﻿24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



45032. Phytelephas macrocarpa Ruiz and Paw Phoenicacese. 



Ivory-nut palm. 



From Panama, Canal Zone. Presented by Mr. B. H. A. Groth, National 

 School of Agriculture. Received July 28, 1917. 



An arborescent palm witb a thick, rough, creeping trunk, from the under sur- 

 face of which roots are given off. The leaves which crown the trunk closely re- 

 semble those of the coconut palm in size, shape, and disposition. The flowers 

 emit a powerful perfume, especially the large, white, pistillate flowers, which are, 

 however, few in number. The ripe fruit consists of three portions — an exterior 

 part which is dark, rough, and woody ; a middle part, which consists of a 

 yellowish, oily, sweet-tasting pulp ; and an inner part, the seed, which is the 

 vegetable ivory of commerce. These fruits grow on the trunk just above the 

 bases of the leaves in bunches of six or seven and are called cabeza de negro 

 by the natives of Colombia. The palm is a native of South America and Cen- 

 tral America. The albumen of the seed is the so-called vegetable ivory, and 

 this becomes whiter and more opaque on exposure to the air. (Adapted from 

 West Indian Bulletin, vol. 9, p. 279, 1908.) 



45033. Juglans portoricensis Docle. Juglandacea?. 



Porto Rican walnut. 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Seeds presented by Dr. D. W. May, agrono- 

 mist in charge, Agricultural Experiment Station. Received July 28, 1917. 

 A Porto Rican walnut tree 20 to 25 meters (65 to 80 feet) in height, with 

 slightly hairy, compound leaves composed of 7 to 13 pairs of broadly oval, 

 pointed leaflets. The round brownish red fruit, 3 to 5 centimeters (1 to 2 

 inches) long, incloses a wrinkled subcorneal nut. (Adapted from Bulletin 

 Society Dendrologique de France, No. 13, p. 201, 1909.) 



45034 to 45036. Poacese. 



From Port au Prince, Haiti. Presented by Capt. John Marston, civil 

 administrator. Received July 28, 1917. 



45034 and 45035. Oryza sativa L. Rice. 



Haitian Rangoon rice. Grown at the Thor Experiment Station, Port 

 au Prince. 



45034. Small dark-seeded form. 



45035. Large light-seeded form. 



45036. Zea mays L. Corn. 

 " Selected maize. A prolific bearer throughout Haiti — in the moun- 

 tains, along the beach, and in the valleys and lowlands." (Marston.) 



45037 to 45040. 



From Burringbar, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Mr. B. 

 Harrison. Received July 30, 1917. 



45037. Andkopogon erianthoioes F. Muell. Poacese. Grass. 

 " SaUntop" An erect glaucous grass, 2 or 3 feet high, with rather 



narrow leaves and usually three or four sessile, erect spikes about 3 

 inches in length. It is a native of New South Wales and Queensland, 

 where it is considered a very superior grass for forage purposes. It 

 produces a heavy crop of rich, succulent foliage, spreads from the roots, 

 and also seeds freely. (Adapted from Bentham, Flora Australiensis, 



