﻿88 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



40832. Holctts sorghum verticilliflorus (Steud.) Hitchcock. 



Poacese. Sorghum. 



From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Presented by Mr. I. B. Pole Evans, 

 Department of Agriculture, Pretoria, through Mr. C. V. Piper, of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 7, 1915. 

 Collected at our station at Tzaneen in northern Transvaal. (Pole Evans.) 



40833. Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. Menthacese. 

 (Perilla ocymoides L.) 



From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Co. 

 Received June 3, 1915. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 22419, 27558, and 30298 for previous introductions and 

 description. 



40834. Juglans portoricensis Dode. Juglandaceae. 



Porto Rican walnut. 



From Porto Rico. Presented by Mr. D. W. May, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Mayaguez. Received June 5, 1915. 

 See S. P. I. No. 40236 for previous introduction and description. 



40835 and 40836. Annona spp. Annonaceae. 



From Cajabon, Guatemala. Presented by Mr. W. E. Curley, at the request 

 of Mr. O. F. Cook, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 3, 

 1915. 



40835. Annoxa scleroderma Safford. Custard-apple. 

 " Pox-ter 



See S. P. I. No. 40805 for previous introduction and description. 



40836. Annona reticulata L. Custard-apple. 

 " Red pox." 



40837. Passiflora laurifolia L. Passifloraceae. Passion fruit. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Garret P. Wilder. Received 

 May 29, 1915'. 

 "This strong-growing, glabrous vine, climbing by tendrils, is a native of 

 tropical America and known there as the yellow water-lemon. The date when it 

 was introduced to Hawaii and by whom is not known, but in the Hilo and 

 Hamakua districts of Hawaii this variety grows wild. Its thick leaves are oval, 

 oblong, and entire, and have a short, sharp point. The flowers are about 2^ 

 inches across, are white with red spots on them. The fruit is slightly oblong, 2 

 inches in diameter, and very regular in size and shape. When ripe, it is yellow. 

 spotted with white. It has a medium-hard shell or skin, and the edible pulp 

 is whitish yellow and contains many flat, black seeds." (G. P. Wilder, Fruits of 

 the Hawaiian Islands, p. 214-) 



40838. Cedrela odorata L. Meliaceae. Cedro. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Presented by Mr. J. T. Crawley, direc- 

 tor, Agricultural Experiment Station, at the request of Mr. H. A. Van 

 Hermann. Received June 1, 1915. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 11769 and 26178 for previous introductions and description. 



