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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



38209. Anacardium excelsum (Bert, and Bal.) Skeels. Anacar- 

 ( Anacardium rhinocarpus DC.) [diaceae. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Presented by Mr. J. T. Crawley, di- 

 rector, Agricultural Experiment Station. Received May 18, 1914.) 



" Fruits of a rare tree. This fruit was collected at Casilda, Trinidad, Santa 

 Clara Province, and is commonly known as nariz on account of its similarity 

 to the fruit of the Marafwn (Anacardium occidentale) in appearance, foliage, 

 and inflorescence. It is a very tall tree ; the leaves are very large and the 

 peduncle not so succulent as in the Haranon. The botanist thinks that it could 

 perhaps be Anacardium rhinocarpus, and says that it is found only in the 

 district of Trinidad, and no use is made of the tree or its fruits." (Crawley.) 



38210 to 38212. 



From Asmara, Eritrea, Africa. Presented by the Direzione di Coloniz- 

 zazione Service. Received May 18, 1914. 



38210. Colutea istbia Miller. Fabaceae. 

 (Colutea halepica Lam.) 



See S. P. I. No. 33029 for previous introduction. 



"A shrub 1 to 4 meters high with the appearance of C. arborescens, 

 from which it differs in its smaller, oblong, slightly silky leaves, in its 

 raceme of 2 to 4 flowers, and in its legumes, which are more acute at 

 the two extremities. Rocky places of the Altipiano and its slopes, at 

 1,600 to 2,600 meters." (Adriano Fiori, Boschi e Piante legnose dell- 

 Eritrea, p. 1SJ/.) 



38211. Sesban sp. Fabaceae. 38212. (Undetermined.) 



38213 to 38228. 



From Tokyo, Japan. Presented by the director, Japanese Imperial Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received May 15, 1914. 



38213 to 38220. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabaceae. Soy bean. 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



38213. Tsurunoko. 



38214. Var. Aksaya. 



38215. Gowari. 



38216. Hudaka. 

 38221 to 38227. Oryza sativa L. Poaeea\ Bice. 



38221. Var. Shinriki. 



38222. Var. Aikoku. 



38223. Takenari. 



38224. Omachi. 



38228. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabaceae. Soy bean. 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



Shirashaya. 



Yam. 



Received May 



38229. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. 



From Brooklyn, N. Y. Purchased from Mr. A. I. Wilson. 

 22, 1914. 



" Yams sell at 6 cents per pound." ( Wilson. ) 



"A yam of good quality. The flesh is mealy, yet firm and of good flavor. 

 The specimen received weighed 6 pounds." (R. A. Young.) 



