10 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



23353 and 23354— Continued. 



23354. GrBBBEEA JAMESON] Bolus. Barberton daisy. 



From Durban. South Africa. Procured from the curator of the Botanic 

 Gardens. "The Bowers arc a beautiful shade of red." (Lewia.) 



23355 to 23363. Andkopogon sorghum (L.) Brot. Kafir. 



From Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa; original seed from Natal. 

 Presented l>y Prof. J. Burtl Davy, agrostologist and botanist, Transvaal 

 Departmenl of Agriculture. Received July 21, 190S. 



Seed of each of the following. Varietal descriptions by Mr. Carleton R. Ball. 



23355. White. Extra long heavy head; seed large, white, slightly 

 flattened ; glumes greenish white. 



23356. White. Small head as iu our domestic varieties; seeds and 

 glumes very similar. 



23357. White katir form. Slender bead; white katir seed, but the 

 greenish white glumes arc longer than in a true white kaiir. 



23358. Medium-sized head: spikelel rather small; glumes reddish to 

 black, about as an orange sorgo; seeds varying from white tinged with 

 red t -angc. 



23359. Similar t«> No. j:;::r,N. but seeds averaging paler. 



23360. Medium katir head; small orange seeds and greenish glumes 

 tinged with red. 



23361. Similar to No. 23360, hut glumes frequently a deep red. 



23362. .Medium katir bead; tinged red seeds and pale glumes. 



23363. Medium kafir bead, hut with dec), reddish brown seeds and deep 

 red glumes; strongly resembles a deep red Orange or Colman sorgo and 



may prove to he sweet. 



23364 to 23366. I, itch i chixknsis Sonner. Leitchee. 



From Canton, Kwangtung, china. Procured by Dr. John M. Swan, medical 

 superintendent, the Medical Missionary Society's Hospital. Received at 



the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station June 6, T.J08. 



Trees of each of the following : 



23364. Kwai mi. "A delicious flavored and very popular leitchee. It 

 comes in the fifth lunar month (July). Earliest variety." (Swan.) 



23365. 11 uk ip. "The black-leaf leitchee; this is a favorite early sort, 

 having a small si'v<\. and is tender and very juicy. It ripens in the 

 fifth lunar month (July), and we count it our best variety. The tree 

 is grafted by the approach system." (Swan.) 



23366. \ < a mat <hi. "This is the largest fruited and smallest 

 seeded and sweetest leitchee in Canton, and is one of the best. It sells 

 for 10 cents a caddy (about 4 cents a pound), double the price of the 

 ordinary sorts. It ripens in the fifth and sixth lunar months (July 

 and August)." (Swan.) 



" Leitchees like a rich, clayey soil and must not be allowed to suffer from 

 drought." (Frank X. Meyer.) 



23367 to 23378. 



From Paramaribo, Surinam. Presented by Mr. J. R. Wigman, director of 

 the Botanic Garden. Received July 24, 1908. 



Cuttings of each of the following : 



23367. Citetts limonum Risso. Lemon. 

 From Saramacca district. 



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