JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1928 



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75865 to 75959— Continued. 



75949. Trifolium sp. 



No. 350. October 11, 1927. A lavender- 

 flowered clover found in the path between 

 Camp Kanget and Camp Mitchell, Mount 

 Kenya, Kenya Colony. It may be merely a 

 mixture of Nos. 347 and 348 [Xos. 75947 and 

 75948], but there seems to be a lavender- 

 flowered clover at this point not entirely like 

 either of these. 



75950. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare Vill.). 

 Common wheat. 



No. 367. Kenya Governor. This variety is 

 now being planted on large acreages in the high- 

 lands of Kenya. Wheat production was at a 

 standstill because of rust until this variety was 

 brought out by the Scott Agricultural Labora- 

 tories, Nairobi, Kenya Colony. While not en- 

 tirely rustproof this variety is more resistant than 

 any wheat obtained from America, Argentina, 

 or Australia. 



75951. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. 



Vetch. 



No. 298. August 23, 1927. A single plant 

 found along one of the native irrigation ditches 

 on the Fau Plateau, above the Madschame 

 mission, Kilimanjaro Mountain, Tanganyika. 

 This species was not seen in any other section of 

 east Africa. 



75952. (Undetermined.) 



No. 340. October 1, 1927. Presented by A. 

 E. Harrar, agricultural officer, Moshi, Tan- 

 ganyika. A fine-appearing pink-flowered leafy 

 plant 2 feet 6 inches high, of possible value as 

 green manure. 



75953. (Undetermined.) 



No. 366. October 12, 1927. An unknown 

 flowering shrub growing near Camp Mitchell, 

 Mount Kenya. Kenya Colony. 



75954. (Undetermined.) 



No. 422. August 27, 1927. An undeter- 

 mined species growing in grassland near Bis- 

 marck's hut, Kilimanjaro Mountain, Tan- 

 ganyika. 



75955. (Undetermined.) 



No. 471. August 31, 1927. A tall ranuncula- 

 ceous plant growing at the edge of the forest 

 above Bismarck's hut, Kilimanjaro Mountain, 

 Tanganyika. 



75956. (Undetermined.) 



No. 522. October 7, 1927. A shrub 2 to 3 

 feet high found along the road near Fort Hall, 

 Kenya Colony. The bark is used by the natives 

 for tying, etc. 



75957. (Undetermined.) 



No. 611. October 14, 1927. A shrub growing 

 in open grassy areas in cedar and olive forests on 

 Mount Kenya, Kenya Colony. The berries are 

 used as vermifuge by the natives. 



75958. (Undetermined.) 



No. 625. September, 1927. A shrub or small 

 tree growing in grassland between Ngorongoro 

 and Mbulu, Tanganyika. 



75959. (Undetermined.) 



No. 628. October 25, 1927. A tuliplike leaf 

 growth on shallow soil in grassland near Thika 

 River, 01 Donyo Sabuk. 



57537—29 2 



75960. Brachiaria distachya (L.) A. 

 Camus. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Suva, Fiji Islands. Seeds presented by J. D. 

 Tothill, of the Department of Agriculture. 

 Received February 11, 1928. 



A leafy variety, 1\i feet high, which makes an 

 excellent pasture and hay grass. 



For previous introduction see No. 41746. 

 75961 to 75966. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by J. E. 

 Leslie, Curator of the Lloyd Botanic Garden. 

 Received February 6, 1928. 



75961. Indigofera dosua Buch.-Ham. Faba- 

 ceae. Indigo. 



A low shrub with woody branches, clothed 

 with a gray or brownish short pubescence. The 

 leaves, 1 to 3 inches long, bear leaflets one-fourth 

 to one-half inch long which are dull green above 

 and glaucous below. The racemes of bright-red 

 flowers are 1 to 3 inches long with lanceolate- 

 cuspidate silky bracts. 



For previous introduction see No. 50368. 



75962. Kadsura roxbtjrghiana Arnott. Mag- 

 noliaceae. 



A subtropical woody climber native to India. 

 The ovate-acuminate leathery leaves are 6 inches 

 long; the axillary white flowers are half an inch 

 across, and the heads of ripe berries are 2 inches 

 in diameter. 



75963. Ltjculia gratissima (Wall.) Sweet. 

 Rubiaceae. 



A tree or spreading shrub, native to the 

 temperate Himalayas, where it attains a height 

 of 10 to 16 feet . It is a very attractive ornamental 

 because of the gorgeous rounded masses of pink 

 or rose-colored flowers. It is said to make an 

 excellent table plant when grown in a pot and 

 treated somewhat similarly to a gardenia. 



For previous introduction see No. 68339. 



75964. Pittosportjm floribundum Wight and 

 Arnott. Pittosporaceae. 



A handsome subtropical tree with a short 

 straight trunk, spreading branches, and numer- 

 ous yellowish flowers in terminal panicles. The 

 tree has light-colored, strong, tough wood and 

 yields an aromatic yellow resin or oleoresin 

 having very adhesive properties. This tree is 

 native to the outer Himalayas, ascending to 

 3,500 feet. 



For previous introduction see No. 73153. 



75865. Poterium diandrum Hook. f. Rosaceae. 



A herbaceous perennial with erect branching 

 stems 2 to 3 feet high, native to India. The 

 leaves are pinnately compound, and the small 

 heads of dark-purple flowers are on erect slender 

 axillary stems. 



75966. Rhododendron campanulatum Don. 

 Ericaceae. 



A large evergreen shrub of stiff, spreading 

 habit, sometimes 12 feet high, with oval leaves 

 which are densely covered beneath with a red- 

 brown felt. The flowers, of various rosy purple 

 shades and about 2 inches across, are produced 

 during April in rather loose clusters about 4 

 inches in diameter. 



