﻿44 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



46865. Cyrtostachys lakka Beccari. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. Presented by Mr. O. W. Barrett. 

 Received December 30, 1918. 

 " Kredok." 



A tall, slender palm, native to Borneo. The pinnately divided leaves, 3 to 

 5 feet long, are made up of leaflets 18 inches long and 2 inches wide, which are 

 obliquely bifid at the apex. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 946.) 



For an illustration of this palm, see Plate IV. 



46866 to 46868. Theobroma cacao L. Sterculiacese. Cacao. 



From Coban, Guatemala. Presented by Mr. Oscar Ma jus. Received De- 

 cember 30, 1918. Quoted notes by Mr. Majus. 



46866. " No. 1. Fruits with a red husk." 



46867. "No. 2. Fruits with yellow husks." 



46868. " No. 3. Fruits with a green husk." 



46869 and 46870. 



From Ganganba, Portuguese West Africa. Presented by Mr. A. W. Bailey. 

 Received December 30, 1918. Quoted notes by Mr. Bailey. 



46869. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. Poacese. Pearl millet. 

 (P. typhoideum Rich.) 



" Seeds of our giant African millet, called locally Masangu." 



46870. Voandzeia subterranea (L.) Thouars. Fabacese. 



" Seeds of the ground bean, which is used commonly for food both by 

 natives and Portuguese. The local name is vielu. While these require a 

 long season to mature, they may be used green as shell beans. The natives 

 plant one in a hill. The plants do not require an excessively fertile soil." 



46871 to 46890. 



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

 Harrison. Received November 28, 1918. Quoted notes by Mr. Harrison, 

 unless otherwise stated. 



46871. Acacia aneuba F. Muell. Mimosacea?. Wattle. 

 " Mulga. This is a dry-country species. The foliage is eaten by stock 



in dry weather." 



46872. Acacia homalophyela A. Cunn. Mimosacese. Wattle. 

 " Native name yarran. A dry-country species greatly used for fodder ; 



stock eat it freely. The timber, which is fragrant for some years after 

 being cut, is used for cabinet and ornamental work." 



46873. Angophora subvelutina F. Muell. Myrtacese. 



" Called here ' apple-tree.' A large, spreading tree with strong and 

 durable timber which is used for wheelwright work and flooring boards. 

 The foliage is used to feed stock in dry seasons." 



46874 to 46880. Atriplex spp. Chenopodiacese. Saltbush. 



The saltbushes are herbaceous or shrubby, usually much-branched 



plants, and show remarkable adaptation to arid, saline, or alkali-impreg- 



