40 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



43492 to 43543— Continued. 



43538 to 43540. Vigna cylindkica (Stickm.) Skeels. Catjang. 



A leguminous plant closely allied to the cowpea, but with erect pods 

 and smaller seeds. 



43538. "Variety 1, subvariety (a), race 1." 



43539. "Variety 1, subvariety (a), race 2." 



43540. "Variety 2, subvariety (a)," 



43541. Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) Fruwirth. Yard-Long bean. 



(DolicJios sesqiiipedalis L.) 



"Variety 2, subvariety (c)." 



" This can be useil as a forage plant or the green pods may be cooked 

 as snap beans, since they are more tender and brittle than those of the 

 cowpea or catjang." {Boilei/, Sltandard Cyclopedia of Horticnltvre, vol. 6, 

 p. 3469.) 

 43542 and 43543. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Cowpea. 



An important leguminous forage crop with numerous agi'icultural va- 

 rieties. 



43542. "Variety 1, subvariety (b), race 1." 



43543. "Variety 1. subvariety (b), race 2." 



43544 and 43545. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. Mack Cretcher, acting 

 director, Bureau of Agriculture. Received October 18, 1916. 



43544. Antidesma bunius (L. ) Spreng. Euphorbiacese. 



Bignai. A small, evergreen tree found in India, the INIalay Archipelago, 

 and China, with glabrous leaves and flowers in pubescent spikes. The 

 very juicy red fruits turn black when ripe and are about one-third of an 

 inch in diameter. The bark of this tree yields a fiber from which rope 

 is made, and the leaves are used as a remedy against snake bites and in 

 syphilitic affections. The wood, when immersed in water, becomes black 

 and as heavy as iron. All the parts of the plant have a bitter taste. The 

 fruits are subacid in taste and are used in Java for preserving, chiefly 

 by Europeans, and formerly sold for about 2 pence a quart. (Adapted 

 from Brandis, Indian Trees, pp. 564, 565, and from LindJey, Treasury of 

 Botany, vol. 1, pp. 15, 76,.) 



43545. UvARiA kufa (Dunal) Blume. Annonacefe. Banauac. 

 " Banauac; Susong calabao. Fruits of this species are oblong reniform, 



3 to 4 centimeters in length, in bunches of 18 to 20, averaging 115 grams 

 in weight ; surface bright red, velvety, ferruginous pubescent ; skin thin, 

 brittle; flesh scant, whitish, juicy, aromatic, subacid without a trace of 

 sugar ; quality rather poor ; seeds many. Season, September." ( Wester, 

 Philippine Agricultural Revieir, vol. 6, p. 321.) 



43546 and 43547. Chayota edulis Jacq. Cucurbitaceae. 



(Sechium edule Swartz.) Chayote. 



From Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Presented by the American 

 consul. Received October 27, 1916. 



" This fruit is known locally as tayote, and according to information obtained 

 from farmers there are only two varieties existing in the district ; these are 

 known as white and green, probably due to the color of the fruit when ripe. 



