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43340 and 43373— Continued. 



43361. No. 1487. Trigo Pelon. 43368. No. 517. Trigo Barletta. 



43362. No. 1518. Trigo Pelon. 43369. No. 1036. Trigo Barletta. 



43363. No. 1093. Trigo Pelon. 43370. No. 1555. Trigo Italiano. 



43364. No. 545. Trigo Pelon. 43371. No. 1408. Trigo Italiano. 



43365. No. 642. Trigo Pelon. 43372. No. 546. Trigo Fucense. 



43366. No. 1525. Trigo Pelon. .43373. No. 1331. Trigo Gironde. 



43367. No. 1410. Trigo Barletta. 



43374. Phytelephas microcarpa Ruiz and Pav. Phcenicaeese. 



Corozo nut. 



From Pernambuco, Brazil. Presented by Mr. A. T. Haeberle, American 

 consul general, Rio de Janeiro. Received September 5 and 7, 1916. 

 This small palm is found native along the banks of streams and on springy 

 hillsides in the Peruvian Andes at an altitude of about 3,000 feet and is closely 

 allied to the one which furnishes the vegetable ivory or tagua nut of commerce 

 (Phytelephas macrocarpa) , although it has smaller fruits. The slender inclined 

 stem, sometimes absent entirely, grows up to 10 feet in length, and the fruits are 

 about the size of a child's head, resembling externally some anonas to such an 

 extent that the Peruvians ca*ll them anon de palma, but the palm itself is 

 called yarina. The thick furrowed rind is tough and is reddish within and 

 may be eaten, having a flavor of melon or moldy cheese. The albumen of the 

 unripe seeds is drunk while still watery or eaten when it becomes fleshy, re- 

 sembling in taste a coconut in like state, but when quite ripe it is too hard for 

 eating. (Adapted from description by Richard Spruce, furnished by C. B. 

 Doyle.) 



43375 to 43377. Canarium indicum Stickm. Balsameacese. 



{Canarium commune L.) Java almond. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. J. C. Koningsberger, director, 

 Botanic Gardens. Received September 26, 1916. 

 See S. P. I. No. 43024 for previous introduction and description. 



43378 and 43379. 



From Tahiti, Society Islands. Presented by Mr. Edouard Ahnne, presi- 

 dent, Chamber of Agriculture, through Mr. Thomas B. L. Layton, Ameri- 

 can consul. Received September 25, 1916. Quoted notes by Mr. Layton. 



43378. Coix laceyma-jobi L. Poacess. Job's-tears. 

 " Called locally Poepoe, but known elsewhere as Job's-tears. It was 



introduced into Tahiti some 30 or 40 years ago, it is said, from the West 

 Indies. The young plants are an excellent forage for both cattle and 

 horses, which seem to eat eagerly of the seeds while they are green and 

 tender. It occurs in abundance in the island of Tahiti, though it is also 

 found in much smaller quantities in nearly every part of the colony. The 

 plant prefers and thrives best in damp soil and in localities where the 

 humidity is great." 



43379. Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. Fabacese. Indigo. 

 (Indigofera anil L.) 



"A leguminous plant found in the colony. Its distribution is extensive 

 throughout the colony, but it occurs in greatest abundance in the Mar- 



