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63741 to 63750— Continued. 



63741 to 63749. Malus sylvestris Mill. 

 Malaceae. Apple. 



A collection of seedlings of the Mc- 

 intosh apple. 



63741. Joyce. 



63742. Labo. 



63743. Lawfam. 



63744. Heloa. 



63745. Miltosh. 



63746. NeictosJi. 



63747. Patricia. 



63748. Pedro. 



63749. Stonetosh. 



tomentosa Thunb. 

 Manchu cherry. 



63750. Prunus 



Amygdalaceae 



Scions of a locally developed strain. 



63751. Coffea excelsa Cheval. Rubi- 

 aceae. Coffee. 



From Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. 

 Seeds presented by S. Youngberg, acting 

 Director of Agriculture, Bureau of Agri- 

 culture, Manila, at the request of P. J. 

 Wester. Received April 9, 1925. 



According to the Philippine Review (vol. 

 9, p. 121), this coffee thrives from sea 

 level to 700 meters, succeeds well on rather 

 stiff clayey soils, and is quite drought re- 

 sistant. It might be grown with an an- 

 nual rainfall of 48 inches. It is the most 

 resistant to blight and drought of any 

 coffee, is of strong vigorous growth, and 

 produces 1 kilogram of dry coffee from 7 

 to 8 kilograms of fresh berries. Coffea 

 sxcelsa makes an excellent stock for other 

 coffees. The first crop is obtained at the 

 age of 4 to 5 years and a full crop at the 

 age of 7 to 8 years. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 63602. 



63752. Lacttjca sativa L. Cichoria- 

 ceae. Lettuce. 



From Nanking. China. Seeds presented by 

 M. Leslie Hancock, University of Nan- 

 king. Received April 14, 1925. 



Grown by the Chinese for its stem, 

 wbich is very fleshy. (Hancock.) 



63753. Teifolium peatense L. Faba- 

 ceae. Red clover. 



From Scheemda, Netherlands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Hommo Ten Have's Seed 

 Co. Received April 17, 1925. 



Remontant. A European variety of red 

 clover. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 62309. 



63754. Helianthus tubekostjs L. As- 

 teraceae. Jerusalem artichoke. 



From Toronto, Canada. Tubers purchased 

 from William Rennie Co. Received May 

 6, 1925. 



Locally grown tubers. 



63755 to 63757. 



From Kwangtung Province, China. Col- 

 lected by F. A. McClure, agricultural ex- 

 plorer. Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received April 24, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 McCUire. 



63755 to 63757— Continued. 



63755. Alpinia sp. Zinziberaceae. 



No. 104. March 6, 1925. YiJc tsz, Ye 

 keung fa. Rhizomes obtained at the 

 Canton Christian College. This is a 

 beautiful ornamental forming a dense 

 growth of tough herbaceous stems which 

 are set with fine dark-green foliage ter- 

 minating in the summer in large ra- 

 cemes of fragrant white blossoms with 

 red and golden lips. In addition to its 

 value as an ornamental, the seeds, ac- 

 cording to the Chinesej have a drug 

 value. In fact, they are said to bring 

 a wholesale prices of $50 to $100 per 

 100 catties [133% pounds]. 



63756. Pothos seemanni Schott. Ara- 

 ceae. 



No. 106. Cuttings from a vine growing 

 on a tree trunk on the Tengoo Mountain. 

 A herbaceous climbing plant which ad- 

 heres closely to the bark of trees by 

 means of woolly adventitious roots. 

 After attaining sufficient length to reach 

 the lower branches of the tallest trees, 

 it hangs in beautiful long festoons. It 

 is a fine ornamental, cbiefly on account 

 of its splendid foliage ; the flowers, in 

 keeping witL those of its kind, are rather 

 inconspicuous. 



63757. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



No. 102. March 5, 1925. Lak clia 

 chuk. Rhizomes of an edible bamboo, 

 wbich is of considerable merit, collected 

 on Honam Island, east of Tait'ong. It 

 is of medium size, and when grown on 

 fertile soil the culms reach a diameter 

 of about 2.5 to 3 centimeters and a 

 height of 3 to 4 meters. The nodes or 

 joints are rather prominent, being larger 

 in proportion to the stem than is usu- 

 ally tbe case. The sprouts, wbich are 

 ready to harvest about the first of April, 

 are very popular, bringing 50 to 60 

 cents a catty [1% pounds]. As grown 

 bere this bamboo is not fertilized and is 

 allowed to shift for itself. 



63758 to 63783. 



From Amani, Tanganyika Territory, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by A. H. Kirby, Director 

 of Agriculture. Received April 9, 1925. 



63758. Adenanthera microsperma 

 Teijsm. and Binn. Mimosaceae. 



No. 12. A handsome tropical tree, 

 closely related to tbe mimosas, with at- 

 tractive clean-cut foliage and twiste'd 

 pods bearing brigbt-red beans. It is 

 native to the East Indies and is con- 

 sidered a valuable timber tree because 

 of its strong dark-brown wood, which 

 is very hard, in spite of the rapid 

 growth of the tree. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61478. 



63759. Albizzia adianthifolia (Schum'.) 

 W. F. Wight (A. fastigiata E. Mey.). 

 Mimosaceae. 



No. 16. A tropical African tree, of 

 fastigiate habit, with finely divided foli- 

 age. According to Holland (Useful 

 Plants of Nigeria, pt. 2), tbis tree yields 

 a gum somewhat similar to gum arabic. 

 The seeds, after maceration, are eaten as 

 a sauce by the natives of West Africa. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 62897. 



