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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



61201 to 61223— Continued. 

 61220. (Undetermined.) 



No. 450. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. A curious tuberous 

 plant. 



61221. (Undetermined.) 



No. 454. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. A fleshy leaved bulbous 

 plant from the desert and the edge of 

 the karoo. 



61222. (Undetermined.) 



No. 451. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. A plant with a small 

 green spike. 



61223. Cotyledon sp. Crassulaceae. 



No. 444b. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. This is a fleshy, treelike 

 plant, reaching a height of 6 feet or 

 more. It is leafless during the dry pe- 

 riod, but the whole plant stem usually 

 remains soft and green. At the begin- 

 ning of the wet season it develops a 

 thickened stem which reminds one of 

 the true bulbous plants. 



61224. Pruntjs spinosa X domestica. 

 Amygdalacese. Hybrid plum. 



From Koslov, Tambov Government. Russia. 

 A form developed at the Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden, Chico, Calif., from one of 

 the original 14 cuttings received in 1911 

 from I. V. Mijurin, Koslov, through Frank 

 N. Meyer, agricultural explorer. Num- 

 bered July, 1924. 



Fruit 1% to 1% inches in diameter; pale 

 yellow mottled with brownish, irregular 

 blotches ; cavity small, shallow ; suture more 

 or less prominent ; skin thick ; flesh yellow, 

 melting, very juicy and deliciously sweet ; 

 pit small, practically free. 



61225 to 61229. Corchorus spp. Tili- 

 acese. Jute. 



From Dacca, eastern Bengal, India. Seeds 

 presented by R. S.'Finlow, fiber expert to 

 the Government of Bengal. Received 

 July 30, 1924. 



Native varieties of jute introduced for 

 fiber-plant specialists. The quoted notes are 

 from the Bengal Agricultural Journal, vol. 

 2, no. 1, 1922. 



61225. CORCHORUS OLITORIUS L. 



" Chinsura Green, a selected type of 

 Bogey jute which was raised by the fiber 

 expert to the Government of Bengal and 

 has given exceptionally heavy yields in 

 western Bengal." (P. 7.) 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 55973. 



61226 to 61229. Corchorus Capsularis L. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 45809. 



61226. Kalir Char. Locally grown seeds, 

 Khulua, Bengal. 



61227. Kay a Bombai (mixed with Kalir 



Char). / 



61228. "R. 85. An eastern Bengal jute 

 with the reputation of being a heavy 

 yielder. It was selected by the fiber 

 expert from the Kakai Bombai strain 

 and is resistant to the disease known 

 as ' chlorosis,' which causes yellow- 

 ing of the leaves," (P. 7.) 



61229. D. m. 



61230. Jasminum sambac (L.) Ait. 

 Oleaceae. Arabian jasmine. 



From Nogent sur Marne, Seine, France. 

 Plant presented by the director, Colonial 

 Garden. Received August 8, 1924. 



Arabian jasmine is cultivated in India 

 for the sake of the oil, used in perfumery, 

 which is obtained from the fragrant flow- 

 ers. It is now introduced for the use of 

 specialists investigating oil plants which 

 yield perfume. 



61231 to 61234. 



From South America. /Seeds collected by 

 H. L. Westover, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received July 14, 1924. Notes by 

 Mr. Westover. 



61231. Bromus unioloides (Willd.) H. B. 

 K. Poaceae. Rescue grass. 



April 5, 1924. Collected near Sucre, 

 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Locally known 

 as Australian brome or cebadilla. Highly 

 prized as winter pasture grass. 



61232. Galega officinalis L. Fabacese. 



Goat's-rue. 



Collected near Hospital, O'Higgins Prov- 

 ince, Chile. This plant makes a very 

 vigorous growth during the summer 

 months and might be of some value in 

 sections of this country where a summer 

 green-manuring crop is desired. 



61233. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



June 1. 1924. Collected from a large 

 plant growing along the ditch bank sev- 

 eral miles above Alto del Carmen, Chile. 



61234. HORDEUM DISTICHON PALMELLA 



Harlan. Poacese. Two-rowed barley. 



May 2, 1924. Hacienda Eltambo, Mal- 

 lao. Chile. 



61235 to 61237. Coix iacryma-jobi ma- 

 ytjen (Rom.) Stapf. Poacese. 



Adlay. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by Adn. Hernandez, Director, 

 Bureau of Agriculture, at the request of 

 P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived September 17, 1924. 



The ma-yuen, or adlay, has attracted 

 considerable attention as a cereal for tropi- 

 cal regions. According to Mr. Wester, it is 

 better than upland rice for tropical agricul- 

 ture in being more drought resistant, a 

 heavier yielder, and much less expensive to 

 cultivate. The seeds can be used largely 

 in the same manner as corn. 



61235. Bontao. 61237. Davao. 



61236. La Union Red. 

 61238 to 61242. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Plants presented 

 by Dr. C. J. J. Van Hall, Department of 

 Agriculture, Buitenzorg, through Carl 

 Hartley, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received July 18, 1924. 



61238. Castanopsis argentea (Blume) A. 

 DC. Fagaceae. 



No. 2. An evergreen East Indian chest- 

 nut 50 to 60 feet high, with thin, narrow 

 leaves about 7 inches long and dense 

 clusters of spiny burs ; each bur is about 

 2 inches wide and usually contains a sin- 

 gle nut an inch in diameter. According 

 to Doctor Hartley, these nuts are edible. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 57732. 



