SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



56801 and 56802 — Continued. 



perennial. It does not spread by under- 

 ground roots but volunteers very freely from 

 seed, especially where the land has been 

 cultivated. The stems are somewhat woodier 

 and more canelike than those of Sudan 

 grass." 



56802. Sorghum versicolor Anderss. 



"This is called locally 'black Sudan grass.' " 



56803. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. Sol- 



anaceae. Potato. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Tubers presented by 

 Brother Ariste loseph. Received June 8, 

 1923. 



"The yellow-fleshed potato is one of the most 

 interesting varieties found in the Andean region, 

 home of many remarkable potatoes. The tubers 

 are rather small and have deep eyes, so that they 

 are not as easily prepared for the table as those 

 of some other varieties; but in point of quality they 

 yield to none that I have tasted. The flesh is 

 the color of American butter and has a rich, nutty 

 flavor suggesting that of the chestnut. It seems 

 to me the variety might be improved, so as to do 

 away with the objectionable eyes, and that it would 

 then be worth extensive cultivation." (Wilson 

 Popenoe.) 



56804. Tetrastigma sp. Vitaceae. 



From Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by 

 C. Passau, Kilometer 309, near Kongolo. 

 Received June 5, 1923. 



"An annual climber greatly resembling the grape 

 in habit, fruits, and general appearance, with non- 

 woody stems from 30 to 50 feet in length. The 

 plant seems to require having its feet in the shade 

 and its head in the sun; it is never found in real 

 forests, but grows up through underbrush." 

 (Passau.) 



56805. Cucumis sativus L. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Cucumber. 



From Jaipur, Rajputana, India. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Sir James Roberts. Received 

 April 2, 1923. 



"This cucumber is from Malwa, Central India. 

 It is 18 to 20 inches in length and thicker and more 

 fleshy than the ordinary cucumber varieties. It 

 is grown in the rainy season, and as the Malwa 

 Plateau is nearly 2,000 feet above sea level the tem- 

 perature at that season is lower than in many parts 

 of India. I believe that this variety should do 

 well in the warmer parts of the United States." 

 (Roberts.) 



56806. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 bacese. Red clover. 



From Reading, England. Seeds presented by 

 Sutton & Sons. Received April 2, 1923. 



Wild red clover. 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in 

 clover breeding. 



56807. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 bacese. Red clover. 



From Qroningen, Netherlands. Seeds pur- 

 chased from C. Broekema, manager, Gro- 

 ninger Zaaizaadvereeniging. 



Rozendaal red clover. 



Introduced for department specialists engaged 

 in clover-breeding investigations. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54889. 



56808 to 56810. 



From Verrieres ie Buisson, Seine et Oise r 

 France. Presented by A. Meunissier. Re- 

 ceived April 3, 1923. - 



Caragana boisi C. Schneid. Faba- 



Seeds of a handsome bush 10 to 12 feet high, 

 with long, arching branches, native to Szech- 

 wan and eastern Tibet, China. In May the 

 light-green foliage and numerous yellow 

 floweis make this an especially attractive 

 ornamental. (Adapted from letter of A. 

 Jleunissier, May 18, 1923.) 



56809 and 56810. Crataegus lavallei 

 Herincq. Malacese. Hawthorn. 



"A tree of garden origin with pure-white 

 flowers and red fruits an inch in diameter, 

 well displayed by the rich-brown leaves in 

 autumn." (H. C. Skeels.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 54078. 



56809. Seeds. 



56810. Scions. 



56811. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



Iris. 



From western Yunnan, China. Seeds collected 

 by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industrv. Received April 

 3, 1923. 



"(February 6, 1923.) Seeds collected from a 

 fruiting plant about 2 feet high found in the snow at 

 an altitude of 8,800 feet on the crater of the extinct 

 volcano Tayinshan, near Tengyueh. The natives 

 say that this is a very handsome plant with large, 

 purplish blue flowers." (Rock.) 



56812 to 56819. Ziziphus mauritiana 

 Lam. (Z.jujuba Lam., not Mill.) Rham- 

 naceae. Bor. 



From Poona, Bombay, India. Seeds presented 

 by G. S. Cheema, Horticulturist to the 

 Government of Bombay, College of Agri- 

 culture. Received April 4 and 11, 1923. 



"The bor, or Indian jujube, is grown throughout 

 India for its fruits, which are usually small and more 

 or less spherical in the wild forms. The cultivated 

 kinds which have been selected are larger and oval 

 or oblong in shape. When cooked seme of the 

 varieties have a very pleasing acid flavor not unlike 

 that of plums. The bor is a valuable fruit for the 

 warmer parts of Florida and other Southern States, 

 and merits serious consideration as a home fruit in 

 these sections." (C. C. Thomas.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 55485. 



56812. No. 13. 56816. No. 17. 



56813. No. 14. 



56814. No.* 15. 



56815. No. 16. 



56817. No. 19. 



56818. No. 21. 

 56819! 



56820. Rosa sempervirens L. 

 ceae. 



Rosa- 

 Rose. 



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

 Robertson Proschowsky. Received April 12, 

 1923. 



A shrubby wild rose which grows in hedgerows 

 and rather dry situations in the southern and west- 

 ern parts of France. The shining green leaves, 

 composed of five to seven leaflets, are persistent 

 throughout all or part of the winter, and the single 

 white flowers appear from May to July. There 

 are a number of horticultural forms cultivated as 

 ornamentals. (Adapted from Bonnier, Flore Com- 

 plete de France, vol. %, p. 6, pi. 181.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 32960. 



