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47865. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabacese. Peanut. 



From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Presented by Capt. Amilcar A. B. Magalhaes, 



Commissao de Linhas Telegraphicas Estrategicas de Matto Grosso ao 



Amazonas. Received July 1, 1919. 

 "Peanuts grown by Mr. R. G. Reidy on his property, ' Cascatinha,' 500 meters 

 above sea level, at the station called Martins Costa, on the Central Railway of 

 Brazil, State of Rio de Janeiro. The original seed, from the wilds of Matto 

 Grosso, where it was grown by the Indians, was given to Mr. Reidy by the Com- 

 missao in 1918 and is understood to have been selected for its very large size. 

 The specimens sent are reduced in size, but are still much larger than the com- 

 mon peanut of Matto Grosso. Mr. Reidy stated that the development of the 

 crop was retarded by damage resulting from floods. The product shows a 

 marked modification in coloration." (Magalhaes.) 



47866 and 47867. 



From Sydney, Australia. Presented by Mr. J. H. Maiden, director, Botanic 

 Gardens. Received July 2, 1919. 



47866. Exocaepus cupeessiformis Labill. Santalacese. 



Native cherry. A small tree about 20 feet high with very numerous 

 green, wiry branches, sometimes collected in a dense conical head, 

 sometimes loose and pendulous at the ends. The leaves are reduced 

 to tiny alternate scales. The flowers are small, in terminal spikes, and 

 soon fall off, except one in each spike; after fertilization this one is 

 raised on an obconical pedicel which thickens to a diameter of one- 

 fourth of an inch and is red and succulent. The fleshy edible pedicel, 

 under the small, dry, globular fruit, has been likened to a cherry with 

 the stone outside. The close-grained, handsome wood is used for turn- 

 ing and cabinet purposes. (Adapted from Bentham, Flora Australiensis , 

 vol 6, p. 229, and Maiden, Useful Native Plants of Australia, pp. 30 

 and 534.) 



47867. TiMONius eumphii DC. Rubiacese. 



A tall shrub or small tree, with small drupes which have much the 

 appearance of the crab or wild apple of Europe. The wood is light in 

 color, close grained, and suitable for lining boards ; it is easily worked 

 and resembles somewhat the English sycamore. (Adapted from Maiden, 

 Useful Native Plants of Australia, pp. 63 and 607. ) 



1 All introductions consist of seeds unless otherwise noted. 



It should be understood that the varietal names of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and other 

 plants used in these inventories are those which the material bore when received by the 

 Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction and, further, that the printing of such 

 names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption in this country. 

 As the different varieties are studied, their identity fully established, their entrance into 

 the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American litera- 

 ture becomes necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in these inventories 

 will in many cases undoubtedly be changed by the specialists interested in the various 

 groups of plants and the forms of the names brought into harmony with recognized 

 American codes of nomenclature. 



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