﻿24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



The following are selected strains : 



47504. " Banga K. 46 I." 47506. " Nsombo C. 42 II." 



47505. " Banga K. 541." 47507. " Nsombo T>. 24 II." 



47508 and 47509. Psidium guajava L. Myrtaceae. G-uava. 



From San Marcos, Cuba. Presented by Mr. Robert Reid. Numbered in 

 May, 1919. 

 " I am sending you two packages of seed of Peruvian guava, white and pink. 

 The white is the best guava." (Reid.) 



47508. White. 47509. Pink. 



47510 to 47512. 



From Zamboanga, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 

 agricultural adviser. Received May 12, 1919. Quoted notes by Mr. 

 Wester. 



47510. Botoe teteagonoloba (L.) Kuntze. Fabacese. G-oa bean. 

 (Psophocarpus tetragonoloous DC.) 



" Seguidilla. A climbing bean with 4-winged pods which, when used 

 as string beans while tender, are of excellent quality. They should be 

 of great value in Porto Rico and Panama." 



47511. Deacaena sp. Liliacese. 



" This Dracaena may prove a good pot plant for the conservatory, 

 and of course for culture out of doors in Porto Rico and southern 

 Florida." 



47512. Gynuea saementosa (Blume) DC. Asteracese. 



"The Gynura is a composite climber. It is a plant worthy of all the 

 care possible to establish it in the West Indies and Florida." 



47513. Phytelephas macrocarpa Kuiz and Pav. Phoenicacese. 



Ivory-nut palm. 



From Para, Brazil. Burs purchased from Mr. George H. Pickerell, 

 American consul. Received May 13, 1919. 

 An arborescent palm with a thick, rough, creeping trunk, from the under 

 surface of which roots are given off ; native to South America and Central 

 America. The leaves which crown the trunk closely resemble those of the 

 coconut palm in size, shape, and disposition. The flowers emit a strong per- 

 fume, especially the large, white, pistillate flowers which are, however, few in 

 number. The 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 Co- 

 lombia. 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 The 

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



47514. Physalis peruviana L. Solanacese. Poha. 

 From Sawtelle, Calif. Presented by Mr. P. D. Barnhart, superintendent, 



Danziger Estate, Beverly Hills. Received May 13, 1919. 

 " Native to temperate and tropical America, widely naturalized in many 

 countries of the warmer zones. With double inaptness called the Cape goose- 

 berry. A perennial herb ; but for producing its fruit well it requires early 

 renovation. The acidulous berries can be used as well for table fruit as for 

 preserves. The dried fruit acts as a substitute for yeast. Doubtless several 



