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74512 to 74515— Continued. 

 74515. Cistus cyprius Lam. 



Cistaceae. 



An erect shrub up to 6 feet high, bear- 

 in?,- large white flowers which are blotched 

 with purple at the base. Native to south- 

 ern Europe. 



74516 to 74522. Cajanus indicus 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Kampala, Uganda Protectorate, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by S. Simpson, 

 Director, Department of Agriculture. 

 Received August 4, 1927. 



Locally developed. 



74516. No. 1. 



74517. No. 2. 



74518. No. 3. 



74519. No. 4. 



74520. No. 5. 



74521. No. 6. 



74522. No. 7. 



74523. Psidium gtjajava L. Myrtaceae. 



Guava. 



From Calcutta, India. Seeds presented by 

 S. Fercy Lancaster, Secretary, Agri-Hor- 

 ticultural Society of India. Received 

 August 3, 1927. 



Seeds of a usually seedless guava which 

 may again develop the seedless variety. 



74524 to 74526. Diospykos lotus L. 

 Diospyraceae. Dateplum. 



From Seoul, Chosen (Korea). Seeds pre- 

 sented by Charles H. Stephan, American 

 vice consul. Received August 2, 1927. 



74524. From Kokai Province. 



74525. From Hokwa district, North Kei- 

 sho Province. 



74526. From North Chusei Province. 



74527. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Seeds pre- 

 sented by I. Bobin, Chief of Agricultural 

 Service. Received August 8, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



74528. ( Undetermined. ) 



From Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by M. T. Dawe, Lands 

 and Forests Department. Received Au- 

 gust 8, 1927. 



The fruits make a fine jelly not unlike 

 guava jelly. 



74529 to 74543. 



From Sumatra. Seeds collected by H. H. 

 Bartlett, University of Michigan, Ann 

 Arbor, Mich. Received August 4, 1927. 



74529. BOTOR TETRAGONOLOBA (L.) Kuiltze 



(Psophocarpus tetragonolobus DC). Fa- 

 baceae. G-oa bean, 



Ksang borong. 

 Asahan. 



From Silo Maradja, 



74530. Calamus sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Rotan tolpaktolpang. From the jungle 

 near Aek Sordang, Loendoet, Koealoe. 



74531. Calamus sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. S184. Rotan mallo. From Par- 

 gambiran, Asahan. 



74529 to 74543— Continued. 



74532. Calopogonium mucunoides Desv, 

 Fabaceae. 



From Loendoet, Koealoe. A tropical 

 American plant supposed to have been 

 introduced into Sumatra with mimosa 

 seed shipped from- South America, which 

 within tl:ree or four years has become 

 an important economic plant. It is ex- 

 tensively used as a cover plant in rub- 

 ber plantations in Sumatra. A fair cover 

 is obtained after three months from sow- 

 ing, when flowering commences. The 

 plant is a vigorous creeping herb which 

 forms a mat of foliage 1% feet or so in 

 thickness over the soil. The stems, 3 

 to 10 feet long, form roots at each node. 

 The pale blue flowers are in racemes 1 to 

 4 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68845. 



74533. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Watermelon. 



From Silo Maradja. Asahan. G-oen- 

 doer bandihe. A variety used for food. 



74534. Dracaena sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 8150. Silo Maradja, Asahan. A 

 giant species having glossy green mottled 

 leaves over 2 feet long. The fruits are 

 orange colored for a long time, then turn 

 vermilion when dead ripe. This species 

 probably will grow only in the warmest 

 parts of the United States. Perhaps the 

 Game as No. 7 J ! f8. 



74535. Gaultheria sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 8028. From the summit of Dolok 

 Soeroengan, Habinsaran, Tapianoeli. A 

 very p ret l v w h i e- Qo wer ed species about 

 2 or 3 feet high, having the odor of 

 wintergreen oil. 



74536 to 74538. MOMOEDICA CIIARANTIA L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Balsam-pear. 



From Silo Maradja, Asahan. 



745S6. Parija sina. This is a good va- 

 riety. 



74537. Pariju gading (ivory parija). 



74538. Parija-fKirija paet. This variety 

 is like parija, but it is hitter. 



74539. Phaseolus aureus Roxh. Faba- 

 ceae. Mung bean. 



Kasang riti. From Silo Maradja, 

 Asahan. 



74540. Rhododendron sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 7998. From the summit of Dolok 

 Soeroengan, Habinsaran, Tapianoeli. 



74541. Solanum melongena L. Solana- 

 ceae. Eggplant. 

 Tijoeng boelat. From Silo Maradja, 



Asahan. A variety with edible fruits. 



74542. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 7849. Between Pardoeaan and 

 Maranti, Habinsaran, Tapianoeli. 



74543. VlGNA SESQUIPEDALIS (L.) Fru- 



vvirth. Fabaceae. Asparagus bean. 



Kasang gomboeng. From Silo Maradja, 

 Asahan. 



74544 and 74545. 



From Montpellier, France. Seeds presented 

 by the director of the botanic garden of 

 the University of Montpellier. Received 

 August 8, 1927. 



