Inventory 71, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



PLATE IV. 



Young Branches of the Barajillo. (Meibomia rensoni Painter; 



S. P. I. No. 55446.) 



This new leguminous shrub from Salvador, in addition to serving as a green cover; crop, is said 

 to be an excellent forage for livestock. The j)lant thrives in poor soil and is said to resist 

 drought admirably. It should be tried in tropical regions, where it may prove to be more 

 valuable than the pigeon-pea, now used extensively as a cover crop and soil builder. (Pho- 

 tographed by Dr. Carlos Renson, San Salvador, Salvador.) 



