10 SEKDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51377 and 51378. Axaxas sati^us Schiilt. f. Bromeliacese. 



Pineapple. 



From I'a^'o Pago. Aiuerioan Sjiiiiom. Offshoots presentc-il hy Hon. Wanvii 

 J. Teilume. jrovernor. Received (►crolier L'o. ]!+2(i. 

 '• < >ff.shoots of a very fine variety of Saiiioan )iiiiea|iple.'" ( I.. II'. ('(irticrighf. 

 prirate seerefni!/ lo the poreriior.t 



51379. Phleum pratense L. Poaceae. Timothy. 



From Sjdiiey. New South Wales. Seeds presented by George Valder, 

 undersecretarv and director, Department of Agrionlture. Received Oc- 

 tober 20. 1920. 

 Seeds of locally grown timothy, introduced for the use of the Office of 

 Forage-Crop Investigations. 



" Grow^ on poor sandy soil: harvested in January, 1920.'' (Valder.) 



51380. Pyrus sp. Malacese. Pear. 



From Chico, Calif. Seeds collected by Galloway, Wight, and Allanson at 

 the Plant Introduction Field Station. Received October 4, 1920. 

 These were removed from a collection of 125 different pears, mostly of 

 Chinese varieties or hybrids, which were sent to Washington from Chico 

 station. The seeds are to be planted and grown for the purpose of producing 

 material of possible value as natural hybrids; also material for breeding 

 purpose.s and for stock. 



51381. PopuLus charkoaviexsis Schroecl. Salicaceae. Poplar. 



From Orleans. France. Cuttings purchase<l from L6on Chenault & Son. 



Received November 29, 1920. 



This is said to be the fastest growing poplar known ; it is very hardy and 



has very light wood. It is considered a hybrid between P. pyramidalis and P. 



nigra. (Adapted from Mitteilungen der Devtschen Dendrologuschen Gescll- 



■ichaft, No. 28, p. JJ,3.) 



51382 to 51386. A\t:xa sativa L. Poacesp. Oats. 



From Madrid, Spain. Seeds presented by Guillermo Quintanilla, director, 

 Escuela Especial de Ingenieros Agronomos, through Ely B. Palmer, 

 American consul. Received Nnvcnihm- 23. 1020. (^mdcd notes by Sr. 

 Quintanilla. 



51382. " Adanero, from Avila Province."' 



51383. "Arena c/rifi. from Soi-ia Province." 



51384. " Palacios de Goda. from Avila I'rovince." 



51385. •• Avena blanca, from Soria Province." 



51386. " Florcs de Avila. from Avila Province." 



51387. Colocasia esculexta (L.) Schott. Araceae. Taro. 



From Yencheng, Kiangsu, China. Tubers presented by Rev. Hugh W. 

 White. American Presbyterian Mission, South. Received December 10, 

 1920. 



" This community is using the taro largely as a food article, answering 

 somewhat to our potato, and we ourselves haA'e discoverer! a method of prepsi- 

 ration which makes it a most palatable dish." (White.) 



"The tubers of this variety when cooked by boiling (early ii> December) 

 were very nioist and rather lacking in flavor, but the texture was smooth 

 and other methods of preparation should make it more agreeable to the Ameri- 

 can palate. Judging from an earlier introduction [S. P. I. No. 34520] of this 

 taro, the conn is mealy and otherwise of good quality." (R. A. Foj/h^.) 



