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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



62936 to 62939. 



Front Caracas, Venezuela. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. Henry I'ittier. Received March 

 6, 1925. 



62936. Dolichos LABLAB L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth bean. 



No. 4. From Tachira. 



62937. PHASEOLUS lunatus L. Fabaceae 



Lima bean. 



No. 45. From Los Guayos, Carabobo. 



62938 and 62939. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Fabaceae. Common bean. 



62938. No. 44. A black variety from La 

 Punta, Merida. * 



62939. No. 46. A black variety from ea- 

 rache, Trujillo. ■ 



62940 to 62943. Musa paradisiaca 

 sapientum (L.) Kuntze. Musaceae. 



Banana. 



From San Juan, P. R. Suckers presented 

 by O. W. Barrett, agricultural adviser, 

 Department of Agriculture and Labor. 

 Received March, 1925. 



Introduced for special experimental work. 



62940 and 62941. Manzano. The fruits of 

 this variety are very bright yellow, 

 with a thin and delicate skin and 

 flesh of fine texture and applelike 

 flavor. The bunches of this variety 

 are generally small, seldom reaching 

 100 fruits. 



62940. No. 1. 



62941. No. 2. 



62942 and 62943. Datil. The fruit of this 

 " date " banana is very small, not over 

 an inch or so long, it is said, but of 

 unusual sweetness, though inclined to 

 be dry. This may be of use for breed- 

 ing purposes. The plants are small 

 and do not seem very vigorous. 

 (David Fairchild.) 



62942. No. 1. 62943. No. 2. 



62944 to 62959. v 



From Caracas, Venezuela. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. Henry Pittier. Received March 

 11, 1925. 



62944. Lathyrus sativus L. Fabaceae. 

 Bitter vetch. 



No. 33. From Lobatera, Tachira. 



62945 to 62954. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Fabaceae. Common bean. 



62945. No. 3 [7]. A cream-colored va- 

 riety from Tachira. 



62946. No. 5a. From San Miguel, Tru- 

 jillo. 



62947. No. 5b. From San Miguel, Tru- 

 jillo. 



62948. No. 18. 



62949. No. 26. A pink variety. 



62950. No. 30. A black variety from 

 Tachira. 



62951. No. 35. From Tachira. 



62952. No. 37. 



62953. No. 38a. From Valera, Trujillo. 



62954. No. 39a. From Valera, Trujillo. 

 62955. Pisu.m sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 



No. 43. From Merida. 



62944 to 62959— Continued. 



62956. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broad bean. 

 No. 32. From Tachira. 



62957. Vigna c y l i n d r I c a (Stickm.) 

 Skeels. Fabaceae. Catjang. 



No. 42. A white variety from Mercado 

 dc Caracas. 



62958 and 62959. Vigna sinensis (Tor- 

 ner) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



62958. No. 40. A chestnut-colored vari- 

 ety found in Miranda. 



62959. No. 41. A pink variety from Co- 

 jedes. 



62960 and 62961. Acacia spp. Mimo- 

 saceae. 



From Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Seeds 

 presented by F. H. Baker. Received 

 March 20, 1925. 



62960, Acacia discolor Willd. 



A tall, unarmed shrub or small tree, 

 native to southeastern Australia and Tas- 

 mania, which bears, in autumn, terminal 

 and axillary clusters of yellow flowers. 



62961. Acacia penninervis Sieber. 



The bark of this Australian acacia 

 contains 18 per cent of tannic acid, ac- 

 cording to Maiden (Useful Native Plants 

 of Australia) ; furthermore, it is said to 

 endure comparatively low temperatures. 

 It is a tall shrub or tree, with narrow 

 sickle-shaped phyllodia and short ra- 

 cemes of pale-yellow flowers. 



62962 to 63148. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From Kyoto, Japan. Seeds presented by 

 Yoshinori Takesaki, assistant professor 

 of plant breeding, Kyoto Imperial Uni- 

 versity. Received March 24, 1925. 



62962 to 62968. Pure breed, originated by 

 pure-line selection at the Kinai branch 

 station. (Takesaki.) 



62962. No. 1. Oba Kinai. 



629S3. No. 2. 06a Kinai. 



62964. No. 1. Aikoku Kinai. 



62965. No. 2. Aikoku Kinai. 



62966. No. 3. Aikoku Kinai. 



62967. No. 4. Aikoku Kinai. 



62968. Mubo Aikoku. 



62969 to 63042. Crossbreed originated at 

 the Kinai branch station. (Takesaki.) 



62969 to 63033. Kinai Early. 



62969. No. 1. Oba X Shinshukaneko. 



62970. No. 2. Oba X Shinshukaneko. 



62971. No. 3. Oba- X Shinshukaneko. 



62972. No. 4. Fukuyama X Kameji. 



62973. No. 5'. Sekitori X Shinriki. 



62974. No. 6. Shinriki X Omachi. 



62975. No. 7. Sekitori X Shinriki. 



62976. No. 8. Fukuyama X Kameji. 



62977. No. 9. Gokawase X Shinriki. 



62978. No. 11. ^Yaseshinriki X 06a. 



62979. No. 12. SJiinriki X Aikoku. 



