SEEDS A2sD PLANTS IMPOETED 



57686 to 57692— Continued. 



57688. "No. 273. A urora . An excellent variety 

 maturing in March at Santa Ines. It is good 

 for table use and suitable for commercial pur- 

 poses." 



57689. "Xo. 51S. Pomona Afejorada (improved 

 Pomona). Flesh yellow, sweet and juicy. A 

 vigorous and hardy variety." 



57690. "Xo. 520. Peina Elena. Famous for its 

 fine sweet flavor, yellow color, and perfect form; 

 keeps well for a long time and is especially good 

 for shipping." 



57691. "Xo. 520-b. Pey Alberto. Large, red 

 skinned, yellow fleshed. ~: ; : Bid juicy, with 

 the pit not colored, maturing early in April. 

 An excellent variety for preserving." 



57692. "Xo.322. Trasparentcdc Omsavas. The 



first white [ ;;. sh to ripen. Flesh white, very 

 transparent; pit not colored: especially fragrant; 

 excellent for preserving. Resistant to dis 



57693. Citrus sp. Rateteeae. 



From Shanghai, China. Trees presented by Col. 

 Clyde S. Ford. United States Postal Agency. 

 Lved July 24, 1923. 



' ' These are trees of the large loose-skinned Swatow 

 orange so highly appreciated in China." (Ford.) 



Introduced for department eHricuIturists. 



57694 to 57696. 

 Musacese. 



Mtjsa textilis Xee. 

 Abaca. 



57694. Xo. 1. 



57695. Xo. 2. 



Xo. 3. 



57697. Sclerosperma sp. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds obtained by 

 L. H. Dewey, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived July 7, 1923. 



The plants grow in the Philippine Islands, chiefly 

 in volcanic soils of rather loose texture where there 

 is an abundant rainfall but excellent natural drain- I 

 age. The abaca will probably grow only in warm. 

 moist ::opical regions, and it is possible that it will 

 succeed in the Canal Zone." 



Seeds to be grown for department specialists en- 

 gaged in fiber-plant investigations. 



Phcenica- 

 Palm. 



From Kisantu. Belgian Congo. Seeds presented 

 by Frere J. Qfflet. Received July 11, 1923. 



•'A superb stemless | rim with large entire leaves 

 which should be of interest as a greenhouse plant." 

 (Gillel.) 



Received as Sclerosperma tceddhndi, for which a 

 place of publication has not been found. 



57698. Trifolium johxstoxi Oliver. 

 Fabaceae. Clover. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 J. Burtt Davy. Received July 11, 1623. 



"At high altitudes in E2st Africa clover is one of 

 the prominent forage plants. It grows where the 

 temperature probably never exceeds S5° F. and ! 

 where for the greater part of the year it is much 

 below this point. However, no frosts occur in this 

 region." (H. L. Shantz.) 



A smooth perennial clover with the habit of white 

 clover (Trifolium repens), found at an altitude of 

 10.000 feet on Kilimanjaro, Tanganyika Territory. 

 The leaves are long stemmed, with membranous 

 leaflets and globose flower heads about an inch in 

 diameter. (Adapted from Transactions of the 

 Linncan Society, ser. 2, rot. 8, p. 331.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo. 56458. 



57699. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreacese. 



Yam. 



From Oneroa, Mangaia Island, Cook Islands 

 Tubers presented by Geoffrev Henry. Received 

 July 5. 1923. 



Maararau. Plant the same as ordinary yams; 

 prepare the soil and put the tubers 1 or 2 inches 

 underground." (Henry.) 



"The rather small tubers received are more or less 

 globose and have a slightly pink inner skin and 

 while desh. The quality of this yam when cooked 

 Is very good." (P. A. Young.) 



57700. Eordeum yulgare pallidum 

 Seringe. Poacese. Six-rowed barley. 



From Egypt. Seeds collected by H. V. Harlan, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry- Received July 17, 

 1923. 



■• No. Mtt. Mar&as of Eehia, Province of Shar- 

 qiyh. May 14,1 ffi Atha eshed sample fro^i the 

 threshing floor, Soheich Estate-'! (Harlan.) 



Introduced for department cere:.".-5"s. 



57701. Artocarpus commots Forst. 

 Moraceae. Breadfruit. 



Honolulu, Hawaii. Trees presented 



T.Foue. horticulturist. Agricultural Experiment 

 Stati on. Received July 19, 1923. 



Th ace is but one kind of breadfruit in Hawaii; 

 while there are slight variations, due probably to 

 local conditions, there are no true varietal differ- 

 ences." (Pope.) 



This variety, which now grows wild throughout 

 the Hawaiian Islands, was originally introduced 



1 vhiti. It has large, rough, ovate, deeply 



lobed leaves, and the staminate flowers appear in 



- ellow catkins. The large-stemmed fruit is 



: : und or oblong and varies from 5 to S inches 

 in diameter. The I - - rind, brownish at 



Lty, incloses a firm, very starchy, and some- 

 what fibrous pulp which becomes mealy when 

 cooked, slightly resembling a dry sweetpotato. and 

 is much esteemed as an article of diet. The 

 propagated by suckers or by layering. (Adapted 

 from G. P. Wilder. Fruits of the Haxcaiian Islands, 

 p. 100, pi. 45. under Artocarpus incisa.) 



For previous introduction, see S. F. I. X'. '".'.-.. 



57702 and 57703. 



From Burringbar. Xew South Wale^ - 

 sentei by B. Harrison. Received July 2, 1923. 



57708. MiCROCiTRrs austealasica (F. Muell.) 



! australasica F. Muell.). Ru- 



tacese. Finger lime. 



■ The finger lime is one of the most curious and 

 interesting of the citrus fruits. The young plants 

 have more or less horizontally arranged branch- 

 lets, with very short internodes and small oval 

 young leaves, these much shorter than the stiff, 

 erect spines. The flowers are small, and the fruits 

 are long and slender. 2 1 ? to 4 inches long. ' 

 loose pulp filled with a sour, rather strongly pun- 

 gent juice. The shrub is native to the mountain 



- of the coastal region of northern New 

 Wales and Queensla: ;gle.) 



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

 555SS. 



57703. Raxdia sp. Rubiaeeae. 



"A shrub 6 feet high with white sweet-scented 

 flowers resembling those of orange blossoms." 

 (Harrison.) 



57704. Berberis bealei Fortune. 

 Berberidaces. Barberry. 



From Xice, France. Seeds presented by Dr A. 

 Robertson Proschowsky. Received July 2, 



