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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



61356 to 61365— Continued. 



61364. No. 9. Karachi from Mandalay. 



61365. No. 10. Burmese from Mandalay. 



61366 and 61367. 



From Tripoli, Libia, North Africa. Seeds 

 presented by Dr. E. O. Fenzi. Received 

 August 20, 1924. 



61366. Euphorbia abyssinica G m e 1. 

 E'uphorbiacese. 



This may prove of special interest, 

 since it grows in the poorest and driest 

 soil, attaining, a height of 30 to 40 

 feet, and yields a large quantity of 

 latex containing 5 per cent of first-class 

 rubber. (Fenzi.) 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61329. 



61367. Salvadora peesica L. Salva- 

 do raceme. 



A shrub or small tree which grows 

 commonly in dense clumps on the shores 

 of Lake Chad, Africa. The seeds con- 

 tain about 45 per cent of fat, according 

 to Holland (Useful Plants of Nigeria) ; 

 this is suitable for making: candles. The 

 pungent shoots and leaves are eaten as 

 salad and also given to stock as fodder. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 



No. 53845. 



61368 to 61372. Phaseolus calcaratus 

 Roxb.- Fabacese. Rice bean. 



From Mandalay, Burma. Seeds presented 



, by M. MeGibbon, Economic "Botanist, 



Mandalay, through C. V. Piper, Bureau 



of Plant Industry. Received August 20, 



1924. 



Five varieties of rice beans obtained for 

 testing by forage-crop specialists. 



61368. Be or Pe yi%. 



61369. Bete or Chinpe. 



61370. Bete Be or .CJiinpd (large). 



61371. Bete Be or CMnve (small). 



61372. Kachin-pe. 



61373. Bambos polymorpha Munro. 

 Poaceas. Bamboo. 



From Dehra Dun, United Provinces, India. 

 Seeds presented by P. C. Kanjilal, For- 

 est Botanist, Forest Research Institute 

 and College. Received August 13, 1924. 



A tropical species found in Bengal and 

 Burma. The plants grow in tufts or 

 clumps, often reaching a height of 60 to 

 80 feet. The leaves are small, 3 to 7 

 inches long, and from one-fourth to one- 

 half an inch wide. Suitable only for ex- 

 treme southern Florida and our tropical 

 insular regions ; should thrive in the Canal 

 Zone. The plant is not abundant in the 

 Indian forests but is often met with in 

 tropical botanical gardens such as the one 

 at Calcutta, India. 



61374 to 61377. Colocasia spp. Ara- 

 cese. Taro. 



From Papeete, Tahiti. Tubers presented by 

 C. C. Campbell. Received August 25, 

 1924. Notes by Mr. Campbell. 



61374. Colocasia sp. 



Black variety ; a dry-land taro from 

 my plantation on the island of Moorea, 

 at an altitude of about 300 feet. 



61374 to 61377— Continued. 



61375. Colocasia sp. 



This is called " Chinese taro " here ; I 

 bought it in the market at Papeete. 



S1376. Colocasia sp. 



Ro>d variety, from the same locality as 

 the black variety [S. P. I. No. 61374]. 



61377. Colocasia sp. 



This is called " tarua " here ; it is a 

 very good dry-land plant and was grown 

 on my plantation on Tahiti, at an alti- 

 tude of 50 feet. 



61378 to 61384. Trifolium pratense L. 

 Fabacere. Red clover. 



From Czechoslovakia. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. Rudolf Kuraz, Czechoslovakian Lega- 

 tion, Washington, D. C. Received August 

 25, 1924. 



Local strains of red clover introduced 

 from Czechoslovakia for breeding tests. 



61378. No. 1-B. 61382. No. 5-B. 



61379. No. 2-B. 61383. No. 6-B. 



61380. No. 3-B. 61384. [No notes.] 



61381. No. 4-B. 



61385. Acrocomia sclerocaepa Mart. 

 Phoenicaceae. Maeauba palm. 



From Vera Cruz, Mexico. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. C. A. Purpus, Zacuapam. Received 

 August 26, 1924. 



A graceful, spiny, tropical American palm, 

 30 to 45 feet high, with a terminal cluster 

 of narrow, pinnate leaves. When matured, 

 the inside of the trunk furnishes excellent 

 starch equal in quality to that of the cas- 

 sava plant. The leaves yield strong fiber, 

 utilized by the natives of Paraguay for mak- 

 ing hammocks. From the yellowish fruits, 

 about an inch in diameter, an excellent 

 edible oil is expressed. 



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



53487. 



61386 and 61387. 



From La Providencia, Chiapas, Mexico. 

 Presented by Dr. C. A. Purpus. Received 

 August 20, 1924. 



61386. Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm. 

 Phoenicacesa. Palm. 



Seeds of a relative of the pacayito 

 (Chamaedorea elegans) ; this is a slightly 

 larger palm, becoming about 10 feet high, 

 with leaves 4 feet long. Doctor Purpus 

 says that the undeveloped flowers make 

 an excellent vegetable and are eaten 

 throughout the State of Vera Cruz, Mex- 

 ico. It grows best in shady places. 



61387. Xanthosoma violaceum Schott. 

 Araceae. Yautia. 



Corms of a very handsome Mexican 

 plant, related to the elephant-ear. The 

 leaves are dark bluish green with very 

 dark stems. 



61388 to 61392. 



From Omsk, Russia. Seeds presented by 

 Prof. K. Murashinsky, Siberian Agricul- 

 tural Academy. Received June 24, 1924. 



61388. Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) 

 Pari. Poaceae. Grass. 



A hardy grass which thrives in sandy 

 places and is said to yield hay of high 

 quality. 



