26 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



39416 and 39417. Solanum spp. Solanacese. 



From Bremen, Germany. Presented by Prof. I >r. <!. Bitter, Bremen Botanic 



Garden. Received November 13, 1914. Quoted notes by I>r. Bitter. 

 "Cultivated in tbe botanic garden. Bremen, L914, from seeds." 



39416. Solanum caesium Griseb. 



"Seeds received from Oran, northern Argentine." 



39417. Solanum acaule Bitter. 



" Seeds collected in 1913 in Oruro, Bolivia." 



39418 to 39422. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Presented by Mr. Juan T. Roig, 

 botanist, Cuban Agricultural Station. Received November 14, 1914. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Roig. 



39418. Eugenia tuberculata (H. B. K.) DC. Myrtacese. 

 *' Grajo. A myrtaceus shrub producing bard wood." 



39419. Harpullia cupanioides Roxburgh. Sapindacea?. 



"A fine tree cultivated at tbe station. Of rapid growth and probably 

 producing good timber." 



Distribution. — A tree bearing erect panicles of yellow flowers, followed 

 by pendent clusters of orange-colored fruits, found in India and Ceylon 

 and eastward to Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. 



39420. Pithecolobium tortum Martius. Mimosaeea?. 



" Humo. A tree producing valuable golden-colored timber. Much used 

 for posts and fences." 



39421. Sophora tomentosa L. Fabacea?. 



" Tambalisa. A very ornamental sbrub with yellow flowers. It forms 

 wide masses and is suitable for planting around the house and gardens." 



39422. Trichilia havannensis Jacq. Meliacea?. 



" Siguaraya. A low tree much used for hedges and popularly em- 

 ployed, as a drug plant, against rheumatism and other diseases." 



39423 to 39442. 



From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for 

 the Department of Agriculture. Received November 17, 1914. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Meyer. 



39423. Holcus sorghum L. Poaceae. Kaoliang. 

 (Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



"(No. 2118a. Linhsien, Honan, China. July 5, 1914.) A variety of 

 kaoliang grown as a fodder for domestic animals. Is generally sown out 

 very thickly either in small patches or as strips along fields. In appear- 

 ance is much like Johnson grass. Chinese name Chiao ts'ao kaoliang, 

 meaning ' emerald-grass kaoliang.' " 



39424. Cannabis sativa L. Moracese. Hemp. 

 "(No. 2119a. Luanfu, Shansi, China. July 13, 1914.) A variety of 



hemp, said to produce long, strong, and fine fiber. Growu on terraces on 

 somewhat moist soil at altitudes between 3,000 and 4,000 feet." 



