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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



64153 and 64154. 



.zrahashram. Sabarmati, India. 

 Mag ulal K. Gandhi, 

 St of Richard B. 

 tedabad, Sabarmati. Received June 3, 



■ 



64153. CUCUMIS sativus L. Cueurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



A long bulky cucumber •which has flesh 

 and flavor resembling a muskmelon. 

 Though not so sweet. {Gandhi.) 



54. CrruRBiTA moschata DuchesDe. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



p impkin 'Indian name " Sakkae- 

 "). A prolific varii ty of 

 pumpkin, round in abape and of a beau- 

 tiful reddish color, resembling a half- 

 ripe tomato. As the name suggests, the 

 flavor is sweet. It is an earlier bearer 

 than any of the other varieties and is a 

 : if stored in a dry place. 

 {Gandhi.) 



64155 and 64156. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by C. R. 

 Orcutt. Received May 21, 1925. 



64155. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Faba- 

 ceae. Common bean. 



From the market at San Luis Potosi. 

 (Orcutt.) 



64156. Yigna sixexsis (Torner> Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 17 

 cutt.) 



1924. Alvarez. Takil. (Or- 



64157. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Rabat. Morocco. Seeds presented 

 by Em. Miege, chief, Service de TExperi- 

 mentation Agrieoie an Maroc, through 

 David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industrv. Received 

 May 29. 1925. 



A seedling of the native cotton known 

 as Sar-sar; the latter is described under 

 S. P. I. Nos., 64002 and 64003. 



64158 and 64159. 



From China. Plants collected by F. A. 

 McClure, agricultural explorer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received Mav 20. 

 1925. 



64158. Lihiope geamixefolia (L.) Baker 

 (L. spicaia Lour.). Liliaceae. 



Xo. 121. Hong Kong Botanic Gardens. 

 March 4. 1925. Koai t'-sin t'so. A dark- 

 green variety which is of low habit and 

 spreads rapidly by rhizomes. It is said 

 to produce fruits only very sparingly. 

 Used extensively in the place of grass in 

 situations where the dense shade, shal- 

 low rooting of some trees, or other con- 

 ditions prevent the growth of a satis- 

 factory grass sod. (McClure.) 



64159. Opeiopogox sp. Liliaceae. 



A tropical, grasslike plant with small 

 white or bluish flowers ; collected in 

 southeastern China. 



64160 and 64161. Lolium teatcxextum 

 L. Poaceae. Darnel. 



From Ariana, near Tunis. Tunisia, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by the chief of the 

 Botanical Service. Received March 9, 

 1925. An annual European grass. 



64160 and 64161 — Continued. 



64160. Received as Lolium canadense. 



64161. Received as Lolium brevicaulte. 



64162 and 64163. Musa paeadisiaca 

 sapiextum (L.t Kuntze. Mnsaceae. 



Banana. 



From Santiago de las Vegas. Cuba. B 



by Gonzalo Fortun. direc- 

 tor. Estaci-'n Experimental Agrononiica. 

 ••;. 1925. 



64162. Eno.no. A dwarf banana which 

 ma: from the Cavendish 



:.g grown in Florida. 



64163 ' This is similar to the 



Enan but it appears to be 



immune I the Panama disease. It 

 bears enormous bunches of :: ta 

 which some i - _h more than 



100 pounds. (Fortun.) 



64164 and 64165. La>-dolphia spp. 



ynaceae. 



From Kisantu. Belgian Congo, Africa. 

 E i by Frere J. Gillet. Re- 

 ceived June 5, 1925 



64164. Laxdolpeia klaixii Pierre. 



A tropical African climbing shrub 

 which is said (Flora of Tropical Africa, 

 vol. 4, sect. 1) to be the principal rub- 

 ber-producing plant in the Gabon dis- 

 trict. French Equatorial Africa. The 

 oblong leathery leaves are glossy green, 

 and the hard globose fruits are 6 to 10 

 inches in diameter. 



EYh previous introduction see S. P. I. 



No. 63737. 



64165. Laxdolphia owabeexsis Beauv. 



This is described (Wildeman and Gerril. 

 Lianes Caoutchoutiferes du Congo, p. 53 1 

 as an enormous tropical creeper, found 

 throughout the Belgian Congo, which at- 

 tains a length of over 300 feet and a stem 

 diameter of about 15 inches. The wedge- 

 shaped elliptic leav— ire _ to 4 inches 

 long. While the rubber-producing latex 

 obtained from this species is iften :f good 

 quality, frequently individual specimens 

 yield latex which is practicaLy useless 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 Xo. 5S517. 



64166 to 64183. 



From X"::r France. Seeds presented V I: 

 A. Robertson Proschowsky. Received 

 June 3 ; 1925. 



64I6S. AP-HOMA AUGUSTA L. f. Ster- 



culiaceae. 



A large spreading shrub, native to trop- 

 ical Asia, with heart-shaped soft-hairy 

 leaves and dingy-purple flowers. In India 

 a fiber is extracted from the twigs which 

 is valued for its beauty, softness and 

 durability. 



64167. Acer osmastoxi Gamble. Acer- 

 aceae Xa.ple, 



A large Himalayan maple, described 

 (Kew, Bulletin of Miscellaneous Infor- 

 mation. 1908, p. 446) as a tree up to 100 

 feet tall, growing wild in Sikkim. India, 

 at an altitude of about 7.000 feet. The 

 leaves, 1 to 3 lobed, are papery and 

 about 5 inches long. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 Xo. 61742. 



