24 SEEDS AXI) PLAXTS IMPORTED. 



46714 to 46716. 



Fi-rdH Pretoria, South Africa. Presented l)y Mr. E. Percy PliiUips, for tlie 

 chief of the divLsion of botany, Department of Agriculture. Received 

 Novenil)er ."i, 191S. Quoted notes l)y Mr. Pliillips. 



46714 and 46715. Citkullus vulg.^uis Schrad. Cucurbitaceie. 



Watermelon. 



46714. "A. Sweet variety." 



46715. '• B. Tlie wild melon and may be a bitter variety." 



46716. L.\GEXARi.\. VULGARIS Seriuge. Cucurbitacese. Gourd. 



" C. The Kafir melon." 



46717. Gossypiu^t xaxkixg Meven. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Honan, China. Presented by Mr. (1. D. Schlosser. Received Oc- 

 tober 1, 1918. 



"The Clunese cotton is generally recognized as being inferior to the Ameri- 

 can. "\^'hethpr it may have some superiority in the matter of adaptability to 

 poorer soils I am unable to say. My friend.s here say they do not plant cotton 

 on land that will grow anytliing else. The fiber is used for spinning in the 

 hand fashion. The native cloth is all woven <.f this cotton," {Rev. H. W. 

 White.) 



For ]irevious introduction, see S. P. J. Nos. .33798 and 33799. 



46718. Pyrus sp. Malacese. Pear. 



From China. Seeds taken from fruits collected by ^Ir. Frank N. Meyer 

 and forwai-ded to the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction 

 after his death, without any notes. Received October 5, 1918. 



46719. ScHRAXKiA LEPTOCARPA DC. Mimosaceae. 



Fi'om P.ahia, I>razil. Presented by Sr. V. A. ArgoUo Ferrao. Received 

 November 5, 1918. 



" Seeds of a wild sensitive plant that might be good for pasture for goats and 

 sheep. It is a strong-growing small shrub, with the spines very much reduced, 

 as compared with those of the common sensitive plant. The seeds are protected 

 by a spiny fruit. The plant is not easily found, as the cattle eat it back closely. 

 It grows in good soil and is found in low ground near rivers and small streams." 

 (ArgoUo Ferrao.) 



46720. ZiziPHus MAURiTiAXA Lam. Rhamnacese. Indian jujube. 

 {Z. jujuba Lam. not Mill.) 



From Reunion Island. Presented by ^Ir. G. Regnard, Port Louis, Mauri- 

 tius. Received November o, 1918. 



" Ziziphus from Reunion Island. This jujube is very sweet and is highly 

 prized." (Regnard.) 



For previous introductions, see S. 1'. I. Nos. 4.jG2.") to 4.jG.jS. 



46721 to 46724. 



From Medellin, Colombia. Presented by Mr. W. O. Wolcott. Received No- 

 vember 8, 1918. Quoted notes by Mr. Wolcott. 



