JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1925 



name. It is a slender variety, very similar 

 to Uba. and is immune to mosaic of sugar 

 cane. It is rather slow in maturing, very 

 high in fiber, and. on account of the cling- 

 ing leaf sheaths, is difficult to harvest. 

 Yields in the presence of mosaic disease 

 are, however, very high. (Brandes.) 



62792 and 62793. Helianthus spp. As- 

 teraceae. 



From Milan, Italy. Tubers purchased from 

 Fratelli Ingegnoli. Received March 14. 

 1925. Notes by Fratelli Ingegnoli. 



Italian strains of native American sun- 

 flowers used as food in Italy. 



62792. Heliaxthus decapetalus L. 



Thin-leaf sunflower. 



Produces tender, sweet-flavored roots 

 which are eaten fried, boiled, etc. 



62793. Heliaxthus scaberrimus Ell. 



Prairie sunflower. 



The small tubers, when fried, resemble 

 the artichoke in flavor. 



62794 to 62796. 



From China. Collected by P. H. Dorsett. 

 agricultural explorer. Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received March 2, 1925. Notes 

 by Mr. Dorsett. 



62794. Brassica sp. Brassicaceae. 



No. 1898. January 19, 1925. Seeds of 

 a small, oil vegetable, purchased from 

 Nau Yu Shing. of Nauhsimeu. The plant 

 after being chopped up is fried with 

 meat. 



62795. Raphaxus sativus L. Brassica- 

 ceae. Radish. 



No. 1897. January 19, 1925. Seeds 

 of a large radish, purchased from Nau 

 Yu Shing. Nauhsimeu. This radish, 

 green outside and light green within, is 

 used as a rule only for pickling. 



62796. Zephyraxthes carixata Herbert. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 1914. January 27, 1925. Bulbs 

 secured from Mr. Li, of the village of 

 Kechiatsu, near Feingtai, Chihli. The 

 Chinese call these tsang pu lien (grass 



my). 



62797. Allium cepa L. 



Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



From Peking. Chihli. China. Bulbs col- 

 lected by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 

 plorer. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived March 6, 1925. 



No. 1873. January 15, 1925. Secured in 

 the Peking market, where they are known 

 as " Small foreign onion." (Dorsett.) 



62798. Viola odorata L. Violaceae. 



Violet. 



From Killalow, County Clare. Ireland. 

 Plants purchased from Mrs. Stanistreet. 

 Received February 7, 1925. 



Rosea Delicatlssima. A new French 

 violet which is delicate rose and white and 

 very hardy. It flowers abundantly in the 

 spring and is very pretty and uncommon. 

 {Stanistreet.) 



62799 and 62800. 



From Cape Town, Union of South Africa. 

 Seeds presented by W. S. Duke & Co. 

 Received March 11, 1925. 



82799 and 62800 — Continued. 



62799. Axtholyza revoluta Burm. f. 

 Iridaceae. 



A slender-stemmed plant, closely allied 

 to gladiolus. The bright-red flowers are 

 produced in a few-flowered, very lax 

 spike. Native to southwestern South 

 Africa. 



62800. Ormthogalum thyrsoides Jacq. 

 Liliaceae. 



dark-brown central 



Flowers with 

 blotch. (Duke.) 



In South Africa, where this bulbous 

 ornamental is native, it is known as one 

 of the " chinkerichees." The globose bulb 

 is about 2 inches thick, and the five or 

 six very narrow leaves are 6 to 12 inches 

 in length. The flowers, sometimes an 

 inch long under cultivation, are borne in 

 rather dense racemes on a scape about a 

 foot high. In a dried condition these 

 make excellent " everlasting " flowers. 



62801. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. 



Pear, 



From Simla Hills, Punjab, India. Seeds 

 presented by S. E. Stokes. Received 

 March 11, 1925. 



This Himalayan wild pear is called 

 " shegal," or " kanth," by the natives. The 

 fruit is bronze colored, perfectly round, and 

 the size of a large cherry. The tree grows 

 extensively in the mountains at altitudes 

 of 4,000 to 8.000 feet. (Stokes.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 58512. 



62802. Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) 

 Stapf. (Andropogon martini Roxb.). 

 Poaceae. Kusa-oil grass. 



From Dehra Dun, United Provinces, India. 

 Seeds presented by R. N. Parker, forest 

 botanist. Received March 16, 1925. 



A stout, perennial grass, native to north- 

 ern India, which grows to a height of 

 about 6 feet and has long, very smooth 

 leaves of a rich green color and delicate 

 texture. The perfume known commercially 

 as Rusa oil is obtained from this plant, and 

 this introduction has been made for special- 

 ists experimenting with perfume-yielding 

 plants. 



62803. Jasminttm sp. 



Oleaceae. 



Jasmine. 



Front Grasse, France. Plants presented by 

 Bruno Court, through Warren E. Burns, 

 New York City, N. Y. Received March 

 17. 1925. 



To be tested as a source of perfume. 



62804. Helianthus tuberosus L. As- 

 teraceae. Jerusalem artichoke. 



From Goteborg, Sweden. Tubers purchased 

 from Goteborgs Tradgardsforening. Re- 

 ceived March 17, 1925. 



Swedish grown Jerusalem artichokes. 



62805. Lilium 

 ceae. 



TIGRIXITM 



Ker. Lilia- 

 Tiger lily. 



From Tottori, Japan. Bulbs presented by 

 Prof. Akio Kikuchi, Tottori Agricultural 

 College. Received March 18, 1925. 



Japanese-grown bulbs. 



