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44829. Brassica oleracea viridis L. Brassicaccse. 



From Jersey Island, Channel Islands, Great Britain. Presented by Mr. 

 D. R. Bisson, St. John. Received June 6, 1917. 

 ''Jersey tree kale or cov) callage. In this section Jersey kale is sown at 

 the end of sumnier, then transplanted to 2 or 3 feet apart about November. It 

 must be protected to stand continued severe frost. Its stalk attains a height 

 of 8 to 12 feet. The leaves of the grovi^ing plant are used for feeding cattle and 

 pigs." (Bisson.) 



44830. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Com. 



From Johannesburg, Union of South Africa. Purchased from the Agri- 

 cultural Supply Association, for the use of the Office of Cereal Investiga- 

 tions. Received May 9, 1917. 



" Izotsha maize is a strain (apparently of Boone County White) which is 

 successfully grown in a limited area on the south coast of Natal, bordering 

 Pondoland, an area which is subject to great extremes of drought and heat 

 during the summer. It is claimed by farmers in that locality that it is the only 

 breed of maize which has been found satisfactory in that particular vicinity, 

 but as they are isolated from the main maize belt of South Africa it is quite 

 possible they have not tried some of the more drought-resistant types which are 

 now being grown in other parts of the Union. (Letter of J. Burtt Davy, dated 

 August 18, 1917.) 



44831 to 44838. 



From Sydney, Australia. Presented by Mr. J. H. Maiden, director, Botanic 

 Gardens. Received June 8, 1917. 



44831. Chorizema cokdatxjm Lindl. Fabacese. 



A tall, slender, glabrous, evergreen shrub, 7 to 10 feet high, with 

 weak branches, more or less prickly leaves about 2 inches in length, and 

 numerous red flowers. It is propagated from cuttings and may be 

 grown in the open in southern California and southern Florida, being 

 excellent for training on pillars and trellises. In colder regions it is an 

 attractive plant for the cool greenhouse. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard 

 Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 752.) 



44832. Cytisus stenopetalus (Webb) Christ. Fabacese. Gacia. 

 A shrub or small tree, up to 20 feet in height, with crowded, slender- 

 stemmed trifoliate leaves, silky pubescent on both sides, or sometimes 

 smooth on the upper surface. The bright yellow, slightly fragrant 

 flowers occur in short terminal racemes, and the flat dehiscent pod con- 

 tains from five to seven seeds. It is a native of the Madeira Islands, and 

 is cultivated there and in Australia as an ornamental. In the Canary 

 Islands it is said to be used as fodder. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard 

 Cyclopedia of .Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 949, and from Report of the Direc- 

 tor of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, 1916, p. 5.) 



44833. Eugenia cyanocaepa F. Muell. Myrtacese. 



Although the fruits of this species are inferior to those of the Eugenias 

 ordinarily cultivated (Eugenia uniflora and E. dombeyi) , yet they may 

 have some economic importance in the future. (Adapted from Maiden, 

 Report of the Sydney Botanic Gardens, 1915.) 



