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This species, wliicb is very closely allied to C. mas, is native to Chosen and is 

 (occasionally seen in cultivation. Like C. 'mas, it has yellow flowers and red 

 fruits, but differs in having conspicuous patches of dense, rust-colored down on 

 the lower surfaces of the leaves and also is somewhat coarser in habit. 



56025. CucuRBiTA M08CHATA Duchesne. Ciicurbitaceae. Squash. 



From Libia, North Africa. Seeds presented bv Dr. E. O. Fenzi. Re<'eived 

 December 8, 1922, 



"Seeds of a local variety which weighs about 50 kilos (llU pounds). It is 

 very popular witli the natives, and witli good reason, for the ttesii is more in- 

 tensely colored, sweeter, and of better flavor than any other variety 1 can 

 remember having seen either in Italy or California." {Fe»zi.) 



56026. Oryza sativa L. Poacese. Rice. 



From Samarlkot>i. India. Seeds presented by Dr. R. H. Forbes. Kulikoro, 

 French West Africa. Received .June 13, 1922. Numbered December, 

 1922. 



"Rice from Samarlkota, Madras Presidency, India." {Forbes.) 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in rice-breeding experiments. 



56027. KiciNus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castor-bean. 



From Albion, Brisbane, Queensland. Seeds presented by W. Ewart. secre- 

 tary, Queensland Acclimatisation Society. Received December 8, 1922. 



" Bowen Hills. This variety was raised from seeds obtained by the Queens- 

 land Acclimatisation Society from Bowen Hills and grown at Lawnton, Queens- 

 land, where it is considered the best of (JO varieties there cultivated. The plant 

 is a vigorous grower, forms numerous large seed heads, and is remarkably 

 free from disease and insect pests." (Eivart.) 



56028. Davidsonia prltrtens F. Muell. Cunoniaceae. 



From Sydney. New South Wales. Seeds presented by J. H. Maiden, 

 director and Government botanist, Botanic Gardens, Sydney, at the 

 request of C. T. White. Government botanist, Brisbane. Receive<l Novem- 

 ber 14, 1922. 



Variety jerseyana. This variety differs from the northern Queensland form 

 in being smaller in all its parts. 



The northern form is a tree 30 or 40 feet high, of graceful erect habit, with 

 drooping compound leaves 18 inches or more long ; the terminal leaflet is often 

 a foot in length. The reddish flowers are in clusters a foot or more long, 

 and the fruit is an oval juicy drupelike berry the size of a goose egg, covered 

 with a thin coating of irritating hairs; these, however, are easily removed by 

 rubbing with a rough cloth, and then is exposed the smooth plumlike skin of 

 the fruit. The soft, fleshy, rich-purple pulp, sharply acid in flavor, incloses 

 a few small flat seeds. This fruit, which ripens in July in Queensland, is 

 largely used by the settlers for making into jam and jelly. (Adapted from 

 Queetlsland Agricultural Journal, vol. 2, p. 471, and Bailnj, Queni.'^land Floi-a. 

 pt. 2, p. 538.) 



56029. Phleum pratense L. Poacese. Timothy. 



From Ayr, Ayrshire. Scotland. Seeds purchased from McGill & Smith. 

 Received December 8, 1922, 

 Locally grown seed introduced for department specialists engaged in timothy- 

 breeding investigations. 



56030. CucuMis SATivus L. Cucurbitacese. Cucumber. 



From Balavaini. Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Seeds presentt>d by 

 H. T. Fairbrother. Received December 18, 1922. 



•■ Seeds of our native cucumber, which is far ahead of any other I have evei- 

 tasted. It is of medium size, with a smooth skin and an incomparable flavor." 

 (Fairbrother.) 



