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54036 and 54037— Continued. 



A shrub or small treo, 10 to 12 feot hiirli. Avith oval-oblong leaves 

 white tomentose beneath, and deep-j-ellow flowers. 



For previous introduction, see S. 1*. I. No. 48595. «. 



54037. Cassia sp. 



"A plant of very p:raceful habit, which will thrive well in regions 

 suited to the cultivation of Eucalyptus." {Ai)oUinaire-Maric.) 



54038. Ipomoea ficifolia Lindl. Convolvulacese. 



Morning'-glory. 



From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seeds presented by Sr. Benito Carrasco, 

 director, Jardin Botanieo. Received September 7, 1921. 



"A climber bcarini: abundant clusters of larse. handsome mauve-pink funnel- 

 shaped flowers wliich hang in festoons from the trees and shrubs of Natal 

 and Brazil. It is cultivated in Europe." (ll'oorf, Natal Plants, vol. 6, pi. 525.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 53609. 



54039 and 54040. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Phoenicacere. 



Oil palm. 



From Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by R. Kinds, director, First Sec- 

 tion, Eighth Division, Ministfire des Colonies. Received September 7, 

 1921. 



54039. " Var. Bttndi which is a round fruit with a very large kernel, 

 very hard shell, and not very thick sarcocarp." (Kinds.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51021. 



54040. " Var. N'Somio with elongated fruit, medium kernel, and a sar- 

 cocarp very thick and very rich in oil. It is the best variety of the 



lower Congo and one of those most sought after for plantations." 

 (Kinds.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51016. 



54041. Mangifera indica L. Anacardiacese. Mango. 



From Pachmarhi, Central Provinces, India. Seeds presented by the superin- 

 tendent, Government Gardens, through William Bembower, Allahabad Ag- 

 ricultural Institute, Allahabad. Received September 16, 1021. 



"Seeds of Pachmarhi, frost-resistant variety." (Bemboicer.) 



" The Bombay mango grafts were seriously affected by frost each year when 

 grown at Pagara. The ' khuds ' and ravines of the Pachmarhi Hills are full of 

 wild mangos, and it has now been found that if the Bombay varieties are 

 grafted on the wild Pachmarhi seedlings, the resulting trees, without deteriorat- 

 ing in quality, are quite frost resistant, a fact which is worth noting by many 

 growers in the Central Provinces who are troubled by the annual destruction 

 caused by frost." (Agricultural and Cooperative Gazette, Nagpur, vol. 9, 

 p. 15.) 



54043. HippEASTRUM RUTiLUM (Edwards) Herb. Amaryllidacese. 



From Berlin, Germany. Bulbs presented by Wilhelm Sturz. Received July 

 5, 1921. 

 "A good window plant, flowering easily every year in living rooms, often witli 

 two scapes of four or more light vermilion-colored flowers each. There are 

 about .50 bulbs of hazelnut size (tbe mother plant had about 100). These bulbs 

 are extremely self-willed and ought not to be coaxed by great warmth; they 

 start when tiiev choose. Sometimes a bulb of pea size will work up through 3 

 inches of heavy soil, and again 120 to 130 fair-sized bulbs, like those I send, 

 will remain dormant for one or two years under the mother plant. Thus it 

 happened that they have been inadvertently scattered all over a place, coming 

 up everywhere to the surprise of the gardener." (Sturz.) 



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