88 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



40832. Holcus sorghum vfrticilliflorfs (Steud.) Hitchcock. 



Poacese. Sorghum. 



From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Presented by Mr. I. B. Pole Evans, 

 Department of Agriculture, Pretoria, through Mr. C. V. Piper, of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 7, 1915. 



Collected at our station at Tzaneen in northern Transvaal. {PoU Evans.) 



40833. Pfrilla FRUTESCENS (L.) Britton. Menthaceae. 

 (PerUla ocymoides L.) 



From Yokohama. Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Co. 

 Received June 3. 1915. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 22419, 27558, and 30298 for previous introductions and 



description. 



40834. Juglans portoricensis Dode. Juglandaceae. 



Porto Rican walnut. 



From Porto Rico. Presented by Mr. D. W. May, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. Mayaguez. Received June 5, 1915. 



See S. P. I. No. 40236 for previous introduction and description. 



40835 and 40836. Annona spp. Annonaceae. 



From Cajabon. Guatemala. Presented by Mr. W. 11 Curley. at the request 

 of Mr. O. F. Cook, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 3, 

 1915. 



40835. Annona sclerodekma Safford. Custard-apple. 

 " Pox-tc" 



See S. P. I. No. 40805 for previous introduction and description. 



40836. Annona reticulata L. Custnrd-apple. 

 " Red pox." 



40837. Passiflora laurifolia L. Passifloracea\ Passion fruit. 



From Honolulu. Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Garret P. Wilder. Received 

 May 29, 1915. 

 "This strong-growing, glabrous vine, climbing by tendrils, is a native of 

 tropical America and known there as t lie yellow water-lemon. The date when it 

 was introduced to Hawaii and by whom is not known, but in the Hilo and 

 Uaniakua districts of Hawaii this variety grows wild. Its thick leaves are oval. 

 Oblong, ami entire, and have a short, sharp point. The flowers are abOUl 2 

 inches across, are white with red spots on them. The fruit is slightly oblong, J 

 indies in diameter, and very regular in size and shape. When ripe, it i< yellow, 

 spotted with white. It has a medium-hard shell or skin, and the edible pulp 

 is whitish yellow and contains many flat, black seeds." (G. /'. Wilder, Fruits of 

 the Hawaiian Islands, p. H)-) 



40838. Cedrela odorata L. Meliaceae. Cedro. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, <'ui>a. Presented by Mr. J. T. Crawley, direc- 

 tor, Agricultural Experiment station, at the request of Mr. H. a. Van 

 Hermann. Received June l. L915. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 11769 and 26178 for previous introductions and description. 



