38 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



45449 to 45476— Continued. 



45470. SoJA MAX (L.) Piper. Fabaceae. Soy bean. 

 (Glycine hispida Jlaxim.) 



" Ya tou (soy beans for sprouts)." 



45471. Spinacia oleeacea L. Chenopodiacese. Spinach. 



"Po ts'ai." 



45472 and 45473. Tkiticum AE.STivTir L. Poacese. Wheat. 



(T. viilyure Vill.) 



45472. '• Ssil shih t'ou tau mang hsiao mai (four-seasou head awuless 

 wheat)." 



45473. '' Ssu shih Vou yu mang hsiao mai (four-spirson bead awiied 

 wheat)." 



45474 to 45476. Vicia faba L. Fabacere. Broad bean. 



45474. " Ta ch'ing ts'an tou (large green broad bean)." 



45475. "Ch'ing ts'an tou (green broad bean)." 



45476. "Hung ts'an tou (red broad bean)." 



45477. Berberis wilsoxae X aggregata. Berberidacese. 



Barberry. 



From Bell, Md. Cuttings presented by Dr. W. Van Fleet. Received Oc- 

 tober 29, 1917. 

 " Hybrids of Berberis iiilsonae and B. aggregata grown from seeds secured 

 by pollination under glass in May, 1914. Both species are late bloomers when 

 grown outside. Berberis aggregata, the pollen parent, is an upright grower 

 with larger foliage than B. icilsonae and with very short flower clusters. The 

 hybrids, however, are even more spreading in growth than B. icilsonae, witli 

 very thick foliage that turns deep purple at the approach of frost and holds 

 on until midwinter. All the hybrids are quite uniform in appearance and are 

 very handsome and hardy. Flowers and fruits have not yet appeared on these 

 seedlings." (Van Fleet.) 



45478. Areca catechu L. Phoenicaceae. Betel-nut palm. 



From Porto Rico. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Received November 6, 1917. 

 . This palm is grown very widely in the Tropics. When mature it forms a grace- 

 ful tree 40 to 100 feet tall. The fibrous spathes and the covering of the fruits 

 are used in packing. The seeds contain a dye and are the source of the betel 

 nuts used so nearly universally in the East for chewing with lime and pepper 

 leaves. In India alone, where IT varieties are recognized, the trade in the nuts 

 exceeds $30,000,000 yearly. The cultivation of Areca is not difficult, and with a 

 little care it can be grown in a greenhouse. The young plants are very deco- 

 rative, and when old are probably the most graceful palms in cultivation. 

 (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, p. 3S7.) 



45479. Indigofera sp. Fabaceae. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds presented by Mr. George T. Carter, of Paraiso, 

 Costa Rica, through Mr. Benjamin F. Chase, American consul, San Jose. 

 Received November 6, 1917. 



This plant, Pico de pajaro (bird's beak), grows wild in Costa Rica. It is 

 commonly found growing beneath the trees in orange groves, where it forms a 



