40 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



60102 to 60206 — Continued. 



50142. CoFFEA LAURENTii Wildem. Rubiacese. Coffee. 

 A white-flowered shrub, native to Belgian Kongo, with dark-green, oval 



acuminate leaves up to 30 centimeters in length and shortly elliptic 2-8eeded 

 fruits. The roundish seeds are 9 to 11 millimeters long. (Adapted from Actes 

 du Premier Congres de Botanique, 1900, p. 234-) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 32359. 



50143. Coix LACKYMA-JOBi L. Poaceae. Job's-tears. 

 "A hardy form grown at an altitude of 4,850 feet. " 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48012. 



50144. CoMBRETUM sp. Combretacese. 



•• (No. .245/19.) From The Matoppos, Matabeleland. " 



50145. CoMBRETUM sp. Combretacese. • 



"(No. 233/19.) Potgietersrust, Waterberg district, Transvaal." 



50146. CoMBRETUM sp. Combr^acea?. 



" Seeds of a tree somewhat like an olive in foliage but much larger, being 40 

 to 50 feet high. It is a larger spreading tree, giving a good shade; apparently 

 hard wooded. The native name is Cotamo. Collected by Maj. R. Gordon 

 at Shemba, Zambezi River, Mozambique, August 8, 1919. " 



50147. DiPLORHYNCHUS sp. Apocynaceae. 



" Manyanyata. A tree near Elizabeth ville. Belgian Kongo. " 



50148. DiPLORHYNCHUS sp. Apocynaceae. 

 " Mwenge." 



50149. Elephantorrhiza elephaxtina (Burch.) Skeels. Mimosacese. 

 (E. burchellii Benth.) 



" Root used in tanning and dyeing stuffs a brown color. " 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46902. 



50150. Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees. Poacese. Grass. 



A very densely tufted South African perennial grass with tender erect stems 

 1 to 2 feet high and narrow blades sometimes more than a foot in length. 

 (Adapted from Thistleton-Dyer, Flora Capensis, vol. 7, p. 599.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 38767. 



60151. Erythrina CAFFRA Thunb. Fabacese. 



" Magaliesberg, Transvaal." 



A tree, 30 to 60 feet high, with prickly branches, trifoliolate leaves with 

 broadly ovate leaflets, and scarlet flowers borne in dense, many-flowered 

 racemes. It is native to South Africa. (Adapted from Harvey atid Sonder, 

 Flora Capensis, vol. 2, p. 236.) 



60152. Gazania sp. Asteracese. 



"A yellow Gazania from Mr. Healtie, Addo, Southern Provinces, Nigeria. " 

 50153 and 50154. Grewia monticola Sond. Tiliaceae. 



A much-branched spreading shrub with densely tomentose t\vigs and almost 

 sessile, unequally sided leaves. The flowers are borne in axillary few-flowered 

 clusters. The shrub is native to the Transvaal. (Adapted from Harvey and 

 Bonder, Flora Capensis, vol. l,p. 226.) 



50153. "(No. 236/19.) Potgietersrust, Transvaal. Small evergreen tree. " 



50164. "(No. 232/19.) Waterberg district, Transvaal. Fruit edible. " 



