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80663. Obyza sativa L. Poaceae. 



Rice. 



From Howrah, Bengal, India. Seeds ob- 

 tained from the Deputy Director of Ag- 

 riculture, Western Circle, Calcutta, 

 through R. Y. Jarvis, American Consul 

 in Charge, Calcutta. Received June 14, 

 1929. 



1'atnai poddy. 



80664 to 80667. 



From Fretoria, Union of South Africa. 

 Seeds obtained from E. Percy Phillips, 

 Principal Botanist, Botanical Station, 

 Division of Plant Industry, Department 

 of Agriculture. Received June 15, 1929. 



80664. Acacia albida Delile. Mimosaceae. 



A low much-branched tree, native to 

 tropical Africa, with whitish bark, ax- 

 illary spikes of white flowers, and flat 

 oblong pods. It yields a gum similar 

 to gum arabic. The leaves are eaten by 

 goats, add the bark is used in curing 

 leather. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 55419. 



80665. Acacia lasiopetala Oliver. Mimo- 

 saceae. 



A shrub or small tree with the young 

 growing parts softly tomentose. The 

 compound leaves are divided into 14 to 

 22 pairs of pinnae, each with 20 to 30 

 pairs of leaflets. The small flowers, 

 wirh silky petals, are in small heads on 

 nxiliary penduncles 1 to 2 inches long. 

 Native to the Mozambique district of 

 southeastern Africa. 



80666. BOLUSANTHUS SPECIOSUS (Bolus) 



Harms (Lonchocarpus speciosus Bolus). 

 Fabaceae. 



A small ornamental tree native to 

 South Africa, with compound leaves and 

 long racemes of violet flowers resembling 

 those of wisteria. The tree is subtropi- 

 cal in its requirements, grows best in 

 good deep soil, and is propagated only 

 by seeds. The hard white durable tim- 

 ber is used for wheel spokes. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76860. 



80667. Pallasia capexsis Christm. (Ca- 

 lodendrum capensis Thunb.). Rutaceae. 



A large handsome tree with spreading 

 branches in pairs or in threes. The 

 ovate evergreen opposite leaves are 3 to 

 4 inches long. The white flowers, with 

 linear-oblong reflexed petals 1 to 2 

 inches long, are in terminal panicles, 

 and the shining black seeds the size of 

 hazelnuts are borne in hard thick cap- 

 sules. It is native to South Africa. 



80668. Virola sp. Myristicaceae. 



From Aguna, Guatemala. Seeds presented 

 by "Wilson Popenoe, Research Department 

 of the United Fruit Co., Tela, Honduras. 

 Received June 17, 1929. 



Collected at an altitude of 1,400 feet. A 

 large tree, 50 to 100 feet tall, native to 

 tropical America. The seeds, resembling 

 nutmegs, are rich in oil which is of evident 

 value for making soap. 



80669. Aegania spinosa (L.) Skeels 

 (A. sideroxylon Roem. and Schult.). 

 Sapotaceae. Argan. 



From Mogador, Morocco. Seeds obtained 

 from Mr. Besson, Inspecteur des Eaux 

 et Forets. Received June 17, 1929. 



The argan tree of western Morocco is 

 very limited in its range, occurring only in 

 that part of the African Continent. It 

 grows to a large size and bears an abun- 

 dance of light-yellow fruits somewhat re- 

 sembling small plums in shape. Cattle and 

 goats are said to feed upon these fruits, 

 which are exceedingly acrid to the taste. 

 The seeds are very thick-walled and con- 

 tain an oil which is used as food and also 

 for illuminating' purposes. Apparently the 

 tree is not injured by considerable frost, 

 and it may thrive wherever the hardy 

 citrus grows. 



For previous introduction see No. 65467. 

 80670 and 80671. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, Agricultural 

 Explorers. Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received June 15, 1929. 



80670. Scopolina J a p o n i c a (MaxinT.) 

 Kuntze. Solanaceae. 



No. 175. Obtained from Dr. Eishero 

 Wakabayashi, Chief Officer of the Ex- 

 perimental Farm for Cultivation of 

 Medicinal Plants. Kasukabecho, Saitama 

 Ken. May 15. 1929. Doctor Wakabay- 

 ashi states that the roots, branches, 

 leaves, and flowers are used in nervous 

 troubles. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 32258. 



80671. Soja max (L.) Piper {Glycine 

 hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 



No. 251. Sode Furi Daidzu.^ From 

 T< kyo, May 15, 1929. A greenish-yellow, 

 medium-large soybean generally used for 

 bean curd, soy sauce, and in cooking. 



80872 and 80673. Gundelia totjrne- 

 fortii L. Asteraceae. 



From Kurdistan, Turkey. Seeds presented 

 by George E. Lamsa, Mission House, 

 New York, N. Y. Received June, 1929. 



A perennial hei'b much resembling a 

 thistle, with milky juice and spiny many- 

 lobed leaves and flower heads which pro- 

 duce seeds somewhat like those of the sun- 

 flower, Helianthus annuus. It is native to 

 Kurdistan and Persia, where the young 

 shoots are eaten as a vegetable. The 

 seeds are also eaten. 



For previous introduction see No. 51142. 



80672. From northwestern Kurdistan. 



80673. From southeastern Kurdistan. 



80674 and 30675. Brassica etjgosa 

 (Roxb.) Pram. Brassicaceae. 



From Java. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Wiren and presented by P. J. Wester, 

 Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. Received 

 June 27, 1929. 



A vegetable extensively grown in India 

 and Java. It is an early cold-weather 

 crop in the hills of the central, eastern, 

 and western Himalayas. The permanent 

 radical leaves form a loose cabbagelike 

 head a foot in diameter. Later a stout 

 stem, 4 to 6 feet high, is formed, its 



