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91649 and 91650— Continued. 



and goats feed upon these fruits, which 

 are exceedingly acrid. The seeds are very 

 thick-walled and contain an oil which is 

 used as food and also for illuminating 

 purposes. Apparently the tree is not in- 

 jured by considerable frost, and it may 

 thrive wherever the hardy citrus grows. 



For previous introduction see 88935. 



91651. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



From French Equatorial Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Elizabeth Herrmann, Alindao, 

 Uban.ui Chari Territory. Received Febru- 

 ary 26, 1931. 



A white corn which matures in two 

 months. The natives plant it near swamps 

 at the beginning of the dry season, and in 

 the rainy season they plant it in stony 

 ground near the fertile ant hills. It yields 

 two ears in good ground, but only one in 

 less fertile situations. 



91652. FOESTERONIA FLORIBUNDA 



(Swartz) A. DC. Apocynaceae. 



From Jamaica. Seeds presented by M. S. 

 Goodman, Superintendent, Hope Gardens, 

 Kingston. Received February 20, 1931. 



A trailing shrub with oblong, bluntly mu- 

 cronate, leathery leaves 2 to 3 inches long, 

 and terminal cymes of whitish wheel-shaped 

 flowers, It is native to Jamaica and is of 

 possible value as a rubber-producing plant. 



For previous introduction see 90831. 



91653. Chloris paraguaiensis Steud. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



From St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by J. B. Tnompson, Director, Ag- 

 ricultural Experiment Station. Received 

 March 5, 1931. 



A close relative of Rhodes grass. A very 

 good, palatable grass that withstands ex- 

 treme drought. 



For previous introduction see 49689. 



91654. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



From Rabat, Morocco. Scions presented by 

 C. Bey Rozet, Direction G6n£rale de 1' Ag- 

 riculture. Received February 27, 1931. 



Belciana. A precocious and vigorous va- 

 riety of plum which thrives in the coastal 

 region, is harvested the latter part of May, 

 and is a good shipper. 



91655. Gunnera masafuerae Skottsb. 

 Haloragidaceae. 



From Juan Fernandez Island. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Seiior Rene" Durand, through 

 Waldo L. Schmitt, Curator of Marine 

 Invertebrates, Smithsonian Institution, 

 Washington, D. C. Received February 

 27, 1931. 



A perennial herb with large, deeply cut, 

 radicle leaves often 10 feet long, the peti- 

 oles of which are edible, having a refresh- 

 ing acid flavor. The flowers are closely 

 packed in large conelike clusters 1 foot in 

 diameter and several feet high. It is na- 

 tive to the island of Juan Fernandez at 

 an altitude of 3,500 feet. 



91656 to 91671. 



From Quetta, India. Trees and cuttings 

 purchased from the Quetta Fruit Agency. 

 Received February 27, 1931. 



91656 to 91671— Continued. 



91656 to 91660. Amygdalus persica L. 

 (Prunus persica Stokes). Amygdala- 

 ceae. Peach. 



91656. A locally grown variety with 

 round fruit colored red and white. 



91657. Long, almondlike, the best. 



91658. A locally grown variety with 

 long red and white fruit. 



91659. Kandahari. 



91660. A grafted peach. 



91661. Pistacia vera L. Anacardiaceae. 



Pistache. 



Thin shelled ; best variety. 



91662 to 91665. Prunus armeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



91662. A locally grown red variety. 



91663. Gliaizi nari. 



91664. Char naghaz. 



91665. Sur baghli. A locally grown 

 white apricot with a red tinge. 



91666 to 91671. Vitis vinifera L. Vita- 

 ceae. European grape. 



91666. SahiM. A red grape. 



91667. Red Kishmisliie. A seedless 

 grape. 



91668. Haitha, Kandhar variety, a long 

 white grape with seeds. 



91669. Sheik AIL 



91670. Long, black. 



91671. Kishmisliie. A seedless white 

 grape. 



91672 to 91677. Triticum tixrgidum L. 

 Poaceae. Poulard wheat. 



From Huancayo, Peru. Seeds presented by 

 Paul G. Ledig, Magnetic Observatory, 

 Carnegie Institution of Washington, De- 

 partment of Research in Terrestrial 

 Magnetism. Received February 27, 1931. 



91672 and 91673. From Muellos, Peru, at . 

 12,000 feet altitude. 



91672. No. 5. 



91673. No. 4. 



91674 to 91677. From Chambora, Peru, 

 at a slightly less altitude. 



91674. No. 6. 



91675. No. 1. 



91676. No. 3. 



91677. No. 2. 



91678 to 91734. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Faba- 

 ceae. Soybean. 



From Chosen and Manchuria. Seeds col- 

 lected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received February 27, 1931. 



Nos. 91678 to 91729 were received from 

 the Heian Nando Seed & Nursery Farm, 

 Heijo, Chosen, January 27, 1931. 



91678. No. 6708. Kakkaichuomi. A mix- 

 ture of yellow-seeded native varieties. 



91679. No. 6709. Ryumokute (dragon's 

 eye). A medium-sized oval light-yel- 

 low bean slightly mottled with black ; 

 hilum black. 



