20 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



25861. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 



From Trinidad, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. F. Evans, acting superin- 

 tendent, Botanic Gardens. Received August 18, 1909. 



Seeds. 



Julie. See S. P. I. No. 21515 for previous introduction and description. 



25862. Citrus nobilis Lour. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Presented by Mr. Jacob E. Conner, American 

 consul. Received August 14, 1909. 



Seeds. 



"A very fine, flat, green-skinned mandarin orange, a little larger than the ordinary 

 ones of this type. The flesh is quite reddish in color, and the flavor is a combination 

 of that of the ordinary flat and the round loose-skin oranges." (Conner.) 



25863 to 25866. . 



From Nairobi, British East Africa. Presented by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Akeley, 

 Chicago, 111., through Mr. Charles J. Brand. Received August 17, 1909. 



Seeds of the following economic plants, grown by the Wakamba tribe of natives: 



25863. Pennisetum americanum (L.) Schum. Pearl millet. 

 ( !at-tail millet, called by the Wakamba tribe Micee. 



25864. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Bagi millet. 

 Wimbi. 



25865. Cajan indicum Spreng. 



A species of bean. Mr. Akeley states that this is a bean of rapid growth which 

 the natives use for wood . 



25866. Zea mays L. Corn. 

 A variety of Indian corn grown by the Wakamba tribe. 



25867. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 



From Merw, Russian Turkestan. Presented by Capt. M. L. Cummins, Sixteenth 

 Infantry, U. S. Army, Fort Crook, Nebr. Received August 13, 1909. 



"The melon is orange colored and not reddish inside, and in my opinion was the 

 best I have ever eaten. The seeds came from a melon I had in Merw in the south- 

 central part of Turkestan." (Cummins.) 



25868 to 25869. 



From Lourenco Marquez, Portuguese East Africa. Presented by Mr. O. W. 

 Barrett, Director of Agriculture. Received August 14, 1909. 



25868. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 29, June 28, 1909.) From Nhamacurra, Quilimane, Portuguese East 

 Africa. Native name (Chizena) 'Mucuipile.' A forest plant growing in sandy 

 soil. Rhizome (attaining a weight of several pounds), irregular in shape; 

 starch content moderate. Height 2 to 4 feet." (Barrett.) 



25869. Gladiolus sp. 



"(No. 28, June 28, 1909.) From Nhamacurra, Quilimane, Portuguese East 

 Africa. Native name (Chizena) 'Tumbanimasa.' A plant of the low moist 

 lands of the Zambezi Valley. Flower pale yellow, medium size, opening 

 nearly downward. Bulb, pale-brown coat, yellow inside. Height 2 to 3 

 feet." (Barrett.) 

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