PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



75146 to 75170— Continued. 



75156. PHYLLOSTACHYS flexuosa A. and 

 C. Riviere. 



A Chinese bamboo 10 to 20 feet high, 

 with steins bright green at first, but becoming 

 almost black, long flexuous brandies, and 

 leaves dark green above and glaucous 

 beneath. 



KUMASASA (Zoll.) 



75157. PHYLLOSTACHYS 

 Munro. 



A small Japanese bamboo with flattened 

 zigzag green stems 4 to 8 feet high, two to 

 four branchlets at each node, and ovate- 

 lanceolate d;.rk -green leaves. 



75158. PHYLLOSTACHYS TUBER ULA (Miqucl) 



Munro. 



A Chinese bamboo with bright-green 

 hollow stems 15 to 20 feet high, arching and 

 very leafy; the leaves are dark green above 

 and. glaucous beneath. 



75159. PHYLLOSTACHYS PUBERULA NIGRA 



(Lodd.) II. de LeHaie. 



A form of PhyUostachys puberula with the 

 stems soon turning black, the nodes edged 

 below with white, and the branchlets spotted. 



75160. PHYLLOSTACHYS VIRIDI-GLAUCESCENS 



A. and C. Riviere. 



A Chinese bamboo with yellowish green 

 hollow stems, 20 to 24 feet high, purplish at 

 the nodes and the sheaths striped with purple. 



75181 to 75170. Sasa spp. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



75161. Sasa auricoma (Mitf.) E. G. Camus. 



A dwarf Japanese bamboo 3 to 5 feet high, 

 with slender dark purplish green tufted 

 stems and green and golden yellow striped 

 leaves. 



75182. Sasa chrysantha (Mitf.) E. G. 

 Camus. 



A spreading Japanese bamboo with hollow 

 stems 5 to 7 feet high and glabrous bright- 

 green leaves often variegated with yellow. 



75163. Sasa disticha (Mitf.) E. G. Camus. 



A dwarf Japanese bamboo with zigzag 

 hollow green stems less than 3 feet high, and 

 bright-green leaves arranged in two rows. 



75164. Sasa humilis (Mitf.) E. G. Camus. 



A dwarf Japanese bamboo with very 

 slender green stems 2 to 4 feet high, having 

 two or three long branches at each node, 

 purplish sheaths, and pale-green leaves. 



75165. Sasa japonica (Sieb. and Zuce.) 

 Makino. 



A Japanese bamboo with stout stems 10 

 to 15 feet high, having pale-brown sheaths 

 and leaves 4 to 10 inches long, lustrous dark 

 green above and glaueescent beneath except 

 a green strip on one margin. 



75166. Sasa pumila (Mitf.) E. G. Camus. 



A Japanese dwarf bamboo 1 to 2 feet high, 

 with slender hollow stems, purple-tinged 

 sheaths, and bright-green slightly hairy 

 leaves. 



75167. Sasa tessellata (Munro.) Mak. and 

 Shib. 



A dwarf Japanese bamboo 3 to 5 feet high, 

 with arching stems, very striking on account 

 of the large leaves forming broad rounded 

 masses. 



75168. Sasa variegata (Siebold) E. G. 

 Camus. 



A Japanese dwarf bamboo 2 to 3 feet high, 

 spreading rapidly and forming large tufts of 

 very slender somewhat zigzag stems with 

 green leaves striped with white. 



75146 to 75170— Continued. 



75109 and 75170. Sasa veitchii (Carr.) 

 Rehder. 



A rapidly spreading dwarf Japanese 

 bamboo usually 2 feet high, but rarely 5 feet, 

 with green stems and leaves dark green above, 

 glaucous beneath, and turning yellow on the 

 margin in autumn. 



75169. No. 1. 



75170. No. 2. 



75171. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopo- 

 diaceae. Beet. 



From Paris, France. Seeds purchased from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received November 

 29, 1927. 



Franqaise riche. This variety gives a very large 

 yield in deep, rather light soil. 



75172. Passiflora maliformis L. 

 Passifloraceae. 



From Calarca, Colombia. Seeds presented by 

 Eduardo Hernandez, Direccion de Agricultura. 

 Received November 25, 1927. 



A locally grown variety. 



For previous introduction see No. 55028. 



75173 and 75174. Zea mays L. Poa- 

 ceae. Corn. 



From Angol, Chile- Seeds presented by D. S. 

 Bullock, of the Instituto Agricola Bunster. 

 Received November 21, 1927. 



Maiz Indiana. Collected in the Andes at 

 Palugin, near Pucon. 



75173. No. 1. 



75174. No. 2. 



75175 to 75181. Cajantjs indictjs 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Tanganyika Territory, Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by T. H. Marshall, Department of 

 Agriculture, Dar es Salaam. Received Novem- 

 ber 15, 1927. 



75175. Bonomho. A variety with red flowers 

 and large soft white to pinkish seeds. 



75176. Bonongwa. A variety with white flowers 

 and small hard white to pinkish seeds. 



75177. Kipera. A yellow-flowered' variety with 

 small hard pinkish to greenish seeds. 



75178. Kiswaswa. A red-flowered variety with 

 soft medium-sized purple-spotted seeds. 



75179. Mkulyungu. A black-flowered variety 

 with medium-sized hard purple seeds. 



75180. Mrugulu. A variety with mottled 

 flowers and medium-sized hard fawn-colored 



75181. Mtoteke. A black-flowered variety with 

 medium-sized hard brownish seeds. 



75182. Diospyros conzattii Standley. 

 Diospyraceae. Persimmon. 



From Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico. Seeds 

 presented by Dr. C. Conzatti. Received 

 November 14, 1927. 



A subtropical tree of particular interest on 

 account of the exquisite flavor of its edible, green- 

 skinned fruits, 4 centimeters in diameter and 2 

 centimeters long. Propagation of this magnificent 

 tree is relatively simple because of its vigor and the 

 altitude at which it thrives, 1,000 meters above 

 sea level. Native to south-central Mexico. 



For previous introduction see No. 53176. 



