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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



61254 to 61257— Continued. 



61256. April 5, 1024. Collected near 



.rirentina. This 

 is one of the most abundant gr 3£ - 

 in this 1" 



G1257. March * 192 eted near 



Lupan de Coyo, Argentina. 



61258 to 61267. Soja max iL.) Piper 



Ida Maxim.). Fabace^e. 



Soy bean. 



From ftfarugame, Sanuki Province. Japan. 

 Seeds presented by j. Woodrow Base 



:ved August 6, 1924. 



Introduced f->r testi: a 

 - - ins -bean experiments. 



6125S. No. 1. 61263. No. 6. 



61259. No. 2. 



G1260. No. 3. 



61261. No. 4. 



61262. No. 5. 



61264, No. 7. 



61265. No. B. 

 61265. No. 9. 

 61267. No. 1C 



61268. Cutandra elastica C h e v a 1. 

 Apocynaeeae. 



From Nigeria. Africa. Seeds presented by 

 the senior conservator :: forests, Oloke- 

 meji. Southern Provinces. Received July 

 29, 1924 



A black robbez of good quality is obtained 

 from this plant by the natives of Nigeria, 

 where it grows wild. It is described by 

 ad (Useful Plants of Nigeria') as a 

 climbing plant up to 60 feet in height, with 

 elliptic, dark-green leaves, paler below, and 

 spherical fruits the size of a mandarin 

 orange. It is one of the principal sources 

 of vine rubber on the Ivory Coast. When 

 cut to the ground the vine shoots op again 

 from the case. It is introduced for de- 

 partment rubber specialists. 



61269 and 61270. 



From Summit. Canal Zone. Seeds presented 

 by Holger Johansen, Agronomist. Plant 

 Introduction Garden. Received August 

 11, 1924. 



61269. Abtocabpus commcxis F o r s t . 

 Moraceae. Breadfruit, 



The h-.ohmvht _ ":■:: '•;::• -5 /.tegra) has 

 been grown successfully in southern Flor- 

 ida. The closely allied breadfruit, how- 

 ever, has not yet received an adequate 

 trial in that State, and the department 

 is now attempting to establish this tree 

 in that region. Although it is not antici- 

 pated that the breadfruit tree will ever 

 -: me rf economic importance in the 

 continental United States, it is thought 

 that it may prove an interesting addition 

 to the list of tropical economic plants 

 which can be grown in the gardens of 

 southern Florida. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 57771. 



61270. Rheedia sp. Clusiaceae. 



Seeds of a native Rheedia. * Johansen.) 



Some of the members of this genus of 

 tropical trees have edible fruits. The 

 mangosteen [Gurdnia mangostana) be- 

 longs to this family. 



61271. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae. 



From Koro Leva, via Nadvoga. Fiji. Seeds 

 - nted by E. M. Bucknell. Received 

 Aug - U4. 



A very handsome hibiscus with single 

 flowers : these are deep, rich red. The plant 

 in habit, being almost a vine. 

 rily effected bv 



'Buck: 



61272. a vena abtsserica Hochst. Poa- 

 eese. Oats. 



From Asmara. Eritrea. Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Direttore dell' Ufficio Agra- 

 rio Sperimentale. Received August 1. 

 1924. 



In the upper part of the middle, or sub- 

 tropical zone, of Abyssinia, where the alti- 

 is approximately S.000 feet, and also 

 - tier altitudes in some pU ces, this 

 species of oats is cultivated both as a cereal 

 and for forage, according to Chiovenda i^Os- 

 servazioni Botaniche nelT Etiopia | . Be- 

 sides the typical form, a number of local 

 strains have been reported. 



61273. Oorylopsis gotoana Makino. 

 Harnaniflidaceie. 



From Jamaica Plain. Mass. Cuttinge 

 s^nted by Prof. C. S. Sargent, Arnold 

 Arboretum Received August 12. 1924. 



This is the hardiest member of th- - 

 Corylopsis. according to E. H. Wiis i 

 the -iinold Arboretum, where the plant has 

 never suffered winter injury. It is wide- 

 spreading, twiggy ^hrub with delicately fra- 

 grant, lemon-yellow flowers in slender, pend- 

 ent racemes and is one of the r 

 to bloom in the spring. The indim 3 tq C 

 flowers, three-eighths of an inch across, are 

 rich in nectai Mris species is nativ 

 the rugged mountains of central Japan. 



61274 to 61278. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Seeds pre- 

 sented by William Wright Smith. Regius 

 Keeper. Royal Botanic Garden. Received 



June 16. 1924. Notes by Mr. Smith. 



L: eal Tibetan strains of crop plants Sr- 



:■'.:: ec to: tritmg by ugTonomists. 



61274. HJOBDHUH TDI&ASM X»W*STS L. 



I : :ere. Six-rowed barley, 



No. 1. From Tuna, at an altitude of 

 about 14.500 feet. 



61275. HOfiDBUM VTLGAEE COELESTE L. 



Peaces. Sis-rowed barley. 



No. 2. From Dcchen. at an altitude of 

 about 14.000 feet. 



61276. TttrriCUM aesiivum L. « T. vufgare 



Till. i. Poaeese. Common wheat. 



No. 3. From Khangma. at an altitude 



of about 13.500 feet. 



61277 and 61278. Pisvm 



fc : m: 



nruM L. 



Fa- 

 Pea. 



61277, No. 4. From Khangma. at an 

 altitude of about 13.500 feet. 



61275. Na 5. Firm GSyantse, at an alti- 

 tude of about 13.000 feet. 



61279 to 61298. Qktza s^ttva L. Pea- 

 ces. Sice. 



From Canton. China. Seeds presented by 

 Edward Shim. Department of Agriculture, 



ot □ Christian Colleee. Received Julv 

 15, 1924. 



61279. Soft Eok Laic. 



