68 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



49021. Capsicum anxuum L. Solanaceae. Red pepper. 



From Barcelona, Spain. Purchased from Hijos de Nonell through Mr. 

 C. B. Hurst, American consul general. Received December 27, 1919. 

 " Spanish sweet pepper, known as pimiento aulce morrdn mtiy grande. The 

 seed is to be sown from February to June. The iirst sowing should be in a 

 hothouse or in a sheltered place." (Nonell.) 



49022. Barleria strigosa Willd. Acanthaceae. 



From Cairo. Egypt. Pi'esented by the director, Horticultural Section, 



Gizeh Branch, Ministry of Agriculture. Received December 29, 1919. 



A small, unarmed shrub, 2 to 4 feet in height, much cultivated in India and 



the Malay Peninsula, and native to northeastern India. The large, ovate 



leaves and dense, almost globose spikes of blue flowers make this a very showy 



garden plant. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 4, P- -^89.) 



Received as Barleria caerulea, a later name for tnis species. For previous 

 introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47834. 



49023. Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz. Mimosacea?. 



(P. juUflora DC.) Algaroba. 



From Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Presented by Mr. George R. Phelan, 

 American vice consul. Received December 30, 1919. 

 " The trees producing these pods, known by the name of Ciiji, grow exten- 

 sively in this region." (Phelan.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46972. 



490.24. Brassica oleracea viridis L. Brassicaceae. 



Jersey tree-kale. 



From St. John, .Jersey, Channel Islands. Presented by Mr. D. R. Bisson. 

 Received December 30, 1919. 

 " This plant is found very useful here as food for chickens, rabbits, and pigs, 

 as the leaves can be stripped off continually and the plant keeps growing. In 

 Jersey the stalks of this plant have been known to attain a height of 18 feet 

 and when dried are turned into light and strong walking sticks. The young 

 sprouts in early spring form a very acceptable vegetable for the table." (Bisson.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46475. 



49025 and 49026. 



From St. Jean-le-Bianc, Loiret, France. Presented by Edmond Versin. Re- 

 ceived December 30, 1919. 



49025. Albizzia lophantha (Willd.) Benth. Mimosacese. * 



Variety Neiimanniana. A tall shrub or .'^mall tree with velvety pubescent 

 branches and stems, and compound leaves comiX)sed of 8 to 10 

 pairs of pinnte and 20 to 30 pairs of pinnules. The flowers are in loose, 

 cylindrical, axillary spikes up to 3 inches in length, and the pods are 

 very flat and often more than 3 inches long. Cattle are fond of browsing 

 on the leaves of this tree, which is of rapid growth. The bark contains 

 about 8 per cent of tannin, and the dry root contains about 10 per cent 

 of saponin. (Adapted from Bcnthain, Flora Au'it7'aHensis, vol. 2, p. .'f21, 

 and from Maiden, Useful Native Plants of Australia, p. 116.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. N<>. 44957. 



