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65321 to 65330. Oryza 

 Poaceae. 



65315 to 65320— Continued. 



65320. Smithia javanica Benth. Fabaceae. 



An East Indian leguminous plant, described 

 by Bentham (Miquel, Plantae Junghuhnianae, 

 p. 211) as a prostrate or diffuse herb, with com- 

 pound leaves having five to seven pairs of oblong 

 leaflets about half an inch long and small yellow 

 flowers. 



SATIVA L. 



Rice. 



From Assam, India. Seeds presented by M. 

 . Gangnli, botanical assistant, Karimganj Farm. 

 Received November 16.. 1925. 



Locally grown strains . 



65321. A 1, Lai Ans. 



65322. A 2, Kasalath. 



65323. A 3, Basmati. 



65324. A 10, Kataktara. 



65325. A 2811, C. P. Ans. 



65326. .A 24/1, Basanta Bahar. 



65327. D 138/2, Tepi Durmai. 



65328. D 138/6, Tepi Dumai. 



65329. M 36 ISO, Baurash Hurali. 



65330. M142, Koi Hurali. 



65331 and 65332. Crotalaria spp. 

 Fabaceae. 



From Kisantu, Belgian Congo. Seeds . presented 

 by Frere J. Gillet, Jardin d'Essais de Kisantu. 

 Received November 16, 1925. 



65331. Crotalaria cylindrocarpa DC. 



A tropical African leguminous plant described 

 by J. G. Baker (Oliver, Flora of Tropical Africa, 

 vol. 2, p. 40) as an erect, subscrubby herb about 

 2 feet high, with pale-green elliptic leaflets and 

 medium-sized flowers. 



65332. Crotalaria hildebrandti; Vatke. 



As described by W. Vatke (Oesterreichische 

 Botanische Zeitschrift, vol. 29, p. 220) this is a 

 densely bushy perennial, with broadly oval 

 leaflets. Native to the Belgian Congo. 



65333. Viburnum lobophyllum 

 Graebn. Caprifoliaceae. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 

 W. Hill, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 

 Received November 18, 1925. 



An ornamental shrub from western China with 

 coarsely toothed, rounded leaves, white flowers, 

 and round bright-red berries about a third of an 

 inch in diameter. George M. Darrow, of the Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry, states in his letter of October 

 12, 1925, that this is the only large-fruited species, 

 so far as he knows, which has acid fruit without 

 bitterness. 



For previous introduction, see No. 53748. 



65334 and 65335. Carissa carandas 

 L. Apocynaceae. Karanda. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by 

 P. J. Wester, Ballston, Va. Received Novem- 

 ber 24, 1925. 



65334. Karanda. An evergreen spiny shrub or 

 small tree, with dark-green spiny-tipped 

 leaves, fragrant white flowers in small clus- 

 ters, and reddish acid fruits about an inch in 

 diameter. In India, where the plant is 

 native, and also in the Philippines, where it 

 has recently been introduced, the fruits'are 

 used as pickles when green and for jelly 

 when ripe. 



65334 and 65335— Continued 



65335. Perunkila. A form with sweeter fruits 

 than the Karanda, cultivated in the Philip- 

 pines. According to Mr. Wester, it is one of 

 the best small fruits introduced into the 

 Philippines. 



65336. Garcinia venulosa (Blanco) 

 Choisy. Clusiaceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented 

 by S. Youngberg, acting director, Bureau of 

 Agriculture. Received November 28, 1925. 



A wild Philippine relative of the mangosteen 

 (Garcinia mangostana), which, as described by P. J. 

 Wester (Food Plants of the Philippines, p. 105), is 

 a tree about 45 feet high, with large, oblong, leathery 

 leaves and roundish, flattened, green fruits about 2 

 inches in diameter, with acid flesh inclosing several 

 flat seeds. The Filipinos eat the fruits with fish, 

 and Mr. Wester believes that they would probably 

 make good preserves. 



For previous introduction, see No. 32264. 



65337 to 65436. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) . Fabaceae. 



Soy bean. 



From Harbin, Manchuria. Seeds collected by P. 

 H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received ^November 27, 1925. 



October 13, 1925. Seeds sent in the pods with 

 a portion of the vine attached. These varieties 

 were grown at the botanical garden of the Man- 

 churian Agricultural Research Society of Harbin, 

 and were obtained largely through the courtesy of 

 B. W. Skvortzow and N. Glowkhoff, the superin- 

 tendent. The botanical-garden number is given 

 for each variety. 



65337. No. 4465. No. 3. A large, creamy yellow, 

 almost round bean with a rather large, black 

 eye. 



65338. No. 4466. No. 4. A small, creamy yellow, 

 brown-eyed bean. 



65339. No. 4467. No. 5. A deep-green, black-eyed 

 bean which is oblong and slightly flattened 

 one way. 



65340. No. 4468. No. 6. A large bean, flattened 

 one way, which is creamy yellow with a pale- 

 yellow eye. 



65341. No. 4469. No. 6a. This creamy yellow 

 bean, nearly round, is of good size and has a 

 reddish-brown eye. 



65342. No. 4470. No. 8. A brown-eyed, creamy 

 yellow bean which is of average size, oblong, 

 and slightly flattened one way. 



65343. No. 4471. No. 8a. A small, almost round, 

 creamy yellow bean with a tinge of green. 



65344. No. 4472. No. 9. An almost round bean 

 which is a clear creamy yellow. The rather 

 large eye is very dark brown. 



65345. No. 4473. No. 10. A dark-brown oblong 

 bean, somewhat flattened one way, with a 

 reddish brown eye. 



65346. No. 4474. No. 11. A clear creamy yellow, 

 rather round bean. The eye is reddish 

 brown with a white center. 



65347. No. 4475. No. 12. An oblong, dark-brown 

 bean, somewhat flattened one way with a 

 slightly reddish-brown eye. 



65348. No. 4476. No. 14. A small, flattened, 

 brown bean with a reddish-brown eye. 



65349. No. 4477. No. 15. A shiny black oblong 

 bean, having a dull black eye. 



65350. No. 4478. No. 16. A pale-yellow bean 

 which is slightly oblong and rather flattened 

 one way. The eye is a rich creamy yellow . 



