50 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



up to li inches long, with smootli, reddish bi'owu surfaces. Wheu boiled the 

 tubers shrink and become watery and insipid. (Adaptetl from Curtis' s 

 Botanical Magazine, pi. 6756.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44185. 



53446 to 53450. 



From Wellington, New Zealand. Seeds presented by A. H. Cockayne. 

 Received May 10, 1921. Quoted notes by Mr. Cockayne. 



Introduced for experiments by Department specialists. 



53446. Lotus ut.iginosus Schkuhr. Fabacefe. 



Received as Loins major, which is a form of L. comieulatus, but 

 the sample does not agree with seeds of that species. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48635. 



63447. Lotus sp. Fabacere. 



Received as Lotus hispidiis, but the sample does not agree with seeds 

 of that species. 



53448. Medicago sativa L. Fabacese. Alfalfa. 



" Lucerne Marlboro." 



53449 and 53450. Trifolium repens L. Fabaceie. "White clover. 



53449. "Haickes Bay." 53450. ''Canterbury." 



53451. CucuMis sATivus L. Cucurbitacese. Cucumber. 



From Pax'is, France. Seeds purchasetl from Viliiiorin-Andreux »& Co. 

 Received April 18, 1921. 



'' Corniehon do Toulouse (gherkin irniu Toulouse). "" i \ii)norin-Andricu.c 

 & Co.) 



5345.2 and 53453. 



From Allahabad, United Provinces, India. Seeds presented by William 

 Bembower. Received April 14, 192L (}uoted noti's l)y Mr. Benibov.'or. 



53452. Ilex sp. Aquifoliacere. 



" Seeds of a black fruit that grew on a bush with hollylike leaves, 

 collected in the hills of the Dehra Dun District, United Provinces, India." 



53453. ISIykica rueka Sieb. and Zucc. Myricaceae. 



" Kaiphal, from the Dehra Dun District, United Provinces, India." 



53454 to 53462. Coffea spp. Rubiacese. Coffee. 



From Tananarive, Madagascar. Seeds presented by J. G. Cairn, American 

 consul. Received May 14, 1921. Quoted notes by IMr. Cairn. 



" Varieties of Coffea cultivated on the east coast of Madagascar." 



53454 and 53455. Coffea canephora Pierre. 



53454. This coffee thrives from sea level to an altitude of 1,000 

 meters and succeeds best at a height of 450 to TOO meters in a 

 damp climate with abundant rain, the annual precipitation being 

 2,500 to 3,500 millimeters with a minimum of 2,000 millimeters 

 and no long dry periods. Under fa^'orable conditions a drought 

 of two to three months' duration will do no harm, but if the 

 drought extends beyond this the year's crop is .seriously injured, 

 though the trees do not appear to suffer permanently. The trees 

 come into bearing at the age of 3 years and yield 875 to 1,300 

 kilograms per hectare under moderately favorable conditions and 

 1,700 to 2,300 kilograms on virgin soil and under favox-able con- 

 ditions. (Adapted from Philippine Agricultural Review, vol. 9, 

 p. 123.) 



53455. Variety " Hobu.sta." Apparently a robust form of C. cane- 

 phora. 



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