INVENTORY. 1 



54969. Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) Berg. Myrtaceas. 



Jaboticaba. 



From Minas Geraes, Brazil. Seeds turned over to this office by the Federal 

 Horticultural Board. Received May 11, 1922. 



"The jaboticaba is one of the best indigenous fruits of southern Brazil, but 

 like many of the others it has received little attention outside of its native 

 home. Its habit of producing the fruit directly upon the trunk and larger 

 limbs, together with the unusual beauty of its symmetrical and umbrageous 

 head of pale-green foliage, make this a peculiarly striking tree. The tree 

 reaches a height of 35 or 40 feet on rich soil, the leaves are narrowly oval, and 

 the small white flowers are produced singly or in clusters on the bark of the 

 trunk and limbs. The fruit is round, one-half to 1£ inches in diameter, maroon- 

 purple in color, and with a rather thick, tough skin. The translucent juicy 

 pulp, white or rose tinged, is of agreeable vinous flavor. These fruits are 

 eaten fresh or as jelly. The tree would probably prove most suitable for our 

 tropical dependencies, although perhaps it could be grown in favorable spots in 

 southern California and southern Florida." (Wilson Popenoe.) 



54970. Phleum pratense L. Poacese. Timothy. 



From Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Seeds presented by G. M. Stewart, dis- 

 trict inspector, seed branch, Department of Agriculture. Received May 

 31, 1922. 



" Produced by a grower in one of our irrigated districts. This grower has 

 been producing from one to two carloads of timothy seed yearly and has been 

 using the one strain of seed all the time." (Stewart.) 



Locally grown seed introduced for experiments in timothy breeding. 



54971. Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd. Fabacese. Vetch. 



From Ariana, near Tunis, Africa. Seeds presented by F. Boeuf, chief, 

 Botanical Service of Tunis. Received May 31, 1922. 



Introduced for experiments in the use of vetches as forage crops. 



54972. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Gagn. Brassicacese. 



Pai ts ? ai. 



From Min Hsien, Kansu, China. Seeds presented by Willis H. Ruhl. 

 Received June 2, 1922. 



A good variety of Pai ts'ai from Min Hsien, Kansu. China. 



1 It should be understood that the varietal names of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and 

 other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was received 

 when introduced by the Office of Foreign Seed and 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 identity fully established, 

 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 American codes of nomenclature. 



