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vated on the Pacific coast and in the Gulf States. A full description of the 

 plant, its cultivation, and uses may be found in the Journal of Heredity, vol. 

 12, pp. 387-393, November, 1921." (Wilson Popenoe.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52734. 



55789. Rheum rhaponttcum L. Polygonacese. Rhubarb. 



From Ottawa, Canada. Crowns presented by Prof. T. F. Ritchie, Depart- 

 ment of Horticulture, Central Experimental Farm. Received Septem- 

 ber 28, 1922. 



"A new variety of rhubarb of very fine quality; it has a slender purplish 

 stalk." (W. A. Orton.) 



55790. Calliandra tergemina (L.) Benth. Mimosacese. 



From Dominica. British West Indies. Seeds presented by Joseph Jones, 

 curator, Botanic Gardens, Dominica. Received September 22, 1922. 



" Seeds of a small native tree known locally as bois ravine; it makes a good 

 hedge plant and is very pleasing when in flower. {Jones.) 



A beautiful leguminous shrub of the habit of the mimosas, but thornless, 

 with compound leaves composed of six leaflets arranged characteristically in 

 two groups of three each. The long purple filaments of the dense axillary 

 flower heads make this shrub a very pleasing ornamental. (Adapted from 

 Plumier, Plantarum Americcmarum, ed. Burmann, pi. 10.) 



55791. Osyris alba L. Santalacese. 



From Nice, France. Seeds presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky. 

 Received September 23, 1922. 



" This is a small evergreen bush which is very ornamental when loaded with 

 its red fruits. It grows in very dry poor soil." (Proschmvsky.) 



A small upright shrub 3 feet high, widely distributed throughout the Medi- 

 terranean region. It has stiff, narrow, yellowish green leaves, small axillary 

 greenish yellow T flowers, and small red fruits. The roots and fruit possess 

 astringent properties. (Adapted from Schneider, Illustriertes Handbuch der 

 Laubholzkunde, vol. 1, p. 247.) 



55792 to 55795. 



From Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Seeds presented by Prof. 

 William N. Martin, Albert Academy, Freetown. Received September 

 25, 1922. 



55792. Cuctjmekopsis mannii Naud. Cucurbitacese. Kiffy. 



A cucurbitaceous yellow-flowered climbing vine from tropical Africa. 



" The gourdlike fruits, about the size and shape of a goose egg, 

 are produced on vines like that of the ordinary gourd. The seeds when 

 parched and ground produce a delicious condiment, and kiffy seed is 

 an important ingredient in the popular Liberian dish called dumboy. 

 The flavor of the parched seed is similar to that of the parched seeds 

 of Sesamum indicum, which are used in the same manner by the natives 

 of Liberia. The seeds are obtained by macerating the fruits in water 

 and washing them free from the pulp. This plant probably would ma- 

 ture it's fruits only in the extreme southern United States." (G. N. 

 Collins. ) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 31365. 



55793 and 55794. Holcus soeghum L. Poaceas. Sorghum. 



{Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



55793. Cush Cush. Seeds yellow. 



55794. Cush Cush. Seeds red. 



55795. Oryza sativa L. Poacea?. Rice. 



"Temne rice, the sweetest in Sierra Leone." (Martin.) 



