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58455. JUGLANS REGIA L. 



cese. 



Juglanda- 

 Walnut. 



From Spain. Seeds presented by Howard Spence, 

 The Red House, Ainsdale, Southport, England. 

 Received January 18, 1924. 



These walnuts are from Huelva, Spain, and are 

 supposed to represent the best quality of that 

 region. (Spence.) 



58456. Mangifera indica L. Ana- 

 cardiacess. Mango. 



From Nueva Gerona, Isle of Pines, West Indies. 

 Budwood presented by W. H. Snider. Received 

 February 14, 1924. 



Bacas. The fruits of this variety weigh about a 

 pound, and the skin is dark, with a lighter cheek, 

 tough and free from blemishes. The flesh is firm, 

 free from fiber, and of rich, pleasing flavor. The 

 seed is of medium size and flat. The tree is not an 

 unusually heavy bearer. (Snider.) 



Introduced for trial in the warmest parts of the 

 United States. 



58457. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. 

 Rutacese. 



From Amanzi, Uitenhage, Cape of Good Hope. 

 Plants presented by Alan Fitzpatrick, Amanzi, 

 at the request of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, London, 

 England. Received February 12, 1924. 



Cecily. This variety orginated at Amanzi, as a 

 sport or mutation from the Walters grapefruit. 

 The latter originated in Florida, where it was 

 formerly one of the principal commercial sorts. 



Sir Percy in his letter of December 20, 1923, 

 describes this mutant as differing from its parent in 

 being "practically devoid of seeds." If it retains 

 this characteristic in the United States, it will be 

 of much interest to test it alongside our own seed- 

 less variety, the Marsh. The transplantation of 

 -the Walters grapefruit to South Africa, the develop- 

 ment there of a form superior in being nearly seed- 

 less, and its return to the United States in this 

 improved condition forms an interesting tale. In 



regard to a name for this mutant, Sir Percy writes: 

 •"Among ourselves we call it 'Cecily,' after my 

 daughter who had the good fortune to discover it." 



58458. Trifolium pratensE L. Fa- 

 baceae. Red clover. 



From Lausanne, Switzerland. Seeds purchased 

 from G. Martinet, chef, Etablissement Federal 

 d'Essais et de Controle de Semences. Received 

 March 12, 1924. 



(No. 1171. A good Mont-Calme selection, 

 derived from a perpetual Berne clever from Ruti 

 (Mattenklee) . ( Martinet.) 



58459 and 58460. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. 

 Seeds presented by W. G. Freeman, director of 

 agriculture. Received January 28, 1924. 



58459. Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz. Lecy- 

 thidacese. 



A large, handsome East Indian tree with thick, 

 leathery, shining bright-green leaves and very 

 conspicuous flowers with four white petals and 

 numerous crimson-tipped stamens, resembling a 

 brush. The fruit is large and is the shape of a 

 4-sided pyramid; it is smooth on the outside and 

 contains one seed. The tree forms extensive 

 forests along the shores of some of the Pacific 

 islands. In the Moluccas an illuminating oil is 

 extracted from the seeds, and the dry fruits are 

 gathered by the natives and used as floats for 

 their fish nets. (Adapted from Rock, The Orna- 

 mental Trees of Hawaii, p. 668.) 



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

 54963. 



58460. Colvillea racemosa Boj. Csesalpini- 



A leguminous tree 40 or 50 feet high, native to 

 Mauritius and Madagascar, with the general 

 aspect of Poinciana regia but with a thicker trunk, 

 reddish gray bark, and more ample foliage. In 

 early spring it bears large, erect racemes of bright- 

 scarlet flowers which make the tree a very showy 

 ornamental. 



1 It should be understood that the names of horticultural varieties of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and 

 other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was received when introduced 

 by the. Office of Foreign Plant Introduction and, further, that the printing of such names here 

 does not constitute their official publication and adoption in this country. As the different varieties are 

 studied, their entrance into the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in Ameri- 

 can literature becomes necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be 

 subject to change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized horti- 

 cultural nomenclature 



It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom mention the 

 seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible identification from the seeds alone. 

 Many of the unusual plants listed in these inventories are appearing in this country for the first time, 

 and there are no seed samples or herbarium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may 

 be compared. The only identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other 

 species of the same genus or related genera. The responsibility for the specific identifications, therefore, 

 must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is any question regarding the 

 correctness of the identification of any plant received from this office, herbarium specimens of leaves and 

 flowers should be sent in so that definite identification can be made. 



