JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBEK 30, 1925 



64476 to 64497— Continued. 



tham (Flora Australiensis, vol. 1) as 

 having heart-shaped leaves and dense 

 clusters of small white flowers. 



64497. Trymalium billardieri Fenzl. 

 Rhamnaceae. 



A tall shrub, about 12 feet high, with 

 broadly oval leaves and loose clusters of 

 greenish-yellow flowers. Native to West- 

 ern Australia. 



64498. Gossypitjm BAEBADENSE L. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Nassau, Bahamas. Seeds presented 

 by F. C. M. Albury, secretary, Board 

 of Agriculture. Received August 5, 1925. 



A sample of this cotton was recently 

 sent to England and the following report 

 was received : Color good, staple 1^ inches 

 long, strong, rather irregular in length, 

 and rougher than American. (Albury.) 



64499 to 64501. Coix laceyma-jobi ma- 

 yuen (Rom.) Stapf. Poaceae. 



Adlay. 



From Manila, P. I. Seeds presented by 

 S. Youngberg, acting director, Bureau of 

 Agriculture. Received August 7, 1925. 



The ma-yuen, or adlay, has attracted 

 considerable attention as a cereal for 

 tropical regions. According to P. J. 

 Wester, it is better than upland rice for 

 tropical agriculture 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. 



64499. Dark-brown ma-yuen. 



64500.' Light-brown ma-yuen. • 



64501. White ma-yuen. 



64502. Gossypitjm sp. Malvaceae. 



Kidney cotton. 



From San Juan, P. R. Seeds presented by 

 C. A. Figuerva, assistant agricultural 

 adviser, Department of Agriculture and 

 Labor. Received August 12, 1925. 



Locally grown seeds. 



64503 and 64504. 



From Manchuria. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received July 17, 1925. 

 Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



64503. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. 



Peanut. 



No. 3722. Harbin. July 18, 1925. 

 This variety, the smallest we have seen 

 since arriving here, is said to have been 

 shipped in from Kalgan, Chihli Province. 



64504. Ulmus pumila L. Ulmaceae. 



Elm. 



No. 3395. Tsitsihar. June 22, 1925. 

 This may prove to be more cold resistant 

 in the northern United States than the 

 type now growing there. 



64505 and 64506. Feagakia spp. Rosa- 

 ceae. Strawberry. 



From Dundas, New South Wales. Plants 

 presented by Herbert J. Rumsey. Re- 

 ceived July 31, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 Rumsey. 



Varieties not offered by American nur- 

 serymen. 



64505 and 64506 — Continued. 



64505. Fragaria sp. 



Fendalcino (Etters). This is a solid- 

 fruited variety with very robust foliage. 

 The berries, deep red and of fine size, 

 are produced in regular crops well into 

 the summer. The plants stand drought 

 well, and this promises to be a magnifi- 

 cent commercial variety as well as one 

 for the home garden. 



64506. Fragaria sp. . 



Illawarra. This variety, as the name 

 implies, is a local seedling. It is said to 

 be a cross between an American variety 

 called Gandy, which it somewhat re- 

 sembles, and Cresswell's Seedling. The 

 fruit of Illawarra is particularly hand- 

 some, its prominent seeds studding the 

 enormous fruits like jewels. The large 

 bright-green cap makes it very handsome, 

 and it is no uncommon event to find from 

 one to six large fruits in a bunch, each 

 weighing from 1 to 2 ounces. 



64507. Sacchaeum officinaeum L 

 Poaceae. Sugar cane 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Cut- 

 tings presented by Gonzalo M. Forttin 

 director, EstaciOn Experimental AgronO 

 mica. Received September 22, 1925. 



D. 21ft. 



A locally grown strain. 



64508 and 64509. 



From Jalisco, Chiapas, Mexico. Seeds pre- 

 sented by C. A. Purpus, Zacuapam, Huat- 

 usco, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Received Au- 

 gust 7, 1925. 



64508. Annona muricata L. Annonaceae. 



Soursop. 

 A local variety. 



64509. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 

 A variety grown in Oaxaca, Mexico. 



64510. Mimusops zeyheei Sond. Sa- 

 potaceae. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South 

 Africa. Seeds presented by I. B. Pole 

 Evans, chief, division of botany. Re- 

 ceived August 12, 1925. 



Moepel. — This magnificent shade tree is 

 evergreen and bears an edible fruit with 

 which H. L. Shantz was very much taken 

 when he was last here. It grows along the 

 western slopes of the Magaliesburg Range 

 and extends from Pretoria westward to 

 Zeerust. (PoZe Evans.) 



According to Harvey and Zonder (Flora 

 Capensis, vol. 4, sec. 1, p. 441), this tree 

 has long-stemmed narrow leaves about 4 

 inches long, and edible drupes, about an 

 inch long, with sweet-flavored flesh. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 50165. 



64511. Canavali plagiospeema Piper. 

 Fabaceae. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West 

 Indies. Seeds presented by W. G. Free- 

 man, director, Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Received August 14, 1925. 



This plant, known here under the name 

 of Canavalia gladiata, is a weak climber 



