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60367. Guilielma 

 Phoenicacese. 



speciosa Mart. 

 Pupunha. 



From Para, Brazil. Seeds presented by P. H. 

 Anet, Caixa 270. Received June 16, 1924. 



The pupunha is an Amazonian palm, becoming 

 ultimately about 60 feet high, and is closely allied to 

 the pejibaye (Guilielma utilis). Like the latter, it 

 furnishes food for great numbers of people in regions 

 where it is indigenous, and appears to be of promise 

 for cultivation as a food plant throughout the 

 Tropics in congenial situations. 



60368. Cucumis metulifertjs E. Mey. 

 Cucurbitaceae. 



Prom Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Seeds pre- 

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

 Botany. Received June 23, 1924. 



This South African "wild cucumber" is native to 

 the Kalahari Desert and the Belgian Congo, where, 

 according to Pole Evans, the fruit is considered ex- 

 cellent for eating. The plant is an annual creeper, 

 much branched, and covered with bristly hairs. 

 The dark-green leaves are similar to those of the 

 ordinary cucumber, and the flowers are yellow. 

 The gourdlike fruit, oblong in shape, varies from 

 greenish yellow to red in color when ripe, is about 5 

 inches long, and is covered with short, hard spines. 

 It is eaten in the same way as the ordinary cucum- 

 "ber, according to the Journal of the South African 

 Department of Agriculture for August, 1923. 



60369 to 60377. 



Prom French Somaiiland. Seeds collected by H. 

 L. Shantz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 May 16, 1924. Notes by Doctor Shantz. 



60369. Acacia sp. Mimosacese. 



No. 48. Aicha, French Somaiiland. February 

 8, 1924. An acacialike tree with seeds edible just 

 before they are ripe. 



80370. Capparis sp. Capparidaceae. 



No. 55. En route from Jibuti to Addis Ababa, 

 Abyssinia. January 31, 1924. A prominent 

 plant in Lower Abyssinia. The fruits are eaten 

 lay birds. 



■60371. Cicer arietinum L. Fabaceae. 



Chick-pea. 



No. 22. Doukham, Abyssinia. February 1, 

 1924. Grown as the most common legume in 

 Abyssinia. This black form is quite abundant. 



■60372. C.ROTALARiA sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 14. Afdem, Abyssinia. January 30, 1924. 

 A small spreading plant. 



60873 and 60374. Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) 

 Schrad. Poaceae. Teff. 



60373. No. 65. Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. 

 February 4, 1924. A white teff grown here 

 on black cotton soil. After heavy rains when 

 the soil is thoroughly trampled by animals 

 until a soft mud, teff is sown over the mud 

 and yields a good crop. 



60374. No. 68. Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. 

 February 4, 1924. Brown teff. 



■60375. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Kidney cotton. 



No. 8. Errar, French Somaiiland. January 

 ■29, 1924. Grown by the natives. 



'80376. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Kidney cotton. 



No. 9. 

 60377. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 

 No. 60. 



Cotton. 



60378. Berberis aristata DC. Ber- 

 beridaceae. Barberry. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 Arthur W. Hill, director, Royal Botanic Gar- 

 dens. Received November 10, 1923. Numbered 

 June, 1924. 



A handsome shrub of elegant, spreading habit, 

 becoming at times as much as 10 feet high. The 

 spine-tipped leaves are often whitish beneath, and 

 the numerous flowers are bright golden yellow. 

 The spindle-shaped berries, about half an inch in 

 length, are red, covered with a blue-white bloom. 

 This is said to be one of the most vigorous of the 

 Himalayan barberries; it has proved hardy at the 

 Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 53628. 



60379 to 60387. 



From French Somaiiland. Seeds collected by H. 

 L. Shantz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 May 16, 1924. Notes by Doctor Shantz. 



60379. Holcus sorghum L. (Sorghum vulgar e 

 Pers.) . Poacese. Sorghum. 



No. 67. Type of sorghum sold in the market. 



60380. Indigofera sp. Fabaceae. 



No. o. Above Jibuti. January 29, 1924. A 

 small perennial legume 2 to 5 feet high with a 

 pleasant odor. Abundant in French Somaiiland. 



60381. Lentilla lens (L.) W. F. Wight (Lens 

 esculenta Moench). Fabaceae. lentil. 



No. 63. Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. February 

 4, 1924. 



80382. Pennisetum sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 54a. Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. February 

 5, 1924. Mixed. 



60383. Themeda sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 54b. Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. February 

 5, 1924. Mixed. 



60384. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. 



Rose. 



No. 26. Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. February 

 4, 1924. A very attractive single white rose which 

 grows wild on the highlands. It is much used 

 as a hedge. 



60385. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. * 



No. 33. Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. February 

 4, 1924. A very large, ornamental bush having 

 reddish purple flowers and large orange or darker 

 berries similar to blackberries, prized as a fruit 

 in Abyssinia. May prove to be of value for 

 breeding experiments. 



60386. Triticum durum L. Poaceae. 



Durum wheat. 



No. 57. Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. February 4, 

 1924. Wheat having a dark pericarp. Quite 

 common in the market; may be very valuable 

 for breeding experiments. 



60387. Triticum d.urum L. Poaceae. 



Durum wheat. 



No. 58. Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. February 4, 

 1924. Lighter in color than Nos. 56 and 57 [S. P. I. 

 Nos. 59284 and 60386]. Found to be common in 

 the market. 



60388 to 60394. 



From Uganda, British East Africa. Seeds col- 

 lected by H. L. Shantz, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received May 20, 1924. Notes by Doctor 

 Shantz. 



60388. Acacia sp. Mimosaceae. 



No. 124. Karmosa, Kenya. March 8, 1924. 

 An attractive flat-topped tree whose occurrence 

 characterizes the best type of soil. 



