78 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



40677 to 40770— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. N. Meyer.) 



or as solitary specimens in stony places. Makes long annual shoots, 

 which lean over in a characteristic way. Of value possibly as a stuck 

 and as a factor in hybridization experiments. Collected at an altitude of 

 3,000 feet above the sea." 



40769. Citkullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 

 "(No. 2294a. Peking, China. March 20, 1915.) Mixed varieties of 



watermelons, which are grown for their seeds only. These seeds sell on 

 the Peking market at 12 to 14 dollars Mexican silver per 125 pounds. 

 To be tested in semiarid localities. Chinese name Ta kua, meaning ' big 

 gourd.' " 



40770. Indigofeea sp. Fabaceae. 



"(No. 2295a. Near Tanchang, Kansu, China. November 20, 1914.) A 

 small shrub, occurring on stony places, having small racemes of rose- 

 colored flowers ; foliage slightly tomentose. Of use as a rockery shrub 

 for dry regions." 



40771. Heliotropium curassavicum L. Boraginaceae. 



Beach heliotrope. 



From Kingston, Jamaica. Presented by Mr. W. Harris, superintendent. 

 Hope Gardens. Received May 17, 1915. Introduced for the studies of 

 Prof. J. C. Arthur, of Purdue University. 



Plants. 



40772. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. Eutaceae. Pummelo. 

 (Citrus decumana Murr.) 



From Peking, China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer for the Department of Agriculture. Received May 11, 1915. 

 "(No. 2296a. March 20, 1915.) A very large pummelo, of pearlike shape; 

 rind very heavy; segments separating easily; flesh dry and sweet, containing 

 many seeds. A dessert fruit in a class by itself." {Meyer.) 



40773. Holcus sorghum L. Poaceae. Sorghum. 

 (Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



From the Seychelles Islands. Presented by Mr. P. Rivaly Dupont, curator, 

 Botanic Station. Received May 19, 1915. 

 "Wild sorghum from Anse mix Pins, growing in a cemetery." (Dupont.) 



40774. Belou marmelos (L.) Lyons. Eutaceae. Bael fruit. 

 (Aegle marmelos Corr.) 



From Kandawglay, Rangoon, India. Presented by Mr. J. Gibbons, super- 

 intendent, Agri-Horticultural Society of Burma. Received May 19, 1915. 

 "These seeds are from very good fruits and are quite fresh." (Gibbons.) 

 See s. P. I. No. .".xcc.-l for previous introduction and description. 



40775. Solantjm tuberosum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



i'i- Guayaquil, Ecuador. Presented by Mr. Frederick W. Goding, Ameri- 

 can consul general. Received .May 17, 1915. 

 "Violet-colored potatoes from Ecuador." (Coding.) 



