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60382 to 50387 — Continued. 



50384. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabacese. Mung bean. 



'•Small green pea from Futsing." 



50386. SojA MAX (L.) Piper. Fabacese. Soy bean. 



{Glycine hwpida Maxim.) 

 ''Yellow bean from Hokchiang (Futeing)." 



50386. Vir.NA SESQUiPEDALis (L.) Fruwirth. Fabacesp. Yard-Long bean. 

 "Black bean from Futsing." 



50387. ViGNA SINENSIS (Tomer) S&xi. Fabacese. Cowpea. 

 ' ' Red bean from Futsing. ' ' 



50388. Manihot esculenta Ciantz. Euphorbiacese. Cassava. 



( M. utiUssima Pohl.) 

 From Bahia. Brazil. Cuttings presented by Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferrno. Received 

 May 27, 1920. 

 "A very curious and interesting variety from the highlands of the interior. It is 

 called manioc of 10 i/ears. because it may remain 10 yeare in the ground and produce 

 roots that weigh more than -500 kilograms (1.102. .3 pounds) on one tree, if they a,re 

 planted fi'om 10 to 12 meters apart. The roots are very long. It is interesting for 

 countries where there is no frost and where droughts may occur from "time to time." 

 {Argollo Fin do.) 



50389. Saccharum officinarum L. Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



From Santiago de las Vegas. Cuba. Cutrings presented by Dr. Mario Calvino, 

 director, Agricultural Experiment Sta,tion.^ Received May 29, 1920. 

 The Crisfalina variety of sugar cane for trial in connection with the sugur-cane 

 work of the United States Department of Agiiculture. 



50390. Saccharum officinarttm L. Poacese. Sugar cane. 



From Rio Piedras, Porto Rico. Cuttings presented by Prof. F. S. Earle, In.sular 

 Experiment Station. Received May 24. 1920. 

 "Kavangire seed cane groAvn from that received from Argentina last summer." 

 {Earle.) 



50391 to 50394. 



From Montevideo. Uruguay. Seeds presented by Luis Guillot. Direccion Gen- 

 eral de Paseos Publicos. Received May 19. 1920. 



50391. Ci,EMAns MOXTEviDENSis Spreug. Ranunculacese. Clematis. 

 A A ciy attractive clematis found in thickets in various parts of Uruguay, 



especially near the town of Salto, wheie it climbs trees and shrubs. The large 

 whitish yellow flowers are about 2 centimeters (four-fifths of an inch) in diameter 

 and are borne in axillary and terminal clusters. The ashy green leaves are 

 either entire or more ordess three lobed. (Adapted from Arcchavaleta, Flora 

 Uruf/miya, vol. 1, p. 24.) ' 



50392. Eugenia! GLAucE.scENs"Camb'ess.' MjTtacea?. 



A large shrub, nativp to southern Brar<il, with rather short, lanceolate leaves 

 up to 2^ inches in length and small white flowers bprne singly in the axils of the 

 leaves. (Adapted from St. IJilaire, Flora Brasiliue Mnidionalis, vol. £, p. 368.) 



