SO SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



Described by Mr. Kuwashima as one of the highest priced vegetables culti- 

 vated in Japan, and the young shoots are recommended as an excellent green 

 salad. 



39870 to 39874. 



From Burringbar, New South Wales. Australia. Presented by Mr. B. 

 Harrison. Received February 32, 1915. Quoted notes by Mr. Harrison. 



39870. (Undetermined.) 



" Seeds of the Australian sour plum, a tree of palmlike habit of growth. 

 The purple plums are formed in clusters on the bark of the tree." 



39871. IIkksdeachia pinxatifolia Mueller. Proteacea?. 



"Red bush nuts. This tree grows to the height of 30 or 40 feet, and 

 the fruit is borne in racemes, attached to the bark and branches of the 

 tree, each carrying 10 or 12 fruits. The flavor is not quite so good as the 

 Queensland nut, Macadamia ternifolia, nor does it keep so well, but never- 

 theless they are sold in some fruit shops here at 12 cents per pint. I do 

 not think they have been cultivated anywhere in the United States, but 

 could easily be grown in any of the warm Southern States." 



39872. IIovea linearis (Smith) R.' Brown. Fabacea?. 



" A handsome blue-flowered leguminous shrub. S to 10 feet in height. 

 Stock eat the foliage, and it is also a good fertilizing plant, rich in 



ammonia." 



39873. Kennedya eubicunda (Schneev.) Vent. Fabacea 1 . 



"A long, coarse vine, bearing a profusion of red flowers. The foliage 

 is eaten occasionally by stock. It would be useful for arbors and should 

 prove useful as a fertilizing plant. Very rich in ammonia." 



39874. Steeculia sp. Sterculiaceae. 



"A handsome ornamental shrub 12 to 15 feet in height. Crows in 

 sandy soil. The pods, which are several inches in circumference, form 

 in clusters of 5 to 7; when ripe they turn scarlet and when open the 

 round, black seeds adhere to the edges of the capsule." 



39875. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. Rutac a?. Pummelo. 



From Upper Burma, India. Presented by Mr. F. Kingdon Ward. Re- 

 ceived February 8. 101."). 

 "Grown in Shan villages on the plain of Hkamti Loong (1.200 feci ) . hut 

 scarcely cultivated. Soil alluvial and sandy ; with proper manuring and prun- 

 ing would probably give an excellent fruit. Very juicy. Seems to differ from 

 the ordinary Indian fruit." {Ward.) 



39876. Saccharum officinartjm L. Poaceac. Sugarcane. 



From Manila. Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. Cleve W. Iliues. sugar 



technologist, Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. Cuttings received February 



ir.. 1915. 



" Negros purple morada. One of the main reasons why this cane is quite 



popular here is on account of its soft shell or outer tissue, which facilitates 



its milling in the small native plants and gives a greater percentage of juice 



than the finer varieties. Improved varieties have given much better results in 



the large modern factories as well as increased yields in the fields." (Hi'ics.) 



