18 SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. » 



46457. SwAiNSONA sp. Fabacese. 



From Tolga, Queensland, Australia. Presented by Mr. J. A. Hamilton. 

 Received August 14, 1918. 

 " Seeds of a perennial yetch. The plant seems very drouglit resistant, as it 

 is green all the time. It holds its own among the native grasses and is green 

 when they are dried up, so it must root very deeply. This ought to prove a 

 valuable fodder crop in semitropical areas, especially in the drier parts. It 

 grows in a very porous, well-drained soil." (Hamilton.) 



46458 to 46464. 



From Burringbar, New South Wales. Presented by ilr. B. Harrison. Re- 

 ceived August 16, 1918. Quoted notes by Mr. Harrison. 



46458. DiANELLA sp. Liliaceae. 



"A native lily growing on the beach here, with insignificant purple 

 flowers and berries. Stock eat the foliage." 



46459. HiBiscL's sp. Malvaceae. 



"A native hibiscus growing on the coast here. Height 10 to 12 feet. 

 Yellow flowers with purple center. Large leathery foliage which is eaten 

 by stock. It requires a few years to grow from seed to flower." 



46460. IpoiiOEA sp. Convolvulaceae. 



" Native Ipomoea with large purple flowers and handsome laciniated 

 foliage. Would make a good ornamental. A perennial vine with tuber- 

 ous root." 



46461. IscHAEMUM TEiTicEL'M R. Br. Poacese. 



" Giant Ischaemum, growing to the length of several feet." 



46462. Paxicuji PABViFroRrii R. Br. Poacese. 



" Height 3 to 4 feet. A very heavy yielder ; nutritious and relished by 

 stock. One of our best native grasses." 



46463. Macadamia youngiaka F. Muell. Proteacese. Macadamia. 



" The thin-shelled Queensland nut. Very rare here." 



A shrub 8 to 10 feet high with oblong leaves in whorls of three or four 

 and with nuts resembling those of M. ternifolia, but with thinner shells. 

 (Adapted from Bentham, Flora AustraUensis, vol. 5, p. JfOG.) 



46464. Nymphaea giganteia Hook. Nymphaeacese. Water lily. 

 " The large, beautiful blue water lily of the northern rivers of New 



South Wales." 



46465 to 46472. 



From Rio Grande, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Samuel T. Lee, American 

 consul. Received August 17, 1918. Quoted notes by Mr. Lee. 



These legumes have been introduced for use in a series of experiments in 

 testing and breeding plants which bear beanlike seeds, for the purpose of 

 selecting or developing strains suited to the various conditions obtaining In 

 different parts of the United States. 



46465 to 46470. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabacese. Common bean. 



46465. " Feijdo Iranco (white)." 



46466. '' Feijao enxofre (sulphur)." 



46467. '' Feijdo mulafinho.'' 



46468. '" Fei.iao manteiga (butter)." 



46469. " Feijdo mulata gorda.'' 



46470. "Fei/flo p/-e/o (black)." 



