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SEEDS ABFD PLANTS IMPORTED 



Acacia spp. Mim- 



56868 and 56869. 

 osaceae. 



From Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Seeds 

 presented by F. H. Baker. Received April 

 19, 1923. 



56868. Acacia cakdiophylia A. Cunn. 



•■ Weeping xcatlle. This native tree is one 

 of the most beautiful wattles that I know of." 

 (Baker.) 



56869. Acacia yekxicifixa A. Cunn. 



A slender, much-branched shrub, with 

 leathery, very narrow phyllodia [leaflike 

 stems] about 2 inches in length, and deep- 

 yellow flowers in small heads which are 

 generally in pairs. It is native to the barren 

 hills around Bathurst. New South Wales. 

 (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, 

 pi. 8266.} 



56870. Teifolittm pratense L. Fa- 

 bacese. Red clover. 



From Helsingfors, Finland. Seeds purchased 

 through Leslie A. Davis, American consul, 

 from Keskusosuusliike Hankkija r. 1. Re- 

 ceived April 13, 1923. 



"This strain has been cultivated in Finland for 

 about 34 years." (Ernst Hasselblatt.) 



Introduced for the use of department specialists 

 engaged in clover breeding. 



56871 

 L. 



and 56872, 

 Salicaceae. 



PoprLr: 



TEEMULA 



Aspen. 



From Svalof, Sweden. Presented by X. H. 

 Nilsson, Sveriges Ltsadesforening. Received 

 April 24, 1923. 



Var. erecta. 



"This is a mutation of the ordinary aspen and 

 is found in the woods in this vicinity. Especially 

 interesting is the fact that it strongly resembles the 

 Lombardy poplar, which is a very similar muta- 

 tion of Populus nigra." (Xilsson.) 



56871. Plants. 



56873 and 56874. 

 cese. 



56872. Cuttings. 



Zea mats L. 



Poa- 

 Corn. 



From Bengazi. Cyrenaica, Libia, North Africa. 

 Seeds presented by the director. Economic 

 and Financial Affairs. Received April 25, 

 1923. Quoted notes by the director. 



"These native varieties of maize are grown under 

 irrigation in Cyrenaiea. Attempts to grow them in 

 dry culture have not resulted favorably." 



56873. "FromDerna." 



56874. " From Bengazi." 



56875. Ceratonia siliqea L. Csesal- 

 piniacecs. Carob. 



From Lisbon. Portugal. Budwood presented 

 by Capt. Mendes d'Aimeida, through W. 

 Stanlev Hollis, consul general. Received 

 April 28, 1923. 



Sent in response to a request for cuttings of the 

 best varieties of carob grown in Portugal. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 55464 



56876 to 56878. Triticcm aestivum 



L. (T. vulgare Vill.) Poacese. 



Common wheat. 



From Villiers Saint Georges. France. Seeds 

 presented by Hector Gagneus. Received 

 April 23, 1923. Quoted notes from catalog of 

 Hector Gagneux, autumn, 1923. 



56876 to 56878 — Continued. 



56876. "Bid de Silene. A variety with white- 

 straw, a long white head, and white ker- 

 nels. It is a selection from Hybride des 

 Allies, to which it is superior in its resist- 

 ance to disease and lodging." 



56877. "Le Ceres. This is claimed by its orig- 

 inators to be the finest variety known; our 

 experiments with it allow us to confirm in 

 a measure this statement. It is remarkably 

 vigorous with white heads and clear-yellow 

 kernels which are much appreciated in the- 

 milling industry. The variety is very re- 

 sistant to cold and almost never lodges. 

 Season medium early." 



56878. "Hybride Incersabh. An early and 

 very vigorous variety which requires rich 

 and well-prepared soil for its best develop- 

 ment. It is very resistant to lodging." 



56879. Hakea aciculaeis (Vent.) 

 Knight. Proteacese. 



From Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Seeds 

 presented by F. H. Baker. Received April 

 12, 1923. 



A tall evergieen shrub or small bushy tree, native 

 to Australia, with very handsome foliage which is 

 rigid and spiny, thus serving to protect the plant 

 against animals. The plant is suitable for hedges 

 and shrubberies, is quite hardy, and requires but 

 little moisture or cultivation. (Adapted from Uni- 

 versity of California Publications, Botany, rol. 4, p. 19.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40047- 



56880 to 56882. Teifolium pratense 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Bologna, Italy. Seeds purchased from 

 Ditta E. Pini, through Asher Hobson, Ameri- 

 can representative, International Institute of 

 Agriculture, Rome. Received April 20, 1923. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Pini. 



Locally grown seed introduced for. department 

 specialists engaged in clover breeding. 



56880. "From Emilia." 



56881. 



From Marches.' 

 From TJmbria." 



56883 to 56891. Coix lacryma-jobi 

 ma-teex (Rom.) Stapf. Poaceae. 



Ma-yuem 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Adn. Hernandez, director, Bureau 

 of Agriculture, at the request of P. J. Wester. 

 Received April 23, 1923. 



The ma-yuen, or adlay, has attracted considerable 

 attention as a cereal for tropical regions. Accord- 

 ing to P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agriculture, Manila, 

 it is better than upland rice for tropical agriculture 

 in being more drought resistant, a heavier yielder, 

 and much less expensive to cultivate. The seeds 

 can be used laigely in the same manner as corn. 



56883. Batangas. 



56884. Cotabato Brown. 



56885. Cotabato White. 



56886. La Union White. 



56887. Lamao No. 1. 



56888. Lamao No. 2. 



56889. Lamao White. 



56890. Momungan. 



56891. Mountain Prcince. 



