APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1922. ] 1 



54988 to 54990— Continued. 



54989. DiosPYROS sp. Diospyracea'. Persimmon. 



"This evergreen tree grows well in Egypt, l)earlng heavy crojis ..f 

 fruits the size of apples, with dark-hrowu. sweet llesh." 



54990. VANGII^alIA TNr.\i;sT.v nnrclioli. KiihiiK-cir-. 



"A small tree witli sessile woolly leaves and hearing <-lu.sters nf fruits 

 known as ' Mispel ' in South Africa. It resenihlos Vdnffucihi nlulis. hut 

 is better adapted to a continental cliniate than llif latter, whicli Is a 

 native of Madagascar." 



A tree 6 to 7 feet high with dense cymes of grei'iiish flowers and edible 

 globular fruits about an inch in diameter, known as "wild medlars" to 

 the colonists in South Africa. (.Vdapted from Sim, Fonst l-loni »f the 

 Cape of Good Hope, p. 2JiS.) 



54991. Pyracantha crenulata yunxanensis Vilni. Mahuea'. 



From Paris, France. Seeds purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Re- 

 ceived April 7, 1922. 



"A new variety received from Yunnan, China, by Maurice L. Vilnmrin : It 

 differs from the t.vpe in its greater vigor, longer spines, and less dentate leave* 

 The shrub attains a height of 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 feet). As compared with 

 the type, the fruits are a brighter coral red and are smaller but much more 

 abundant; they hang on the shrub until January." (Fj?Hion'n-.lH(/rirMX tf Co„ 

 1920-1022 catalofjue.) 



54992. Carica papaya L. Papayacea?. Papaya. 



From Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico. Seeds presented by O. Gay lord Marsh, 

 American consul. Received April 7, 1922. 



" Dr. George F. Gaumer, an American scientist at Izamal, Yucatan, has 

 furnished the following information regarding this variety of the papaya : 

 'The Maya name is CJmcallindzput and the English name tiKiinnini pai»aya. 

 the latter name being derived from the fact that the edible part of Die fruit 

 is of the same color as that of the mnmmeii [Mammcn (luirricana L. |. The 

 fruit is from 10 to 12 inches long and 3 to 6 inches in diameter, with tlesh 

 of a very fine flavor. The milky juice of the unripe fruits contains a large 

 amount of papain, an excellent digestive." (Marsh.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54330. 



64993 and 54994. Trifolium repens L. Fabacejo. White clover. 



From Aarhus. Denmark. Seeds presented by S. Sorensen, agriculiural 

 attache, Danish Legation, Washington, D. C. Received April 11. lii2J. 

 Quoted notes bj' Mr. Sorensen. 



" Two samples of our best strains of white clover, sent to me by a seed 

 dealer, Fr. Drejer, from Aarhus, Denmark." 



54993. ''Norso (No. 348)." 



54994. " Stryno Hvidklorcr (No. 000)." 



54995. Phaseolus lunatus L. Fabacese. Lima bean. 



From Kengtung, Burma. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received Ajiril 

 4, 1922. 



"(Kengtung, southeastern Shan States. February 1, 1922.) This variety is 

 much cultivated; the green pods are eaten like string beans and .the mature 

 ones like Lima beans. These are greatly relished by the Shan people, as well 

 as by Europeans. The seeds are planted in May, and mature pods are ob- 

 tained in the cold season." (Rock.) 



