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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



Mediterranean countries. The pink or white 

 flower heads are oval when young, becoming more 

 elongated later. 



56273 and 56274. 



ceae. 



Rubus spp. Rosa- 

 Raspberry. 



From Los Banos, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by Prof. J. E. Higgins, Los Banos 

 College of Agriculture. Received January 16, 

 1923. 



Philippine species of Rubus introduced for breed- 

 ing experiments with our cultivated blackberries 

 and raspberries. 



56273. Rubus fraxinifolius Poir. 



A scrambling shrub, with branches 2 to 4 

 meters (6J4 to 13 feet) long, which is very 

 common in the mountains from Luzon to 

 Mindanao, Philippine Islands. The stems 

 and leaves are armed with sharp spines, and 

 the white flowers are about 2 centimeters 

 (nearly an inch) across. The bright-red ber- 

 ries 10 to 15 millimeters (about half an inch) 

 in diameter, borne in clusters, are fairly juicy 

 and edible but rather tasteless. (Adapted 

 from Brown, Wild Food Plants of the Philip- 

 pines, p. 63.) 



56274. Rubus rosaefolius J. E. Smith. 



A spiny shrub rarely over 3 feet high, com- 

 mon in the mountains of Luzon, the Bisaya 

 Islands, and Mindanao, Philippine Islands. 

 The red fruits borne singly or in clusters are 

 about 1.5 centimeters (half an inch) in diam- 

 eter; they are juicy but rather insipid. 

 (Adapted from Brown, Wild Food Plants of 

 the Philippines, p. 66.) 



56275 to 56281. 



From China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, 

 Agricultural Explorer of the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture. Received January 15, 1923. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



56275. Malus sp. Malaceae. Apple. 

 "(No. 7003. November, 1922.) A tree 30 



to 40 feet high occurring wild along water- 

 courses in the Kuyung Mountains north of 

 Tengyueh at an altitude of 7,000 feet. Prob- 

 ably a good stock plant." 



56276. Photinia sp. Malaceae. 



"(No. 7002. November, 1922.) A rosace- 

 ous tree 30 to 40 feet tall, with a dense crown, 

 collected in the Kuyung Mountains at an 

 altitude of 6,000 feet. The narrow pale-green 

 leaves are toothed, and the flowers, said to 

 be white, are borne in large panicles about 

 5 inches across. The fruits are deep orange 

 red." 



56277 to 56280. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. Pear. 



56277. Pyrus sp. 



"(November, 1922.) A wild pear found 

 in the mountains near Puerhfu at an 

 altitude of 6,000 feet. The large mellow 

 edible fruits are 3 to 4 inches in diameter." 



56278. Pyrus sp. 



"(No. 6735. November 20, 1922.) A 

 large hardy tree 60 to 70 feet tall, which 

 grows in the mountains beyond Taho, 

 north of Tengyueh, at an altitude of 7,000 

 feet. The leaves are large, oblong, and 

 acuminate, and the numerous reddish 

 brown, somewhat acrid fruits are 2 l/ 2 

 inches in diameter." 



56279. Pyrus sp. 



"(No. 6736. November 21, 1922.) A 

 tree 30 feet high with a spreading crown, 

 found at an altitude of 6,500 feet in a 

 valley in an oak forest along a brook 

 beyond Chiehnmachin, a day's journey 

 north of Tengyueh. This species has 

 small oval leaves and globose, greenish 

 brown fruits the size of bullets." 



56275 to 56281— Continued. 



56280. Pyrus sp. 



"(No. 7001. November, 1922.) A large- 

 tree 60 feet tall with a huge ascending 

 crown, found in sandy soil in an oak 

 forest in the Kuyung Mountains north of 

 Tengyueh at an altitude of 7,000 feet. 

 The leaves are large, oblong-lanceolate, 

 with a reddish tinge. The numerous 

 globose, greenish brown fruits are 2J/£ 

 inches in diameter." 



56281. Rosa sp. Rosacea?. 



Rose. 



"(No. 6738. November, 1922.) A large 

 climbing rose growing wild on the slopes of 

 the mountains near Mengka, four days' 

 journey west of Tengyueh, at an altitude of 

 6,000 feet, in a region where frost and ice are 

 common in December. The white flowers are 

 in large terminal corymbs, and the fruits are 

 oval and reddish." 



56282. POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA (Son- 



ner.) Benth. and Hook. Annonacese. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. H. L. Lyon, in charge, department of 

 botany and forestry, experiment station of 

 the Hawaiian Sugar-Planters' Association. 

 Received January 15, 1923. 



A large, handsome, erect evergreen tree which is 

 wild in the drier parts of Ceylon and southeastern 

 India and, because of its ornamental appearance" 

 and suitability as a shade tree, is commonly planted 

 in avenues along roads in Bengal and South India. 

 The ovoid purple fruits ripen during the rainy 

 season. June to October; these are not eaten except 

 in times of scarcity. The wood is white or whitish 

 yellow, light and very flexible, and used for making 

 matches, pencils, boxes, etc. (Adapted from Watt, 

 Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 6, 

 pt. l,p.S13.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 53923. 



56283. Lespedeza striata (Thunb.) 

 Hook, and Arn. Fabaceae. 



Japanese clover. 



From Kobe, Japan. Seeds presented by E. R. 

 Dickover, American consul in charge. Re- 

 ceived January 19, 1923. 



Introduced for the use of department specialists 

 engaged in breeding forage plants. 



56284. Panicum maximum Jacq. Po- 

 acese. Guinea grass. 



From Marti, Camaguey, Cuba. Seeds pur- 

 chased from Jose Sanchez Moran. Received 

 January 24, 1923. 



Introduced for the use of specialists engaged in 

 forage-crop investigations. 



A perennial erect bunch grass 4 to 6 feet tall, with 

 broad, flat leaves and open spreading panicles of 

 spikelets. It is a native of Africa introduced into 

 tropical America, where it is cultivated for forage, 

 furnishing pasture and green feed. 



56285 to 56287. 

 bacese. 



Trifolium spp. Fa- 



From Aarhus, Denmark. Seeds presented by 

 Fr. Dreyer, Aarhus, through S. Sorensen, 

 agricultural adviser to the Danish Govern- 

 ment, Washington, D. C. Received Feb- 

 ruary 6, 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Sorensen. 



56285. Trifolium pratense L. Red clover. 



" Hersnap. This represents our best strain 

 of red clover , and in several tests at the Danish 

 State Experiment Station this gave about 20 

 per cent more hay than the usual commercial, 

 varieties." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 44107. 



