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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



66036 to 63038— Continued. 



66087. Castanea mollissima Blume. 



In the endeavor to relieve the situation caused 

 by the rapid disappearance of our native chest- 

 nut, due to t lie ravages of the blight fungus, the 

 Chinese hairy chestnut is being introduced into 

 this counl ry in considerable quantity. The size 

 and quality of the nuts compare rather favor- 

 ably with that of our native chestnut, although 

 neither the size of the tree nor the tanning con- 

 tent measure up to those of our native species. 



For previous introduction see No. 58602. 



66038. Castanea seguinii Dode. 



A Chinese chestnut, native to east-central 

 China, which is usually a bush or low tree, but 

 occasionally a shapely tree up to 40 feet in height, 

 with deep-green leaves, paler beneath, and small 

 nuts of sweet agreeable flavor. 



66039 to 66042. Crotalaria spp. Fa- 

 baceae. 



From Nairobi, Kenya Colony, British East Africa. 

 Seeds presented by J. McDonald, Scott Agricul- 

 tural Laboratories. Received January 22, 1926. 



66039. Crotalaria agatiflora Schweinf. f. 



No. 6. A tropical African leguminous herb, 

 which, as described by Engler (Hoehnel, Zum 

 Rudolf See, Appendix 1892, p. 13), has large 

 yellow flowers about 2 inches long and 1 inch 

 across and sword-shaped pods about 3 inches 

 long, containing 15 to 20 seeds. 



66040. Crotalaria sp. 

 No. 8. 



86041. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 10. 

 66042. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 11. 



66043 to 66045. Gossypitjm nan- 

 king Meyen. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. P. 

 J. S. Cramer, director, general experiment station, 

 Department of Agriculture, Industry, and Com- 

 merce. Received January 19, 1926. 



The "Chinese" cotton of commerce is, according 

 to Watt (Wild and Cultivated Cottons of the 

 World), an annual or perennial bush, with delicate, 

 sparsely branched stems and imperfectly cordate 

 leaves. The irregular-shaped seeds are densely 

 coated with rufous velvet and bear a silky floss, 

 which, in all the better varieties, is white, but often 

 shows a tendency to become reddish or khaki . This 

 cotton is cultivated throughout tropical Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 62595. 



68043. From Demak, a place in central Java, east 

 of Semarang. 



66044. No. 1. From Palembang. 



66045. No. 2. From Palembang. 



66046 to 66050. Saccharum offict- 

 narum L. Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



From Muzaflarpur, Bengal, India. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by Noel Deerr, superintendent of facto- 

 ries, through E. W. Brandes, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received February 1, 1926. Notes 

 by Mr. Deerr. 



66046. HaruM. From Purtabtore, District of 

 Saras. 



66047. Hatooni (otherwise known as Chemal and 

 Baruk) . From Riwa Ghat, District of Muzaf- 

 farpur. This cane seems to be very close to 

 Sewali. 



86048. Nagori. A slender cane from Samastipur, 

 District of Darbhanga. 



66046 to 66050— Continued. 



68049. Turi. A thick green cane. 



66050. Samari or Sewali. From Ryam, District 

 of Darbhanga. This cane seems to be very 

 close to Hatooni. 



66051. Hernandia sonora L. Her- 

 nandiaceae. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. 

 Seeds presented by W. G. Freeman, director of 

 agriculture. Received January 27, 1926. 



A handsome evergreen West Indian tree, some- 

 times 60 feet high, with oval-oblong papery leaves 

 7 to 12 inches long and loose terminal clusters of 

 small yellowish flowers. The juice of this tree is 

 said to be a painless depilatory. 



66052 to 66055. Trifolium pratense 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Valence sur Rhone, France. Se^eds pur- 

 chased from Tizier Freres. Received February 

 2, 192G. 



Locally grown varieties. 



86052. Department of Ardeche. 



68053. Department of Aveyron. 



66054. Nimes. 



66055. Valence and Lyon. 



66056 to 66058. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Seeds presented by W. 

 Carlton McQuiston, the American University 

 at Cairo. Received January 26, 1926. Notes by 

 Mr. McQuiston. 



Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Melon. 



A long-type muskmelon, known here as the 

 Sheman. 



66057 and 66058. Triticum spp. Poaceae. 



Wheat varieties originated by the Royal 

 Agricultural Society of Egypt. 



66057. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare 

 Vill.). Common wheat. 



Hindi wheat. A variety from India. At 

 present it is the best yielder in the Delta. 



66058. Triticum turgidtjm L. Poulard wheat. 

 A selected strain of Beladi. 



66059. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Kidney cotton. 



From Bangkok, Siam. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 

 Kerr, director, botanical section, Ministry of 

 Commerce. Received January 21, 1926. 



A perennial cotton cultivated in this region. It 

 is not grown as a regular crop, and the floss is used 

 only for making string. {Ken.) 



66060. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Caracas, Venezuela. Seeds presented by H. 

 Pittier, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, 

 Museo Comercial. Received January 22, 1926. 



Seeds collected in the State of Portuguesa. I 

 believe them to be of one of the indigenous species. 

 {Pittier.) 



66061. Macadamia integrifolia 

 Maiden and Betche. Proteaceae. 



From Dundas, New South Wales, Australia. 

 Seeds presented by Herbert J. Rumsey. Re- 

 ceived January 29, 1926. 



