange colored until fully ripe, wlien they become black. The pinnate leaves are 

 4 to 8 feet long with pliable clustered leaflets more or less four ranked. Native 

 to the southern slopes of the Himalayas and to the East Indies. (Adapted from 

 Brandts, Indian Trees, p. O'/S.) 



54768. EuGEissoNA triste Griffith. Phoenicacese. Palm. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. W. M. Docters van Lee- 

 uwen, director. Botanic Garden. Received IMarch 10, 1922. 



A stemless, tufted palm common in the hill forests of Malakka. The numer- 

 ous spreading leaves, 15 to 20 feet long, are occasionally used for thatching and 

 for making mats ; the long petioles are armed with brown ascending spines. 

 The terminal panicle, 4 to G feet long, is furnished below with much-armed 

 sheaths, and even the long-pointed, often whiplike spathes are armed. Tlie 

 densely scaly, ovate fruits are generally rough with the recurved edges of the 

 dark-brown scales. Malayan name, bertam. (Adapted from Caleutta Journal 

 of Natural History, vol. 5, p. 10.) 



54769. Uapaca kirkiana Muell. Arg. Euphorbiacese. 



From Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia. Africa. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. W. L. Tliompson, Africa Inland Mission. Received January 4, 1922. 



" Majariji, an indigenous fruit of great value to our natives here which 

 perliaps saves many lives in famine times. It is of delicious flavor and very 

 healthful, so far as I am aware. The great drawback to its use by Europeans 

 is that the seeds occupy so large a part of the bulk of the fruit. Still we 

 often enjoy eating them. The trees grow about 20 feet high, often on rocky 

 hillsides not well adapted to cultivation. The fruit of each tree has its own 

 peculiarities of shape and size, as well as in size of seeds as compared with 

 size of fruit, etc. If tliey could be improved to make tlie fruit larger and 

 seeds smaller, I think tliey would be quite attractive." {Thompson.) 



54770 to 54775. Ribes vulgare Lam. GrossuLariacefe. 



Garden currant. 



From Barnham, England. Plants purchased from The Barnham Nurseries, 

 Ltd. Received January 5, 1922. 



54770. Comet (red). Said to be a very fine new variety, of large size, 

 robust habit, and an immense cropper; not so acid as some of the 

 older sorts. 



54771. Neiv Red Dutch. Said to be a most reliable sort, spreading 

 habit, very fine bearing; late. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 41988. 

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