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43316 and 43217— Continued. 



water. It gives a good fuel. The jambu is one of the trees held in vener- 

 ation by the Buddhists and is often placed near the Hindu temples because 

 regarded as sacred to Krishna." {Watt, Commercial Products of India, 

 p. 526.) 



43218 and 43219. 



From Africa. Presented by Rev. C. W. Guinter, Sudan United Mission, 

 Northern Nigeria. Received August 11, 1916. 



43218. ViGNA SINENSIS (Tomer) Savi. Fabacese. Cowpea. 



43219. VoANDZEiA suBTEERANEA (L.) Thouars. Fabacere. 



Bambarra ground nut. 

 " It is somewhat similar to the ordinary ground nut or peanut (Arachis 

 hypogaea), but its development of leaves is less abundant; it affords a 

 smaller amount of vegetable matter after it has been harvested, and its 

 cultivation improves the soil to a smaller extent than that of the ground 

 nut. None the less, it is claimed that the cultivation of this plant deserves 

 extension, because it is capable of furnishing useful quantities of nutritious 

 material and because the digging of the nuts is conducted in a far easier 

 and cheaper manner than that of ground nuts." (Extracted from The 

 AgriculUiral News, Oct. 29, 1910.) 



43220. Chatota edulis Jacq. Cucurbitacese. Chayote. 



{Sechium edule Swartz.) 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Jose C. Zeledon, through Mr. 

 O. F. Cook, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received August 28, 1916. 



" Chayote without fiber ; that is, the seed is not inclosed in the usual fibrous 

 bag." (Zeledon.) 



43221. Oryza sativa L. Poacese. Rice. 



From Africa. Presented by Rev. C. W. Guinter, Sudan United Mission, 

 Northern Nigeria. Received August 11, 1916. 

 A red-grained form. 



43222. ViTis viNiTERA L. Vitacese. Grape. 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Cuttings presented by Mr. 

 George Valder, undersecretary and director, Department of Agriculture. 

 Received August 30, 1916. 



" Centennial. This variety is a shy cropper and is inclined to do best in a 

 warm climate, more particularly under irrigation. It is supposed to be a seed- 

 ling of Gordo Blanco and was raised in the first place many years ago by a 

 Mr. Knight, of Bendigo, Victoria." (Valder.) 



43223. Ananas sativus Schult. f. Bromeliaceae. Pineapple. 



From Barbados, British West Indies. Suckers presented by Mr. Francis 

 Watts, Commissioner of Agriculture for the West Indies. Received Au- 

 gust 30, 1916. 



"A variety of pineapple obtained from Grenada, concerning which, however, 

 little is known locally. The fruits, which I have seen, somewhat resemble the 

 Red Spanish in general shape and appearance, but are somewhat paler in color. 

 The fruit, though somewhat acid, has a fair flavor." (Watts.) 



