JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBEK 30, 1925 



64531 to 64535— Continued. 



Received August 22, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 McDonald. 



A collection of crotalarias introduced for 

 testing as cover-crop plants in the south- 

 ern United States. 



64531. Crotalaria juncba L. 



Sunn hemp. 



No. 1. An erect yellow-flowered an- 

 nual, 4 to 5 feet high, native to tropical 

 Asia generally. It is cultivated in many 

 places in India and also in northern 

 Ceylon for the sake of the strong and 

 useful fiber obtained from the stems. 

 This fiber is used in India for making 

 coarse canvas, cordage, and fishing nets, 

 and an average yield is about 640 pounds 

 an acre. A light rich soil is considered 

 best for growing this plant, although 

 with cultivation it may be grown on 

 almost any soil. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 44124. 



64532. Crotalaria intermedia Kotschy. 



No. 2. From the Scott Agricultural 

 Laboratories. 



64533. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 3. Collected on a roadside in the 

 forest, Mile 8, Londiani, Eldoret Road. 



64534. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 4. Collected in a rather dry situ- 

 ation along a roadside. 



64535. Crotalaria dilloniana Baker. 



No. 5. From Muhoroni. A low erect 

 herbaceous plant with pale-green trifo- 

 liate leaves and purple-striped yellow 

 flowers in dense terminal racemes up to 

 6 inches in length. 



64536. CO MBRETUM COCCINETJM 



(Sonner.) Lam. Combretaceae. 



From Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Charlotte Lambie, through 

 H. V. Harlan, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received August 31, 1925. 



A handsome woody climber from Mada- 

 gascar with narrow evergreen leaves and 

 small but brilliant-red flowers : these are 

 in loose spikes or panicles and are charac- 

 terized by long exserted stamens. It should 

 be tried in the southern end of Florida. 



64537. Cuphea balsamona Cham, and 

 Schlecht. Lythraceae. 



From Bahia, Brazil. Seeds presented by 

 Rev. P. Camillo Torrend, Collegio Antonio 

 Vieria. Received August 25, 1925. 



According to an article published in 

 Chacaras E Quintaes (vol. 31, p. 426, May 

 15, 1925) by Father Torrend, this plant has 

 acquired an excellent reputation in southern 

 Brazil as forage. Even when other fodder 

 plants are abundant, cattle are said to con- 

 sume with avidity the " barba de San Pe- 

 dro," as it is called. 



64538. Vitis sp. Vitaceae. 



From Ambato, Ecuador. Cuttings presented 

 by Augusto H. Martinez, Escuela de Agri- 

 cultura. Received September 9, 1925. 



When at Ambato in February of this year 

 [1925] I saw this grape growing in the 

 quinta La Liria, belonging to the Martinez 

 family. Augusto Martinez informed me 

 that this plant was brought to Ambato 



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from the region of Santo Domingo de los 

 Colorados, where it grows wild. Due prob- 

 ably to the cool climate of Ambato, as 

 compared with that of Santo Domingo 

 (which lies at a low elevation on the west- 

 ern slope of the Andes), the plant fails 

 to produce fruit at La Liria, but it vege- 

 tates luxuriantly and flowers profusely. 



In general appearance the plant resem- 

 bles Vitis caribaea, yet I believe it to be 

 distinct from that species. Don Augusto 

 says that it bears an edible fruit of good 

 quality and that it may prove to be of 

 value in connection with the development 

 of new grapes for tropical regions. It 

 should be planted in Florida and the West 

 Indies for use in breeding work. (Wilson 

 Popenoe, Bureau of Plant Industry.) 



64539. Fkagaria sp. Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



From Hingan, Manchuria. Seeds collected 

 by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Au- 

 gust 25, 1925. 



No. 3583. July 3, 1925. A fruit having 

 a very pleasant odor. (Dorsett.) 



64540. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vul- 

 gareYill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Angers, France. Seeds presented by 

 F. R. Godineau. Received September 14, 

 1925. 



This variety is the Early of Milly, which 

 is a selection of Gentile Rosse. It has a 

 rougher straw and a longer spike than the 

 latter and is more accustomed to the cold 

 weather, having been grown in the north 

 of France for several years. (Godineau.) 



64541. Funtumia elastica (Preuss) 

 Stapf. Apocynaceae. 



Lagos rubber tree. 



From Paris, France. Seeds purchased from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received Sep- 

 tember 19, 1925. 



A large forest tree which is very widely 

 distributed throughout central Africa and 

 is the source of the Lagos rubber of com- 

 merce. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 61491. 



64542. Hevea beasiliensis (H. B. K.) 

 Muell. Arg. Euphorbiaceae. 



From Bayeux, Haiti. Seeds presented by 

 L. G. Polhamus, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received September 23, 1925. 



The Para rubber tree, native to Brazil 

 and now extensively cultivated in the East 

 Indies, has always ranked as the princi- 

 pal and most important rubber-producing 

 tree in the world. 



In 1922. the world's production of rubber 

 amounted to 379,200 tons, of which 354,980 

 tons, or 93 per cent, came from this 

 source. (Alfred Keys, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 57943. 



64543 to 64546. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands. 

 Seeds presented by Pere Emmanuel 

 Rougier. Received September 10, 1925. 

 Notes by Pere Rougier. 



Locally developed varieties. 



