60989. Zea mays L. Poacese. 



Corn. 



From Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico. Seeds 

 presented by F. W. Smith. Received Sep- 

 tember 15, 1924. 



A variety of red sweet corn, introduced 

 for testing by corn specialists. 



60990 to 60999. Tbiticum spp. Poa- 

 cese. Wheat. 



From Maison-Carree, Algeria. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the governor general, Institute 

 of Agriculture. Received May 21, 1924. 



60990 to 60998. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgar e Vill.). Common wheat. 



60990. No. 14. Tahia. 



60991. No. 221. Jidi Mansouv. 



60992. No. 24. Bahmond. 



60993. No. 36. Mastaf. 



60994. No. 53. Cafertast. 



60995. No. 59. Eamra de Deldoul. 



60996. No. 62. Chatar. 



60997. No. 69. Heha. 



60998. No. 73. Eamra tarou. 



60999. Triticum turgidum L. 



Poulard wheat. 

 No. 57. Ouin, Rakba. 



61000. Ulmus pumila L. Ulmacege. 



Chinese elm. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds purchased 

 from Dr. J. H. Reisner, College of Agri- 

 culture, University of Nanking. Received 

 July 11, 1924. 



The Chinese elm, originally introduced 

 some years ago, is proving a valuable ac- 

 quisition to the semiarid regions of this 

 country because of its resistance to alkali, 

 drought, and extremes of temperature. As 

 a windbreak and ornamental shade tree it 

 has become popular in regions where other 

 shade trees do not thrive. 



61001. COTONEASTEE SALICIFOLIA BUGOSA 



(E. Pritz.) Rehd. and Wils. Mala- 

 cca?. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. Arthur W. Hill, Director, Royal 

 Botanic Gardens. Received November 10, 

 1923. Numbered July, 1924. 



A very handsome Chinese shrub with long 

 pendulous branches and wrinkled, narrow 

 leaves with the lower surfaces covered with 

 down. The small, scarlet berries contrast 

 very effectively with the autumnal tints of 

 the foliage. 



61002 and 81003. 



From Argentina. Seeds collected by H. L. 

 Westover, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived July 14, 1924. 



61002. Anneslia sp. (Calliandra sp.). Mi- 

 ruosacere. 



March 31, 1924. Found on dry grav- 

 elly mesas near Paso de los Andes, Men- 

 doza. (Westover.) 



61003. BOUTELOUA MEGAPOTAMICA 



(Spreng.) Kuntze. Poaceas. Grass. 



Sucre, Buenos Aires. April 5, 1924. 

 Rare in this region. (Westover.) 



61004 and 61005. 



From Chile. Collected by H. L. Westover, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received July 

 2, 1924. 



61004. Malus sylvestris Mill. (Pyru8 

 mains L.). Malacese. Apple. 



Santiago. June 11, 1924. Scions of a 

 variety supplied by Senor Comacho, at 

 the Quinta Normal ; said to be very re- 

 sistant to the woolly aphis. The moder- 

 ately large fruit is yellow and of fair 

 quality. ( Wes tover. ) 



61005. Paspalum sp. Poacese. 



Grass. 



June 11, 1924. Seeds collected near 

 Alto del Carmen, Huasco Valley. (West- 

 over. ) 



61006 to 61008. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 cese. 



From Tucuman, Argentina. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. W. E. Cross, experiment station, 

 Tucuman, through C. V. Piper, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received July 9, 1924. 



Introduced for testing by forage-crop spe- 

 cialists. 



61006. Phaseolus caracalla L. 



Bertoni bean. 



No. 169. May 11, 1924. Collected at 

 Yerba Buena. (Cross.) 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 41882. 



61007 and 61008. Phaseolus semierec- 

 tus L. 



Introduced for trial as a forage and 

 as a cover crop. 



61007. No. 1765. 61008. No. 1784. 



61009. POLYGALA BTJTYBACEA HeCkel. 



Polygalacese. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by 

 M. Aug. Chevalier, Museum of Natural 

 History. Received July 3, 1924. 



Some of the more primitive tribes of 

 West Africa have cultivated this species, 

 probably since ancient times, for food. It 

 is an annual plant about 7 feet high, with 

 hairy leaves, large yellowish flowers, and 

 black, cylindrical seeds nearly a quarter 

 of an inch long. It is for the sake of these 

 seeds, which are oleaginous and very nu- 

 tritious, that the plant is grown. Although 

 the yield is not great, this is compensated 

 for by the high food value of the seeds. 

 The cultivation of the plant simply for the 

 oil contained in these seeds would not, 

 however, be profitable. (Chevalier.) 



61010. Ficus sp. Moraceas. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of 

 Agriculture. Received July 2, 1924. 



Tibig, as this undetermined species of 

 Ficus is known here, is the best fruit I 

 have tasted in this genus next to the culti- 

 vated fig. It does not, of course, compare 

 with -the fig, but is worth trying where 

 figs can not be grown for climatic reasons, 

 and also for crossing with the fig to obtain 

 varieties for tropical climates too trying 

 for the fig. 



The tree is upright and of medium size. 

 The fruits are produced in short racemes 

 on the trunk from the ground up and on 

 the stout branches, and are about 1% 

 inches in diameter, fleshy and juicy, very 



