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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



64543 to 64546— Continued. 



64543 and 64544. Gossypium barbadense 

 L. 



64543. Matafifi. Introduced here re- 

 cently as Algerian cotton. 



64544. Tahiti cotton, which is probably 

 a hybrid of several species intro- 

 duced iuto this colony. Our agri- 

 cultural export,- Mr. Brugiroux, 

 thinks it is the variety best suited 

 for our needs. 



64545. Gossypium sp. 



Caledonian. From New Caledonia and 

 New Hebrides ; recently introduced. 



64546. Gossypium sp. Kidney cotton. 



Taone, which is probably a hybrid of 

 several species introduced into this col- 

 ony. 



64547. Capsicum annutjm L. Solana- 

 ceae. Red pepper. 



From Mahon, Minorca, Balearic Islands. 

 Seeds collected by David Fairchild, agri- 

 cultural explorer, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, with the Allison V. Armour ex- 

 pedition. Received September 30, 1925. 



No. 218. August 24, 1925. A superb 

 variety discovered by Mr. Armour in the 

 little market at Mahon. It is 4 inches long, 

 2 inches in diameter, and of a conical 

 shape almost identical with that of the 

 Hachi3 7 a variety of Japanese persimmon. 

 The color is exceptionally clear and attrac- 

 tive, and the flavor is excellent. {Fair- 

 child.) 



64548. Illecebrum verticillatum L. 

 Silenaceae. 



From Rabat, Morocco. Roots collected by 

 David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 June 29, 1925. Numbered July, 1925. 



A tall graceful plant which is a peren- 

 nial occurring in the cork forests around 

 Boulhaut, northern Morocco. The pendent 

 white flowers are produced in April, and 

 the bulbs are subjected to six months of 

 drought in the sandy-argillaceous soils of 

 this region. These roots were found by 

 R. Maire near an outcropping of rocks 

 called Socrat en Nemra. {Fairchild.) 



64549. Asparagus altissimus Munby. 

 Convallariaceae. 



From Marrakesh, Morocco. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Auguste Tornezy, inspector of 

 agriculture, Marrakesh, through David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, wit-h the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received September 

 30, 1925. 



No. 187. June 1, 1925. A tall-growing, 

 slender species, probably from the Great 

 Atlas Mountains, which may prove of value 

 as a greenhouse plant for its attractive 

 sprays. {Fairchild.) 



64550 to 64552. 



From Kotgarh, Simla Hills, Punjab, India. 

 Seeds collected by S. E. Stokes and Rich- 

 ard B. Gregg. Received July 18, 1925. 

 Notes by Mr. Gregg. 



64550. Bras sic A sp. Brassicaceae. 



June 4, 1925. Baraf Gobi (snow cab- 

 bage) is planted the end of June, during 

 the early rains, and matures in the late 



64550 to 64552— Continued. 



autumn. It is not cut and gathered like 

 our cabbage, but is left in the field, and 

 the leaves are broken off and used as 

 needed, as are those of spinach and 

 chard. This cabbage remains green all 

 during the snows, and only attains its 

 best flavor after the first frosts and 

 snows. It therefore furnishes fresh 

 grems during the winter, even as late as 

 April. 



64551. Triticum aestivum L. {T. vul- 

 gare Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



June 2, 1925. Kotgarh, red-bearded 

 winter wheat, is planted in this region 

 during September and October and ripens 

 during the latter part of May. It has a 

 strong stem, does not lodge easily, and 

 endures heavy snows. It is especially 

 liked because it does not tend to sprout 

 during the heavy rains which are apt to 

 occur during the harvest season. 



64552. Zba mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



June 8, 1925. This variety of maize 

 ripens very quickly compared with most 

 other varieties, as it is planted after the 

 other corn has gotten a good start, and 

 ripens about the same time. It is planted 

 about the first week in June and ripens 

 in about 90 days. Compared with the 

 American corn, the kernels are small. 



64553 and 64554. Hedysarum spp. Fa- 

 baceae. 



From Oran, Algeria. Seeds presented by 

 Herbier A. Faure. Received July 20, 

 1925. 



64553. Hedysarum capitatom Desf. 



An annual ascending leguminous plant 

 with purple flowers. Native to the Medi- 

 terranean countries. 



64554. Hedysarum pallidum Desf. 



A perennial procumbent leguminous 

 plant, native to northern Africa, where 

 it thrives on steep hillsides. 



64555. Arundinaria alpina Schum. 

 Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From Nairobi, Kenya Colony, British East 

 Africa. Seeds presented by the con- 

 servator of forests, Forest Department. 

 Received July 17, 1925. 



A bamboo with narrow leaves about 3 

 inches long and less than half an inch wide 

 and large lax panicles composed of small 

 spikelets a little more than an inch in 

 length. 



64556. Prosopis nandubey Lorentz. 

 Mimosaceae. , 



From Montevideo, Uruguay. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Luis Guillot, director tecnico, 

 Direccion General de Paseos Publicos. 

 Received July 25, 1925. 



A Uruguayan tree which, according to 

 Arechavaleta (Flora Uruguaya, vol. 1, p. 

 419), is considered valuable timber be- 

 cause of the great durability of the wood 

 which is used for various industrial pur- 

 poses. The numerous small flowers appear 

 in the spring, and the sickle-shaped pods 

 inclose pulp of acid flavor. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 57936. 



