24 SEEDS AND PLAISTTS IMPORTED. 



54540 to 54544— Continued. 



54543 and 54544. Triticum aestivum L. Poacese. Common wlieat. 



( T. vulgare Vill. ) 



54543. Iduna winter wheat. 



54544. Standard winter wlieat. 



54:54:5 and 54546. Sacchaeum officinakum L. Poacese. 



Sugar cane. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Cuttings presented by M. E. Carle, director, 

 Laboratoire de Genetique, Institut Scientifique de L'Indochine. Received 

 October 6, 1921. Notes adapted from Bulletin Agricole de Ulnstitut 

 Scientifique de Saigon, vol. 2, p. 278. 



54545. 2714 POJ. A cross between 2364 POJ (100 POJ, very sweet, X 

 Eassoer, sereh resistant ") and EK 28. An early cane similar to 100 

 POJ, but thicker, with long, straight internodes, very large, long green 

 leaves at first erect, becoming bent, and a thick inflorescence. This 

 cane suckers freely and has strong, rapid growth. The juice is 15.8 

 to 20.3 per cent saccharose. 



54546. 2725 POJ. A cross between 2364 POJ {100 POJ, very sweet, X 

 Kassoer, sereh resistant^) and EK 28. An early cane similar to 100 

 POJ, but thicker, with very large, bluish green, bent leaves, and thick 

 inflorescence. The cane suckers freely and is of strong, rapid growth. 

 The juice is 19.5 to 21.9 per cent saccharose. 



54547 and 54548. Olea eueopaea L. Oleaceee. Olive. 



From Haifa, Syria. Bud sticks presented by Amram Khazanoff, Depart- 

 ment of Experimental Agriculture. Received October 8, 1921. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Khazanoff. 



" Material from the oldest and at the same time thriftiest looking olive trees 

 on the Mount of Olives. These happened to be on the premises of the Greek 

 monastery close to the Garden of Get-Shemane (Gethsemane) and appeared 

 to be several centuries old." 



54547. " Wild variety on which the cultivated variety was budded." 



54548. " Cultivated variety from old trees." 



54549. KopsiA arborea Blume. Apocynacese. 



From Littleriver. Fla. Seeds presented by Charles T. Simpson. Received 

 October 10, 1921. 



"A beautiful, large shrub or small tree native to Japan. It has opposite or 

 whorled, thick, glossy, oblong leaves and corymbs of pretty white flowers which 

 are followed by large, brilliant-crimson, almond-shaped fruits. It is a very 

 fine ornamental, and its only apparent drawback is that it is rather tender. 

 It should be grown in a protected place in lower Florida." {Simpson.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 39543. 



54550. Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalz, and Gibs. Malvaceae. 



From Chota Nagpur Circle, Bengal, India. Seeds presented by A. P. Cliff, 

 Director of Agriculture, through Dr. C. V. Piper. Received October 11, 

 1921. 



"BanKapas (wild cotton)." {Cliff.) 



A treelike herbaceous plant with palmately lobed, pilose leaves, 5 inches 

 across and tomentose beneath. The yellow, bell-shaped flowers are 2J inches 

 wide, with a crimson center. (Adapted from Kirtikar, Indian Medicinal Plants, 

 vol. 1, p. 188.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52386. 



* Sereh is a serious disease of sugar cane in Java. Its cause is not yet definitely known. 



