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56060 to 56063— Continued. 



up to 4 inches in length, and the small oval-oblong berries are crowned 

 by the persistent calyx. This species bears considerable resemblance 

 to Ribes laurifoliuni Jancz. (Adapted from Bulletin Mensuel de la 

 Societe Linneennc Paris, new series, No. 9, p. 87. and Gardeners". 

 Chronicle. 3d ser., vol, 71, p. 213.) 



56061. Ribes iaueifolium Jancz". 



Plant. A very attractive flowering currant first discovered in Szech- 

 wan, western China, at an altitude of 7,000 feet, where it grows as an 

 evergreen unarmed shrub up- to 6 feet in height; not common. The rich- 

 green oval leaves are coarsely toothed and up to 5 inches in length. The 

 greenish yellow flowers are borne in pendent clusters over 2 inches long, 

 appearing in February and March. (Adapted from The Garden, vol. 

 79, p. 171.) 



56062. Ribes longeeacemosum Franch. 



Cuttings. " This species, found in the mountains of western China, 

 bears large black fruits of good flavor, in racemes a foot and a half long.'" 

 (E. H. Wilson, Naturalist in Western China, vol. 2. p. 31.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40459. 



56063. Ribes maximowiczii Ratal. 



Cuttings. A deciduous shrub 6 to 9 feet high, first found by the Rus- 

 sian traveler Potanin, in Kansu, in 1885, but introduced into Eng- 

 land several years later from western China. The leaves, in threes or 

 fives, are 2 to 5 inches wide, glossy green above and pale downy beneath. 

 The flowers, borne in long slender clusters in May. are made conspicuous 

 by the dull lurid-red calyxes. The fruits, which are thickly covered with 

 stiff glandular bristles, are, according to E. H. Wilson, sometimes orange 

 and sometimes red. possibly at different stages of development. ( Adapted 

 from Gardeners' Chronicle. 3d ser., vol. 59. p. 273.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40410. 



56064 to 56066. Sacchartjm officixaruae L. Poaceae. 



Sugar cane. 



From Fajardo, Porto Rico. Seeds presented by R. A. Veve, Experiment 

 Station, Fajardo Sugar Co. Received December 28, 1922. Quoted notes 

 by Mr. Yeve. 



" These three varieties are very good in our district, and their seed germi- 

 nates very well. Although all three of them are susceptible to mosaic disease, 

 They are more resistant than the native varieties Cristalina and Rayada, which 

 are here considered as standards." 



56064. D109. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 492(32. 



56065. D433. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49264. 



56066. F. C. 306. " This is a local variety, a seedling of D433." 



56067. Pangittm edule Reinw. Flaconrtiace^e. Pangi* 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by A. Hernandez, 

 director, Rureau of Agriculture. Received December 13, 1922. 



" Seeds of pangi {Pangium edule) obtained from the barrio of Panagan, 

 municipality of Lagonoy, Camarines Sur. Pangi seeds yield about 50 per 

 cent of pitjoeng or samaun oil having the following constants (see Rureau of 

 Forestry, Manila, Philippine Islands. Rulletin No. 20, p.. 159) : 



Specific gravity 0.937 



Saponification value 178-183 



Iodin value 89. 94 



Titer test of fatty acids 44. 4 " 



— (Hernandez.) 



