INVENTORY^ 



56791. Dillenia indica L. Dillenia- 

 ceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Adn. Hernandez, director, Bureau 

 of Agriculture. Received May 25, 1923. 



A handsome medium-sized tree with a round 

 compact crown; the dark-green leaves are 15 inches 

 long and 3 inches wide. The large white flowers 

 are fragrant and very attractive. The smooth 

 greenish heart-shaped fruits, 3 inches long and 

 4 inches wide, are produced in great profusion, 

 maturing in September and October. The edible 

 part consists of the large fleshy sepals which inclose 

 the carpels and are pleasantly acid, suggesting the 

 flavor of an unripe apple. In India the sepals are 

 used in making jelly and cooling drinks and are also 

 used in curries. (Adapted from Philippine Agri- 

 cultural Review, vol. 10, p. 16.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49713. 



56792. Prtjntjs serotina Ehrh. 

 Amygdalaceae. Capulin. 



From Cuenca, Ecuador. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. Federico Malo. Received May 26, 1923. 



"Capulin seeds of a number of good varieties, 



collected in the vicinity of the Challuabamba 



Valley, about 11 kilometers from Cuenca, Ecua- 

 dor." (Malo.) 



To be grown for selection of promising seedlings. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 55765. 



INCARNATTJM L. 



Crimson clover. 



56793. Tripolium 

 Fabaceae. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by H. 

 Fauchet and A. Plessis. Received Mav 26, 

 1923. 



Locally grown seed introduced for department 

 specialists engaged in clover breeding. 



56794. Ctjcumis sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



From Johannesburg, South Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by A. J. Bester. Received May 28, 1923. 



"A 'cucumber' which I found being grown by 

 the natives. It makes a very fine salad." (Bester.) 



56795. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 baceae. - Red clover. 



From Wellington, New Zealand. Seeds pre- 

 sented by A. H. Cockayne, biologist, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received May 29, 1923. 



"Grown on the Canterbury Plains in the South 

 Island, New Zealand." (Cockayne.) 



Locally grown seed introduced for department 

 specialists engaged in clover breeding. 



56796 and 56797. Lycopersicon esctj- 

 lentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Nancy, France. Seeds presented by Ed- 

 mond Gain, director, Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived May 31, 1923. 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in 

 the study of tomato diseases. 



58796. Var. pyriforme. A pear-shaped form 

 of the common tomato. 



56796 and 56797— Continued. 



56797. Var. pimpinellifolium. A South Amer~ 

 lean form, sometimes called the "cur- 

 rant tomato," with 2-ranked racemes of red 

 fruits somewhat larger than a large red cur- 

 rant. The plant grows wild in Peru and 

 Brazil, is very vigorous and comparatively 

 hardy, and the fruits are excellent for pre- 

 serving. (Adapted from Sturtevant, Notes 

 on Edible Plants, p. 847.) 



56798. Stylosanthes erecta Beauv. 

 Fabaceae. 



From Boma, Belgian Congo. Seeds presented 

 by the General Secretary, Belgian Congo 

 Government General. Received May 26, 1923. 



"This plant prospers in sandy soils, but does not 

 thrive in black, humid soils. It is very drought 

 resistant. In Guadeloupe horses search through 

 the pastures for this plant." (The General Secre- 

 tary.) 



A copiously branched ascending shrub about 4 

 feet high, with broad, rather stiff, compound leaves, 

 and terminal oblong heads of inconspicuous flowers. 

 It is native to tropical Africa. (Adapted from 

 Oliver, Flora of Tropical Africa, vol. 2, p. 156.) 



Introduced for department forage-crop specialists. 



56799. Garcinia btjchanani Baker, 

 Clusiaceae. 



From Dominica, British West Indies. Seeds 

 presented by Alfred Keys, assistant curator, 

 Botanic Gardens. Received June 6, 1923. 



A tropical African relative of the mangosteen 

 (Garcinia mangostana), introduced for breeding ex- 

 periments with the mangosteen. 



56800. Phytolacca clavigera W. W. 

 Smith. Phytolaccaceae. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Seeds presented x 

 by William W. Smith, regius keeper, Royal 

 Botanic Garden. Received May 19, 1923. 



A robust perennial about 4 feet high, first dis- 

 covered in Yunnan, China, by George Forrest. 

 It bears rounded terminal spikes of small rosy 

 flowers which are followed by dense club-shaped 

 masses of black fruits. The plant has flowered 

 and fruited freely at the Royal Botanic Garden, 

 Edinburgh, Scotland. (Adapted from Gardeners' 

 Chronicle, ser. 8, vol. 71, p. 89.) 



56801 and 56802. Sorghum spp. Poa- 

 ceae. 



From Salisbury, Rhodesia. Seeds presented 

 by H. G. Mundy, Chief Agriculturist and 

 Botanist of the British South Africa Co., 

 through H. N. Vinall, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received June 7, 1923. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Mundy. 



Introduced for department agronomists. 



ARUNDINACEUM (Willd.) 



56801. Sorghum 

 Stapf. 



"This is called locally 'perennial Sudan- 

 grass'; it is closely related to Sudan grass. 

 In its natural habitat it grows on heavy, 

 black, fertile lands and is apparently quite 



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^re studied, their identity fully 

 established, their entrance into the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in 

 American liteiature becomes necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will 

 be subject to change with a view to bringing the forms of thA names into harmony with recognized American 

 codes of nomenclature. 



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