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64006 to 64013— Continued. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 58448. 



64008. Chinese. A variety introduced 

 from Tahiti into the Hawaiian Islands 

 about 1855 and described in Bulletin 

 7 of the Hawaii Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, page 44, as follows : The 

 plant is of very low growth, the fruit 

 of good flavor, and the bunch of large 

 size. It is an excellent variety for 

 shipping. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I, 

 No. 58449. 



64009. Largo. According to J. E. Higgins 

 (Bulletin 7, Hawaii Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station), this variety was in- 

 troduced into Hawaii from Mexico. 

 The plant is of medium height, and 

 the fruits, borne in long-stemmed 

 buncbes, have buttery pink flesh of 

 fair flavor. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 55250. 



64010. Porto Rico. 



64011. Red Spanish. This variety, also 

 known as Red Jamaica, has red- 

 skinned fruits which are shorter and 

 thicker tban those of the Gros Michel, 

 and the bunches are smaller. It is 

 found in the West Indies and Central 

 America. Although the fruits have a 

 pleasant flavor, there is a very lim- 

 ited demand for this variety. 



64012. Ice Cream. 



64013. Iholena. In Bulletin No. 7 of the 

 Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion this is described as a low plant, 

 usually about 9 feet high. The 

 rather stout petioles are light green 

 with pink margins, and the young 

 leaves are slightly bronzed on the 

 lower surfaces. The fruits are 

 loosely arranged, in small bunches, 

 and stand out almost at right angles. 

 The mature fruits are angular, and 

 black areas appear on the yellow skin 

 when tboroughly ripe. The flesh is 

 pink. This is regarded as one of the 

 best native bananas for eating raw or 

 cooked. 



64014 and 64015. 



From Kwangtung Province, China. Col- 

 lected by F. A. McClure, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 20, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 McClure. 



64014. COLOCASIA ESCULENTA (L.) ScllOtt. 



Araceae. Taro. 



No. 86. Lintan. February 18, 1925. 

 Tsat tsuen u. Tubers of a cylindrical 

 variety whose possibilities as to size are 

 expressed in its name, the " seven-inch 

 taro." It is said to be a good yielder 

 and keeps well, and the flavor is excel- 

 lent. The Chinese use it in making a 

 delicious dish called U Ha, which is pre- 

 pared by shredding the taro and frying 

 it in deep fat. 



64015. Maranta arundinacea L. , Ma- 

 rantaceae. Arrowroot. 



No. 87. Takhing. February 19, 1925. 

 Shek chuk u. These rhizomes were pur- 

 chased under the name Kaau sun. This 

 variety is eaten to a certain extent by 

 the Chinese, but is quite fibrous and to 

 me not very palatable. 



64016 to 64021. Vigna sinensis (Tor- 

 ner) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea, 



From' Giza, Egypt. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. Tewfik Fahmy, Ministry of Agricul- 

 ture. Received May 16, 1925. 



Locally developed strains. 



64016. Dirry No. 2. 



64017. Rust Immune. 



64018. Baladi. 



64019. Dirry No. k- 



64020. Asmerli. 



64021. Dirry Nos. 3 and 5. 



64022 to 64029. 



From Tashkent, Russia. Seeds presented 

 by the Tashkent Experiment Station. 

 Received May 16, 1925. 



Locally grown seeds. 



64022. HORDEUM VULGARE PALLIDUM Ser- 



inge. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



64023 to 64026. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. 

 Fabaceae. Mung bean. 



64023. No. 1. 



64024. No. 2. 



64025. No. 3. 



64026. No. 4. 



64027 to 64029. Vigna sinensis (Torner) 

 Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



64029. No. 3. 



64027. No. 1. 



64028. No. 2. 



64030 to 64044. 



From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. Pacheco Leao, director, Bo- 

 tanic Garden. • Received May 18, 1925. 



64030. Abutilox ramiflorum St. Hil. 

 Malvaceae. 



This is described by St. Hilaire (Flora 

 Brasiliae Meridionalis, vol. 1, p. 199) as 

 a shrubby, densely hairy plant with 

 stems up to 6 feet in height, heart- 

 shaped leaves, and panicles of yellow 

 flowers. 



64031. Aeschynomene elaphroxylon 

 (Guill. and Perr.) Taub. Fabaceae. 



The ambash has light foliage similar to 

 that of the ordinary acacia, but differs 

 in having very large pealike orange-yel- 

 low flowers. It forms at times a trunk 

 10 inches in diameter, and the wood is 

 exceedingly light, a log 10 feet long 

 weighing only a few pounds. Along the 

 upper Nile it is much used in making 

 rafts and huts. It should be valuable in 

 a great many ways. (Note oy H. L. 

 Shantz under S. P. I. No. 6163^.) 



64032. Wenderothia mattogrossensis 

 (Barb. Rodr.) Piper (Canavalia mat- 

 togrossensis Malme.). Fabaceae. 



A Brazilian vine, described by C. V. 

 Piper (Contributions from the United 

 States National Herbarium, vol. 20, pt. 

 14) as a slender-stemmed herbaceous 

 plant, with oval membranous leaflets, 

 lilac flowers, and densely hairy pods. 



64033. Cracca adunca (Benth.) Kuntze 

 (Tephrosia adunca Benth.). Fabaceae. 



A herbaceous perennial leguminous 

 plant, with a decumbent hairy stem, 

 which grows wild in the dry pastures of 

 Minas Geraes, Brazil. 



