40 SEEDS A2sD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



5 5408 and 55409. Rubus mackocarpus Benth. Rosacea?. 



Colombian berry. 

 From Bogota, Colombia. Presented bv W. O. Woleott. Received Mav 



::. 1S22L 



Seeds of very large wild blackberries." (Woleott.) 



5 5410. Gossyphjm ahoma&um Wawra. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Asmara. Eritrea. Africa. Seeds presented by the director, Eritrea 

 Colonization Service. Received April 19 ? 1922. 



This sotton has a very short staple, but it is soft and shining like silk. 

 It is used by native textile workers." (A. M. Tancredi, Xotizie e Studi sulla 

 Colonic Eritrea, p. 110.) 



a : r ling ro one authority this is the only truly wild cotton in Africa ; 

 it has been found in Angola and also in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. It forms 

 a shrub 5 to 10 feet in height, with rough branches, reddish flowers, and oval 

 capsules about an inch in length, much smaller than cultivated cotton. (Adapted 

 from Ol :-: . Fta to ~ _ .' Africa, vol. 1. p. 211.) 



55411. A3rEKi3i>- : v -i^soo (Eoxh.> Kimtze. Fabaceae. Sissu. 



{Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.) 



7. m Dehra Dun. United Provinces. India. Seeds presented by R. S. Hole, 

 forest botanist. Received May 16. 1922. 



A large deciduous tree native to tropical and subtropical regions of the lower 



HiniaifLvcis. It is highly esteemed for its very durable wood, which seasons 



well. es not warp or split, and is strong and elastic. The thin layer of sap- 



a white, while the heartwood is brown, with darker longitudinal veins. 



and is very hard. (Adapted from Gamble. Manual of Indian Timbers, p. 12^A 



5 541'?. I : m 7za alata L. Dioseoreaceae. Greater yam. 



From India. Tuber presented by E. R. Sasscer. Federal Horticultural 

 I rd. United States Department of Agriculture. Obtained by L. M. 

 8 - inspect stan, Mass.. from baggage on the steamship City of 



leneia. Received April 19. 1922 



"Purple Ceylon. In India this yam is said to be called 'King of Yams.' 

 The s received weighs about 13 ounces, is roughly spherical, and has 



deep-purple flesh, being similar in these respects to the Purple Ceylon pre- 

 viously received from Porto Rico (S. P. I. No. 54900). The flesh retains its 

 • when cooked, is smooth in texture, and of very good flavor." f R. A. 

 You 



55413. G::x lacrtma-.jobi L. Poaeea?. Job's-tears. 



7 Hu g Hai. southern Yunnan. China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock. 



Agricultural Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. 



Receive-: Ma; __ 



>"■ 2485 February 17. 1922.) Collected along brooks near Muang Hai. 



southern Yunnan, at an silt feet: may be of interest to cereal 



ists Rock.) 



- : da inti se B. P. I. No. 49516. 



55414 to 55416. CrrBtra spp. Rotaoeae, 



Prom Shaowu. Fukien. China. Presented by Rev. J. E. Walker. Shaowu 

 M> American Board. Received May 16, 1922 



Seeds Bron Bee equal to the lest in Amoy. Fukieu."' (Walk' 



::4:4 g si 5:416. Crmrssj 



55415 



