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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



59318 to 59323— Continued. 



59319. Crotalaria capensis Jacq. 



A stout, much-branched. South African 

 shrub about 4 feet in height, with broadly 

 oval leaves and pure yellow flowers in many- 

 flowered racemes. 



59320. Crotalaria leioloba Bartling. 



A species from the mountainous districts of 

 northeastern India, and also distributed 

 through the East Indies. It is one of the more 

 robust of the herbaceous species, with finely 

 silky branches and leaves, the latter being 

 oblong and about 2 inches in length. 



59321. Crotalaria tetragona Roxb. 



An erect, stiff shrub, often 6 feet in height, 

 which grows wild in the Himalayas of north- 

 eastern India, ascending to an altitude of 3,500 

 feet. The thinly silky, membranous, narrow 

 leaves are sometimes a foot long, and the lemon- 

 yellow flowers are produced in lax racemes 6 

 inches or more in length. 



59322. Sesban sericeum (Willd.) DC. Faba- 

 ceae. 



An unarmed shrubby annual, often several feet 

 in height, native to the plains of Ceylon. The 

 silky, pinnate leaves are about a foot in length, 

 and the flowers, pale yellow dotted with red, are 

 in lax racemes. 



59323. Sesban sp. Fabaceae. 



Received as Sesban aculeatum, but the seeds 

 do not appear to be that species. 



59324 to 59327. 



From Athens, Greece. Scions presented by P. O. 

 Anagnostopoulos, director, horticultural station. 

 Received April 25, 1924. Notes by Mr. Anag- 

 nostopoulos. 



A collection of apple and pear varieties introduced 

 from Greece for testing by pomologists. 



59324. Malus sp. Malacca?. 



Apple. 



Feriki. Trees of good size and thrifty, bearing 

 regularly and heavily. Fruit conical, mostly 

 one sided; color yellow with cheeks streaked 

 with red; quality good; time of harvesting Sep- 

 tember; good keeper. 



59325 to 59327. Pybtjs spp. Malaceae. Pear. 



59325. Pyrus sp. 



Kontoula. One of the popular summer 

 varieties. Fruits juicy, of good flavor; shape 

 pyriform; length about 2 inches; color light 

 yellow. Ripens in July. 



59326. Pyrus sp. 



Skopelitico. Tree of medium size; fruit pyri- 

 form, 2 x / 2 to 33 2 inches long; color yellow with 

 red cheek; flesh somewhat coarse. Season, 

 middle to end of July. Ships well when gath- 

 ered slightly green. 



59327. Pyrus sp. 



Traconico. The winter pear of Greece. 

 Shape pyriform; size 2 to 3 inches long. Flesh 

 juicy and of good quality. When gathered in 

 the fall it keeps all winter. 



59328 and 59329. 



From Loanda, Angola. Seeds presented by Reed 

 Paige Clark, American consul, Loanda, through 

 C.V. Piper, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 23, 1924. 



The two forage grasses in this shipment were 

 grown in the Loanda consular district, Angola, and 

 are intended for the use of department forage-crop 

 specialists. The native names given are those used 

 in connection with the export statistics of these 

 seeds at Loanda. 



59328 and 59329— Continued. 



59328. Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scribn. (Setaria 

 italica Beauv.). Poaceae. Millet. 



Painco or milho painco. 



59329. Holcus sorghum L. (Sorghum vulgare 

 Pers.). Poaceae. Sorghum. 



Massambala. 



59330. Allium cepa L. 



LiliacesB. 



Onion. 



From Valencia, Spain. Seeds purchased through 

 Clement S. Edwards, American consul. Re- 

 ceived April 25, 1924. 



In order to assist horticulturists carrying on 

 onion-selection experiments, this shipment of 

 authentic Denia onion seeds has been obtained from 

 Spain. In the United States this variety is carried 

 under the name Prizetaker. 



59331. Pacouria capensis (Oliver) S. 

 Moore. Apocynaceae. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Seeds 

 presented bv I. B. Pole Evans, chief, Division 

 of Botany. Received April 26, 1924. 



A low, scrambling shrub which is common on the 

 kopjes (hillocks) north of Pretoria, producing an 

 abundance of white flowers in the spring and nu- 

 merous large reddish yellow fruits in late summer. 

 These fruits, known locally as "wild peaches" or 

 "wild apricots," have an agreeable flavor and are 

 used raw or as preserves. This shrub, allied to 

 Landolphia, belongs to a family which includes 

 rubber-yielding species, and has been secured for 

 specialists who are seeking new sources of rubber. 



59332. SlDEROXYLON AUSTRALE (R. 



Br.) Benth. and Hook. Sapotaceae. 



From Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Seeds 

 purchased from C. T. White, Government bot- 

 anist. Received April 26, 1924. 



The rich milky sap of this Australian tree, which 

 resembles cream in taste, is said to yield gutta- 

 percha, and seeds have been secured for the use of 

 department rubber specialists. The round, pur- 

 plish fruits, about 2 inches in diameter, are edible, 

 although of coarse texture and insipid flavor. The 

 dark-colored, prettily veined timber is used in 

 Australia for cabinetwork and carving. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44072. 



quinoa Willd. 

 Quinoa. 



59333. Chenopodium 

 Chenopodiacese. 



From South America. Seeds collected by Fred 

 D. Richey, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, and 

 Prof. R. A. Emerson, of Cornell University. 

 Received May 20, 1924. 



Collected for cultural tests. • 



59334 to 59339. Nicotiana tabacum 

 L. Solanaceae. Tobacco. 



From Montevideo, Uruguay. Seeds presented by 

 R. Salgueiro Silveira, Seccion dc Eeonomia Rural. 

 Received April 28, 1924. 



Introduced for testing by tobacco specialists. 



59334. AmarellooT Cheiroso. 



59335. Amarello Rio Grande do Sal No. 1. 



59336. Bahia. 



59337. Espadin. 



59338. Fuino Bahiano No. 4- 



59339. Br polio. 



