PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



and is usually .mown as a bush bean. It 

 appears <o be intermediate between C. glad- 

 iata and G. ensiformis. (Freeman.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 52861. 



64512. Crotalaeia sp. Fabaceae. 



From Southern Provinces, Nigeria, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by D. H. Urquhart, su- 

 perintendent of agriculture, Umuahia 

 Agricultural Station. Received August 

 19, 1925. 



Introduced for trial as a cover crop in 

 the United States. 



64513. Helianthus tuberosus L. As- 

 teraceae. Jerusalem artichoke. 



From Auckland, New Zealand. Tubers 

 purchased from Arthur Yates & Co. Re- 

 ceived August 19, 1926. 



Locally grown tubers. 



64514 to 64517. Sacchartjm offici- 

 b naeum L. Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by Antonio Carlos Fentana, direc- 

 tor, General Experiment Station, Campos. 

 Received August 25, 1925. 



Locally grown strains. 



64514. 2U3-C. 



64515. 3100-G. 



64516. U73-C. 



64517. Wo-C. 



64518. Dahlia sp. Asteraceae. 



From Cayoacan, D. F„ Mexico. Cuttings 

 presented by Mrs. Zelia Nuttall. Re- 

 ceived February 14, 1925. Numbered 

 July, 1925. 



A giant or tree dahlia, up to 20 feet in 

 height, with great panicles of single rosy 

 mauve blossoms. (Nuttall.) 



The tree dahlias ,are native to tropical 

 America and are tropical in cultural re- 

 quirements. 



64519. GAECINIA MANGOSTANA L. ClUSl- 



aceae. Mangosteen. 



From Paris, France. Seeds purchased 

 from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 August 27, 1925. 



Mangosteen seeds introduced for testing 

 in the tropical dependencies of the United 

 States. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 

 61301. 



64520 and 64521. 



From San Remo, Italy. Seeds presented by 

 Mario Calvino, Stazione Sperimentale di 

 Floricultura. Received August 19, 1925. 

 Notes by Doctor Calvino. 



64520. Lotus sp. Fabaceae. 



A very rare leguminous plant, about 

 1 meter in height, suitable for growing 

 in wet soil. 



64521. Psoralea bituminosa L. Faba- 

 ceae. 



A leguminous perennial which thrives 

 in dry calcareous soil. It has blue flow- 

 ers and is native to the Mediterranean 

 countries. 



64522 to 64526. 



From Kotgarh, Simla Hills, Punjab, India. 

 Seeds collected by S. E. Stokes and Rich- 

 ard B. Gregg. Received August 20, 1925. 

 Notes by Mr. Gregg. 



64522. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. 

 Poaceae. Ragi. 



July 4, 1925. 

 Koda. 



Local native name, 



64523. IIORDEUM VULGARE PALLIDUM Se- 



ringe. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



July 3, 1925. A bearded barley. 



64524. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. 



Naked barley. 



July 3, 1925. Beardless barley. 



64525. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare 

 Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



July 15, 1925. Red winter wheat 

 which ripened about June 1, 1925. 

 These seeds are the best kernels from 17 

 selected ears. 



64526. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



June 20, 1925. Maire, a relatively 

 quick-ripening variety. 



64527 to 64530. 



From Westport, West Coast, New Zealand. 

 Seeds presented bv D. McLellan, Ser- 

 geants Hill. Received August 20, 1925. 



64527. Danthonia pilosa R. Br. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



In Australia this is considered an 

 excellent pasture grass ; it seeds freely 

 and gives good fodder in early spring. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 49017. 



64528. Holcus sorghum sudanensis 

 . (Piper) Hitchc. Poaceae. Sudan grass. 



A local strain. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 



No. 50781. 



64529. Poa sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



64530. Trifolium subterraneum L. Fa- 

 baceae. Subterranean clover. 



Experiments carried on by the Office 

 of Forage-Crop Investigations and by 

 State experiment stations in coopera- 

 tion with this department during 1921 

 and 1922 have established the fact that 

 this clover will survive the winter as 

 far north as Knoxville, Tenn. At this 

 station, as well as several others, the 

 plants from fall seeding made some 

 growth in the fall, held their own dur- 

 ing the winter, and made a rapid and 

 heavy growth early in the spring of 

 1922. This clover made a strong growth 

 on sandy land at McNeill, Miss. ; in this 

 case finely ground bone meal had been 

 used as fertilizer. Preliminary trials 

 have been encouraging, and the depart- 

 ment is making further tests. (A. J. 

 Pieters, Bureau of Plant Industry.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 55707. 



64531 to 64535. Ceotalaeia spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



From Nairobi, Kenya Colony, British East 

 Africa. Seeds presented by J. McDon- 

 ald, Scott Agricultural Laboratories. 



