﻿22 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



38376 to 39381— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. H. G. Mundy.) 



39376. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertner. Poaceae. African millet. 

 " Rapoko. Seeds of the native crop grown in Southern Rhodesia." 



39377. Holcus sorghum verticilliflorus ( Steud. ) Hitchcock. Poaceae. 



Sorghum. 

 39378 to 39380. Holcus sorghum L. Poacese. Sorghum. 



(Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 

 " Seeds of the native crop grown in Southern Rhodesia." 



39378. " Durra. Probably American in origin; known locally as 

 Sapling." 



39379. "Durra. White." 



39380. "Sorghum. Obtained by us from Australia, but a native 

 of the west coast of Africa and known as Mazagua." 



39381. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Brown. Poacea?. Pearl millet. 

 (Pennisetum typhoid eum Rich.) 



" Inyouti, native crop grown in Southern Rhodesia." 



39382 and 39383. Passiflora spp. Passifloracese. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Presented by Mr. Henry Coronado, Republic of 

 Colombia Bureau of Information, Washington. D. C. through Mr. W. E. 

 Safford, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received November 6, 1914. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Safford. 



39382. Passiflora ligularis Juss. Granadilla. 

 " Fruit ovoid, very juicy, with fine flavor. Used in Colombia for mak- 

 ing sherbets. Suitable for covering trellises and arbors." 



39383. Passiflora maliformis L. Curuba. 

 " Fruit depressed spheroid, hard shelled. Suitable for packing. Pulp 



of fine flavor; used for making sherbets. The variegated, beautiful 

 red and white flowers with blue corona filaments are sweet scented. 

 The involucre, composed of 3 ovate-acute bracts joined at the base, is 

 larger than the flower itself. The shell of the fruit is sometimes so hard 

 that it must be broken with a hammer. The inclosed pulp has a pleasant 

 grapelike flavor." 



39384 to 39391. 



From San Juan Bautista, Tabasco. Mexico. Presented by Mr. Gabriel 

 Itie, director, Agricultural Experiment Station. Received November 7, 

 1914. Quoted notes by Mr. Itie. 



39384. Oryza sativa L. Poacese. Bice. 

 " Creole rice from dry lands. Harvested in the Mango Pass, near San 



Juan Bautista, Tabasco. Mexico." 



39385. Rivera corymbosa (L.) Hallier. Convolvulacese. 

 "Eschaventun. Convolvulaceous plant, abundant in the Department of 



Monte Cristo, Tabasco, and in the States of Campeche and Yucatan. 

 The fragrant flower produces honey." 



39386 and 39387. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Fabacea?. Cowpea. 

 39386. " White cowpea. Agricultural experiment station of Ta- 

 basco. This variety appeared in a lot of Blackeye cowpeas. It is 

 not known if this is a sport or an accidental sowing. The flower is 



