68 • SEEDS A^^D PLANTS IMPORTED. 



48290 to 48301. Manihot esculenta Crantz. Euphorbiaccae. 



{M. utilissima Pohl.) Cassava. 



From Antigua, British West Indies. Cuttings presented by the curator, 

 Botanic Station, Tortohi, Virgin Islands. Received October 27, 1919. 



48290. Bitter. 48296. PacJioS. 



48291. Blancita. 48297. Pacho Jf. 



48292. French. 48298. Paloma. 



48293. Helada 15. 48299. Red Greenaway. 



48294. Negnta. 48300. Rodney. 



48295. Negrita 12. 48301. WJiite Greenaioay. 



48302, Eriobotrya japoxica (Thunb.) Lindl. Malaceae. Loquat. 



From Altadena, Calif. Budwood collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural 

 Explorer of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received October 30, 1919. 



" Tanaka. This excellent loquat was introduced into the United States 

 some years ago by Dr. Fairchild, but the material obtained by him has 

 apparently been lost, and the buds sent herewith have been taken from a tree 

 growing at the West India Gardens, which was grown from budwood sent from 

 Algeria by Dr. L. Trabut in 1911. 



" Tanaka is a large loquat, noted for its fine flavor and excellent keeping 

 qualities. It is oval or nearly round in form, deep orange in color, with meaty 

 orange-colored flesh. The season of ripening is late, and it is probably because 

 of this that the variety has not been planted commercially in California. In 

 recent years, however, it has become apparent that some of the late-fruiting 

 varieties, such as Thales (considered by some to be identical with Tanaka, 

 and certainly very closely allied to this variety), may be cultivated profitably, 

 if in a region well suited to their growth." {Popenoe.) 



48303. Asparagus sp. Convallariacese. 



From Kenkelbo.sch, Cape Province. Roots collected by Dr. H. L. Shantz, 



Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received October 



31, 1919. 



"(No. 73. September 8, 1919.) A broad-leaved, nonspiny form valuable for 



decoration. An unusually pretty and attractive vine, abundant in the 'bush,' 



where the soil is dry for many months in the year." (Shants.) 



48304 to 48426. 



From China. Collected by Mr. G. Forrest and presented by Mr. H. .T. Elwes, 

 Colesborne, England. Numbered October 31, 1919. Quoted notes by 

 Mr. Forrest. 



" The 'A' numbers are the serial numbers under which the seeds were sent 

 out. Where a Forrest number is also given, Mr. Forrest had reason to suppose 

 that the seed was that of a plant similar to one from which he had taken 

 herbarium specimens perhaps at a considerably earlier date." (Extract from 

 letter of tlie Director of Laboratory, Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Octo- 

 ber 5, 1920.) 



48304. Ardisia cbispa A. DC. Myrsinaceae. 

 'A 842. Forrest No. 13687." 



A red-fruited shrub, 10 to 20 feet in height, found with oak scrub at 

 altitudes ranging from 6,000 to 7,000 feet, near Luchang, northwest 

 Yunnan, China. (Adapted from Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, 

 Edinburgh, vol. 7, p. 52.) 



