28 



SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



61634 to 61695— Continued. 



61640. Citeill - - brad. Cu- I 

 curbitaceae. "Watermelon. 



No. 409. Tjolot.io, Southern Rhodesia- 

 June 12, 1924. Tsama melon, found 

 growing under native conditions, fur- 

 nishes water for travelers and wild game 

 in The Kalahari Desert. It maintains 

 itself in a wild state. Every effort 

 should be made to establish this plant 

 in the Southwest, where it would in- 

 crease the value of " I ..::-■ I: 

 might also do well at the edge of the 



- - ad-done areas in California. Ari- 

 zona, and New Uteri 



61641. Clematis sp. Ranuncu 1 .: 



No. 334. Portuguese Bast Africa, be- 

 tween M"Khoma and Zomba. Mi; 12 

 1924. An herbaceous clematis, with 

 greenish whit- flowers and white fruit 

 clusters, which grows about 3 feet high. 

 probably from a perennial root. Abun- 

 dant in grasslands which are burned over 

 each year at the end of the dry season. 



61642. Combsetum pbimigenum Marloth. 

 Combretacese. 



No. 406. Tjolotjo, Southern Rhodesia. 

 June 11, 1924. A fine ornamental tree 

 for a semiarid country. The wood is also 

 valuable. 



61643. Copaiva coleosperma (Benth. 

 Kuntze (Copaifera ooleosperm-a Benth.). 

 Ca?salpinia cejffi. 



No. 417. Victoria Falls. Southern 

 Rhodesia. June 13. 1924. A beautiful. 

 evergreen tree of excellent form and fo- 

 liage, reaching a height of 60 feet. The 

 wood is especially valuable and is known 

 as bastard teak or occasionally known as 

 Rhodesia teak. The native names are 

 urn-tshi'bi and m'sibi (or m'zoule). 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 49233. 



61344. Copaiva mopaxe (Kirk) Kuntze. 

 Cgesalpiniacesg. 



No. 414. Tjolotjo, Southern Rhodesia.. 

 June 12. 1924. One of the most valu- 

 able timber trees, because of the resist- 

 ance of the wood to attacks of termites. 

 It grows in a semiarid country, where 

 water may stand over the soil after heavy 

 rains. The leaves are heavily lacquered 

 and deep shiny green. The seeds look 

 very much like the leaves. Native names 

 are mopaiu, Hi pani, mvLvanga, or mu 

 want. 



61645. Cbacca sp. Fabaces. 



No. 341. Between Zomba and Nvasa- 

 land. May 13. 1924. A small-podded 

 legume, abundant in the lowlands. 



61646. Cbotaeaeia sp. Fabaces. 



No. 343. Blantyre. Nyasaland. Mav 

 21, 1924. A large-podded Crotalaria. 



61S47 and 6164S. Flacoubtia isdica 

 (Burm. i.) Merr. <F. romontchi 

 I/Herrt. ) . Flacourtiaceas. Ramontehi. 



61647. No. 199. April 12, 1924. Fruits 

 small like red-fleshed plums but with 

 several seeds. This sample was found 

 in the market at Dar es Salaam. 



61648. No. 390. Tjolotjo. Southern Rho- 

 desia. June 11, 1924. A small plum- 

 like fruit, with several seeds, ^ir 

 fruit is very good when eaten out of 

 hand and excellent for making Jelly 

 The tree is very attractive and would 

 make a good ornamental in the 

 arid South and West. It could 

 be used as a hedge plant. 



61634 to 61695 — Continued. 

 6164? Iridaee*. 



_- 

 12. : _ 



Near Didza, Nyasalar. 

 A large red mottled v 



61650. Gla: Iridaceae. 



Khoira, Ny asaland. Ms 

 : of the be a 



-: :s :.-."... :i i :_ ; : rii:> 

 : - 



61651 . ea». 



odi, Bechuanaland. Jui 

 15, 1924 :.. so- iB I Somali " Era! 



It is a small bush growing in a 

 country. 



61652. Gsewia sp. Tiliaeeae. 



No. 426. MochudL Becbaanaland. Jui 



:: : _4 



:. semiarid desert tree. 



61653 to 61673. HOLCTS SOBGHTM ] 



jhum vulgare Pers.j. Poaeefle. 



5 :rr:.\i: 



61653 to 61656. Nba 235 to 238. B 

 tween Blantyre, Nyasaland, and tl 

 Zambezi. April 22, l _- Here U 

 natives grow a very tall form i 

 sorghum with lar^e spreading op< 

 heads It is remarkably uniform j 

 height and shape of infloresence, bi 

 there are difference; in ; Ehe 



four he:. "- pe pr eaent ::i:r in tjt 



61653. No. 235. 61655 N : . 2 Z 



BUtM, No. .; 5 616-56. N:. 2E 



616:- fa 61667. N6& 34S to 358. Ma 



li '-'--- Zz-. iqzzzzzz zz'-~- ■ 

 tt-t ^3.ti~e; in "Lis :t:t::z. i; : --_ 

 ::.'.: :-:~z.-zizz~z zj::^. I zi~^ Sr- 

 :::-•? of rie •:■'.:■ s^z-'z^lz tttt- 

 >7i.S2.1ind. _iir .:^: - ::: t ;:: v 

 although similar in size of plant ai 

 >: '.ape of head, differ in color i 

 -tf: it: zzV. _t~- t_:t- ': t e 

 eepfced as typical :: tbe ::rghnn 

 grown in this section of Africa. 



61657, No. MS. Zenba. L:riT-rr 



i: 558 No. 350. Dun-red hnU and 



tan seed. 



61680. No. Sol. Pink hull and white 

 seed. 



M :•. 353. 



[& ~ : No, 



No. 354 



t:t>tT z'zii - 

 IS. P. I. No 



No -.' 



--:>-; -::: -d 



to No. 352 



N: :-56 Verv ~- 

 352 [S. P. I. No. -1 : : 



61666. No. 157. v e :v ma 

 354 [S. P. :. No. Sl« 



61667, No. 558. Magenta 



light seed. 



61668 to 61672. Nos, 421 t: i 

 1924. Types of sorghum 

 the Bakagathala tribe in 

 arid region of Bechuanal 



ghum constitutes z'zzz. 

 food. 



