APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1924 



58967 and 58968. Rubus spp. Rosa- 

 cea?. 



From Chester, England. Plants purchased from 

 Dickscns* Nurseries. Received April 2, 1924. 



Introduced for horticulturists experimenting with 

 small fruits. 



58967. Rubus biflobus Buch.-Ham. 



A rambling shrub, with large leaves, woolly 

 beneath and subacid yellow berries about the size 

 of a thimble. 



56968. Rubus fbuticosus L. 



Blackberry. 



Var. rubra plena. A blackberry with double 

 red flowers. 



58969 and 58970. 



From Cairo. Egypt. Seeds purchased from the 

 director, Egyptian Seed Co. Received April 3, 

 1924. 



Introduced for forage-crop specialists. 



58969. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 

 Hegazi. A local strain grown in Egypt . 



58970. Telfolium alexandbinum L. Fabaceae. 



Miskawi. One of the principal types of berseem 

 grown in Egypt. 



58971 and 58972. Diospyros kaki L. f. 

 Diospyraceae. Kaki. 



From Weihsien, Shantung, China. Scions pre- 

 sented by Ralph C. Wells, Point Breeze Acad- 

 emy. Received April 4, 1924. Notes by Mr. 

 Wells. 



These two varieties are from Tsingchowfu and 

 were sent in by A. L. Carson, of Weihsien, 

 Shantung. 



58971. Tishihtzu (iron persimmon). A relatively 

 nonastringent variety. 



58972. Toashihtzu (palm-of-the-hand persimmon). 



58973. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoraceae. 



Yam. 



From Barbados, British West Indies. Tubers pre- 

 sented by John R. Bo veil, Director of Agricul- 

 ture. Received April 23, 1924. 



Antigua white. This variety, which I believe is a 

 sport, I consider one of the best of the white yams. 

 Its history is as follows: A planter in the island of 

 Antigua bought a yam for cooking purposes and, as 

 it was rather large, only a portion of it was used for 

 cooking. It proved to be of such good flavor that 

 the remainder was planted and subsequently 

 propagated for distribution. These tubers which 

 I am sending are of this variety. (Bovell.) 



58974. Lxjcuma multiflora DC. Sap- 

 otaeeae. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Seeds presented by 

 Carlos Werckle. Received April 3, 1924. 



This West Indian tree is a close relative of the 

 lucuma (Lucuma obovata) whose bright-yellow, 

 mealy-fleshed fruits are popular in the Andean 

 regions of South America. The leaves of the West 

 Indian species are leathery and oblong and the 

 edible fruit is nearly an inch in diameter. It may 

 prove to be adapted to the southern part of Florida. 



58975 and 58976. 



From Tripoli, Libia, North Africa. Bud wood 

 presented by Dr. E. O. Fenzi. Received April 1, 

 1924. Notes by Doctor Fenzi. 



58975. Malus sp. Malacea?. 



Apple. 



Garras, an extra early native variety. This is 

 of good size and very juicy, and it ripens at the 

 same time as the earliest apricots. 



58975 and 58976 — Continued. 



58976. Pbunus abmeniaca L. Amygdalaceae, 



Apricot. 



Ainthor (bull's eye); also bergsam. A very 

 large tree, taller and more vigorous than any 

 other kind; leaves thin, irregularly toothed; 

 fruit globular, with hardly any groove, weight 

 about 40 grams, diameter 40 mm.; skin scarcely 

 tomentose, reddish yellow, adhering closely to 

 the flesh; flesh more juicy than that of any other 

 kind, with flavor more like that of a plum than 

 an apricot, adhermg closely to the smooth stone. 

 Not common. 



58977. Davidia involtjcrata Baill. 

 Cornaceae. 



From Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by J. F. 

 Rock, National Geographic Society, Washington, 

 D . C . Received April 29, 1924. 



Nos. 11234 (fruit), 9067 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A handsome tree 30 to 40 feet high which 

 grows on the slopes of Mount Kenichunpu, Salwin- 

 Irrawaddy Divide, at an altitude of 10,000 feet. 

 The flowers are between two very large, cream- 

 colored bracts the size of one's hand. The fruits 

 are deep-blue drupes. (Rock.) 



Faba- 



58978 and 58979. Sesban spp. 

 ceae. 



From Pretoria, Union of South Africa, 

 presented by I. B. Pole Evans, chief, Division of 

 Botany. Received April 5, 1924. 



58978. Sesban aculeatum (Schreb.) Poir. 



A tall-growing, annual, leguminous plant from 

 tropical and subtropical Asia, which is used there 

 as green manure and also for fodder. It is a 

 vigorous grower and is said to thrive in semi arid 

 regions. Introduced for forage-crop specialists. 



58979. Sesban aegyptiacum Poir. 



In Porto Rico and also in western Java the 

 leaves and young branches of this yellow -flowered 

 shrub are used for fodder, and it is now intro- 

 duced for the use of forage-crop specialists. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54894. 



58980 to 58985. Rubus spp. Rosa- 

 ceae. Raspberry. 



From Orleans, France. Plants purchased from E. 

 Turbat & Co. Received April 2, 1924. Quota- 

 tions from catalogue of Millet & Fils. 



Introduced for testing by horticulturists engaged 

 in raspberry breeding. 



58980. Rubus sp. 



" All Summer. An everbearing variety with 

 large red fruits of good quality." 



58981. Rubus sp. 



"Amelioree de Congy. A vigorous variety with 

 red fruits of excellent quality." 



58982. Rubus sp. 



"Belle de Fontenay. An everbearing variety, 

 with sweet, red, round fruits of very good quality." 



58983. Rubus sp. 



" Perpetuelle de Ballard. An everbearing 

 variety which bears a large crop of very fine red 

 fruits." 



58984. Rubus sp. 



" Superlative Perpetuelle. Fruits red, very 

 large, with an aromatic sweet flavor." 



58985. Rubus sp. 



" Surpasse merveille. An everbearing variety 

 with medium-sized white fruits." 



