34 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



45871 to 45881— Continued. 



45876. " 1. Rinshu. Medium-sized flowers with a light green calyx 

 and white petals ; large fruits with thick flesh ; not very pro- 

 ductive." 



45877. " 2. Yoro. Medium-sized flowers with a reddish brown calyx 

 and light-red petals; bears large fruits with thick flesh and is 

 very productive." 



45878. " 3. Bungo. Large flowers with reddish, brown calyx and 

 light-red petals; fruit of medium size with rather thick flesh; not 

 very productive." 



45879. "4. Hana-ka-mi. (Meaning 'good in flowers, aroma, and 

 fruits.') Medium-sized light-red double flowers, having from 20 

 to 25 petals ; fruits small, with medium-thick flesh ; very pro- 

 ductive." 



45880. " 5. Shiro-Kaga. Medium-sized flowers with reddish brown 

 calyx and white petals ; fruit small with medium-thick flesh ; very 

 productive." 



45881. " 6. Ko-mume. Medium-sized flowers with brownish red 

 calyx and white petals; fruits very small, about the size of large 

 peas, but with rather thick flesh; a very productive variety. 



" As regards your inquiry about the fertilization of mume trees, 

 we have not noticed any insects, as we have very few at the flow- 

 ei'ing time of mume; but as to what assists their fertilization we 

 have not yet investigated. We do not think mume is self -sterile, 

 as it commonly fruits very well, even when it stands singly." 



45882 to 45885. 



From Natal, Brazil. Presented by Mr. E. C. Green. Received February 

 27, 1918. 

 45882 to 45884. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiacese. Castor-bean 



Introduced for studies in the oil content of the various varieties of tht 

 castor-bean. 



45882. A small seed with a light ground color and dark splotches. 



45883. A medium-sized seed with a dark ground color and lines and 

 splotches of darker color. 



45884. A large seed, nearly white, with a few reddish brown mark- 

 ings. 



45885. Stizolobium aterrimxtm Piper and Tracy. Fabacese. 



Mauritius bean. 



" Enormous quantities of this seed are said to be produced on wild 

 plants growing in the woods in Brazil." (Green.) 



This is a very widely cultivated species and has been introduced into 

 the United States from Brazil, New South Wales, Australia, Cochin 

 China, Barbados, Mauritius, Java, and Ceylon. In our Southern States 

 this plant grows to a very large size, but is so late that the pods barely 

 mature. The extreme lateness prevents the wide cultivation of this 

 species in the United States. 



The vines are ver.y strong and vigorous, with striate softly pubescent 

 stems. The leaflets are very large, with sparsely appressed-pubescent 

 surfaces. The purple flowers are borne in many-flowered, pendent 



