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for by the tough consistency of the outer covering of the bean. There is 

 nothing to indicate that it would not be fit for food, although the tough outer 

 covering would better be removed. No prussic acid has been detected in the 

 macerated product." 



Received as a hybrid between the so-called Madagascar butter bean [Phase- 

 olus lunatus) and the sword bean (Canavali gladiatum). 



44939. Vicia faba L. Fabacese. Broad bean. 



From Camden, N. J. Presented by Mr. A. T. Ivanhoe. Received July 

 2, 1917. 

 " In Russian called Konskie Bobi (horse bean), or plain Bob. Plant at the 

 same time as peas in good garden soil which is not too dry." (Ivanhoe.) 



44940. Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. Rhamnaceae. Bor. 



(Z. jujuba Lam., not Mill.) 

 From Seharunpur, India. Seeds presented by Mr. A. C. Hartless, superin- 

 tendent, Botanic Garden. Received July 2, 1917. 

 " The tree is mainly cultivated for its fruit, which on the wild or commoner 

 kinds is more or less globose, and on the cultivated and improved kinds ovoid 

 or oblong. The pulp is mealy, sweetish, with a pleasant taste, and some of 

 the cultivated kinds are very good indeed. The dried fruits are sold in the 

 bazaars of the Panjab under the name of unab; the best kind is imported from 

 Kandahar." (D. Brandts, Forest Flora of India, p. 88.) 



44941 and 44942. Carica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. J. M. Westgate, Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Received July 5, 1917. 

 These papaya varieties were introduced for comparative studies in papain 

 content and fruit production. 



44941. "No. 2594." 44942. "No. 3598-12." 



44943 to 44953. Triticum aestivum L. Poacese. Wheat. 



(T. vulgare Yill.) 

 From Paris, France. Presented by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 July 6, 1917. 

 The following varieties were sent in response to a request for rust-resistant 

 wheats. (Quoted notes by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co.) 



44943. " Allie's Hybrid." 44949. " Japhet, or Red Marvel; yel- 



44944. " Autumn Victoria:' l <>iv grain." 



44945. " Bearded Pearl of 44950. "Jolly Farmer's Hybrid, or Sen- 

 Nuisement." sation," 



44946. "Crept." 44951. " Massy Hybrid." 



44947. "Battel Hybrid, or White 44952. "Red-Bearded Autumn." 

 Marvel" 44953. " Treasure Hybrid." 



44948. " Early Noe, or Blue." 



44954. Bixa orellana L. Bixacea?. Annatto tree. 



From Sao Paulo, Brazil. Presented by the Empreza Editora de Chacaras 

 e Quintaes. Received July 6, 1917. 

 " Urucu." A large-leaved tropical tree, about 30 feet high, with panicles of 

 showy pinkish flowers. It is cultivated in the East and West Indies for the 



