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77320 — Continued. 



An Australian cluster palm now 14 feet 

 high and having about a dozen stems. It 

 bears pinnate leaves eroded at the ends of 

 the leaflets. It may seed at almost any 

 time of the year. This palm was blown 

 down and badly broken by the big hurri- 

 cane-, but it is beginning to regain some- 

 thing of its former beauty. (Letter of Au- 

 gust .22, 10.28, from Air. Simpson.) 



77321 to 77326. 



From Madagascar. Seeds collected by 

 Charles F. Swingle, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received August 21, 1928. 



77321. Baphia capparidifolia Baker. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 4426. From Mananika, Valley of 

 Betsiboka, July 6, 1928. A shrub or tree, 

 native to Madagascar, with slender 

 branchlets, simple lanceolate leaves 2 to 

 3 inches long, and cymes of yellow flow- 

 ers half an inch across. 



77322. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck (C. 

 decumana Murr.). Rutaceae. 



Grapefruit. 



July 3, 1928. Pink-fleshed grapefruit 

 obtained in the market at Majunga. Sev- 

 eral of the fruits obtained at this time 

 were entirely seedless. 



77323. GOSSYPIUM OBTUSIFOLIUM AFRI- 



CANUM Watt. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



No. 4429. From Mananika, Valley of 

 Betsiboka. July 6. 1928. A half-woody 

 African shrub. 6 feet high, which differs 

 from tbe Indian form in having more 

 copious and finer wool. The flowers are 

 yellow, changing to reddish. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 63728. 



77324. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Malva- 

 ceae. Roselle. 



No. 4412. From Mananika, Valley of 

 Betsiboka. July 6, 1928. A half-woody 

 tropical shrub with a stem 3 to 6 feet 

 high and 2 inches in diameter ; horizontal 

 branches ; calyx succulent, acid, edible ; 

 flowers used for marmalade. 



77325. Urena lobata L. Malvaceae. 



No. 4383. From Madriovala, Valley 

 of Betsiboka. July 5, 1928. An erect 

 undershrub with cordate entire or lobed 

 leaves 2 to 3 inches long, flowers an 

 inch across, rose red at the base and 

 small fruits armed with hooked bristles. 

 The stems furnish a fiber used for bags 

 and twine. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 52228. 



77326. (Undetermined.) 



No. 4427. A large tree growing at 

 Mananika, Valley of Betsiboka, July 6, 

 1928. 



77327 to 77330. Solanum melongena 

 L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



From Calcutta, India. Seeds presented by 

 the curator of the industrial section of 

 the Indian Museum. Received September 

 5, 1928. 



77327.* Elokeshi. 

 77328. Kuli. 



77329. Makre. 



77330. MuktavesM. 



77331. Capsicum violaceum If. B. K. 

 Solanaceae. 



From Santa Cruz, Calif. Seeds presented 

 by C. A. Reed. Received September 7, 

 1928. 



The seeds of this variety were originally 

 obtained in Peru in 1918 and planted in 

 tbe hills near Santa Cruz in 1919. Two 

 of the original plants are producing fruits, 

 and the seeds received are from one of 

 these plants which is now 9 feet high. 



77332. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. Pison. 



From Sorsogon, Luzon, Philippine Islands. 

 Seeds presented by P. J. Wester. Bureau 

 of Agriculture, Manila. Received Sep- 

 tember 12, 1928. 



Obtained in the market. A juicy fruit 

 of subacid and very pleasant taste, some- 

 thing like a grapefruit but sweeter. 

 Judging from the samples obtained, it is 

 too fibrous and seedy for eating, but it 

 might be that in cultivation much of the 

 fiber would disappear. The trees are said 

 to be 40 feet high and very vigorous, so 

 this variety may prove a promising new 

 citrus stock. 



77333. Sasa tesselata (Munro) Mak. 

 and Shin. (Amndinaria ragumowski 

 Pfitzer). Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From Generargues, France. riant pur- 

 chased from Gaston Negre. Received 

 January 28, 1928. Numbered July, 

 1928. 



A Japanese bamboo, 3 to 6 feet high, 

 with arching stems and broad rounded 

 masses of large leaves. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 75167. 



77334 to 77384. Saccharum offici- 

 narum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Port Moresby, New Guinea. Cuttings 

 collected by E. W. Brandes, Bureau of 

 Plant Industrv. Received September 12, 

 1928. 



77334. No. 1. 



77335. No. 2. 



77336. No. 3. 



77337. No. 4. 



77338. No. 5. 



77339. No. 6. 



77340. No. 7. 



77341. No. 21. 



77342. No. 22. 



77343. No. 23. 



77344. No. 24. 



77345. No. 25. 



77346. No. 26. 



77347. No. 251. 



77348. No. 252. 



77349. No. 253. 



77350. No. 254. 



77351. No. 255. 



77352. No. 256. 



