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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



63978 to 63997— Continued. 



63997. TbigonbLLA hamosa L. Fabaceae. 



An annual leguminous pliant, native to 

 northern Africa and Asia Minor, with 

 elongated prostrate stems up to 2 inches 

 long. 



63998 to 64001. 



Fronr Sydney, New South Wales. Seeds 

 presented by J. A. YVhittet. agrostologist, 

 New South Wales Department of Agri- 

 culture. Received June 22, 1925. 



63998. ACACIA ANEURA F. Muell. Minio- 

 saceae. 



In New South Wales, where this tall 

 shrub is native, it is known as the nrUlga, 

 or van-en, and in .times of severe 

 drought it is considered a sood source 

 of forage for livestock. The wood is 

 very hard and is valued as timber. 



63999. Acacia penddla A. Cunn. Mimo- 

 sa ceae. 



A handsome evergreen tree, native to 

 Australia, where the leaves and young 

 branches are eagerly eaten by cattle and 

 sheep. In times of drought the myall, 

 as the tree is called in Australia, is fre- 

 quently cut down and fed to stock, which 

 seem to thrive on this fodder. Horses 

 do not care for it. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 62867. 



64000. Gei.jera parviflora Lindl. Ruta- 

 ceae. 



The wilga is a tall shrub or a tree, 

 native to the interior of New South 

 Wales, where it reaches a height of about 

 30 feet. It has slender pendulous 

 branches, narrow leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long, and when well developed has a 

 highly ornamental appearance with some- 

 thing of the aspect of a weeping willow. 

 It has remarkable drought-enduring quali- 

 ties, and the leaves are often "fed to 

 sheep, which are very fond of them. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 62865. 



64001. Sterculia diversifolia Don. 

 Sterculiaceae. 



A tall evergreen Australian tree with 

 shining green foliage. In New South 

 Wales it is called the " kurrajong." The 

 leaves are fed to cattle in the arid in- 

 terior lands. This may be the same as 

 the tree now grown in California under 

 the same name. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 49002. 



64002 and 64003. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Rabat. Morocco. Seeds presented bv 

 Em. Miege. chief, Service de TExperimen- 

 tation Asricole au Maroc. Received June 

 23, 1925. 



Sar-sar cotton. According to its discov- 

 erer, Mr. Miege. this cotton has been given 

 the name of the native tribe which" has 

 been growing it from time immemorial. In 

 all probability it is a hybrid between 

 Gossypiuni peruvianum and G. pinictatum. 

 As described by Mr. Miege, in his Note sur 

 un Cotonnier Marocain, published in the 

 Annales du Musee Colonial de Marseille, 

 series 4. vol. 2, 1924. this is a variety 

 which in actual tests in Rabat and Casa 



Blanca has proved to possess an unusual 

 degree of precocity, resistance to drought. 

 and length of fiber and strength which 

 classes it with the Yuma in value to the 

 spinners. While still unimproved suffi- 

 ciently to be called a pure cotton, its be- 

 havior under the dry-land conditions of 

 Morocco on Iaterite silicious soils where 

 the rainfall is only 800 millimeters per 

 year warrants its being thoroughly studied 

 by American cotton breeders. il)aii<] Fair- 

 child, Bureau of Plant Industry.) 



64002. Gossypium sp. 

 Seeds from the 1923 crop. 



64003. Gossypium sp. 

 Seeds from the 1924 crop. 



64004. HOBDEUM VUXGARE PALLIDUM 



Ser nge. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



From Algiers. Algeria. Seeds presented bv 

 ,Dr. L. Trabut. Received June 23. 192-". 



Orge Chedret. Collected in the Sahara 

 Desert. April, 1925. (Trabut.* 



64005. Iris pumila L. Iridaeeae. 



From Tiflis. Georgia, Caucasus. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the director of the botanic gar- 

 den. Received June 30, 1925. 



Var. vvAacea. 



A dwarf hardy iris with linear leaves 2 

 to 4 inches long, stemless or nearly so. 

 with bright-tiiue flowers. It is native to 

 southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, and 

 under cultivation spreads rapidly. 



64008 to 64013. Mtjsa paradisiaca sa- 

 pientum (L.) Kuntze. Musaceae. 



Banana. 



From Honolulu. Hawaii. Suckers pre- 

 sented by Willis T. Pope, horticulturist. 

 Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 Received May. 1925. 



64006. The Brazilian, as it is known lo- 

 cally, is considered by some authorities 

 as the finest variety in the Hawaiian 

 Islands for eating raw. According to 

 Bulletin 7 of the Hawaii Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, page 45, it was 

 introduced into Hawaii from Tahiti 

 about 1855 and probably is the same as 

 the variety known in Java as pisang 

 rajah or pisang medji. the " dessert 

 banana." The plant is a vigorous 

 grower, 25 to 35 feet high, roots firmly 

 and withstands winds, ratoons freely 

 and serves as a windbreak for more 

 delicate varieties. The flower end of 

 the fruit is drawn out into a kind of 

 beak. The skin is yellow, easily sepa- 

 rating from the fruit. The variety is 

 not satisfactory for shipping, because 

 the fruit falls from the stem. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 58447. 



64007. Chamaluco. This variety is de- 

 scribed as follows in Bulletin 25. De- 

 partamento de Agricultura y Trabajo. 

 Porto Rico, page 19 : The plant is from 

 10 to 15 feet in height, with medium- 

 sized leaves, and. when grown in fer- 

 tile soil, the bunches of fruit are rather 

 large. There are two types, one with 

 green and the other with gray fruits. 

 The greater part of these fruits are 

 eaten cooked at the time when other 

 varieties are ripe. 



