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75286 to 75403— Continued. 



75385. Trifolium johnstoni Oliver. Fabaceae. 



Kenya clover. 



Xo. 227. A creeping white clover almost 

 indistinguishable from T. repens. It is widely 

 distributed in the Kenya highlands but rarely 

 occurs in pure stands. Although acknowledged 

 to be highly palatable and nutritious, it was not 

 found in cultivation. It withstands some frost, 

 but not freezing. 



75386. Trifolium sp. Fabaceae. Clover. 



Xo. 228. Uplands creeping red clover. 

 Uplands, Kenya Colony. A clover which is fairly 

 common in the Kenya highlands between 7,000 

 and 9.600 feet altitude. It occurs higher than 

 T. johnstoni, but is not so abundant. The 

 foliage is rather stiff, and is claimed by some to be 

 neither palatable nor nutritious. Several forms 

 and colors of blossoms were met with, but are 

 believed to be variations of the same species. 

 The flowers are wine colored or lighter, turning 

 blue when ripe; not a profuse bloomer and 

 usually a shy seeder. 



75387. Vernonia sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 11. Near Nairobi, Kenya Colony, 

 June 28, 1927. A composite with tubular purple 

 flowers and swollen stalks, found in a clearing 

 with oatgrass. 



75388. Vernonia sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 20. Near Xairobi, Kenya Colony, June 

 29, 1927. A semiclimbing herbaceous plant 

 with purple flowers, often seen on the edge of the 

 woods along the side of the road, where it covers 

 the low trees and bushes. 



75389 to 75395. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



Collected in Tanganyika Territory. 



75389. No. 236. From Moshi District. 



75390. No. 238. From Tanga District. 



75391. No. 239. From Tanga District. 



75392. No. 240. From Moshi District. 



75393. Xo. 241. From Moshi District. 

 75894. Xo. 242. From Moshi District. 



75395. Xo. 243. From Xewanza District. 

 75396 to 75402. Collected in Kenya Colony. 



75396. (Undetermined.) 



Xo. 22. Near Nairobi, June 29, 1927. A 

 vine resembling Parthenocissus in habit, 

 with thick brittle leaves. 



75397. (Undetermined.) 



Xo. 58. Near Xairobi, July 4, 1927. A 

 legume with leaflets 2 to 3 inches across and a 

 large underground root which the natives 

 boil and use as a remedy for fever. 



75398. (Undetermined.) 



Xo. 83. July 8, 1927. Bulbs collected 

 at Kabiti, near Xairobi. 



For previous introduction of seeds and 

 description see X T o. 75221. 



75399. (Undetermined.) 



Xo. 100. From the region of Kabiti, 

 near Xairobi, July 11, 1927. A shrub, about 

 6 feet high, with rhamnuslike leaves and fruits 

 four in a cluster, loosely attached at the base, 

 which become red. 



75400. (Undetermined.) 



Xo. 147. A small tree found at the edge 

 of the forest near Uplands, July 26, 1927. 



75286 to 75403— Continued. 



75401. (Undetermined.) 



X T o. 149. A shrub or small tree found on 

 the upper slopes of the Rift Valley, July 27, 

 1927. 



75402. (Undetermined.) 



Xo. 226. A small leguminous plant found 

 in the region of Kikuyu, near Xairobi, July 

 12, 1927. 



75403. Cyrtanthus sanguineus (Lindl.) Hook, 

 f. Amaryllidaceae. 



Xo. 232. Athi Plains. A handsome amaryl- 

 lidaceous plant, native to Kaffraria, South 

 Africa. The narrow, dark-green leaves taper 

 into a rounded petiole, and the flower, yellowish 

 on the outside and bright orange-red within, 

 is borne on a scape 3 or 4 inches high. 



75404. Citeus nobilis unshiu Swin- 

 gle. Rutaceae. Satsuma orange. 



From Silverhill, Ala. Bud wood presented by F. 

 Mays, through W. T. Swingle, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received October 29, 1927. 



A hybrid Satsuma orange. 



75405. Picea glehxi (Schmidt) Mas- 

 ters. Pinaceae. Spruce. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by R. K. Beattie, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Xovember 

 12, 1927. 



Nos. 25 and 26. Collected in the mountains near 

 Jozankei, south of Sapporo, October 17, 1927. A 

 large tree up to 150 feet in height, native to northern 

 Japan. The seeds are said to retain their 

 vitality for seven years. 



75406. Carta toxkixexsis Lecomte. 

 Juglandaceae. 



From Kangpoki, Acsam, India. Seeds presented 

 by G. C. Crozier, of the American Baptist 

 Foreign Missionary Society. Received Xovember 

 16, 1927. 



A hickory tree native to Assam, India. The 

 leaves are made up of five to seven ovate-lanceolate 

 leaflets, and the depressed globose nuts are about 

 m inches in diameter, with a thick shell. 



Dioscoreaceae. 

 Yam. 



From the Fiji Islands. Tubers presented by 

 Gerrit P. Wilder, Honolulu, Hawaii. Received 

 January 29, 1926. Xumbered December, 1927. 



Fijian pearl yam. This variety is known in the 

 Fiji Islands as Kawhai. According to Mr. Wilder, 

 the tubers are smaller than those of the coarser 

 varieties. He also considers this variety of 

 better quality than a swcetpotato. 



75408 to 75438. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by R. K. Beattie, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received in Xo- 

 vember, 1927. 



75408 to 75414. Castanea crenata Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Fagaceae. Japanese chestnut. 



75408. Xo. 28. A wild form found near 

 Xabaribetsu Station, Hokkaido, October 

 17, 1927. 



75409. Xb. 29. Shiba-guri. A wild variety 

 from the botanic garden, Hokkaido Im- 

 perial University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 

 September 20, 1927. 



75410. Xb. 30. A cultivated variety origi- 

 nally from Shinshu, Xagano Ken, growing 

 in the botanic garden, Hokkaido Imperial 

 University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, October 

 13, 1927. 



75407. Dioscorea sp. 



