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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



66163. Solaxum TUBEROSUM L. So- 

 lanaceae. Potato. 



ogland. Tubers obtained from 

 button & Sons, by F. W. Keay, Wolverhampton, 

 and presented through C. F. Clark, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. .Received February is, 1926. 



This variety is said to be Paterson's Victoria, but 

 it is not the old Paterson's Victoria bred by William 

 Paterson. {Keay.) 



66164. Ipomoea reptaxs (L.) Poir. 

 (/. aquatica Forsk.). Convolvulaceae. 



From Canton, China. Seeds collected by F. A. 

 McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received February 3, 1926. 



No. 305. Obtained on Honam Island, December 

 15, 1925. Ung taoi; paak AooA- ung taoi. This is 

 one of the most widely cultivated vegetables among 

 the Chinese. It is easy to grow, yields many crops, 

 and appeals generally to the Chinese palate. It 

 may be grown either a s a dry-land vegetable or as a 

 water crop. The tips of the branches are eaten, 

 together with the leaves. (McClure.) 



For previous introduction see No. 54409. 



66165 to 66167. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Scions presented by Dr. L. 

 Trabut, Government botanist. Received Feb- 

 ruary 11, 1926. Notes by Doctor Trabut. 



66165. Pyrus ghaebiana Trabut. 



This is near to Pyrus longipes, but sufficiently 

 characterized by the form of the leaves and the 

 fruit. This pear grows on the tufas in the region 

 of Lamoriciere, Daya. It is called gharbiana 

 from the name of the region which formed part 

 of the ancient kingdom of Gharb (of the west) 

 at the time of Arab domination. 



For previous introduction see No. 30031. 



66166. Pyrus loxgepes Coss. and Dur. 



A rare Algerian wild variety of botanical inter- 

 est, which forms a tall tree with few spines. It 

 occurs in the. mountains of Setif, Anini, and 

 l'Aures, where it reaches its highest develop- 

 ment. The leaves are small, rounded, oval, 

 and suborbicular; the fruits are small, about the 

 size of a cherry, and have a stalk three times 

 their length. 



For previous introduction see No. 34662. 



66167. Pyrus mamorexsis Trabut. 



A Moroccan pear growing in the cork-oak 

 forest of Mamora. The vigorous tree, very 

 resistant to dryness in the sandy noncaleareous 

 soils, will probably form a good stock. The 

 fruits are rather large and the seeds very large. 



For previous introduction see No. 45612. 



66168. Ceiba acuminata (S. Wats.) 

 Rose. Bonibacaceae. Fochote. 



From Cajenne, Sonora, Mexico. Seeds presented 

 by Walter Thompson, through L. H. Dewey, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Februarv 

 16, 1926. 



This close relative of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba 

 pentandra) is described by P. C. Standley (Contri- 

 butions from the United States National Herba- 

 rium, vol. 23, pt. 3) as a large or medium-sized tree 

 with a greenish, spiny trunk, compound leaves, and 

 hard, otlong fruits about 7 inches long which con- 

 tain brownish "cotton" used for stuffing pillows 

 and for making candlewicks. It is native to western 

 and southern Mexico. 



For previous introduction see No. 393S9. 



66171. Gosstpium sp. 



66169. Arachis xambyquarae Hoeh- 

 ne. Fabaceae. 



From Sao Paulo, Brazil. Seeds presented by the 

 Seire::.ri;i do Interior do Estado de Sao Paulo, 

 through Arthur G. Parsloe, American vice 

 consul in charge, Santos. Received Februarv 

 16, 1926. 



A Brazilian relative of the peanut, which, ac- 

 cording to Hoehne (Historia Natural Botanica, 

 Matto Grosso, Brazil, pt. 12), is a rather shrubby, 

 much-branched prostrate or ascending plant. The 

 pod is 2 to 3 inches long, with usually two seeds, 

 which are edible and very oily. Cultivated by the 

 Nambyquara Indians in Rondonia, Matto Grossc. 

 For previous introduction see No. 62099. 



66170. COFFEA QUILLOU P. J. S. 



Cramer. Rubiaceae. Coffee. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented 

 by S. Youngberg, director, Bureau of Agricul- 

 ture. Received February 16, 1926. 

 Introduced into the East Indies from Libre- 

 ville, French Congo, in 1901, this was found to be 

 distinct from Coffea robusta. The leaves are nar- 

 rower and brighter green, and the young trees are 

 pyramidal in habit. The berries are bright red, 

 not dark crimson, and oblong. The crop matures 

 later than that of C. robusta and under favorable 

 circumstances is larger than that of any other 

 coffee. Under less favorable conditions C. robusta 

 is more productive. (Tea and Coffee Trade Journal, 

 vol. So, p. 417.) 



For previous introduction see No. 65798. 



Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seeds obtained 

 through A. Gavlin, American consul general. 

 Received February 18, 1926. 

 Mocd (tree type) cotton, a locally grown variety. 



66172 to 66175. Trifolium peatexse 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Aberystwyth, Wales. Seeds presented by 

 R. G. Stapledon, director, Welsh Plant-Breeding 

 Station. Received February 19, 1926. 

 Locally developed varieties. 



66172. Sta. No. Aa-1214. 



66173. Sta. No. Aa-1215. 



66174. Sta. No. Aa-1216. 



66175. Montgomery late-flowering clover. 



66176. Elaeocaepus laxceaefolius 

 Roxb. Elaeocarpaceae. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. L. 

 Trabut, Government botanist. Received Feb- 

 ruary 19, 1926. 



A handsome white-flowered tree from the Hima- 

 layas, which, according to J. D. Hooker (Flora of 

 British India, vol. 1. p. 402), has serrulate, lanceolate 

 leaves up to 6 Inches in length and 2 inches in width, 

 and flowers half an inch across, borne in racemes. 



66177 to 66179. Gosstpium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From the island of Cyprus. Seeds presented by the 

 director of agriculture. Received February 19, 

 1926. 



66177. GOSSYPIUM HEEBACEUM L. 



66178 and 66179. Gossypioi hirsuiuv L. 



66178. Triumph. 



66179. Derived from Sea Island, New Orleans, 

 Triumph, and other varieties. 



