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39877 and 39878. 



From Paris, France. Procured from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 February 16, 1915. 



39877. Eleusine coeacana (L.) Gaertn. Poacese. Ragi millet. 



39878. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Brown. Poacese. Pearl millet. 

 (Pennisetum typhoideum Rich.) 



39879. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. Kutaceee. Pummelo. 

 From China. Presented by Mr. W. Paddock, Ohio State University. Re- 

 ceived February 11, 1915. 



39880. Garcinia morella (Gaertn.) Desr. Clusiacese. 



From Cienfuegos, Cuba. Presented by Dr. Emilio Cabada. Received Feb- 

 ruary 16, 1915. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 12693 and 17995 for previous introductions and description. 

 " Produces a small edible fruit, similar in shape and size to a cherry. The 

 tree reaches a height of 10 to 15 meters and produces the best quality of Cam- 

 bodian gamboge." (L'Horticole Coloniale, Catalogue des Plantes Economiques 

 pour les Colonies.) 



39881 to 39886. Juglans regia L. Juglandacese. Walnut. 



From Grenoble, France. Presented by Mr. Thomas W. Murton, American 

 vice consul. Bud sticks received February 19, 1915. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 39839 to 39844 for description. 



All are late-blooming varieties from Tullins, Isere, France, the name of the 

 orchard (Clos) from which the nuts came being given in each case. 



39881. No. 1. Clos Masson. 39885. No. 5. Clos Durand (bis). 



39882. No. 2. Clos Durand. 39886. No. 6. Clos Bernardin (alti- 



39883. No. 3. Clos May. tude 2,000 feet). 



39884. No. 4. Clos Lafarge. 



39887. Annona reticulata L. Annonacea?. Custard-apple. 



From Quilimane, Portuguese East Africa. Presented by Mr. E. H. Heron, 

 acting director of agriculture, Beira, Mozambique. Seed received Feb- 

 ruary 2, 1915, as A. senegalensis. 

 " These prove to be seeds of A. reticulata, a cultivated species introduced into 

 Africa from America. A. senegalensis is not as good as the ordinary cultivated 

 species of A. reticulata and A. squamosa. It is, however, valuable on account 

 of the size to which it grows as stock for other species, and it is of special 

 botanical interest, since all other edible annonaceous fruits are of American 

 origin, while it is African." (Safford.) 



39888 and 39889. Cannabis sativa L. Moraceaa. Hemp. 



From Turin, Italy. Presented by the American consul. Received February 

 11, 1915. 



39888. " No. 19. Carmagnola. Hemp is cultivated in the Provinces of 

 Turin and Cuneo between Carmagnola and the Po. It is said that no 

 other country in the world can produce such fiber and seed. Some 

 botanists have classified Carmagnola hemp as a distinct variety 



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