IN VENTORY 1 



82600. Manicaeia saccifeba Gaertn. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From J. E. Higgins, Director, Plant Intro- 

 duction Gardens, Summit, Canal Zone. 

 Received January 2, 1930. 



Unlike most other palms, this Brazilian 

 species has entire leaves, which become 

 about 30 feet in length and 5 feet in 

 width. The trunk is erect, ringed, and 

 unarmed, and is 15 to 20 feet high. The 

 natives of Brazil use the immense leaves 

 of this palm for thatching their huts and 

 also for making a coarse cloth. 



For previous introduction see No. 61629. 

 82601 to 82627. 



From France. Seeds collected by H. L. 

 Westover, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received January 2, 

 1930. 



82601 to 82626. 

 baceae. 



Medicago sativa L. Fa- 

 Alfalfa. 



82601. From the farm of Roux Ripert, 

 southeast of Avignon ; 1928 crop. 



82602. November 27, 1929. From the 

 village of Benet, border of marshes, 

 Niort. 



82603. November 27, 1929. From Mau- 

 rice Boissinot, dealer, Thouars. 



82604. November 27, 1929. From 

 marshlands west of Niort and south 

 of Fontenay, at the village of Vix. 



82605. November 26, 1929. From Ber- 

 nard Pamfroux, St. Maixent. 



82606. November 25, 1929. From 

 northwest of the village of Turenne. 



82607. November 26, 1929. From the 

 village of St. Jean d'Angely. 



82608. November 27, 1929. From Pa- 

 thenay. Local production. 



November 27, 1929. From 

 Thouars. Local production. 



82601 to 82627— Continued. 



82610. November 26, 1929. 

 village of Pamproux. 



From the 



82611. November 26, 1929. Locally 

 grown seed from the 1928 crop ob- 

 tained in Niort. 



82612. November 27, 

 tenay le Comte. 



1929. From Fon- 

 northeast of 



82613. From Mirabel 

 Avignon ; 1929 crop. 



82614. From the farm of Roux Ribert, 

 Mouries ; 1929 crop. 



82615. From the vicinity of Entre- 

 chaux, northeast of Avignon ; 1929 

 crop. 



82616. From St. Saturnin les Avignon ; 

 1929 crop. 



northeast of 



82617. From Piegou, 

 Avignon ; 1929 crop. 



82618. From the farm of Roux Ripert, 

 southeast of Avignon ; 1929 crop. 



82619. From Figeae. 



82620. November 26, 1929. 

 signant. 



82621. November 27, 1929. 

 vicinity of Foussais. 



82622. November 25, 1929. 

 village of Turrenne. 



82623. November 23, 1929 

 Boussoe. 



82624. November 23, 1929. 

 cial mixture from Figeae. 



82625. November 23, 1929. 

 sier. 



November 23, 

 boulet. 



82627. Trifolidm 

 ceae. 



1929. 



From Lu- 



From the 



From the 



From 



Commer- 



From As- 



From Cam- 



L. Faba- 

 Red clover. 



1 It should be understood that the names of horticultural varieties of fruits, vegetables, 

 cereals, and other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was 

 received when introduced by the Division of Foreign Plant Introduction, and, further, 

 that the printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and 

 adoption in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the 

 American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature 

 becomes necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be 

 subject to change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with 

 recognized horticultural nomenclature. 



It is a well-1 nown fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom 

 mention the seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible 

 identification from the seeds alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inven- 

 tories are appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no seed samples or 

 herbarium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be compared. The 

 only identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other 

 species of the same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications 

 therefore must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is 

 any question regarding the correctness of the identification of any plant received from 

 this division, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in so that definite 

 identification can be made. 



