JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1935 



107770 to 107778— Continued. 



107777. No. 8. Shut SJnh (water per- 

 simmon) from Ta Ching Kou, north- 

 east of Taian, Shantung. Fruit large, 

 2% to 3 inches high and 2 inches 

 wide ; very sweet and moist and used 

 for drying. 



107778. No. 9. Ssu Hung Shih (four 

 square red persimmon) from Ta Ching 

 Kou near Taian, Shantung. Fruit 

 small, red, 1 to 2 inches wide, shaped 

 like a box. 



107779 to 107782. 



From Egypt. Seeds presented by Alfred 

 Bircher, Middle Egypt Botanic Station, El 

 Saff. Received January 7, 1935. 



A collection of native vegetable varieties 

 introduced for Department specialists. 



107779. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 



107780. Allium sativum L. 



Onion. 



Liliaceae. 



Garlic. 



107781. Apium graveolens L. 



107782. Daucus carota L. 



Apiaceae. 

 Celery. 



Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



107783. Amygdalus persica Li. 

 dalaceae. 



Amyg- 

 Peach. 



From Yugoslavia. Scions presented by Ivo 

 Volarie, State Agronomist, Samobov, 

 Croatia. Received January 11, 1935. 



Scions of a seedling peach from the Croa- 

 tian shore of Lake Veglia. 



107784 to 107786. 



From India. Seeds presented by M. P. 



Sharma, Harrai, Sihora, Narsinghpur, 



Central Provinces. Received January 9, 

 1935. 



A collection of native vegetable varieties 

 introduced for Department specialists. 



107784. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae 



107785. Allium sativum 



107786. Daucus carota L. 



Onion. 



Liliaceae. 

 Garlic. 



Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



107787 to 107807. 



From Surinam. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived December 17, 1934. 



Nos. 107787 to 107806 were collected at 

 Sandrij No. 1 in November 1934. 



107787. Antonia ovata Pohl. Loganiaceae. 



No. 2795. Paloeloipio. A tropical 

 shrub or sometimes a tall timber tree found 

 in the jungle, with thick, leathery, oval- 

 elliptic, dark-green leaves and small white 

 flowers in large terminal cymes. It is 

 native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 106510. 



107788. Banisteeiopsis sp. Malpighiaceae. 

 No. 2761. 



107789. Stigmaphtllon pulgens (Lam.) 

 A. Juss. Malpighiaceae. 



No. 2798. 

 savanna. 



Found at the edge of a 

 For previous introduction see 107736. 



107787 to 107807— Continued. 



107790 to 107792. Centeosema spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



107790. Centrosema pubescens Benth. 



No. 2757. A leguminous vine, native 

 to tropical America, with trifoliolate 

 leaves and small yellowish flowers. 

 Cultivated as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 106916. 



107791 and 107792. Centrosema brasili- 

 ana (L.) Benth. 



A slender leguminous vine 10 to 15 

 feet long. Native to the Provinces of 

 Para and Bahia, Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 33929. 



107791. No. 2800. A form with lav- 

 ender and white flowers. 



107792. No. 2774. A form with flow- 

 ers varying from blue to light blue. 



107793. Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) H. B. 

 K. Malpighiaceae. 



No. 2732. A loose semiprostrate shrub 

 2 feet high with yellow flowers. Found on 

 the open savanna in pure-white sand. 



For previous introduction see 52530. 



107794. Calopogonium mucunoides Desv. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2787. A cultivated cover crop with 

 pale-blue flowers. Found on the open 

 savanna in pure-white sand. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 107750. 



107795. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Watermelon. 



No. 2802. Seed purchased originally 

 from a Javanese, but now growing at the 

 experiment station on the open savanna 

 in pure-white sand. The melon is of a 

 good color and the flesh is sweet. 



107796 to 107798. Clibadium spp. Astera- 

 ceae. 



From the open savanna in pure-white 

 sand. 



107796 and 107797. Clibadium surina- 

 mense L. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 107765. 



107796. No. 2771. 107797. No. 2756. 



107798. Clibadium sylvestre (Aubl.) 

 Baill. 



No. 2767. An herb 5 feet tall with 

 dark-red stems. 



107799. Tephrosia toxicaria (Sw. ) Pers. 

 (Gracca toxicaria (Pers.) Kuntze). 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2768. A. scanty shrub 2 to 3 feet 

 high, with leaves made up of nine or more 

 leaflets and racemes of greenish-white 

 flowers with a purple spot at the base of 

 the wings. It is used as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 107462. 



107800. Crotalaria vitellina Ker. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 2758. A slender shrub 8 to 10 feet 

 high, found at the edge of the clearing, 

 growing in pure-white sand. 



