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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



73473 to 73501— Continued. 



73492. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. 



Mung bean. 



73493 to 73495. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fa- 

 baceae. Common bean. 



73493. No. 1. 



73494. No. 2. 



73495. No. 3. 



73496. Rapiianus sativus L. Brassicaceae. 



Radish. 



73497 and 73498. Sesamum orientale L. Pe- 



daliaceae. Sesame. 



73497. No. 1. 



73493. No. 2. 



73499. Trifolium suaveolens Willd. Faba- 

 ceae. Fragrant clover. 



73500. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fa- 

 baceae. Fenugreek. 



73501. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Faba- 

 ceae. Cowpea. 



73502. Corylus chinensis Franch. 

 Betulaceae. Chinese hazel. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds purchased from the 

 Chinese nurseries. Received April 1, 1927. 



The Chinese hazel is closely allied to the tree 

 hazel (Corylus coturna), differing in leaf and stem 

 characters. It becomes a tall tree, sometimes over 

 a hundred feet high, with heart-shaped leaves about 

 7 inches long. The nuts are borne in clusters of 

 Jour to six. It is native to western China. 



For previous introduction see No. 63680. 



73503. PlTTOSPORUM FLORIBUNDUM 



Wight and Arnott. Pittosporaceae. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by G. H. 

 Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived April 2, 1927. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 73153. 



73504 and 73505. Nicotiana tabacttm 

 L. Solanaceae. Tobacco. 



From Klaten, Java. Seeds presented by the 

 director, Proefstation voor Vorstenlandsche 

 Tabak. Received April 2, 1927. 



Java varieties. 



73504. Santiago. 



73506. Cajantjs indictjs Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 L. Koch, chief, plant-breeding station for annual 

 crops. Received April 4, 1927. 



A local variety which grows to a height of 2.5 

 meters in about 6 months. 



73507 to 73521. 



From West Africa. Seeds collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received April 2, 1927. 



73507. Calotropis procera Ait. Asclepia- 

 daceas. 



No. 1153. Georgetown, Gambia, January 7, 

 1927. The giant milkweed which becomes a 

 small tree. The stems furnish fiber and the 

 floss is used for stuffing mattresses. The juice 

 or sap is poisonous when taken internally; it is 

 mixed with salt to remove hair from hides. 



For previous introduction see No. 54451. 



73507 to 73521— Continued. 



dulcis Sabine. Apocy- 



73505. Timor. 



73508. Carpodinus 

 naceae. 



No. 1146. Near Jala Experiment Station, 

 Sierra Leone, January 21, 1927. A low shrub 

 with edible fruits the size of a large plum, which 

 is supposed to yield a species of rubber. The 

 latex when coagulated is used as birdlime. 



73509. Chrysophyllum pruniforme Engler. 

 Sapotaceae. 



No. 1152. Near Jala Experiment Station, 

 Sierra Leone, January 21, 1927. A tree 30 feet 

 high related to the star apple which should be 

 grown and tested as a stock for it and for breeding 

 purposes. 



73510. Combretum micranthum Don. Com- 

 bretaceae. 



No. 1137. En route from Georgetown, 

 to Kuntaur, Gambia, January 9, 1927. A tree 

 20 to 25 feet high, producing axillary racemes of 

 rather small, pinkish flowers which are not 

 very conspicuous, and attractive seed pods. 



73511. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



No. 1147. January 21, 1927. A native cotton 

 which grows more or less wild near the Jala 

 Experiment Station, Sierra Leone. 



73512. Heeria sp. Anacardiaceae. 



No. 1138. January 9, 1927. A tree of small 

 size and attractive shape, found on the dry 

 soil of Gambia, between Georgetown and Kun- 

 taur. 



73513. Honckenya ficifolia Willd. Tiliaceae. 



No. 1151. Jala, Sierra Leone, January 21, 

 1927. The bolo-bolo of the natives of Nigeria. A 

 very decorative plant with large showy rose 

 pink flowers which fade rapidly when the plants 

 are cut. The fiber is said to be of value. 



For previous introduction see No. 67572. 



73514. Indigofera stenophylla Guill. and 

 Perr. Fabaceae. 



No. 1139. Gambia, January 10, 1927. An 

 erect herbaceous plant 1 to 3 feet high, with 

 rose-colored flowers. 



73515. Melinis minutiflora Beauv. Poaceae. 



Molasses grass. 



No. 1142. Jala Experiment Station, Sierra 

 Leone, January, 1927. Watakala grass of Sierra 

 Leone which is said to be identical with the 

 molasses grass. 



73516. Pahudia bracteata (Vog.) Prain (Af- 

 zelia bracteata Vog.). Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 1136. En route from Monrovia to Mount 

 Barkley, Liberia, January, 1927. A small 

 handsome shapely tropical tree producing scar- 

 let flowers, which have only one petal, and 

 curved woody pods 6 inches long and 1 inch 

 thick. When the pods open 10 or more brilliant 

 scarlet seeds are exposed, the scarlet part being 

 the arillus which covers two-thirds or more of 

 the chocolate-brown seeds. These seeds are 

 made into watch charms in West Africa and 

 are very attractive and interesting. 



73517. Sterculia tomentosa Guill. and Perr. 

 Sterculiaceae. 



No. 1148. A tree found on very dry land 

 near McCarthys Island, Gambia. The flowers 

 have a faint unpleasant odor, and the pods have 

 brittle hairs on them though otherwise they are 

 attractive. A gum resembling gum tragacanth 

 exudes from the stem. 



