8 SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



and slender, 2i to 4 inches long, with a loose pulp filled with a sour, rather 

 strongly pungent juice. The shrub is native to the mountain scrubs of the 

 coastal region of northern New South Wales and Queensland." (W. T. Sicingle.) 



" This relative of the citrus fruits has been used in creating several hybrids, 

 chiefly with the Calomondin (Citrus mdtis), a Philippine species (see S. P. I. 

 Nos. 27724 to 27736) ; also with the Mexican lime and the common lemon. 

 The fruits produced, as a rule, have resembled the finger lime more closely than 

 the other parents, not being sufficiently juicy as compared with lemons or 

 limes for economic use. and possessing a peculiar aromatic odor. Their use 

 as citrus stocks and as hedge plants, particularly in the semiarid regions of 

 the Southwest, seems worth a trial, and experiments along this line are under 

 way." (T. Ralph Robinson.) 



55589. Fragaria sp. Rosaceee. Strawberry. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Re- 

 ceived July 26. 1922. 



Introduced for experiments in strawberry breeding. 



" This form is close to Fragaria nilgerrensis ; it has the same foliage and the 

 same small white fruits with darker seeds, but it is more vigorous, and the 

 fruits might be considered as edible, whereas in the type their taste is un- 

 pleasant." (VilmoHn-Andrieux & Co.) 



55590 and 55591. Lycopersicox esculextum Mill. Solanacese. 



Tomato. 



From Buenos Aires. Argentina. Presented by D. S. Bullock, agricultural 

 commissioner. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. United States Depart- 

 ment of Agi-iculture. Received July 26, 1922. Quoted notes by E. F. 

 Schultz, Tucuman Experiment Station. 



These tomatoes are introduced for the use of specialists in breeding blight- 

 resistant varieties. 



" The variety most extensively planted here in Tucuman, especially in the 

 Lules region, is known under the name of Parana. It is generally regarded as 

 the most blight-resistant variety, but my own experience has led me to the 

 conclusion that it is not completely resistant, although there are alwjiys a 

 number of plants which do not suffer at all when the rest of the plants have 

 died from the disease." 



55590. " Seeds of Parana from Lules, Tucuman." 



55591. " Seeds from blight-resistant plants of Parana, grown at the 

 Tucuman Experiment Station iu 1921." 



55592 and 55593. Musa spp. Musacese. Banana. 



From Kisantu, Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by Fere J. Gillet, S. J., 

 Jardin d'Essais de Kisantu. Received July 27, 1922. Quoted notes by 

 Pere Gillet. 



" These bananas are handsomer and probably more hardy than M)isa ensete; 

 they grow in the mountains of Ruanda at altitudes of 6.0OO feet or more." 



55592. Musa sp. 



"An undetermined variety with white nerves." 



55593. MiSA sp. "'•: 

 •'An undetermined variety with red nerves." 



55594 to 55597. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscoreacea?. 



Greater yam. 



From Holguin. Cuba. Tubers presented by Thomas R. Towns. Received 

 .July 24, 1922. Quoted notes by R. A. Young. 



55594. Pelua. "A white-fleshed yam, comparatively small : tubers said 

 to weigh 3 pounds each. Vine four angled, with narrow pale-maroon 

 wings. Leaves broadly ovate, cordate, plain green." 



