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74460 to 74469— Continued. 



74468. Rytilix graxularis (L.) Skeels. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



An erect annual grass 1 to 2 feet high, 

 with softly hairy flaccid leaves. Native 

 to tropical India. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 47783. 



74469. Sporobolus sp. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A tropical African grass. 



74470. Sttjetia gossypioides R. Br. 

 Malvaceae. 



From Adelaide, South Australia. Seeds pre- 

 sented bv J. F. Bailev. Director. Botanic 

 Garden. Received July 21, 1927. 



A large Australian shrub, with broadly 

 ■oval, stiff leaves up to 2 inches long, and 

 large purple flowers. It is closely related 

 to cotton {Gossypium spp.). 



For previous introduction see No. 72621. 



74471 and 74472. Phoenix dactylifera 

 L. Phoenicaceae. Date palm. 



From Merowe, Dongola, Anglo-Egyptian 

 Sudan. Africa. Offshoots presented 

 through Silas C. Mason, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received July 25, 1927. 



Rare Sudan varieties. 

 74471. Kumla. 



74472. Medina. 



74473. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fab- 

 aceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. 

 Seeds presented by I. B. Pole Evans, 

 Chief, Division of Botany. Received July 

 25, 1027. 



Locally grown seeds from Muhlati, Natal, 

 South Africa. 



74474 to 74478. 



From Sumatra. Seeds collected by H. II. 

 Bartlett, Universitv of Michigan, Ann 

 Arbor, Mich. Received July 20, 1027. 



74474. Casdarina sumatrana Jungh. Ca- 

 suarinaceae. 



No. 7403. From the Toba trail be- 

 tween Adian Langge, Asahan, and Si 

 Makkoek, Toba. A handsome tropical 

 tree with large cones. 



For 

 6S021. 



previous introduction see No. 



74475. Phytolacca sp. Phytolaccaceae. 



No. 7006. An ornamental annual, 

 weedy in the uplands, but cultivated by 

 the natives in the lowlands. 



74476. Scirpus sp. Cyperaceae. Sedge. 



No. 7426. Kampong Halado, between 

 Adian Langge and Si Martoloe, Toba. A 

 Sumatran sedge with glabrous 3-angled 

 stems, used by natives for making mat- 

 ting and bags. 



74477. Sloaxea sp. Elaeocarpaceac. 



No. 7386a. A large handsome tropical 

 forest tree with fruits that look like 

 chestnut burs. 



74478. Dracaena sp. Liliaceae. 



From the Soengei Masihi Forest Re- 

 serve, Asahan. Collected by H. S. Yates. 

 An ornamental monocotyledonous tropical 

 tree with long, thickish, glossy mottled 

 leaves and orange-yellow fruits about an 

 inch in diameter. 



74479. Melilottjs altissima Thuill. 

 Fabaceae. 



From Chico, Calif. Seeds obtained from 

 the United States Plant Introduction 

 Garden. Received July 20, 1927. 



A perennial Melilotus attaining a height 

 of from 4 to 6 feet and in general growth 

 habits similar to the more common Meli- 

 lotus alba. 



74480 to 74485. Tbittctjm aestivum L. 

 (T. vuJgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds obtained from 

 the College of Agriculture and Forestry, 



University of banking. Received Sep- 

 tember 12, 1927. 



Local varieties. 



74480. No. 2451. 



74481. No. 2459. 



74482. No. 2464. 

 74486 to 74488. 



74483. No. 2469. 



74484. No. 2479. 



74485. No. 2483. 



From Dehra Dun, United Provinces, India. 

 Seeds presented by R. N. Parker, forest 

 botanist, Forest Research Institute and 

 College. Received July 26, 1927. 



74486. Bambusa arundinacea Retz. Po- 

 aceae. Bamboo. 



A large Indian bamboo growing in 

 clumps 40 to 60 feet high, with spiny 

 lower branches. 



74487. Dendrocalamds hamiltonii Nees 

 and Arn. Poaceae. Hamilton bamboo. 



The common bamboo of the eastern 

 Himalayas, where it grows to a height of 

 from 40 to 60 feet, with horizontal 

 branches, and stems 4 to 7 inches in 

 diameter. The foliage is very variable, 

 the broadly lanceolate leaves being 4 to 

 10 inches long and up to 5 inches wide. 

 The plant is said to flower every year, 

 and the young shoots are boiled and 

 eaten. 



introduction see No. 



For previous 

 64S09. 



7 4 4 8 8. Dendrocalamus membranaceus 

 Munro. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 74229. 



74489 to 74502. Triticum sp. Poaceae. 



From Moscow, Russia. Seeds presented by 

 V. Talanoff, Institute of Applied Botany 

 and New Cultures, through C. R. Ball, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 July 26, 1927. 



Locally developed varieties. 



74489 to 74499. Triticum aestivum L. 

 ( T. vu Igare Vill. ) . Common wheat. 



74489. No. 062. Lutescens. A spring 

 wheat from the Saratov Experiment 

 Station. 



74490. No. 0111. Caesium. A spring 

 wheat from the West Siberian Ex- 

 periment Station. 



74491. No. 0274. Mildurum. A spring 

 wheat from the Odessa Experiment 

 Station. 



74492. No. 0321. Mildurum. A spring 

 wheat from the West Siberian Ex- 

 periment Station. 



