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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



57833 to 57844— Continued. 



57837. "(No. 112. Dharwar.) Nandyal. Seed- 

 ed the latter part of July and harvested the 

 latter part of December. Panicle slender, 9 

 inches long." 



57838. "(No. 113.) Muddi Nandyal. The 

 season the same as for No. 112 [S. P. I. No. 

 57837]. Panicle rather compact and 5 inches 

 in length." 



57839. "(No. 114. District of Sholapuri.) 

 Sholapuri. A tall-growing variety. Panicle 

 7>2 inches long. Seeded the middle of June 

 and harvested in December." 



57840. "(No. 115. Dekkan.) Nilwa. Sown 

 in June and harvested in September. Panicle 

 5 inches and medium dense. This is a very 

 early variety, but the grain is not so good. 

 It is also used for fodder, for which purpose it 

 is seeded thick." 



57841. "(No. 116. Dekkan.) Utavali. Simi- 

 lar to No. 115 [S. P. I. No. 57840], but sown 

 later (end of July) . It ripens in 9 or 10 weeks. 

 This is also largely used for fodder." 



57842. "(No. 117. District of GujroU Sund- 

 hia. This variety, which is the best for fod- 

 der, has a loose panicle and a fine stalk. It 

 matures in 60 days and is seeded either early 

 or late." 



57843. Phaseoltjs aconitifolius Jacq. Faba- 

 ceae. Moth bean. 



"(No. 119. May 29, 1923.) A small-leaved fine- 

 stalked variety from Dekkan secured from the 

 Poona Agricultural College. Several crops of 

 forage are cut. It is seeded in June, and the cut- 

 ting is not finished until January." 



57844. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Fabaceae. 



Cowpea. 



"(No. 118. Dekkan. May 29, 1923.) Re- 

 ceived from the Poona Agricultural College." 



57845 to 57848. Ipomoea batatas (L.) 

 Poir. Convolvulaceae. Sweet potato. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. ( Tubers presented by Dr. 

 P. J. S. Cramer, director, General Experiment Sta- 

 tion. Department of Agriculture. Received 

 August 13, 1923. 



"These are considered the best sweetpotato vari- 

 eties at our plant-breeding station." (Cramer.) 



57845. No. 2. Boled. 



57846. No.l. Boltuak. 

 57347. No. 4. Menes moeder. 



57848. No. 3. Menes 19. 



57849. Rubus macraei A. Gray. Ro- 

 sacese. Akala. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by 

 Willis T. Pope, horticulturist, Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Received August 17, 1923. 



"The Hawaiian giant raspherry, occurring at an 

 altitude of about 6,000 feet. It is a straight bush 

 with the older branches thornless. The fruits, 

 borne at the drooping tips of the branches, are very 

 numerous, about 2 inches in diameter and exceed- 

 ingly juicy; the seeds are comparatively small. 

 The flesh is slightly bitter but otherwise delicious. 

 This berry is of great promise, as it grows in a region 

 where frost is not uncommon in the winter months. 

 It may succeed in some sections of California. 

 (J. F. Rock.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 57226. 



57850. Prunus sp. 



Amygdalacese. 



Cherry. 



From Szemao, Yunnan, China. Seeds presented 

 by J. D. Fullerton. Received August 15, 1923. 



Seeds of a wild cherry from southwestern China, 

 introduced for testing as a stock for cultivated 

 varieties. 



57851 to 57853. Plumeria spp. Apoc- 

 ynacese. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Wil 

 lis T. Pope, horticulturist, Agricultural Experi 

 ment Station. Received August 17, 1923. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Pope unless otherwise 

 stated. 



"Few tropical shrubs are more highly esteemed 

 than the Plumerias. Though they are not par- 

 ticularly graceful in habit, the beauty and fragrance 

 of their star-shaped flowers make them worthy of 

 cultivation in every tropical garden. They suc- 

 ceed in southern Florida, where several species are 

 already grown, though not so extensively as they 

 deserve. From the white flowers of Plumeria alba 

 the rare and costly frangipani perfume is distilled." 

 (Wilson Popenoe.) 



57851. Plumeria sp. 



"Seeds of a pink Plumeria from slender pods." 



57852. Plumeria sp. 



" Seeds of a pink Plumeria from broad spreading 

 pods." 



57853. Plumeria sp. 



"Seeds of a pink Plumeria from pods attached 

 at an angle." 



57854. Citrus nobilis papillaris 

 (Blanco) Wester. Rutaceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Budwood pre- 

 sented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agriculture. 

 Received August 11, 1923. 



"A spreading, small tree, attaining a height of 6 

 meters or more, in habit similar to the pomelo; 

 spines small or wanting; leaves 10 to 14 centimeters 

 long, 5 to 6 centimeters broad, ovate to elliptical- 

 oblong, crenate, dark green and shining above, 

 crinkly, base broadly acute, apex narrowly acute to 

 almost acuminate and caudate; petioles 17 to 20 

 millimeters long with narrow-winged margin; 

 flowers not seen; fruit large, from 6 to 10 centimeters 

 in diameter, 170 to 580 grams in weight, somewhat 

 compressed at basal half, usually ending in a more 

 or less conspicuous nipple, which, however, is some- 

 times wanting; apex flattened or even depressed; 

 surface smooth, pale greenish turning to. orange- 

 yellow; skin medium thin; locules 10 to 11, separable 

 from each other, and the skin like the mandarin; 

 pulp yellowish, subacid, very juicy, and of good 

 flavor with marked 'quinine' taste; juice cells large; 

 seeds very few, rarely more than seven. 



"The tizon is extremely rare and only a few trees 

 are found in cultivation, confined to the citrus dis- 

 trict of Batangas, Luzon. The trees are said to be 

 quite prolific, and the fruit matures from September 

 to December. This fruit, on account of its scarcity, 

 is of no commercial importance. However, it 

 would be an acceptable dessert or breakfast fruit, 

 being a little more acid than the orange. It is said 

 to be an introduction from Spain. The tizon is 

 without doubt the Citrus papillaris described by 

 Blanco in ' Flora Filipinas.' 



"The tizon is believed to be a natural hybrid 

 between the mandarin and the pomelo. It has 

 inherited the loose-skinned character, large juice 

 cells, partial absence of spines, and leaf character of 

 the first-named species to which it is (without the 

 writer having had the opportunity to examine the 

 flowers) unquestionably more closely related than 

 to any other species in the genus." ( Wester.) 



