PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



82628 and 82629. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Seeds presented 

 by Hernando Villa. Received January 

 2, 1930. 



82828. Passiflora mixta L. f. Passi- 

 floraceae. 



This is the common curuba sold in the 

 markets of Bogota, Colombia. 



82629. Physalis peruviana L. 



Peruvian groundcherry. 



A small shrub which produces a very 

 tasteful fruit which can be served in 

 sirup. 



82630. Triticum aesttvtjm L. (T. vul- 

 gar & Villi). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. 



Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 



explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 



Received January 30, 1930. 



No. 3076. Nodamachi, January 8, 1930. 

 This wheat, said to have been imported 

 from Canada, is roasted and used in the 

 manufacture of soy sauce. One firm uses 

 20 000 bushels of wheat and 20,000 bu- 

 shels of soybeans yearly for this purpose. 



82631. Euterpe sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From Cali, Colombia. Seeds presented by 

 M. J. Rivero. Received January 4, 1930. 



The Euterpes are slender erect spineless 

 palms of graceful habit, with feathery 

 pinnate foliage. 



82632 to 82636. 



From Hanoi, Indo-China. Seeds presented 

 by Mr. Poilane, Institut des Recherches 

 Agronomique de l'Indocbine. Received 

 January 2, 1930. 



82632 to 822634. Castanopsis spp. Faga- 

 ceae. 



82632. Castanopsis sp. 



82633. Castanopsis sp. 



82634. Castanopsis sp. 



82635 and 82636. Ptrus spp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



82635. Pyrus sp. 



82636. Pyrus sp. 

 82637 to 82640. 



From Doleib Hill, Nalakal, Anglo-Egyptian 

 Sudan, Africa. Seeds presented by H. B. 

 Gephardt, American Mission. Received 

 January 2, 1930. 



82637. Brachiaria sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



A biennial or perennial grass with 

 thick juicy stems 6 to 7 feet tall ; grows 

 in heavy clayey land. Seeds are eaten 

 by the natives, and the plant is highly 

 palatable to cattle. 



82638. Eriochloa acrotricha (Steud.) 

 Hack. Poaceae. Grass. 



Ahicath grass. This grows in water in 

 heavy soil ; the stems are 1 to 2 feet tall. 

 Natives eat the seeds, and the plant is 

 said to be very palatable for cattle. 



82639. Panicum sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



Agivye grass. This grows to a height 

 of 3 or 4 feet in dry clay soil. Seeds 

 eaten by the natives ; plants palatable for 

 cattle. 



82637 to 82640— Continued. 



82640. Sorghum lanceolatum Stapf. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



Abarro grass. Stems 7 to 9 feet tall. 

 Grows in open soil on river banks. 

 Seeds eaten by natives ; plants palatable 

 for cattle. 



82641. Grevillea letjcopteris Meisn. 

 Proteaceae. 



From Santa Monica, Calif. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Hugh Evans. Received Janu- 

 ary 4, 1930. 



A large evergreen shrub, 4 to 8 feet 

 high, with . handsome pinnate, pale-green 

 foliage, and many-flowered loose terminal 

 racemes of pure-white flowers. These ra- 

 cemes are much larger than those of Q. 

 banksii. 



82642 and 82643. 



From Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. 

 Thompson. Received January 6, 1930. 



82642. Randia sp. Rubiaceae. 



Madododo. The edible fruit, which is 

 considered delicious by the natives, seems 

 to have remarkable keeping qualities. 



82643. (Undetermined.) 



A woody plant which grows in the 

 Mount Silinda Forest. The very attrac- 

 tive white flowers are trumpet-shaped, 

 the tube being 4 or 5 inches in length. 

 In the forest it is inclined to produce 

 rather trailing branches, but on the 

 ground it grows as a compact bush. 



82644 to 82663. 



From the Union of Socialistic Soviet Re- 

 publics. Seeds collected by W. E. White- 

 house, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received January 6, 

 1930. 



82644. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



No. 22. August 22, 1929. Vicinity of 

 Alma Ata, Turkestan. 



82645. Amygdalus communis L. (Primus 

 amygdalus Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Almond. 



No. 4. August 13, 1929. Tashkent, 

 Turkestan. From wild trees near Ferg- 

 hana. 



82646 to 82648. Amygdalus persica L. 

 (Prunus persica Stokes). Amygdala- 

 ceae. Peach. 



82646. No. 1. September 4, 1929. An- 

 dijan, Turkestan. Flesh yellow, red 

 around stone, freestone, quality 

 good ; rarely found on market. 



82647. No. 1. Tashkent. Fruits pale 

 greenish yellow, covered with deep 

 orange-red over about one-third ; of 

 irregular shape ; inclined to taper 

 off to a fairly pronounced apex, with 

 a shallow suture ; diameter 2 to 3 

 inches ; flesh yellow ; stained red 

 around pit ; freestone. Matures Au- 

 gust 10 to 15. A peach of good 

 quality, closely resembling the El- 

 berta. 



82648. (No number.) Andijan Turke- 

 stan. Grown locally. Flesh pale 

 yellow to cream ; tinged with red 

 around pit, freestone, of good qual- 

 ity. 



