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73864 to 73880— Continued. 



73871. No. 1189. A pinkish variety of dent 

 corn obtained in the market at Tico, 

 Cameroon, and originally from Mbassi, 

 February 12, 1927. 



73872. No. 1238. Obtained in the market at 

 Secundee, Gold Coast, March 2, 1927. 



73873. No. 1250. A white flint variety ob- 

 tained in the market at Asebu, near 

 Assuausi, Gold Coast. 



73874. No. 1257. Obtained in the market at 

 Tico, Cameroon, February 15, 1927. The 

 native name is mbassi, which is also the 

 name of a village. The long husk covering 

 the ear may indicate a protection against 

 the corn worm which is generally bad in 

 tropical regions. 



73875. (Undetermined.) . 



No. 1226. Akkra, en route to Assuausi, 

 Gold Coast, February 27, 1927. A large-leaved 

 tropical herbaceous plant. 



73876. Eriosema glomerata (Guill. and Perr.) 

 Hook. f. Fabaceae. 



Nos. 1247 and 1248. En route from Buea to 

 Moyuca, Cameroon, February 15, 1927. A 

 tropical leguminous plant growing along the 

 roadside. It is very leafy and may be a good 

 cover crop. 



73877. (Undetermined.) 



No. 1251. March 15, 1927. A tropical forest 

 tree used as a shade tree in the cacao plantations 

 near Victoria, Cameroon. 



73878. (Undetermined.) 



No. 1273. En route from Mamou to Dalaba, 

 Fouta Jalon, French Guinea, March 10, 1927. 

 A tropical vine the latex of which is very sticky 

 and may contain rubber. 



73879. Pachira fastuosa (DC.) Decaisne. 

 Bombacaceae. 



No. 1287. Konakry, French Guinea, March 

 10, 1927. Noix de Cayenne. A tropical woody 

 plant with pods the size and shape of small 

 cacao pods, containing edible nuts which are the 

 size of hazelnuts and have the flavor of raw 

 peanuts. 



For previous introduction see No. 63779. 



73880. (Undetermined.) 



No. 1292. Near Mamou, Fouta Jalon, 

 French Guinea, March 10, 1927. A tropical 

 cucurbitaceous vine with bright-red oval fruits 

 which are half an inch long. 



73881. Prunus serrulata sachalin- 

 ensis (Schmidt) Makino (P. sargenti 

 Render) . Amygdalaceae. 



Sargent's cherry. 



From Kagoshima, Japan. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. K. Temari, director, Kagoshima Imperial 

 College of Agriculture and Forestry. Received 

 April 18, 1927. 



A tall handsome tree, native to northern Japan. 

 up to 25 meters in height, with smooth, dark- 

 brown bark and ovate or ovate-lanceolate sharply- 

 serrate leaves 6 to 12 centimeters long. The single 

 pink flowers, 2.5 to 4 centimeters wide are in few- 

 flowered clusters, and the black fruits are about the 

 size of peas. This wild Japanese cherry is con- 

 sidered by E. H. Wilson (Arnold Arboretum, 

 Jamaica Plain, Mass.) to be the parent of several of 

 the finest double-flowering varieties of flowering 

 cherries and also to be the most satisfactory stock 

 on which to work these varieties. 



73882 to 73899. 



From Tiehlingho P. O., Kirin Province, Man- 

 churia. Seeds presented by A. D. Woeikoff, 

 director, experiment farm, Echo. Received 

 May 25, 1927. 



73882 to 73898. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. 



Oats. 

 Locally developed varieties. 



73882. No. 344-288. 73891. No. 377-2234. 



73883. No. 345-2229. 73892. No. 379-2236. 



73884. No. 346-2230. 73593. No. 383-708. 



73885. No. 353-2233. 73894. No. 384-222. 



73886. No. 355-744. 73395. No. 388-2231. 



73887. No. 356-745. 73896. No. 389-2232. 

 73838. No. 362-2238. 73897. No. 399-746. 



73889. No. 369-2239. 73898. No. 403-2240. 



73890. No. 375-226. 



73899. Soja max (L.) Piper (Glycine hispida 

 Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 



No. 698. A locally grown variety. 



73900 to 73905. Phleum pratense L. 

 Poaceae. Timothy. 



From Svalof, Sweden. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 G. Nilsson-Leissner, assistant, forage-crop de- 

 partment. Received May 26, 1927. 

 Local selections of timothy. 



73900. No. 21-21. 



73901. No. 42-22. 



73902. No. 48-23. 



73903. No. 49-23. 



73904. No. 818. 



73905. Gloria. 



73906. Saccharum officinarum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



From Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by Robert M. Grey, superintendent, 

 Harvard Botanic Station, through E. W. 

 Brandes, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 June 2, 1927. 

 A locally grown variety. 



73907 to 73910. 



From Leningrad, Russia. Seeds presented by B. 

 L. Issatchenko, director, botanic garden. Re- 

 ceived May 20, 1927. 



73907. Caragana frutex (L.) Koch. Faba- 

 ceae. Russian pea shrub. 

 A hardy ornamental shrub 6 to 10 feet high, 



native from southeastern Russia to western 



China. The solitary yellow flowers are about 



an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 52695. 



73908 to 73910. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



Russian varieties. 



73908. No. 1. 73910. No. 3. 



73909. No. 2. 



73911 and 73912. 



From Victoriaborg, Akkra, Gold Coast, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by L. A. King-Church, con- 

 servator of forests. Received May 28, 1927. 



73911. Firmiana barteri (Masters) Schum. 



(Sterculia barteri Masters). Sterculiaceae. 



A tropical African tree, about 35 feet high, 

 with reddish yellow bark, rounded cordate 

 leaves, and loose panicles of small scarlet flowers. 



