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38295 and 38296. Vigna sinensis (Tomer) Savi. Fabacese. 



Cowpea. 



From Pungo Andongo, Angola. Presented by Rev. J. C. Wengatz, Meth- 

 odist Episcopal Mission. Received May 21, 1914. Quoted notes by Mr. 

 Wengatz. 



38295. " Black Makunde or ' Makunde ia bafeta.' " 



38296. "Red Makunde or 'Makunde ia kusuku.'" 



38297 and 38298. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Presented by Mr. H. F. Macmillan, superintend- 

 ent, Royal Botanic Gardens. Received May 22, 1914. 



38297. Atalantia ceylanica (Am.) Oliver. Rutacese. 



38298. Paramignia monophylla Wight. Rutacese. 



Distribution. — A stout, climbing evergreen shrub, found in India from 

 the Sikkim Himalayas at an altitude of 2,000 to 5,000 feet, southward 

 mostly in the low mountains, to Ceylon. 



38299. Belou marmelos (L.) Lyons. Rutaceae. Bael. 



(Aegle marmelos Correa.) 



From Calcutta, India. Presented by the Royal Botanic Garden, Sibpur. 

 Received May 21, 1914. 



"A small, spiny tree, originally a native of India, now commonly grown in the 

 low country of Ceylon and other tropical countries for its fruit. The latter is 

 globular, and varies in size from that of a cricket ball to a large melon ; it has 

 f. very hard green shell, inclosing a mass of doughy aromatic pulp, intermingled 

 with which is a limpid glutinous substance, which some people relish for its 

 flavor, but more particularly for its medicinal value. The fruit is a well-known 

 specific for dysentery, and is much used in native medicine. The principal sea- 

 son for it is during the months of February to April. The tree is propagated 

 by seed, and thrives in ordinary soil." (Macmillan, Handbook of Tropical 

 Gardening and Planting.) 



38300 and 38301. Solanum tuberosum L. Solanacese. Potato. 



From Alford, Lincolnshire, England. Procured from Mr. S. Brewer through 

 Mr. Charles M. Hathaway, American consul, Hull, England. Received 

 May 19, 1914. Quoted notes by Mr. Brewer. 



38300. " Vitality. Blight-proof potato. First growth is weak ; they 

 will then grow strong and throw a large top. Allow plenty of room. 

 Grown oh black fen land." 



38301. "Vitality. Blight-proof potato. Allow good room; the first 

 growth weak ; then they thicken and throw large haulms. Grown on 

 fine soil." 



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38302 to 38326. Hordeum spp. Poacese. Barley. 



From St. Petersburg, Russia. Presented by Mr. Robert Regel, Bureau of 

 Applied Botany. Received May 6, 1914. 

 Reintroduced for the work of Mr. A. G. Johnson, of the University of Wiscon- 

 sin, on the various species of Helminthosporium and their distribution through- 

 out the barley districts of the world. 



38302. Hordeum sp. 



38303 and 38304. Hordeum distichon nutans Schubl. 



