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ported to attain large dimensions. It is 

 described as erect, the branches usually 

 short and ascending, the bark thin and 

 fibrous, and the foliage very similar to that 

 of E. obliqua. For trial ia the extreme 

 southern United States and in California. 



For previous introduction, see S. 1*. I. 

 No. 5S628. 



64667. Neyeaudia madagascariensis 

 (Kunth) Hook. f. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Tananarive. Madagascar. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the chief, Agricultural Service. 

 Received July 15, 1925. 



A tall, coarse, perennial grass, closely 

 allied to the giant reed (Arundo donax). 

 Although native to Madagascar, it is 

 found in many parts of tropical Asia and 

 Africa. The flat narrow leaves, 1 or 2 

 feet long, are on leafy, solid stems, 6 to 10 

 feet high. The shining silky erect panicles 

 are 1 to 3 feet in length. In Madagascar 

 the leaves are said to be used for making- 

 hats. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 39690. 



64668. Salvia coccinea pseudococcinea 

 (Jacq.) A. Gray. Menthaceae. 



From Yucatan, Mexico. Seeds collected by 

 Ernest L. Crandall, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received July 20, 1925. 



A perennial sage with flowers the same 

 shade of intense red as that of the car- 

 dinal flower (Lobelia cardmaMs) . The 

 plants, which have two to five sterna, vary 

 in height front 15 to 30 inches and grow 

 in little pockets of soil on limestone rocks 

 in very dry sunny places. Each morning 

 the fully opened flowers drop off before 11 

 o'clock. (Crandall.) 



64669. Pruntjs incisa Thunb. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Seeds pre- 

 sented by C. S. Sargent, director, Arnold 

 Arboretum. Received July 20, 1925. 



An ornamental Japanese cherry which is 

 described (Arnold Arboretum, Bulletin of 

 Popular Information, vol. 8, no. 3) as a 

 large shrub, or sometimes a small tree, 

 about 25 feet high. The flowers, which 

 appear in drooping clusters before the 

 deeply cut leaves, are white or rosy, with 

 bright-red calyxes, and the anthers are 

 bright yellow. The petals fall early, but 

 the calyxes, which gradually grow brighter, 

 remain on the young fruits for some time 

 and are quite showy. 



64670 to 64672. Sacchartjm officina- 

 rum L. Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Cut- 

 tings presented by Gonzalo M. Forttin, 

 director, EstaciSn Experimental Agro- 

 nomica. Received July 20, 1925. 



Locally grown strains. 



64670. Co. 205. 64672. Co. 281. 



64671. D.21tf.- 



64673. Musa tjranoscopos Lout. (M. 

 coccinea Andr. ) . Musaceae. Banana. 



From Canton, China. Seeds collected by 

 F. A. McClure, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 July 28, 1925. 

 No. 151. May 19, 1925. Wat cMu and 



sliui tsiu. Obtained from a tree in an old 



deserted yamen (Ilok T*oi Nga Moon) on 

 Kauiufong. The plants, 4 to 5 meters high, 

 have leaves which are longer and narrower 

 than those of the usual cultivated bananas 

 here. The bracts of the flowers curl, one 

 at a time, back from the bud, exposing 

 the brilliant-red inner surface, thus permit- 

 ting the fertilization of the flowers. Un- 

 like those of the cultivated edible banana, 

 these bracts persist after the fruits reach 

 maturity. The fruits are short and thick, 

 being only 9 centimeters long, including 

 the rather slender base by which they are 

 attached to the stalk, and 11.5 centimeters 

 in circumference. The skin turns a rich 

 yellow when the fruits are ripe. The in- 

 terior of the fruits is so packed with seeds 

 that there is practically no flesh. 

 (McClure.) 



64674 to 64719. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Faba- 

 ceae. Soy bean. 



From Kagoshima, Japan. Seeds presented 

 by K. Tamari, Kagoshima Imperial Col- 

 lege of Agriculture and Forestry. Re- 

 ceived July 23, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 Tamari. 



64674 to 64683. Grown at the Prefecture 

 Akita, in 1924, and obtained through 

 C. Kanamoto, Yokozawamura, Akita. 



64674. No. A-l. Hanshiro Mame. A 

 half-white variety. 



64675. No. A-2. Mejiro. White-eyed 

 soy bean. 



64676. No. A-3. Qo-yo Mame. A five- 

 leaved variety. 



64677. No. A-4. Wase Akazaya. An 

 early variety having a reddish pod. 



64678. No. A-5. Ko AbaJcoJcu. A small 

 abakoku soy bean. 



64679. No. A-6. Kuro Mame. Black 

 variety. 



64680. No. A--7. Kuro Zaya. Black- 

 podded soy bean. 



64681. No. A-8. Akita. 



64682. No. A-9. Ani. 



64683. No. A-10. Tamazdukuri. This 

 variety was grown at Tamazdukuri. 



64684 to 64701. Grown in Chosen during 

 1924 and collected by the courtesy of 

 the director of the agricultural experi- 

 ment station of Chosen, Suigen. 



64684. C-l. Suigen No. 5. 



64685. C-2. Suigen No. 8. 



64686. C-3. Suigen No. 9. 



64687. C-4. Suigen No. 10. 



64688. C-5. Ciarukon. 



64689. C-G. CJiuhoku Shiro. A white 

 soy bean grown at the Prefecture 

 Chuhoku. 



64690. C-7. Tansen Tanryoku. Light 

 green variety grown in Tansen. 



C-8. Chozdui. 



64692. C-9. Niku Awo Cha Daizdu. A 

 green variety with a brown skin. 



64693. C-10. Urusan. 



64694. C-ll. Himaslii Daizdu. Castor 

 soy bean. 



64695. G— 12. Koshiu Churyu. From 

 Koshiu. 



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