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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



78241 to 78243— Continued. 



America. N< w York, N. Y . through W. J. 

 Morse, Bureau of Planl Industry. Re- 

 ceived December 20, 1928. 



Varieties grown at the Ekaterinoslav 

 Experiment Station. 



78241. No. 57. 



78242. No. 59. 



S243. No. Gl. 



78244. Ceiba acuminata (S. Wats.) 

 lidse. Bombacaceae. Pochote. 



From Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. Seeds ob- 

 tained from H. S. Bursley, American con- 

 sul. Guaymas, through Henry C. A. 

 Da mm, American consul, Nogales, So- 

 nora. Received December 20, 1928. 



A close relative of the kapok tree {Ceiba 

 pentandra), said to be a large or medium- 

 sized tree with a greenish spiny trunk, com- 

 pound leaves, and hard oblong fruits about 

 7 inches long, which contain whitish down 

 used for stuffing pillows, life preservers, and 

 for making candlewicks. It is native to 

 western and southern Mexico. 



For previous introduction see No. 76014. 



78245 to 78254. 



From Ukrainia. Russia. Seeds presented by 

 the Ekaterinoslav Experiment Station, 

 throueh Prof. J. A. Mirtoff, director of 

 the Russian Bureau of Agricultural In- 

 formation, New York, N. Y. Received 

 December 20, 1928. 



78245 to 78248. Hordeum spp. Poaceae. 



78245. Hordeum disttchox nudum L. 

 Two-rowed barley. 



No. 0155. 



78246 and 78247. Hordeum vulgare 

 pallidum Seringe. Siz-rowed barley. 



78246. No. 2. Grushevsky. 



78247. No. T-45. 



78248. Hordeum distichox palmella 

 Harlan. Two-rowed barley. 



No. 0254. 



78249 to 78252. Triticum aestivum L. 

 {T. vulgare Yill.i. Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



78249. No. 040. Winter wheat. 



78250. No. 058. Spring wheat. 



78251. No. 065. Winter wheat. 



78252. No. 071. Spring wheat. 



78253 and 78254. Triticum durum Desf. 

 Poaceae. Durum wheat. 



78253. No. 03' 



78254. No. 05. 



78255. Voandzeia subterranea (L.) 

 Thouars. Fabaceae. 



From Kinda, Lulua. Katanga, Belgian 

 Congo, Africa. Seeds presented by R. L. 

 Smalley. Received December 21, 1928. 



Ximu ya bukola. An erect variety about 

 9 inches high, with flowers which push into 

 the ground, the fruits developing there close 

 to the plant. It is planted about November 

 and harvested during April. About 3 per 

 cent have two seeds in a pod, and one plant 

 yields between 30 and 40 pods. In North- 

 ern Rhodesia this variety is called " Grant's 

 peanuts.*' 



78256 to 78260. 



From Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. 

 Thompson, American Board Mission in 

 South Africa. Received December 26, 

 1928. 



78256. Diospyros sexegalensis Perr. 

 Diospyraceae. Persimmon. 



A shrub or small tree, native to trop- 

 ical Africa, with small edible fruits up 

 to an inch in diameter, said to be of good 

 flavor and sometimes called " monkey 

 guavas." 



For previous introduction see No. 

 70941. 



78257. Kiiaya xyasica Stapf. Meliaceae. 



The red mahogany is one of the most 

 valuable timber trees of Rhodesia and is 

 widely distributed over Mozambique. It 

 is fairly rapid in growth, though not 

 equal to some of the eucalypls in this re- 

 spect. It is found most often growing 

 near streams, and also occurs on high 

 ground at a distance from water. The 

 timber is very durable and is not attacked 

 by white ants or borers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 59293. 



78258. Lovoa swyxxertoxii Baker f. 

 Meliaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 77987. 



78259. Parinari curtell aefoliu m 

 Planch. Rosaceae. 



Sand apple. A small or medium-sized 

 tree with elliptic-oblong, seabrid leaves, 

 glabrescent above and tomentose be- 

 neath, which are 2 to 5 inches long. 

 The tomentose flower panicles are 3 to 

 6 inches long. The drupe, about the size 

 of an ordinary plum, has a mealy, not 

 unpleasant taste. 



For previous introduction see No. 



78260. Pterocarpus axgolexsis DC. 

 Fabaceae. 



Bloodicood. An unarmed tree, native 

 to the western part of central Africa, 

 with alternate, unequally pinnate leaves, 

 axillary or terminal racemes of flowers, 

 and flat, 1-seeded almost round pods. 

 The reddish wood is used in dyeing, and 

 the bark contains a large quantity of 

 tannin. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 50178. 



78261. Ficus volkensii Warb. Mora- 

 ceae. Fig. 



From Amani, Tanganyika Territory, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by K. E. Toms, super- 

 intendent of plantations, East African 

 Agricultural Research Station. Received 

 December 27, 1928. 



A shrub or small tree, native to tropical 

 Africa, with narrow papery dull-green 

 leaves and axillary fruits half an inch 

 long. It is reported to yield the best bark 

 cloth known in Uganda. 



78262. Arracacia xanthorrhiza Ban- 

 croft (A. esculenta DC). Apiaceae. 



Arracacha. 



