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45926. Pithecolobium bigeminum (L.) Mart. Mimosacese. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Presented by the director, Horticultural Section, 



Gizeh Branch, Ministry of Agriculture. Received March 25, 1918. 



A medium-sized tree found on the lower slopes of the Himalayas up to an 



altitude of 3,000 feet and eastward to the Philippines. The bipinnate leaves 



are divided into two to four pinnse, each bearing four to six coriaceous leaflets 



4 to 6 inches long. The small heads of cream-colored flowers are borne in 



large axillary and terminal panicles, and the spirally twisted reddish pods are 



3 to 6 inches long. (Adapted from Cooke, Flora of Bombay, vol. 1, p. 455.) 



Received as Inga bigeminum, which 'is now referred to Pithecolobium. 



45927. Lathyrus sativus L. Fabacese. Bitter vetch. 



From North Bend. Wash. Presented by Mr. J. E. Erdmand. Received 

 March 25, 1918. 

 "Wedge peas obtained from local Indians. I have found these peas when 

 dry are excellent for cooking. The foliage is long and grasslike, and tha 

 flowers are white. Very hardy and productive." (Erdmand.) 



45928 and 45929. Botor tetragonoloba (L.) Kuntze. Fabaceas. 

 (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus DC.) Goa, bean. 



From the Philippine Islands. Presented by the College of Agriculture, 

 Los Banos. Received March 25, 1918. 

 " When these square green pods with ' frills ' at each corner are ' strung ' 

 (just as snap beans are treated) and cooked in the same way, they make an 

 excellent vegetable. At Brooksville, Fla., the season may be too short for their 

 profitable culture, but the plant deserves a wider test in southern Florida. 

 Its flowers are very attractive and would almost pass for sweet peas." 

 (Fair child.) 



45928. Big Calamismus. 207-F-5. 



45929. Ilocano Pal-lang. 6337-F. 



45930 to 45939. Citrus spp. Eutaceee. 



From China. Scions collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer of the Department of Agriculture. Received February 25, 1918. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Meyer. 



45930. Citrus nobilis Lour. King orange. 

 "(No. 1287. Changyang, Hupeh, China. December 10, 1917.) Tsung 



pi gan (furrow skin orange.) A mandarin of medium size, with wrinkled 

 skin and of a beautiful deep-orange color ; very juicy, of slightly bitterish 

 flavor, and containing few seeds. In general, a good mandarin of the 

 tonic class." 



45931. Citrus ichangensis Swingle. Ichang lemon. 

 "(No. 1288. Changyang, Hupeh, China. December 10, 1917.) Hsicmg 



yuan. A large variety of Ichang lemon, mostly shipped to Shasi, a run 

 of a few days down the river. The fruits sell wholesale at 1 cent (Mexi- 

 can) apiece and retail at 2 to 3 cents (Mexican), according to size and 

 supply. The Chinese, with their great dislike to sour fruits, never use 

 these lemons in beverages, but employ them only as room perfumers or 

 carry them about to take an occasional smell at them, especially when 

 passing malodorous places. Locally the rind is candied in a limited way 



