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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



57271 and 57272. 



aceae. 



COFFEA 



?pp. 



Rubi- 



Coffee. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Adn. Hernandez, director, Bureau 

 of Agriculture. Received June 29, 1923. 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in 

 coffee-growing experiments. 



57271. Coffea excelsa Cheval. 



A coffee which thrives from sea level to 700 

 meters, succeeds well on rather stiff clayey 

 soils, and is quite drought resistant— it might 

 be grown with an annual rainfall of 48 inches. 

 It is the most resistant, to drought and blight 

 of any coffee, is of strong vigorous growth, 

 and produces 1 kilogram of coffee from 7 to 8 

 kilograms of berries. Coffea excelsa makes an 

 excellent stock for other coffees. The first 

 crop is obtained at the age of 4 to 5 years and 

 a full crop at the age of 7 to 8 years. (Adapted 

 from Philippine JReriew, vol. 9, p. 121.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo- 

 5345S. 



57272. Coffea lafre \"rn Wildem. 

 (C. robusta Hort.) 



A white-flowered shrub, native to Belgian 

 Congo, with oval dark-green leaves up to a 

 foot in length and shortly elliptic 2-seeded 

 fruits. The roundish seeds are sometimes 

 nearly half an inch long. (Adapted from 

 Actes du Premier Congres International de 

 Botanigue, 1900, p. 994.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo. 

 51481. 



57273. PlTTOSPORUM FLORIBUXDTM 



Wight and Am, Pittosporaceoe. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by 

 G. H. Cave, director, Lloyd Botanic Garden. 

 Received January 8, 1923. Xumbered June, 

 1923. 



A handsome tree, with a short straight trunk and 

 spreading branches and numerous yellowish flowers 

 in terminal panicles. The tree has light-colored, 

 strong tough wood and yields an aromatic yellow 

 resin or oleoresin having very adhesive properties. 

 It is a native of the outer Himalayas, ascending to 

 3,500 feet, (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the 

 Economic Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 1, pp. t8S s v.. 

 and Brandis, Forest Flora of India, p. 19.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo. 47757. 



57274 to 57386. 



From Echo, Tiehlingho, Manchuria, China. 

 Seeds presented by A. D. "Woeikoff, director, 

 experimental farm. Received June 21, 1923. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Woeikoff unless other- 

 wise stated. 



57274. ACAXTHOPAXAX SEXTICOSUM (Rupr.) 



Harms. (Eleutherococcus senticosus Maxim.) 

 Araliaceae. 



"A very spiny shrub bearing palmate 

 divided leaves and having at the end of its 

 long shoots small umbels of black berries. 

 Grows generally in dense shade. May be of 

 use as a park or garden shrub or as an under- 

 growth beneath tall trees." (F. X. Meyer.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo. 

 20309. 



57275. AGAXTHOPAXAXSFSSILIFLORrM (Rupr. 



and Maxim.) Seem. Araliaceae. 



An ornamental, hardy shrub found in east- 

 ern Siberia. The leaves are palmate, the 

 brownish flowers occur in dense umbels on 

 the spiny branches, and the fruits are blackish 

 berries. (Adapted from note of F. X. Meyer, 

 Xovember 24, 1906.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I Xo. 

 43675. 



57274 to 57386— Continued. 



57276. Arfxdixella axomala Steud. Po- 

 aceae. Grass. 



"Seeds of a tall grass, 3 to 5 feet, found 

 growing here and there in large masses; of 

 a spread-out growth, coarse. May be of use 

 as a fodder grass." (F. X. Meyer.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo. 

 21S96. 



57277. Avexa sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 



Introduced for department cerealists. 



57278. Betula davumca Pall. Betulaceae. 



Birch. 



A tree 60 feet or more tall, with the trunk 

 clothed with curling flakes of papery bark, 

 giving it a curious ragged appearance. The 

 broadly wedge-shaped, coarsely toothed 

 leaves are dark green and smooth above and 

 downy beneath along the midrib. This 

 birch is native to Manchuria, Chosen, and 

 northern China. (Adapted from Bean, Trees 

 and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, 

 p. 256.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo 

 33151. 



57279. Caeamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



A perennial, robust Manchurian grass, 

 introduced for department agrostologists. 



57260. Eeiochloa vnxosA (Thunb.) Kunth. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



A wild grass, native to Manchuria, intro- 

 duced for department agrostologists. 



57281. ErOXYMFS BAMILTOXIAXFS "Wall. 



Celastraceae. 



A large Himalayan shrub which under 

 favorable circumstances becomes a moderate- 

 sized tree 30 to 35 feet high, with a short 

 straight trunk 4 to 5 feet in girth. The 

 clusters of 15 to 30 greenish white flowers are 

 followed by yellow capsules the seeds of 

 which are entirely surrounded by a scarlet 

 aril. The fruit ripens from August onward. 

 The leaves are brilliantly colored in fall. 

 The wood is beautifully white, compact and 

 close, not very hard, and is used for making 

 spoons. The young shoots and leaves are 

 lopped for fodder. (Adapted from Brandis, 

 Forest Flora of India, p. 78, and Arnold Ar- 

 boretum Bulletin of Popular Information, Xo. 

 13, 1911.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo. 

 53699. 



57282. Fagopyrfm vulgare Hill. 

 (F. esculentum Moench.) 



Polygonaceae. Buckwheat. 



"Xo. 175. Ch'iao mai. From Tubin." 



57283. Fraxexts maxfshvrica Rupr. Ole- 

 aceae. Ash. 



A handsome tree often 100 feet in height, 

 native to Japan and the adjacent parts cf the 

 Asiatic mainland. The leaves are up to 15 

 inches in length, with dull-green, bristly 

 leaflets. It is said to be susceptible to late 

 spring frosts. (Adapted from Bean, Trees 

 and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, 

 p. 569.) 



57284 to 57295. Holcus sorghtm L. 

 (Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 

 Poaceae. Sorghum. 



Introduced for department cerealists. 



57284. "Xo. 36. Xiang kaoliang, a glu- 

 tinous form from Mulin." 



57285. "No. 37. Xiang kaoliang, a glu- 

 tinous form from Mulin." 



