ULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1924 



61039 to 61056 — Continued. 



61043. Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. 



Rice bean. 



No. 5. Very small red " pat." 



61044. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 



Common bean. 



No. 7. Red soy. 



61045 to 61054. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soy bean. 



61045. No. 10. Black. 



61046: No. 11. Brown. 



61047. No. 8. Green. 



61048. No. 3. Larger green. 



61049. No. 2. Ordinary white. 



61050. No. 9. Small black. 



61051. No. 4. Small gray. 



61052. No. 5. Striped brown. 



61053. No. 6. Very small white. 



61054. No. 1. White (largest variety). 



•61055. Vigna cylindrica (Stickm.) 

 Skeels. Fabaceae. Catjang. 



No. 3. Small black " pat." 



61056. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 6. Mottled red " pat." 



<61057 to 61060. 



From Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Seeds 

 presented by F. H. Baker. Received July 

 1, 1924. 



61057. Elaeocarpus ctaneus Ait. Elaeo- 

 carpacese. 



As an ornamental tree for tropical and 

 subtropical regions this Australian species 

 shows considerable promise. In its na- 

 tive habitat it sometimes grows 60 feet 

 high, with narrow, acuminate, promi- 

 nently veined leaves, and cream-colored, 

 fringed flowers in loose clusters a little 

 shorter than the leaves. The fruits are 

 globular, blue drupes. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 45789. 



61058. Hymenosporum flavum (Hook.) 

 F. Muell. Pittosporaceae. 



An ornamental evergreen shrub or tree, 

 sometimes becoming 50 feet high, from 

 Australia. The leaves are up to 9 inches 

 long, and the fragrant flowers, yellow 

 marked with red at the throat, are over 

 an inch across. Its symmetrical pyrami- 

 dal habit and rapid growth make it prom- 

 ising as a street tree for the Gulf States 

 and California. 



61059. Indigofera australis Willd. Fa- 

 baceae. Indigo. 



An interesting shrubby indigo, native 

 to Australia, and probably suitable for 

 growing as an ornamental in the warmer 

 parts of the United States. It is an 

 erect, branching plant 2 to 4 feet high, 

 with very attractive foliage and dense or 

 loose clusters of showy red flowers. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 56575. 



61057 to 61060 — Continued. 



61060. Leptospermum scoparium Forst. 

 Myrtacea?. Manuka. 



This evergreen shrub is one of the most 

 abundant in New Zealand ; it is of com- 

 pact, bushy habit, sometimes becoming 30 

 feet high. The leaves are hard, leathery, 

 and sharp pointed, and the white or pink 

 flowers, borne in great profusion, are 

 about three-fourths of an inch across. 

 When this shrub is in bloom the entire 

 region appears as if covered with snow. 

 The leaves are very aromatic, for which 

 reason they have sometimes been used 

 for making tea. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 44849. 



61061 and 61062. Trifolium pratense 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Copenhagen, Denmark. Seeds collected 

 by G. C. Edler, United States Department 

 of Agriculture. Received July 8, 1924. 



Local red-clover strains introduced for 

 testing by agronomists. 



61061. G. C. E. No. 12. 



61062. G. C. E. No. 13. 



61063. Castanopsis sp. Fagacese. 



Chestnut. 



From Palembang, Sumatra. Seeds presented 

 by the Government Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived July 15, 1924. 



TreeNo. 148-E. Collected April 20, 1924, 

 at Palembang, Sumatra. 



This species is of the 2-seeded to 3-seeded 

 type and thus presumably one with edible 

 nuts, since the other three species which I 

 know from this region with more than one 

 seed in a bur are edible. The nuts resem- 

 ble somewhat those of Castanopsis suma- 

 trana, but are of some other species, and 

 very different from any the department is 

 now growing. (Carl Hartley, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry.) 



61064. Parkia ttmoriana (DC.) Merr. 

 (P. roxhurghii G. Don). Mimosa- 

 cese. Cupang. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by Don D. Strong, Acting Di- 

 rector, Bureau of Agriculture, at the re- 

 quest of P. J. Wester. Received July 11, 

 1924. 



A huge and remarkably handsome, quick- 

 growing tree, attaining a height of 120 feet 

 or more, with a clear, smooth trunk, and 

 beautiful, fine-feathery, pinnate leaves. Na- 

 tive to Malaya, Burma, etc. It has been 

 introduced into and become well established 

 in Ceylon, thriving in the moist low coun- 

 try up to 2.000 feet. The long pods, which 

 grow in clusters, contain a quantity of 

 white, powdery, farinaceous substance. The 

 tree is easily propagated by seed. 



61065. Rtjbtjs macrocarpus Benth. 

 Rosacea?. Colombian blackberry. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Seeds presented 

 by F. L. Rockwood. Received Julv 17. 

 1924. 



To be grown for plant breeders experi- 

 menting with small fruits. 



