72 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



44807. Oryza sativa L. Poacese. Rice. 



Fi-om Chosen (Korea). Presented by Miss Katherine Wambold, Yunmot- 

 kol, Keijo, through Mrs. M. W. Spaulding, Washington, D. C. Received 

 June 1, 1917. 



"Pepsi or pay. Planted in water ; when about a month old it is transplanted 

 to deeper water; then, later, weeding is done, fertilizing having been done 

 before the seed is planted. It is a difficult crop to raise." {Wambold.^ 



44808 to 44814. 



From Chile. Presented by Mr. G. F. Arms, Coquimbo, Chile. Received 

 June 2, 1917. Quoted notes by Mr. Arms. 



44808 to 44813. Fragaria chiloensis (L. ) Duchesne. Rosace^e. 



Strawberry. 



Introduced for the Office of Horticultural and Poraological Investiga- 

 tions. 



44808. " Wild strawberries from near Temuco, Chile ; secui'ed by 

 Mr. George T. Smith." 



44809. " Conical strawberries from Mr. W. D. Carhart, Concepcion, 

 Chile." 



44810. " Montafiescas (?). Common large berries, with deep-set 

 seeds, from Mr. W. D. Carhart, Concepcion, Chile." 



44811. " Red, shining seeds. From Tome, near Concepcion. Secured, 

 by Mr. W. D. Carhart." 



44812. " Montancscas. Deep-set seeds ; from Mr. W. D. Carhart." 



44813. " Cultivated strawberries, with large seeds well on the sur- 

 face of the berry. From ' Granideros,' the farm of Mr. Celio 

 Rioseco, at Collepulli, south of Concepcion, Chile." 



44814. Mesembryanthemum chilense Molina. Aizoacea;. Doca. 



"Doca, or frutillas del mar (strawberries of the sea). Collected on the 

 sea beach near Serena. Chile." 



A glabrous, succulent plant about. a meter (3i ft.) in length, with oppo- 

 site, triangular, green leaves from 4 to 7 cm. (If to 3 in.) long, solitary 

 purplish flowers, and fleshy fruits. It grows flat in the sand on the sea- 

 coast from Coquimbo to Rio Bueno, Chile, ^he fruit is edible, having an 

 agreeable taste, but if eaten in abundance has a purgative effect. 

 (Adapted from A. MnriUo. Planter Medicinales du Chili, p. 99.) 



44815. CucuMis MELO L. Cucurbitaceae, Muskmelon. 



From Turkestan. Collected and presented by Mr. Philip M. Lydig, New 

 York City. Received June 4, 1917. 

 "These melons are delicious six months after being taken from the vine."^ 

 (Lydig.) 



44816. Caesalpinia melanocarpa Griseb, Caesalpiniacece. 



From Paraguay. Presented by Mr. C. F. Mead, Asuncion, Paraguay. Re- 

 ceived June 4, 1917. 

 " Guayacan. From Chaco Paraguayo, near Asuncion, Paraguay. A very 

 handsome and useful timber tree, though for the most part useless in Chaco 

 through being unsound. In many respects it corresponds to teak. The bark 

 has medicinal properties. It may do well in the southern United States."^ 

 {Mead.) 



