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45789 to 45791— Continued. 



45791. Kennedya nigricans Lindl. 



A large twining vine from >^'esteru Australia. The broad, ovate 

 leaflets are 2 to 3 inches long, and very often only one to each leaf. 

 The deep violet-purple flowers are about 1 inch in length and are 

 borne in racemes which are shorter than the leaves. (Adapted from 

 Bentha/m, Flora Australiensis, vol. 2, p. 249.) 



45792 to 45797. 



From Zacuapam, Mexico. Presented by Dr. C. A. Pui-pus. Received Janu- 

 ary 3, 1918. 



45792. Acacia sphaerocephala Cham, and Schlecht. Mimosacete. 



Bull-horn acacia. 

 " One of a group of acacias remarkable for their large, stipular, inflated 

 spines, which closely resemble the horns of a buffalo. This particular 

 species is a shrub or small tree. The leaves are bipinnate and have 

 remarkable glands on the rachis and leaflets. The flowers are borne in 

 globose heads on long thick peduncles, clustered in the axils of the long 

 forklike spines. The seeds, when ripe, are surrounded by a sweetish 

 yellow or orange-colored pulp which causes the fallen pods to be eagerly 

 sought after by pigs and other animals." (W. E. Safford.) 



45793. Lycopebsicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 

 "The common tomato of Mexico." (Purpus.) 



45794. Phaseolus lunatus L. Fabacese. Lima bean. 

 "Frijol majan.. This bean is adapted to a hot country and should be 



planted in a rocky or gravelly soil. It is often planted as a filler between 

 banana trees." (Purpus.) 



45795. ViGNA sesquipedaiis (L.) Fruwirth. Fabacese. Yard-Long bean. 

 " Tripa de Gallma. An excellent bean for salad or for cooking like 



string beans. It is adapted to a hot country. These seeds were pro- 

 duced near Misantla, Vera Cruz." (Purpus.) 



45796. ViTis sp. Vitaceae. Grape. 

 " Callullos. A large grape which has the taste of a Catawba and 



is used for making a fine jelly. It gi'ows in the brushwoods in the low 

 country." (Purpus.) 



45797. ViTis TiLiAEFOLiA Humb. and Bonpl. Vitaceae. Grape. 

 (V. caribaea DC.) 



"A small-fruited wild grape excellent for jelly. This is essentially 

 a tropical grape." (Purpus.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 45361. 



45798. Annona senegalensis Pers. Annonaceag. 



From Loanda, Angola, Africa. Presented by Mr. Antonio d'Oliveira-M., 

 Inspector of Agriculture. Received February 15, 1918. 

 " Variety avibacencis. The plant from which this seed was obtained, grow- 

 ing at an altitude of 2,500 feet, came into full fruit about the middle of 

 December." ( lyoiiveira-M. ) 



Amwna senegalensis varies greatly in size, sometimes being a low shrub 

 up to 2 or 3 feet in height and again a tree 20 feet in height. The young 

 branches are rusty or tawny tomentose. The coriaceous leaves have a 



