APKIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1925 



39 



64196 to 64198— Continued. 



leaves 9 to 20 inches long, and erect 

 panicles of greenish yellow flowers. It 

 probably is adapted for growing only in 

 Florida and California. 



64197. Phormium tenax Forst. Lilia- 

 ceae. New Zealand flax. 



Var. atropurpureum. A horticultural 

 variety with reddish purple foliage. 

 The plant has rigid sword-shaped leaves 

 6 feet or more in length and a flower 

 stalk sometimes 15 feet high, which 

 bears numerous dull-red flowers. Adapted 

 for growing outdoors in Florida and 

 California and as a tub plant farther 

 north. 



64198. Vitex lucens Kirk. Verbenaceae. 



Puriri. 



A handsome New Zealand evergreen 

 tree, described by Laing and Blackwell 

 (Plants of New Zealand, p. 350) as being 

 about 60 feet in height, with bright 

 glossy green leaves composed of three to 

 five leaflets. The pink or red two-lipped 

 flowers, produced more or less continu- 

 ously throughout the year, are in axil- 

 lary clusters. The wood is very strong 

 and durable and is not injured by damp- 

 ness. The roots do not penetrate deeply 

 into the ground, so the tree is easily 

 blown over by heavy winds. The tree 

 will probably not endure much frost. 



64199 to 64205. Holcus soeghum L. 



(Sorghum vulgare Pers.). Poaceae. 



Sorghum. 



From Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Union of 

 South Africa. Seeds presented by Jacq, 

 P. F. Sellschop, School of Agriculture. 

 Received June 11, 1925. 



Locally grown strains. 



64199. Bird Proof. 



64200. Brown Sudan Durra. 



64201. Ordinary Red. 



64202. Short Red. 



64203. White Coligny. 



64204. White Sudan Durra. 



64205. Yanzu. 



64206. Cakica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Seeds 

 presented by Gonzalo M. Fortun, direc- 

 tor, Estacion Experimental Agronomica. 

 Received June 10, 1925. 



Mamey. This is a fine papaya of medium 

 size, with red flesh of fine flavor. {Fortun.) 



64207 to 64209. Coix lackyma-jobi ma- 

 yuen (Rom.) Stapf. Poaceae. 



Adlay. 



From Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. 

 Seeds presented by S. Youngberg, acting 

 Director, Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. 

 Received June 23, 1925. 



The ma-yuen, or adlay, has attracted con- 

 siderable attention as a cereal for tropical 

 regions. According to P. J. Wester, it is 

 better than upland rice for tropical agri- 

 culture in being more drought resistant, a 

 heavier yielder, and much less expensive to 

 cultivate. The seeds can be used largely 

 in the same manner as corn. 



64207 to 64209— Continued. 



64207. Batangas. 



64208. BuMdnon. 

 Lamao White. 



64210. Poa flabellata (Lam.) Hook. 

 •£. Poaceae. Tussock grass. 



From Stanley, Falkland Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by James Reid, forest officer. Re- 

 ceived June 12, 1925. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see S. P. I. No. 63972. 



64211 to 64214. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by P. J. Wester. Received June 

 12. 1925. Notes by Mr. Wester unless 

 otherwise stated. 



Collected February 24 to 27, 1925, in the 

 vicinity of Mount Pulog, Benguet Province, 

 Luzon. 



64211. Rubus ellipticus J. E. Smith. 



Raspberry. 



Adouay. February 27. A very stout 

 shrub whjch, especially when young, is 

 densely covered with long red hairlike 

 spines. The flowers are white, and the 

 deep-yellow, almost orange, very juicy, 

 acid fruits, which ripen earlier on the 

 mountains than in the valley, are col- 

 lected by the hill tribes and brought to 

 the markets. {J. F. Rock.) 



64212. Rubus fraxinifolius Poir. 



Raspberry. 



Palanau. A tropical raspberry, de- 

 scribed (Brown, Wild Food Plants of the 

 Philippines, p. 63) as a scrambling 

 shrub, with branches 2 to 4 meters long, 

 which is very common in the mountains 

 from Luzon to Mindanao, Philippine Is- 

 lands. The stems and leaves are armed 

 with sharp spines, and the white flowers 

 are about 2 centimeters across. The 

 bright red berries, 10 to 15 millimeters 

 in diameter, borne in clusters, are fairly 

 juicy and edible, but rather tasteless. 



64213. Rubus pectinellus Maxim. 



Atibu. A trailing plant with small 

 heart-shaped hairy leaves and weak 

 spines on all parts of the plant. It 

 grows at an altitude of 5,000 feet or 

 more, from northern Luzon to Mindanao. 

 The berries, three-fifths of an inch in 

 diameter, are bright red, juicy, subacid, 

 and of excellent flavor and quality. This 

 is the choicest species of Rubus in the 

 Philippines, but it is not in cultivation. 



64214. Rubus niveus Thunb. Raspberry. 



Below Camp 42, trail to Adouay. 

 Pilay. A bramble found in northern 

 Luzon at altitudes ranging from 4,000 to 

 7,000 feet, with spiny canes up to 7 feet 

 in length. The five to nine foliolate 

 leaves are white beneath. The hemi- 

 spherical berries are bluish, subacid, and 

 of good flavor. This plant is not culti- 

 vated, but is well worthy of domestica- 

 tion. 



64215. Acacia gibaffae Willd. Mimo- 

 saceae. 



From Kirstenbosch, Cape Province, Union 

 of South Africa. Seeds presented by 

 Prof. R. H. Compton, director, National 

 Botanic Gardens. Received June 12, 

 1925. 



