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Dolichos lablab (Fabaceae), 47058. Bonavist bean. Prom 

 the West Indies. Seeds presented by the Cotton Research 

 Department, St. Vincent, through Mr. S. Cross Harland. 

 "Seed of a bush form of Dolichos lablab. The seeds are 

 white, and are very good to eat. Under our conditions 

 the plants begin to bloom about five weeks after they 

 have been sown and the whole crop is over in about ten 

 weeks . " (Harland . ) 



Hymenocallis sp. (Amaryllidaceae) , 46974. From 

 Ecuador. Presented by Dr. J. N. Rose, United States 

 National Museum. "Bulbs of Hymenocallis obtained through 

 Mr. Alfred Cartwright, at Guayaquil. Mr. Cartwright 

 states that this plant has beautiful white flowers and 

 long, slender, almost filiform, pendent petals." (Rose.) 



Kraunhia sinensis (Fabaceae), 47008. Wistaria. From 

 Texas. Cuttings presented by Mr. Charles E. Hogans , 

 Houston. "Cuttings of a wistaria which I believe is 

 rare in this country. It was given to me by a Japanese 

 who had imported a few plants; he called it 'Formosa 

 wistaria'. It blooms here in August, holds blooms for 

 over thirty days, and the flowers are dark red. It 

 holds its leaves all winter, if the weather is not 

 extreme, and they are of a darker green than those of 

 other varieties." (Hogans.) 



Oryza latifolia (Poaceae), 47029. Grass. From Para, 

 Brazil. Presented byMr. Andre Goeldi through Mr. Geo. 

 H. Pickerell, American Consul. "No. 1. A native rice, 

 growing on soil which is not flooded in Marajo. It 

 is interesting for several reasons. In the first 

 place it is the tallest I ever heard of, growing some- 

 times to a height of 8 feet. In the second place, it 

 is a perennial, growing in large isolated bunches for 

 several years, flowering and bearing seeds the whole 

 year around. Its leaves are very broad. The kernels 

 may not have any industrial or culinary value, but as 

 a cattle feed the green plant might be useful. Besides 

 this, I consider it of interest f rom a phyto-geographical 

 standpoint, demonstrating that real native kinds 

 of rice are to be found in the Amazonian region." 

 (Goeldi. ) 



Oryza saliva (Poaceae), 46953 & 46954. Rice. From 

 Manchuria. Presented by Mr. A. A. Williamson, American 

 Consul, Dairen. "Seeds of two varieties of dry or up- 

 land rice, received from the South Manchuria Railway 



