JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 1927 



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74554 to 74572— Continued. 



74566. LUFFA ACDTANGULA (L.) Roxb. 



Cucurbitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd. 



No. A-7. From Namshektan, Kwang- 

 tung, June. 1927. Shiny kica. An an- 

 nual climber planted in February and 

 harvested in June. 



74567. MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. CuCUr- 



bitaceae. Balsam-pear. 



No. A-12. From Canton, June, 1927. 

 A cucurbitaceous vine planted in Febru- 

 ary and harvested in July. 



74568. Solanum meloxgexa L. Solana- 

 ceae. Eggplant. 



No. A-13. From Canton, June, 1927. 

 Paak pci ai kica. A variety planted in 

 January and February ; the harvesting 

 begins in May. 



74569 to 74572. Vigxa sesquipedalis (L.) 

 Fruwirtb. Fabaceae. Asparagus-bean. 



74569. No. A-l. From Chiuchow, 

 Kwangtung, June. 1927. Puat uet 

 kok. A variety planted in March. 



74570. No. A-2. From Fatshan, Kwang- 

 tung. June. 1927. Chi kap tsing ran. 

 A variety planted from February 

 until April. 



74571. No. A-3. From Fatshan, Kwang- 

 tung, June, 1927. Sai uen tan kok. 

 A variety planted during February. 



74572. No. A-4. From Hapoonue. 

 Kwangtung. June, 1!!27. Kant shan 

 tan kuk. A variety planted during 

 February. 



74573. Medioago sativa L. 



Fabaceae. 

 Alfalfa. 



From Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Seeds pur- 

 chased from Comizio Agrario di Fireuzc. 

 Received August 18, 1927. 



Locally grown seed. 



74574 to 74587. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. W. M. Doeters van Let uwen, Director, 

 Botanic Wardens. Received August, 1927. 



74574. Aeschyxomexe Americana L. Fa- 

 baceae. 



A West Indian bushy leguminous her- 

 baceous annual, 2 feet high, with yellow 

 flowers. 



74575. Assoxia palmata (Cav.) Kuntze 

 (Domljeya acutangula Cav.). Sterculi- 

 aeeae. 



An evergreen subtropical tree, up to 16 

 feet high, with rounded heart-shaped 

 leaves crowded at the ends of the branch- 

 lets and loose clusters of white or red- 

 dish flowers. Native to the Mascarene 

 Islands, Indian Ocean. 



74576. Calopogonidm mucunoides Desv. 

 Fabaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 74532. 



745-<7. Cassia bicapsularis L. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



A tropical-American evergreen shrub 

 4 feet high, with pinnate leaves and yel- 

 low flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 50654. 



74574 to 74587— Continued. 



74578. Cassia papuana Hort. Caesalpin- 



iaceae. 



A tropical ornamental shrub with pin- 

 nate foliage and yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 69148. 



74579. Clitoria hexerophylla Lam. 

 baceae. 



Fa- 



An East Indian perennial climber with 

 very slender stems, compound leaves, and 

 solitary blue flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65298. 



74580. Crotalaria anagyroides H. B. K. 

 Fabaceae. 



A tropical American shrubby legumi- 

 nous plant, up to 6 feet high, used as a 

 cover plant in the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66251. 



74581. HOMALOCENCHRCJS HEXAXDRUS 



(Swartz) Kuntze. Foaceae. Rice 

 grass. 



An Australian perennial grass, com- 

 mon along watercourses in New South 

 Wales and Queensland. It becomes about 

 3 feet high, is very leafy, and livestock 

 are very fond of it. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 47025. 



74582. Licuala a M P L I f r O x s Miquel. 

 Phoenicaceae. P^lm. 



A showy dwarf fan palm with leaves 

 about 2% feet long and usually 12 

 parted. Native to Sumatra. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68121. 



74583. PlTHECOLOBIUM U M B E L I. A T U M 



(Vahl) Benth. Mimosaceae. 



A low ornamental leguminous tree with 

 feathery foliage, native to the Fast 

 Indies. 



For previous introduction see Not 

 69161. 



74584. POXGAiMlA pixxata (L.) W. F. 

 Wight (P. glabra Vent.). Fabaceae. 



A tall erect tree, or sometimes a climb- 

 ing shrub, with compound leaves com- 

 posed of five to seven pairs of oblong 

 leaflets, and simple racemes of white flow- 

 ers. The woody pods are about one- 

 fourth of an inch thick and an inch and 

 a half long. Native to tropical Asia. 

 Because of its bright, handsome foliage 

 this tree has been recommended as an 

 ornamental foi mild-wintered regions. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66152. 



74585. Sesbania paludosa Jacq. Faba- 

 ceae. 



A yellow-flowered annual with com- 

 pound leaves. 



74586. Sixdora sumatraxa Miquel. Caes- 

 alpiniacea'e. 



An unarmed ornamental East Indian 

 tree with panicles of small flowers and 

 stiff pinnate leaves with few leaflets. 



For previous introduction see No~ 

 69165. 



