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99319. Cyrtosperma senegalexse 

 (Schott) Engler. Araceae. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. Grey, 

 superintendent, Atkins Institution of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Soledad. Cienfuegos. Received June 

 6, 1932. 



A curious aroid which sends up its spathe on a 

 spiny stem 10 feet high. The spathe itself is 16 

 inches long. The plant requires wet sandy soil, 

 tropical conditions, and moist atmosphere. 



For previous introduction see 90914. 



99320. Phaseolus ltjnatus L. Fa- 

 baceae. Lima bean. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented bv Thomas R. 

 Towns, Holguin. Received April 29, 1932. 



A pole bean which grows for several years in Cuba 

 and produces beans almost continuously. The 

 pods are used as a green bean. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists. 



99321. Citrus htstrix DC. Ruta- 

 ceae. Cabuyao. 



From India. Seeds presented by R.N. Parker, for- 

 est botanist, Forest Research Institute. New For- 

 est, Dehra Dun. Received May 31, 1932. 



From plants growing wild in Kumaon. A large 

 thorny tree, 20 to 60 feet high, with leaves 6 to 8 

 inches long. The fruits vary in shape from oblate 

 to pyriform-turbinate or oblong; the smooth to 

 more or less corrugated thick rind is greenish lemon- 

 yellow in color, and the flesh is greenish, juicy, and 

 sharply acid. The tree is said to be very resistant 

 to the citrus canker. 



For previous introduction see 50309. 



99322 to 99325. 



From Australia. Seeds purchased from F. H. 

 Brunning Ptv, Ltd., Melbourne. Received Mav 

 17, 1932. 



A collection of forage grasses introduced for De- 

 partment specialists. 



99322. Dactylis glomerata L. Poaceae. 



Orchard grass. 



Cocksfoot, Akaroa strain, New Zealand Gov- 

 ernment certified. 



99323 to 99325. LoLirM perenne L. Poaceae. 



Perennial ryegrass. 



99323. Poverty Bay Perennial, New Zealand 

 Government certified "mother" seed. 



99324. Poverty Bay Perennial, New Zealand 

 Government certified "maiden" seed. 



99325. Victorian or Western District Perennial, 

 genuine old pasture seed. 



99326. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 baceae. Red clover. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Seeds presented by the Kungursk elevator, Ural 

 Regional Seed Producers, All-Russian Seed 

 Producers' Union, city of Kungur, Ural District. 

 Received May 25, 1932. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists. 



99327 to 99333. 



From Australia. Seeds purchased from the Glen 

 Innes Experiment Farm, Plant Breeding Branchy 

 Department of Agriculture, Sydney, New South 

 Wales. Received May 28, 1932. 



Forage grasses introduced for the use of Depart- 

 ment specialists. 



99327 to 99329. Dactylis glomerata L. Poaceae. 

 Orchard grass. 



99327 to 99333— Continued. 



99327. G 30-205. Improved New Zealand cocks- 

 foot. 



99328. G 32-8. Improved cocksfoot. 



99329. G 32-3. Commercial cocksfoot. 



99330 and 99331. LoLirii perenne L. Poaceae. 

 Perennial ryegrass. 



99330. G 30-29. Improved New Zealand peren- 

 nial rye. 



99331. G 32-4. Commercial perennial rye. 



99332. Phalaris tcberosa L. (P. stencphylla 

 Hort.). Poaceae. Grass. 



G 32-9. 



99333. Trifolium pratense L. 



Commercial red clover. 



99334 to 99337. 



From Tobago, British West Indies. Seeds pre- 

 sented by E. J. H. Thomas, Charlotteville. 

 Received May 26, 1932. 



99334. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



Easter blossom. A form with yellow flowers. 



99335. Erythrina sp. Fabaceae. 



Mountain immortelle. 



Fabaceae. 



Red clover, 



CHTHYOMETHIA PISCIPULA (L.) Eitchc. 



Fabaceae. 



An attractive leguminous shade tree which 

 becomes 50 feet high, with a spreading habit and 

 large pinnate leaves. The large racemes of pale- 

 pink flowers appear before the leaves and some- 

 what resemble those of the black locust. The 

 wood is used for cart building. 



For previous introduction see 97847. 



99337. Paspalum conjugatttm Berg. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



A creeping perennial grass with the flowering 

 stems sometimes 3 feet tall. This species, origin- 

 ally from Surinam, is found in moist places in the 

 Tropics of both hemispheres and forms extensive 

 and close mats. 



For previous introduction see 76432. 



99338. Sorghum virgatum (Hack.) 

 Stapf. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by Prof. August 

 Chevalier, Museum of Natural History, Paris, 

 France. Received May 25, 1932. 



Seeds collected in the heart of the Sahara by Pro- 

 fessor Chevalier on his recent trip across the Sahara 

 to Timbuktu: they may prove of interest in the 

 semidesert regions of the southwestern United 

 States. 



99339 to 99349. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Seeds presented by the director. Regional Oil 

 Plant Station, FJruglik, northern Caucasus. 

 Received May 5, 1932. 



99339. Brassica alba (L.) Boiss. Brassicaceae. 



White mustard. 



The seeds of this white ir ustard are less pungent 

 than rhose of the black mustard (Brassica nigra), 

 but are used in the same way. The young 

 leaves of both are useful as a potherb and also 

 as a salad. 



For previous introduction see 60774. 



99340. Carthamls tinctorius L. Asteraceae. 



Safflower. 

 Used for oil and dye. 



For previous introduction see 84283. 



