26 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED, 



46560. Allium triquetrfm L. Liliaceae. 



Fruui Algiers, Algeria. Buljjs presented l)y Di'. I.. Tr;ibut. Kereived Sep- 

 tember IS, 1918. 



•* Used by the natives as a vegetable. Resembles a leek. Plant the bulbs S 

 inches apart and not very deep." {Trahut.) 



46661 and 46562. Coperxicia cerifera Mart. Phoenicacea?. 



Wax palm. 



From Brazil. Presented by Mr. H. M. Cnri-an. Received September 6, 

 1918. Quoted notes by Mr. Curran. 



A ijalm 25 to 30 feet, high with fan-shaped, i*ather finely cut leaves 2 to 3 feet 

 in diameter. The wax is extracted! by drying the leaves in the sun. when the 

 wax appears in the form of a powder. The fruit is valued for hog feed. The 

 trunks are extensively employed in building houses. (Note by Dorsert, SJinmel. 

 (Hid Popenoe.) j 



46561. " Seeds from Pernambuco, Brazil." ; 



46562. " Seeds from Bahia, Brazil." j 



For jirevious introduction and further descrii)tion. see S. P. I. No. 37866. ' 



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46563. Oryza sativa L. Poacei^e. Rice. 



From Truj llo. Peru. I'resented liy ]Mr. A., Martin Lynch. Received Septem- : 



ber 13, 1918. , 



Seed of the 90-day rice known as lialiana. Introduced for the variety tests ' 



being carried on by the United States Department of Agriculture. j 



46564. Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil. Aqiiifoliacece. Yerba mate. ^ 



From Cairo. Egypt. Presented by ^Ir. F. S. Walsiugham for the director, 

 Horticultural Section. Gizeh Branch, Ministry of Agriculture. Received ! 

 September 14, 1918. j 



A small evergreen tree, native of Paraguay and Brazil, whose leaves are • 

 roasted and ground to make the Paraguay tea of commerce. (Adapted from ] 

 Friderici, Tropenpflanzer, p. 776.) | 



For previous introduction with full description, .see S. P. I. No. 43456. ' 



46565. AvENA sterilis L. Poacea?. Oats. 

 From Algiers, Algeria. Presented by. Dr. L. Trabut. Received Septembei 



14, 1918. : 



" Yariety ctdta. Several kinds in mixture." (Trabut.) j 



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46566. Pyrus communis X serotina. Malacese. Pear. j 



From Avery Island, La. Cuttings presented by Mr. K. A. iMcIlhenny. Re I 



ceived September 17. 1918. ' 



" This pear originated in the orchard of iMr. E. A. Mcllhenny, Avery Island, ', 



La. Mr. Mcllhenny has a LeConte orchard, S or 9 years old. propagated from | 



trees made from cuttings. The original trees from which the cuttings were i 



taken have been lost. Eight trees in the LeConte orchard are of the new type ; 



