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SI.KDS AND PLANTS I .M I '( 1 1: TKD. 



38892 to 38968. 



From P.aLiiii, Brazil. Collected by Messrs. P. II. Dorsett, A. D. Shamel, :iri(l 

 Wilson Poponoe. of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Quoted notes by 

 Messrs. Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe, except as otherwise indicated. 

 38892. Eeiochloa si bglabba (Nash) Hitchc. Poacea'. 



(Monachne subglabra Nash.) Capim Angolinha. 



" Capim Angolinha, or 'small Angola,' as the name signifies. Tins 

 somewhat resembles the common Angola or Para grass, hut is character- 

 ized by finer growth. It is not grown so extensively as Angola in the 

 region around Bahia, and little is known concerning its probable value, 

 but it is considered worthy of a trial in this country." 



Plants. 

 38893 to 38907. Saccharum offtcinarum L. Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



" Obtained from the Centro Agricola, at Bahia, Brazil, through the 

 courtesy of Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferrao." 



38893. Cayana seedling No. 1. 38900. 



Cayana seedling No. 2. 38901. 



Cayana seedling No. 3. 38902. 



Cayana seedling No. 4. 38903. 



Cayana seedling No. 5. 38904. 



Cayana seedling No. 6. 38905. 



Cayana seedling No. 7. 38906. 



38894. 

 38895. 

 38896. 

 38897. 

 38898. 

 38899. 

 38907. 



Cayana seedling No. 8. 

 Cayana seedling No. 9. 

 Cayana seedling No. 10. 

 Cayana seedling No. 11. 

 Cayana seedling No. 13. 

 Cayana seedling No. 14. 

 Cayana seedling No. 17. 



Seedling of Manteiga, meaning " butter. 



38908. Ananas sativus Schult. f. Bromeliaeese. 



Pineapple. 



"These plants are of the variety commonly cultivated in the vicinity 

 of Bahia, Brazil, where they are known under the name of Abaci -ri. 

 The pineapples of this region are of such excellent quality that they have 

 become, along with those of Pernambuco, famed throughout Brazil. 

 During our stay in 1913-14 we were impressed by their excellence and 

 thought it desirable to try the variety in North America, to see if it 

 would retain its quality in other regions. By some the superiority of 

 Bahia and Pernambuco pineapples is considered due to the peculiarly 

 favorable conditions of climate and soil rather than to any superiority of 

 the varieties cultivated." 



38909 to 38922. Poacerc. Bamboo. 



"A collection of bamboos obtained from the Centro Agricola at Bahia. 

 Brazil, through the courtesy of Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferrao. This collection 

 has been assembled by Dr. Argollo from southern Europe as well as 

 local sources." 



38909 to 38911. Bambos sp. 

 38909. B. 1. 

 38910. B. 2. 



38911. B. 3. 



38912 and 38913. Piiyllostachys spp. 



38912. Phyllostachys sulfurea (Carr.) A. and C. Riviere. 



"This has yellow stems scarcely so robust as typical P. mitis, 

 bin otherwise almost identical." (11. J. Bean, Trees (i>nl Shrubs 

 Hardy in tin British Isles, vol. 2, i>. 151-152.) 



