J8 SEEDS AISTD PLANTS I:MP0RTED. 



47943 to 47945. Zea mays L. Poacese. Corn. 



From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Presented by Capt. Amilcar A. B. Magalhaes. 

 Received August 5, 3919. 



" These ears \vhieli we are sending j-ou were obtained laere, in tbe State of 

 Rio de Janeiro, from seeds distributed by this Commission and brouglat from 

 Matto Grosso to the Corn Exposition held in this capital in 1918. This product 

 is not a perfect reproduction of the original, it being apparent that some kernels 

 have suffered from the influence of common corn which the farmer planted very 

 close to the plat allotted to the pure seed. These kernels are distinguished by 

 a hardness vv'hich shows in the external parts, while the indigenous corn, 

 richer in cornstarch, is normally soft, even after drying, as is shown in most 

 of the kernels. 



" The ears of indigenous corn have fewer kernels on the cob, but the kernels 

 are more perfect than those on the ear sent you at this time." 



47943. Kernels red. 47945. Kernels yellow. 



47944. Kernels white. 



47946 and 47947. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Muskmelon. 



From Fresno, Calif. Presented by Mr. A. C. Jewett. Received August 

 7, 1919. 

 " Two varieties of Afghan melons which mature very late in the fall. They 

 are very superior to the common run of melons." (Jewett.) 



47946. No. 1. 47947. No. 2. 



47948. Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr. Mimosacese. Cupang. 

 (P. roxburghii Don.) 



From Zamboanga, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 

 agricultural adviser. Received August S, 1919. 

 "A handsome timber tree, the seeds of which are roasted and used for coffee." 

 ( Wester. ) 



47949. Amygdalus da vidian a (Carr.) Zabel. Amygdalacese. 

 (Prunus davidiana Franch.) Peach.. 



From Dundee, 111. Presented by the D. Hill Nursery Co., who purchased 

 them from the Yokohama Nursery Co., Yokohama, Japan. Received 

 August 9, 1919. 

 Seeds of the davidiana peach, part of a shipment for stock purposes from 

 Japan by the D. Hill Nursery Co., Dundee. 111. The seeds presumably came 

 from China. So far as the United States Department of Agriculture Is in- 

 formed, this is the first commercial introduction of davidiana peach pits into 

 the United States. 



47950. Prunus muj^ie Sieb. and Zucc. Amygdalaceae, 



Japanese apricot. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Co., 

 Ltd. Received at Chico, Calif., August 30, 1919. 

 Introduced for the use of specialists in the Department. 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46694. 



