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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



64030 to 64044— Continued. 



64034. Dysolobium guandb (Kurz) Prain. 

 Fabaceae. 



A woody climbing plant from the moun- 

 tains of northeastern India, with bright- 

 green hairy leaves and reddish flowers 

 about an inch broad in racemes 6 to 9 

 inches long. Probably suited best for 

 growing in southern Florida. 



64035. Flemingia strobilifera (L.) Ait. 

 Fabaceae. 



An erect purple-flowered shrub, 8 to 

 10 feet high, with slender velvety 

 branches and oblong leaves with silky 

 lower surfaces. It is native to India. 

 The flowers are in zigzag racemes 3 to 6 

 inches long, with large bracts which 

 nearly hide the flowers-. It is tropical in 

 its requirements and is adapted for grow- 

 ing onlv in the warmest parts of the 

 United States. 



. Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. (I. 

 anil L.). Fabaceae. 



A bushy shrub, 3 to 5 feet high, with 

 hairy pinnate leaves and yellow pealike 

 flowers. It is commonly cultivated 

 throughout the Tropics as a dye plant 

 and is said to be native to tropical 

 America. 



64037. Manihot glaziovii Muell. Arg. 

 E'uphorbiaceae. Ceara rubber. 



Ceara rubber, obtained from this tree, 

 is one of the important rubbers of com- 

 merce. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61497. 



64038 to 64010. Meibomia spp. Fabaceae. 



64038. Meibomia gyrans (L. f.)Kuntze 

 (Desmodium gyrans, DC). 



Telegraph plant. 



An erect perennial plant, 2 feet or 

 less high, which is said to be useful 

 as fodder. It is native to moist situ- 

 ations in southern and eastern India. 



64039. Meibomia' laburnifolia (Poir.) 

 Kuntze (Desmodium laournifolium 

 DC). 



A white-flowered shrub from the 

 mountainous districts of the tropical 

 Himalayas. The shining green rigid 

 leaflets and white flowers may render 

 the shrub of ornamental value for the 

 Southern States. 



64040. Meibomia pulchella (L.) 

 Kuntze (Desmodium pulchellum 

 Benth.). 



A red-flowered leguminous shrub 

 with hairy trifoliolate leaves, which 

 is native to southern India. The 

 flowers are in spikelike racemes. The 

 plant may have merit as an ornamen- 

 tal shrub for the Southern States, and 

 possibly also as forage. 



64041. Ormosia arborea (Veil.) Harms. 

 Fabaceae. 



According to Vellozo (Flora Flumin- 

 ensis, p. 303), this tree has arborescent 

 stems, little-branched pinnate leaves, and 

 terminal compound racemes of violet 

 flowers. The oblong pods inclose round 

 red seeds marked with black spots. Na- 

 tive to southern Brazil. 



64042 to 64044. Favonia spp. Malvaceae. 



64030 to 64044— Continued. 



64042. PA.VONIA panic plata Cav. 



A shrub, described (Cavanilles, Dis 

 sertationes, vol. 1, p. 135) as about 4 

 feet high, having white hairs, heart- 

 shaped leaves, and yellow flowers 

 about an inch across. Native to Peru. 



64043. Payoxia sepium St. Hill. 



A Brazilian shrub described by St. 

 Hilaire (Flora Brasiliae Meridienalis, 

 vol. 1, p. 225) as 2 to 6 feet high, 

 with slender terete branches and oval- 

 oblong leaves 3 to 4 inches in length. 

 The solitary golden-yellow flowers are 

 about an inch wide. 



64044. Pavonia spixifex (L.) Cav. 



A slender shrub, sometimes 20 feet 

 high, with hairy oval heart-shaped 

 leaves and handsome large yellow 

 flowers. It is native to southern 

 South America and yields a fiber said 

 to be of fine texture and excellent 

 quality. 



64045 to 64047. Pisum sativum L. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



From Sydney, New South Wales. Seeds 

 obtained from Anderson & Co., through 

 D. N. Shoemaker, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received May 25, 1925. 



Locally developed strains. 



64045. Greenfeast. A very prolific early 

 dwarf variety grown extensively for 

 market purposes. (Catalogue of An- 

 derson & Co.) 



64046. Home Delight. A second early 

 variety, 18 inches to 2 feet in height, 

 which is strong and vigorous. The 

 foliage and pods are pale green ; each 

 pod bears five to six large peas with 

 a fine marrowfat flavor. In a test this 

 variety produced 30% bushels of peas 

 from a quarter of an acre. 



64047. Richard Seddon. One of the finest 

 of the early dwarf varieties, having a 

 height of 20 inches. The pods are 

 large and well filled. (Catalogue of 

 Anderson & Co.) 



64048 to 64051. 



From Dunaas, New South Wales. Seeds- 

 obtained from H. J. Rumsey, through D. 

 N. Shoemaker, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received May 25, 1925. 



Locally developed strains. 



to 64050. Pisum sativum L. Fab- 

 aceae. Pea. 



64048. Greenfeast. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see S. P. I. No. 64045. 



64049. Richard Seddon. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see S. P. I. No. 64047. 



64050. Te Aroha. Large dark-green 

 pods. (Rumsey.) 



64051. Lotus tetragonolobus L. Fab- 

 aceae. 



A purple-flowered annual from the east- 

 ern Mediterranean countries, where, ac- 

 cording to Bonnier (Flore Complete de 

 France, Suisse, et Belgique, vol. 3, p. 43),. 



