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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



64134 to 64195 — Continued. 



64185. Capsicum a.nxuum L. Solanaceae. 



Red pepper. 



Sidi Bel Abbe?. Algeria. March 12. 



.rehased in the market. I 



have not seen this particular variety of 



the sweet red pepfx . S in since I 



in Murcia. B 25 - The 



ish grind it up into a very fine 

 powder and flavor their soups and other 

 dishes. It is one of the finest flavored 

 varieties and is not the least bit sharp; 

 a large spoonful of the ground fruit can 

 be put into a plate of soup or stewed with 

 chicken. I believe it is also used fresh 

 in the making of what we in America 

 call " pimento." 



64186. Cerixthe gtmxaxdea Ga-p. Bo- 

 raginaeeae. 



April 27, 1925. There are several s[ - 

 ties of Cerintne scattered along the coast 

 of northern Africa which differ in the 

 size and color of the- flowers and in the 

 tint of black-purple which characterizes 

 their large floral bracts. If used in a 

 border properly it niinht be a most ef- 

 fective plant, furnishing a dark-purple 

 background for all sorts" of other flower- 

 ing plants. These seeds were gathered 

 in the valley hack of The old town of 

 Ouezzan, Morocco, which is about 30 

 mih s fi no the Riff frontier. 



64187. Dipcadi sb&otixum Medic. Lilia- 



ceae. 



Forest cf Mamora. near Rabat. Mo- 

 rocco. April 23. 1925. Seeds of a bulb- 

 ous plant growing about a foot high 

 and producing a slender spike of salmon- 

 colored flowers which are shaped like 

 those of a hyacinth. It forms patches 

 in the deep sandy soil of the forest of 

 Mamora. 



64188. ECBALLIEM ELATEEIUM ( L. ) A. 



Rich. Cucurbitaceae. 



From a roadside near Sidi Bel Abbes. 

 Algeria. March 24, 1925. 



Seeds of the " squirting cucumber." a 

 perennial trailing vine, native to the 

 Mediterranean countries. It is cultivated 

 as an annual in gardens of the Tem- 

 perate Zone and is a curiosity because 

 of its peculiar habit of violently eject- 

 ing its seeds and juice. A drug, ela- 

 terium. is obtained from the juice. In 

 flower and foliage characters the plant 

 closely resembles the cucumber, and the 

 fruit is like a small greenish elliptical 

 gourd covered with soft greenish 

 prickles. 



64189. Keliaxthejioi azgtptiacum Mill. 

 Cistaeeae. 



Forest of Boulhout. near Rabat. Mo- 

 rocco. April 23. 1925. The superb 

 yellow color of this small species at- 

 tracted my attention at once, and al- 

 though the flowers last only a short time, 

 they have so delicate a charm about 

 them that I could not resist sending in 

 seeds in order that an attempt should 

 be made to naturalize the species in the 

 oak forests and on the sandy soils of 

 southern California. This variety ap- 

 pears to be common in Algeria and 

 Tunisia, as weU as here in Morocco. 



64190. Ieis al^ta Poir. Iridaceae. 



Seeds of a low-growing species which 

 grows wild in the wet gumbo soils about 

 66 miles north of Kenitra. Morocco. It 

 is a purple-flowered species, and R. Maire 



64184 to 64195— Continued. 



growing in our 



-.vers, which in 



Algi - during October and No- 



rous tubers on 



64191. Lbucojcm aetumnale L. Amaryl- 

 lida 



A] ' .' - - ted in the 



- from 



- 



autumn-: Looming 



D 



usually ap- 



r the flowers ; I 

 - 1 with i >n a 



:: to 9 inch* - Native 



literranean countries and best 

 - _ in sandy seal in the 



half of the United States. 



64132. My : - - . Myoporaceae. 



May 3. 1925. Seeds presen:- 

 -Tan] in d'l U : 



the/ hundreds of yards of 



_ - : this variety. It was intro- 

 rocco and has n 

 the principal hedge plant and windbreak 

 of the yyhde coast. It is one of the best 

 plants r s for hedge* down 



near U - it not i ight on the 



edge of the surf. It stands clipping ad- 

 '.-- and is an evergreen of a 



pleasing 1 - :olor. It grows with 



the greatest - from cuttings, makes 

 a very dense windbreak, and will stand 

 i _ - without injury. 

 It is reported that gras ; l p] are la not 

 care for this s] 



64193. Orxithogalem unefolium i'L.) 

 Ker. Liliaceae. 



Bulbs from the forest of Mamora. near 

 Rabat. Morocco. April 21, 1925. 



A Portuguese relative of the star of 

 Bethlehem ^ which is described (Curtis's 

 Botanical Magazine, pi. 935) as a little 

 bulbous plant a foot or less high, with 

 but one "leaf, which is narrow, concave. 

 and terminated by a long recurved point. 

 The three to five white flowers are 

 borne on a scape shorter than the leaf. 



64194. Rhus pentaphylla (Jaeq.) Desf. 

 Anacardiaceae. 



Boulhout. Morocco. April 22. 1925. 

 Seeds of a beautiful shrub at present 

 eovered with tries which are just be- 

 ginning to ripen. The fruits becom in- 

 tense red later in the season, and the 

 bark is a source of tannin. 



64195. Teaeescaktia sp. Commelinaceae. 



The spiderworts are perennial herbs. 



all native to North America and culti- 



vat 1 in the gi enhouse or out of doors. 



i li -.. I - up hardii ss Cor th sake 



of their ^bright flowers, which are blue, 

 red. or white, and attractive foliage. 

 Cuttings of a North African species 



641S6 to 64198. 



From AvonrLale. Auckland. New Zealand. 

 Seeds presented by H. R. TT right. Re- 

 ceived June 5, 1925. 



64196. Meetta sinclaerii (Hook, f.) 

 Seem. Araliaceae. 



A small, very attractive New Zealand 

 tree, described by Laing and Blackwell 

 (Plants of New Zealand, p. 312) as 

 about 20 feet high, with shining-green 



