24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



45032. Phttelephas macrocakpa Rniz and Pav. Phopiiicacese. 



Ivory-nut palm. 



From Panama, Canal Zone. Presented by Mr. R. H. A. Groth. National 

 School of Agriculture. Received July 28, 391 7. 



An arborescent palm with a thick, rough, creeping trunk, from the under sur- 

 face of which roots are given off. The leaves which crown the trunk clo.sely re- 

 semble those of the coconut palm in size, sliape, and disposition. Tlie flowers 

 emit a powerful i>erfunie. esi)ecially the large, white, pistillate tlowers. which are, 

 however, few in number. The ripe fruit consists of three portions — an exterior 

 part which is dark, rough, and woody : a middle part, which consists of a 

 yellowish, oily, sweet-tasting pidp : ami an inner part, the seed, whicli is the 

 vegetable ivory of commerce. These fruits grow on tlie trunk just above the 

 bases of the leaves in bunches of six or seven and are called caheza de negro 

 by the natives of Colombia. The palm is a native of South America and Cen- 

 tral America. The albumen of the seed is the so-called vegetable ivory, and 

 this becomes whiter and more opaque on exposure to the air. (Adapted from 

 West Indian Bullet fn. vol. 9. p. 270, 1908.) 



45033. JuGLAxs poRTORiCExsis Docle. Juglandacese. 



Porto Rican walnut. 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Seeds pre.sented by Dr. D. W. May, agrono- 

 mist in charge, Agricultural Experiment Station. Received July 28, 1917. 



A Porto Rican walnut tree 20 to 2-5 meters (65 to 80 feet) in height, with 

 slightly hairy, compound leaves comjiosed of 7 to 13 pairs of broadly oval, 

 pointed leatlt-ts. Tlie round l)r(twnisli red fruit, 3 to 5 centimeters (1 to 2 

 inches) long, incloses a wrinkled subconical nut. (Adapted from Bulletin 

 Societe Dendroloyiqve de France, Xo. IS. p. 201, 1909.) 



45034 to 45036. Poaceie. 



From Port au Prince, Haiti. Presented l)y Capt. Jnlm Marston. civil 

 administrator. Received July 28. 1917. 



45034 and 45035. Oryza sativa L. Rice. 



Haitian EaiKjoon rice. fJrown at the Thor Experiment Station. Port 

 au Prince. 



45034. Small dark-seetled form. 



45035. Large light-seeded form. 



45036. Zea mays L. Corn. 



" Selected maize. A iinilitic l^eai-er tlirougbout Haiti — in tlie moun- 

 tains, along the beach, and in tbe valleys and lowland.s."' {Mamton.) 



45037 to 45040. 



From Burringbar. New Smith Wales. Australia. Presented liy :Mr. B. 

 Hairi.son. Received July 30. 1917. 



45037. AxDKOPOGOX erianthoiues F. -Muell. Poaceae. Grass. 

 '' iSatintop." An erect glaucous grass, 2 or 3 feet high, witli rather 



narrow leaves and usually three or four sessile, erect spikes about 3 

 inches in lengtli. It is a native of New South Wales and Queensland, 

 where it is considered a \ery superior grass for forage purposes. It 

 produces a heavy crop of rich, succulent foliage, spreads from the roots, 

 and also seeils freely. (Adapted from Bentham, Flora Australiensis, 



