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42046. Zizpiius jujuba Mill. Rhamnaceae. Jujube. 

 i Ziziphus sativa Gaertn.) 



From Shorter, Ala. Presented by Mr. Charles G. Howard. Received 

 March 4, 1916. 



"Cuttings obtained from Mr. J. W. Burton, Shorter, Ala." 



42047. Cymbopetalttm pf.nduliflortjm (Dun.) Baill. Annonaceae. 



Sacred ear-flower. 



From Guatemala. Presented by Mr. Smart K. Lupton, American consul, 

 city of Guatemala. Received March 7, 3916. 



"Sacred ear-flower, or orejuela, as it is locally known. These petals and 

 seeds were obtained through the kindness of Mr. R. S. Anderson, an American 

 resident in Cohan, Guatemala. In his letter he says. ' I am sorry to say we 

 have not been able to find the seed. The owners of the trees or tree say the 

 birds eat the seed, so they are hard to get.' " (Lupton.) 



42048. Cymbofogon coloratus (Hook.) Stapf. Poaceae. 



Lemon grass. 



From Suva, Fiji Islands. Presented by Mr. C. H. Knowles, Superintendent 

 of Agriculture. Received February 21, 1916. 

 "This species is not now in commercial use. It seems proved that it will 

 produce oil not inferior to that of Cymbopogon citratus, the lemon oil of com- 

 merce. Lemon oil is used in America in the preparation of ionone, or artificial 

 violet, for perfuming soap and also in the preparation of furniture polish ; in 

 India it is used in domestic medicine and as a kitchen herb in sauces and 

 curries." (Chase.) 



42049 to 42051. 



• From Puerto Bertoni, Paraguay. Presented by Dr. Moises S. Bertoni. 

 Received February 29, 1916. 



42049. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabacere. 



" Forma tawana. The taguana, or giant bean of the Guaranis, which 

 is only a form of the common bean, is perhaps the typical form from 

 which the bean arose. But if it is botanically only a form, from the 

 agricultural point of view it is more than a variety. This bean has been 

 cultivated by the Guaranis certainly since a remote antiquity. The most 

 notable peculiarity of this variety is its enormous growth. Tt has a 

 long shoot, which grows to 15 or 20 meters, so that in a wood it climbs 

 to the tops of high trees. Cultivated without branching, it develops less 

 but yet produces abundantly, the production keeping step with the de- 

 velopment, so that a well-developed plant will produce up to 10 kilos of 

 clean seed." (Bertoni, Agronomia, vol. ■'>. p\ 1918. i 



42050 and 42051. Cacara erosa < L.) Kuntze. Fabacese. Yam bean. 

 (Pachyrhizus angvlatus Rich.) 



See S. P. I. No. 41712 for previous introduction and description. 



42052 to 42054. Dioscohea spp. Dioscoreacese. 



From Cristobal, Canal Zone. Tubers presented by Mr. 0. W. Bart 

 Received March 2, 1916. 



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