JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1922, 27' 



"An interesting wild apple, native to the liigli plateaus of Indo China, at alti- 

 tudes of 800 to 2,000 meters (2,620 to 6,562 feot), notably on Laugbian and the 

 lesser mountain ranges. 



" It is a large tree which produces fruits similar in form, flavor, and color 

 to certain varieties of Normandy cider pears. 



"Although the species grows in the open forest and is uncared for by the 

 present mountaineers, it must have been cultivated and improved at some 

 ancient time. There remain specimens cultivated as sacred trees around cer- 

 tain Laos pagodas; here the trees were cared for by priests." {A^ig. Chevalier.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 53008. 



54904. Paspalum notatum Fluegcje. Poacese. Grass. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Seeds presented by Sr. .7. Alfredo Quiros. 

 Received February 24, 1922. 



A perennial grass, used for forage in tropical America, introduced for the 

 use of department specialists. 



54905. Trifoliuivi pratense L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Warsaw, Poland. Seeds purchased through L. J. Keena, American 

 consul general. Received March 17, 1922. 



" The only variety of red-clover seed which appears to be procurable in 

 Poland." {Keena.) 



Introduced for comparative tests with American-grown clover. 



54906 to 54908. Coix lacryma-jobi ma-ytjen (Rom.) Stapf. 



Poacese. Ma-yuen. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by P. J. Wester, 

 agricultural adviser, Bureau of Agriculture. Received March 9. 1922. 



" Adlay. When it is considered that adlay far surpasses rice in yield, that 

 its analysis is quite similar to that of wheat, that it can be eaten like rice 

 and also can be ground into flour and used in making biscuits and bread, 

 that the grits make an excellent breakfast food, and that it can be grown 

 from sea level to an altitude of more than 3,000 feet, it is fair to assume that 

 it is only a question of time when adlay will be widely cultivated in the 

 Tropics." ( Wester. ) 



" Adlay has many qualities over other grains that ought to appeal to the dry- 

 land rice farmers. First, this grain will stand a drought tyliat would kill 

 upland rice and still produce a good crop; second, adlay is a plant that 

 locusts do not seem to bother; I have seen upland rice destroyed by locusts 

 while the adlay planted around the field was not touched by them ; third, 

 adlay will produce nearly double the yield per hectare that can be expected 

 from upland rice; fourth, the care and cultivation of 1 hectare of adlay can 

 be carried on at less than one-half the cost of taking care of 1 hectare of 

 upland rice. 



"The food value of adlay has been known to the Filipino farmers a long 

 time, and it has been used by them in various ways, roasted in cakes and as 

 a substitute for rice. It also is a first-class feed for poultry." (W. O. 

 McCarty, supervising agricultural agent, Santa Cruz, Laguna.) 



For further description, see Philippine Agricultural Review, vol. 13, p. 217. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 544.54. 



54906. Adlay No. 1. 54908. Adlay No. 3. 



54907. Adlay No. 2. 



54909. Triticum aestivum L. Poacese. Common wheat. 



(T. vulgare Vill.) 



From Nanking, China. Seeds presented by J. Lossing Buck, acting dean. 

 College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Nanking. Received 

 March 11, 1922. 



" One of our students from Shantung told us that because of floods in the 

 autumn a large amount of wheat was planted in the spring. This is the first 

 time I have heard of spring wheat in China. These seeds are from Tung Tsao, 

 Koo-yung District, Shantung." (Buck.) 



