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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



94228. Calopogonium mucunoides 

 Desv. Fabaceae. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 

 Bitancourt, Estacao de Agrostologia, 

 Deodoro, via Rio de Janeiro. Received 

 August 4, 1931. 



False oro. A tropical American legume 

 with stems 3 to 10 feet long which form 

 roots at each node, and racemes, 1 to 4 

 inches long, of pale-blue flowers. It forms 

 a mat of foliage 1 to 2 feet thick and is 

 used as a cover crop. It is also good for 

 forage. 



For previous introduction see 77294. 



94229 to 94231. Brassica spp. Brassi- 

 caceae. 



From Peiping, China. Seeds collected by 

 Peter Liu. Received August 4, 1931. 



A collection of commercial varieties pur- 

 chased from a gardener near Peiping and 

 introduced for the use of department 

 specialists. 



94229. Brassica juncea (L.) Coss. 



CMeh t'sai, pepper beet or turnip. 

 This variety of Chinese turnip is very 

 commonly used for making pickles. 



94230. Brassica juncea (L.) Coss. 



Da ton, cMng, large leaf green cab- 

 bage. A variety used in the south of 

 China for making soup. 



94231. Brassica oleracea capitata L. 



Cabbage. 



Yang oai t'sai, foreign cabbage, also 

 called da ton t'sai or large head cabbage. 

 This variety is fried with meat or made 

 into pickles. 



94232. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



From Persia. Scions presented by Jalil K. 

 Hashimzade, American* Agricultural 

 School, Urumia (Rezaieh). Received 

 April 1, 1930. Numbered in August, 

 1931. 



A native Persian plum. 

 94233 and 94234. 



From New Zealand. Plants presented by 

 H. R. Wright, Avondale. Received July 

 30. 1930. Numbered in August, 1931. 



94233. Prunus nigra Ait. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Canada plum. 



94234. Malus halliana Koehne. Mala- 

 ceae. 



Variety Parkmanii. A double-flowered 

 form ; named for Francis Parkman, the 

 historian, in whose garden near Boston 

 it was first grown in this country. 



For previous introduction see 49081. 



94235 to 94242. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by M. Wilman, McGregor Mu- 

 seum, Kimberley. Received September 8, 

 1931. 



94235 to 94237. Acacia spp. Mimosaceae. 



94235. Acacia giraffae Willd. 



The Kameel-doorn of the Transvaal 

 is a valuable tree for arid regions in 

 the warm temperate zone. The ripe 

 pods are eaten greedily by stock. The 

 tree thrives in sandy soil, attains a 

 large size, and the dark reddish-brown 



94235 to 94242— Continued. 



wood is used by the natives in making 

 spoons, knife handles, etc. 



For previous introduction see 64215. 



94236. Acacia horrida (L.) Willd. (A. 

 karroo Heyne). 



A spreading flat-topped spiny tree 

 about 20 feet high, widely distributed 

 throughout South Africa. The fra- 

 grant yellow flower heads are often 

 visited by bees, but the main value of 

 the tree in South Africa is as a shade 

 for stock. 



For previous introduction see 68137. 



94237. Acacia stolonifera Burchell. 



A spiny shrub said to have under- 

 ground stoloniferous stems. The bi- 

 pinnate leaves have three to seven 

 pairs of pinnae, each bearing 7 to 15 

 pairs of oblong-lanceolate leaflets. 

 The stipular spines, in pairs, are 

 spreading and are white with recurved 

 brown tips. The heads of fragrant 

 whitish flowers are followed by 

 straight yellow obliquely striate pods. 

 It is native to southern Africa. 



94238. Arctotis fastuosa Jacq. Astera- 

 ceae. 



An erect branching annual plant, 2 to 

 3 feet high, covered with jointed hairs. 

 The scattered leaves, 3 to 4 inches long, 

 are elliptic-lanceolate with coarsely 

 toothed or sinuate margins, and the large 

 showy flower heads have bright-orange 

 rays. It is native to southern Africa. 



94239. Clematis brachiata Thunb. 

 Ranunculaceae. 



A climbing vine, native to southern 

 Africa, with bipinnate or tripinnately 

 parted leaves having ovate toothed leaf- 

 lets. The fragrant white flowers, 1 to 2 

 inches across, are borne in elongated 

 panicles and are followed by orbicula'r 

 margined fruits with feathery tails. 



94240. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



A wild cotton from Angola. 



94241. Tarchonanthus minor Less. 

 Asteraceae. 



A strongly resin-scented shrub, native 

 to southern Africa, with oblong to obo- 

 vate entire leaves 1 to 2 inches long and 

 short racemes of small woolly flower 

 heads. It is said to be a good stock feed. 



94242. Aloe schlechteri Schoenl. Lil- 

 iaceae. 



An aloe from southern Africa with 

 olivaceous leaves about 8 inches long, 

 armed on the margin with brown horny 

 deltoid prickles. The light-yellow flowers 

 are in dense racemes about 6 inches long 

 on a short peduncle. 



94243. Agave vilmoriniana Berger. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



From California. Plants presented by Wil- 

 liam Hertrich, Superintendent, Hunting- 

 ton Botanic Garden, San Marino. Re- 

 ceived September 10, 1931. 



One of the most beautiful of the soft- 

 leaved agaves. It has no thorns or spikes 

 on the foliage and has a very beautiful 

 inflorescence. 



