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48084 and 48085. 



From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Presented by Prof. A. E. V. Rich- 

 ardson, agricultural superintendent. Received July 22, 1919. 



48084. Hokdettm vtjlgare pallidum Seringe. Poacese. Barley. 

 Square Head. " Six-rowed field barley, produced by Prof. Perkins, 



of Roseworthy College, South Australia." (Richardson.) 



48085. Avena sattva ORiENTALis (Schreb.) Richter. Poacese. Oats. 

 BlacJc Tartarian. " A late black side oat grown to a limited extent 



in the United States." (C. W. Warburton.) 



48086. Eosa coriifolia Fries. Eosacese. Rose. 



From Bell Station, Md. Presented by Dr. Walter Van Fleet. Received 

 September 8, 1920. 

 " Variety frobeli. A promising rose for budding or grafting stock. This 

 rose has been introduced through several sources under the name of Rosa 

 laxa. It was grown at the Arnold Arboretum under the name R. laxa for 

 several years. R. cor it folia is related to the common dog rose, R. canina. It 

 is a strong grower, with upright and nearly smooth stems; the flowers are 

 white, the fruit globose and red. The vigor and hardiness, together with its 

 upright and nearly smooth stems and lack of suckers, make it a promising 

 plant for stock. It seeds readily and prolifically and the seedlings come very 

 true. Fruiting plants are to be found at the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica 

 Plain, Mass., and in the collections of Dr. W. Van Fleet, Bell Station, Md. 

 The rose appears to be perfectly hardy." (B. T. Galloway.) 



48087. Cordeauxia edttlis Hemsl. Csesalpiniacese. ITeheb nut. 



From Italian Somaliland, Africa. Nuts presented by the governor of 

 Italian Somaliland, through Capt. Vannutelli, of the Italian Legation. 

 Received September 19, 1919. 

 "A leguminous shrub or small tree not very far removed from our common 

 cassia. It is also related to the carob and to the Kentucky coffee tree. The 

 plant is an evergreen and is reported so far only from Somaliland and from a 

 region known as the Haud, a waterless desert south of Bohotleh on the south- 

 ern frontier of the British Protectorate. The kernels have a rather good flavor 

 and are rich in sugar and carbohydrates and have also a very satisfactory 

 amount of proteids. It is said that the natives stew and eat them. The nutri- 

 tive ratio is 1 : 6.5, which is very good." (B. T. Galloway.) 



48088 to 48102. 



From Johannesburg, Transvaal. Purchased from the Agricultural Supply 

 Association, through Mr. J. Burtt Davy, botanist. Received September 

 24, 1919. Quoted notes by Mr. Davy. 

 48088 and 48089. Avena sativa L. Poacese. Oats. 



48088. " Boer oat. The principal oat grown for forage, i. e., oat 

 hay, before the Anglo-Boer War, and valued for the fineness of its 

 straw. Almost ousted by the Algerian oat and now very rare. 

 The Boer oat always contains some black kernels among the 

 brown. The glumes have a characteristic roughness which readily 

 distinguishes them from Algerian. Grown under irrigation." 



48089. " Heijira rustproof oats. A rather recent introduction which 

 has been grown with some success in the dry districts of the 

 Western Transvaal and is claimed to be rust resistant." 



