jAxr.Mtv 1 I'o MAitcii :!i, iitiT. '27 



44087 to 44091— Coiitiiiited. 



44901. FvAHiA KUFA (Duiiiilt I)(". Anii()ii:ic(';i'. 



/UiiKiiiac. A iiiucli-briiiiclied shrub Iroiu .)ii\:i with ;i stciii alioiit the 

 (lianieter of a iiuiifs arm ; alternatx^, elli[)tic-(>lthMi.y'. aculc or obtuse 

 leaves 2i to ."> inches loni;'; and purplish red, solitary flowers aliout au 

 inch wide. The oblou^', kidney-shaped, red fruits al)out 1 ^v inches lonji. 

 in bunches of 18 or 20, contain wiiitish. scant, juicy, aromatic, subacid 

 Mesh without a tr;ice of sujiar and conlainin.u' uiauy seeds. (Adapted 

 from liJiiiHC, Jlora .hint, Ainio)i(icca\ ]>]>■ l!>-2(K 1>I. '/. and from the 

 l'hilipi)ine Ai,Micultural Iteview, vol. (i, no. 7, ]). ;>21.) 



44092. Laukockuasus acuminata (Wall.) Ivoeiiief. Aniy^dalaceBe. 



{Fni>i.ii.s avHiiiiuata Hook, f.) 



From Darjilin.ti'. India. Presented by Mr. <!. II. ("ave. curalor, Lloyd 

 Botanic (Jarden. Ueceived January 2!), V.)\l. 

 " Freshly gathered seed." {Cave.) 



A tree 30 to 40 feet hinii, found in the temper.-ifc jiortion^ of ihc central 

 and ea.stern Himalayas at elevations of from 4,000 to 7,000 feet. The slender 

 itranches are covered with tiat, sniootli leaves 4 1o 7 iuches lon.i;" and beai- 

 yellowish white flowers a quarter to one-third of an inch wide in many-tlowercd 

 racemes. (Adai)ted from Hooker, hloia of Brili-sh hidid. rol. J. p. .}/7.) 



See also S. 1*. I. No. 418]o for [irevious inl roduct'on. 



44093. EucHLAEXA mexicana Sclirad. Poaceiv. Teosinte. 



From Zoniba, Nyasaland. Presented by Mr. .1. Stewart .1. AlcCall, I>ire<'lor 



of Agricnlture. Received January 30, 1917. 



" Out in Nyasaland I tind this a most valuable foraj;e i)lant. either when fed 



green to cattle or as hay. I consider it to be the best yielding forage plant I 



have yet experimented with, and I believe it worthy of sjiecial attention in 



warm districts." (McCall.) 



44094. RoLLiNiA sp. Annoniicese. 



From Bogota. (_'ok)mbia. Presented by Mr. M, T. I)aw(\ Director of Agri- 

 culture and Agricultnral Adviser^to the (Jovernment. Received February 

 2, 1917. 

 "A shrub of tlie ti'oi)ical parts of the Department of Magdalena. wliich 

 affords an edible orange-colored fruit: the tlesli is ;ilso of orange color." 

 i Da ire.) 



44095. Aleiiute.s FoitDii Henisl. Eui)lu)il)iacea'. Tung-oil tree. 



Plants grown at the plant-introduction field statious from seed receivetl 

 from various sources. Numbered for convenience in distributifui in 1917. 



Plants grown under Yanow Nos. 21."')7. 21.")S. 21.")9. :i.')22. and Cliico \o. 

 IGini. 



44096 to 44098. 



From Amoy. China. Presented by Mi-. H. Hoyle Sink, American consul. 

 Received January 11, 1917. 



44096. Andi!OP(k;o.n ixtkumkiius R. Br. Poacea'. Grass. 



An erect grass, with rather narrow leaves and slender spikes, growing 



in large clumps 2 feet or more in height. It is a native of Australia, 



