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66180. Triticum aestivum L. (T. 

 vulgare Villi). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Piacenza, Italy. Seeds presented by Fede- 

 razione Italiana dei Consorzi Agrari. Received 

 February 20, 1926. 



Ardito. A new Italian wheat variety. 

 66181 and 66182. 



From Rio Piedras, Porto Rico. Seeds presented 

 by W. P. Kramer, chief, Porto Rico Forest 

 Service. Received February 17, 1926. 



66181. Bauhinia kurzii Prain. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



As described by J. G. Baker (Hooker, Flora 

 of British India, vol. 2, p. 280), this is a climbing 

 shrub, with papery, rounded-cordate leaves 

 about 4 inches long, which are slit down about 

 one-third of their length. The flowers are borne 

 in terminal racemes. Native to Martaban, 

 Burma. 



For previous introduction see No. 33558. 



66182. Caesalpinia sappan L. Caesalpiniaceae. 



A shrubby leguminous tree, native to India 

 and Malaysia, which bears showy yellow flowers. 

 The wood, known to commerce as sappan wood, 

 yields a red dye, and the bark is used for tanning. 

 It is said to be an excellent hedge plant and to 

 endure rather poor dry soils. 



66183. Citrus nobilis deliciosa 

 (Ten.) Swingle. Rutaceae. 



Mandarin orange. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented 

 by S. Youngberg, director, Bureau of Agricul- 

 ture. Received February 20, 1926. 



P. I. No. 1267. Szinkom mandarin. Grown at the 

 experiment station in Tanauan, Batangas. ( Young- 

 berg.) 



66184 to 66188. Cynara scolymus L. 

 Asteraceae. Artichoke. 



From Paris, France. Offshoots purchased from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received February 

 27, 1926. 



Artichoke varieties not known in the American 

 trade. 



66185. 



Early Purple Globe. 

 Green Globe or Provence. 

 Large Flat Brittany. 



66187. Large Globe or Paris Improved Large Green. 



66188. Perpetual. 



66189 and 66190. Coffea spp. Rubi- 

 aceae. 



From Tananarive, Madagascar, 

 by the director of agriculture, 

 ary 15, 1926. 



66189. Coffea sp. 

 No. 1. 



66190. Coffea sp. 

 No. 2. 



Coffee. 



Seeds presented 

 Received Febru- 



66191. Saccharum 

 Poaceae. 



OFFICINARUM L. 



Sugar cane. 



Herradura, Cuba. 

 3. Earle, through E. 



Cuttings presented by 

 W. Brandes, Bureau of 



From 

 F. 

 Plant Industry. Received March 1, 1926. 



Co. 281. A locally grown variety 

 73936—28 4 



66192 and 66193. 



From the island of Mytilene, Greece. Scions pur- 

 chased through P. D. Caldis, University Farm, 

 Davis, Calif. Received March 1, 1926. Notes. 

 by Mr. Caldis. 



66192. Cydonia oblonga Mill. (Pyrus cydonia 

 L.). Malaceae. Quince. 



A variety formerly quite famous in Asia 

 Minor. The fruit is large and fragrant and is 

 eaten fresh like an apple. 



66193. Olea europaea L. Oleaceae. Olive. 



Eopades. A variety commonly grown in the 

 island of Mytilene which is said to lack the 

 bitter flavor of other varieties. 



66194 to 66247. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds obtained by 

 David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received Feb- 

 ruary 26, 1926. 



Unless otherwise stated, the following seeds 

 were collected at the Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 Peradeniya. 



66194. Adenanthera bicolor Moon. Mimo- 

 saceae. 



No. 296. January 2, 1926. The beans of this 

 tropical tree, unlike those of its relative, Adenan- 

 thera pavoniana, are half red and half black like 

 those of the Abrus precatorius. These seeds are 

 very attractive for bead work, and the tree 

 might be grown for the purpose of producing 

 these seeds. Native to Ceylon. 



66195. Agati grandiflora (L.) Desv. (Sesbania 

 grandinora Poir.). Fabaceae. 



No. 311. January 11, 1926. A small, rapid- 

 growing, soft-wooded tree, 15 to 20 feet in height, 

 with pinnate leaves and large pendulous white 

 flowers, followed by long sickle-shaped pods. 

 The fleshy petals are used in curries and soups 

 in the Indian Archipelago, where this tree is 

 native. The leaves and young shoots are some- 

 times used as fodder. 



For previous introduction see No. 61778. 



66196. Amomum hemisphaericum (Blume) 

 Schum. Zinziberaceae. 



No. 282. January 3, 1926. A very striking 

 and handsome species from Java, with great 

 pinnate leaves rising from the ground to a height 

 of 12 feet and having leaflets 2 feet long. Under- 

 neath, these leaves are the loveliest bronze- 

 claret color, making the plant, when seen against 

 the sunlight, a wonderful thing. Propagated 

 usually by rhizome cuttings. 



66197. Anodendron panictjlatum (Roxb.) A. 

 DC. Apocynaceae. 



No. 294. January 2, 1926. The dul of Ceylon 

 climbs to the tops of the tallest trees and forms 

 an immense snakelike stem several inches 

 through. It bears big pods with seeds having a 

 long white silky coma. 



66198 to 66201. Areca catechu L. Phoenica- 

 ceae. Palm. 



This superb little palm grows everywhere in 

 the oriental Tropics, and nobody knows whence 

 it came; it is one of the most striking features of 

 the landscapes here, and deserves to be thor- 

 oughly established in the western Tropics. 

 There are at least four distinct varieties of the 

 Areca palm in Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see No. 51803. 



66198. No. 313. Variety .4. 



66199. No. 314. Variety B. 



