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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



60441 and 60442— Continued. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58851. 



60442. CryptOstegia madagascariensis Bojer. 



A climbing shrubby vine, native to Mada- 

 gascar, which is grown as an ornamental in South 

 America and elsewhere. The leaves are short 

 and leathery, and the whitish or pink flowers 

 are 2 to 3 inches wide. 



60443 to 60447. Ipomoea batatas (L.) 

 Poir. Convolvulacese. 



Sweet potato. 



From St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Seeds presented 

 by J. B. Thompson, agronomist in charge, Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station. Received June 20, 

 1924. 



From the eight American varieties sent us in 

 1922 only one, the Pumpkin "yam," has seeded at 

 all. I am sending you some of this variety. 

 ( Thompson.) 



60443. Pumpkin "yam" No. 1. 



60444. Pumpkin "yam" No. 6. 



60445. Pumpkin "yam" No. 12. 



60446. Pumpkin "yam." 



60447. Pumpkin "yam" (mixed). 



60448. Meibomia japonic a (Miquel) 

 Kuntze (Desmodium podocarpum 

 DC.) . Fabacese. 



From Leningrad, Russia. Seeds presented by Wl. 

 Kousnetzofl, in charge of forage plants of the 

 Bureau of Applied Botany. Received June 12, 

 1924. 



Introduced for testing by forage-plant specialists. 



An herbaceous species 2 to 3 feet high, with mem- 

 branous leaflets, native to temperate and tropical 

 regions of the Himalayas of northeastern India at 

 altitudes ranging from 2,000 to 7,000 feet. 



60449 to 60460. 



From East Africa. Seeds collected by H. L. 

 Shantz, Bureau of Plant' Industry. Received 

 May 7, 1924. Notes by Doctor Shantz. 



60449. Aloe sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 99. Voi Wusi. February 20, 1924. A very 

 handsome ornamental plant. 



60450. Bauhtnia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 81. Wusi, Kenya. February 28, 1924. 

 A small, ornamental shrub with large, orchidlike 

 flowers, valuable as an ornamental. 



60451. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. Papaya. 



No. 10. Afdem, Lower Abyssinia, January 

 30, 1924. Grows here at a high altitude and in a 

 very dry country. 



60452. Citrus medica L. Rutaceae. 



Citron. 



No. 11. Afdem, Lower Abyssinia. January 

 30, 1924. A very coarse, large lemonlike variety, 

 8 to 10 inches long, of very good flavor, eaten 

 fresh by the Ethiopians. Seeds numerous. 

 Known as "Treng" to the Arabs. 



60453. Croton megalocarpus Hutchinson (C. 

 elliotianus Pax and Engl., not Baill.). Euphor- 

 biaceae. 



No. 95. Nairobi. February 23, 1924. A timber 

 tree the seeds of which are used medicinally. 



60454. Eragrostis superba Peyr. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 87. Wusi. February 20, 1924. An excel- 

 lent native pasture grass, about 3 feet tall, with 

 broad compressed spikelets. 



60449 to 60460— Continued. 



60455. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 94. Nairobi, Kenya. February 23, 1924. 

 An ornamental producing snow-white berries 

 about three-fourths of an inch in diameter. 



60456. Sporobolus sp. Poaceae. Grass. 

 No. 80. Wusi. February 20, 1924. 



60457. Tricholaena rosea Nees. Poaceae. 



Natal grass. 



No. 84. Wusi. February 20, 1924. 



60458. Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. Rham- 



No. 92. French Somaliland. February 10, 

 1924. A small fruit of good flavor sold in the 

 market at Djibuti. 



60459. (Undetermined.) 



No. 93. Djibuti, French Somaliland. Febru- 

 ary 10, 1924. A rather large, ornamental tree 

 with edible pods. The pulp around the seed is 

 white, starchy, and of very good flavor. The 

 seeds are not eaten. 



60460. (Undetermined.) 



No. 100. Voi Wusi, Kenya, February 20, 

 1924. A large bulb with many flowers on one 

 stem, which grows in semidesert brushland. 

 The bulbs are eaten by animals. 



60461 to 60636. 



From Abyssinia, Seeds collected by H. V. Harlan, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 3, 

 1924. Notes by Doctor Harlan. 



60481. Abutilon sp. Malvaceae. 



No. 535. January 10, 1924. Seeds of a flowering 

 plant not previously seen, collected a 3-days' 

 journey west of Lalibela at an altitude of 9,600 

 feet. 



60462. Aloe sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 512. Lalibela. January 7, 1924. Collected 

 at an altitude of 8,800 feet. 



Avena abyssinica Hochst. Poaceae. Oats. 



No. 399a. December 8, 1924. From a threshing 

 field on the road to Ankober at an altitude of 

 9,600 feet. 



60464. BRACfflARIA OBTUSIFLORA (Hochst.) Stapf. 



Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 577. February 1, 1924. A belated speci- 

 men in black cotton soil near Koqui. 



60465. Bromus sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 530. January 12, 1924. Collected a 3-days' 

 journey east of Debra Tabor, on the mountain side 

 at an altitude of 9,700 feet. 

 60486 and 60467. Carum copticum (L.) Benth. 



and Hook. Apiaceae. 



60466. No. 450. December 15, 1923. Pur- 

 chased in the market at Makfud. 



60467. No. 519. January 7, 1924. Xach Azmot. 

 A flavoring spice obtained in the Lalibela 

 market. 



60468. Cassia occidentalis L. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 483. December 27, 1923. Collected a 

 2-days' journey north of Dessie, Mille Valley, at 

 an altitude of 6,000 feet. 



60469. Cassia tora L. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 566. January 26, 1924. Collected a day's 

 journey east of Wahini. 

 60470 and 60471. Cicer arietinum L. Faba- 



ceae. Chick-pea. 



60470. No. 423. December 11, 1923. Pur- 

 chased in Allu Amba, Ankober. 



