﻿24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



46714 to 46716. 



From Pretoria, South Africa. Presented by Mr. E. Percy Phillips, for the 

 chief of the division of botany, Department of Agriculture. Received 

 November 5, 1918. Quoted notes by Mr. Phillips. 

 46714 and 46715. Citkullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. 



Watermelon. 



46714. "A. Sweet variety." 



46715. " B. The wild melon and may be a bitter variety." 



46716. Lagenaria vulgaris Seringe. Cucurbitaceae. Gourd. 



" C. The Kafir melon." 



46717. Gossypium Nanking Meyen. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Honan, China. Presented by Mr. G. D. Schlosser. Received Oc- 

 tober 1, 1918. 

 " The Chinese cotton is generally recognized as be.'ng inferior to the Ameri- 

 can. Whether it may have some superiority in the matter of adaptability to 

 poorer soils I am unable to say. My friends here say they do not plant cottoo 

 on land that will grow anything else. The fiber is used for spinning in the 

 hand fashion. The native cloth is all woven of this cotton." (Rev. H. W. 

 White.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. J. Nos. 33798 and 33799. 



46718. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 



From China. Seeds taken from fruits collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer 

 and forwarded to the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction 

 after his death, without any notes. Received October 5, 1918. 



46719. Schrankia leptocarpa DC. Mimosaceae. 



From Bahia, Brazil. Presented by Sr. v. A. Argollo Ferrao. Received 

 November 5, 1918. 



" Seeds of a wild sensitive plant that might be good for pasture for goats and 

 sheep. It is a strong-growing small shrub, with the spines very much reduced, 

 as compared with those of the common sensitive plant. The seeds are protected 

 by a spiny fruit. The plant is not easily found, as the cattle eat it back closely. 

 It grows in good soil and is found in low ground near rivers and small streams." 

 (Argollo Ferrao.) 



46720. Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. Rhamnaceae. Indian jujube. 

 (Z. jujuba Lam. not Mill.) 



From Reunion Island. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard, Port Louis, Mauri- 

 tius. Received November 5, 1918. 



" Ziziphus from Reunion Island. This jujube is very sweet and is highly 

 prized." (Regnard.) 



For previous introductions, see S. P. I. Nos. 45625 to 45658. 



46721 to 46724. 



From Medellin, Colombia. Presented by Mr. W. O. Wolcott. Received No- 

 vember 8, 1918. Quoted notes by Mr. Wolcott. 



