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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



66325 to 66335— Continued. 



66325. At. 1. Badal. 



66326. At. 28. Birbak. 



66327. S.14. Il'iti. 



66328. S. 15. Tulshijoha. 

 S.22. Lati. 



). S. 149. Indra. 



66331. S. 155. Badshabhog. 



66332. S. 156. Xagra. 



66333. S.161. Dhepi. 



66334. S. 233. Basantabahar . 



66335. Mixed seeds of S. 154 George and S. 156 

 Nagra. 



66336 and 66337. Trifolium pra- 

 tense L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Copenhagen, Denmark. Seeds presented by 

 L. P. M. Larsen, Danish Royal Agricultural 

 Society. Received March 18, 1926. 



66386. Tystofte No. 40. An early red clover. 



66337. Hersnap. A late red clover; a good 

 yielder. 



66338. Belott marmelos (L.) Lyons 

 (Aegle marmelos Correa). Rutaceae. 



Bel. 



From Kandy, Ceylon. Scions collected by David 

 Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explor- 

 ers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison 

 V. Armour expedition. Received March 12, 

 1926. 



No. 336. From a tree near the home of Rat- 

 watte Disawa, grandson of the former King of 

 Kandy. A variety with abortive seeds and of 

 excellent quality though rather small. .The disawa 

 told us that he eats one of these fruits for breakfast 

 every morning, and that his father practically 

 lived on them during the latter years of his life. 



For previous introduction see Nos. 65793 and 

 65794. 



66339. Caxna edtjlis Ker. Canna- 

 ceae. Edible canna. 



From San Juan, Porto Rico. Rhizomes presented 

 by 0. W. Barrett, agricultural director, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture and Labor. Received 

 March 23, 1926. 



A close relative of the ornamental cannas, culti- 

 vated for its edible tubers, which contain a large 

 percentage of starch. The plant is very vigorous 

 and often becomes 9 feet high, with handsome 

 bronze-green leaves and scarlet flowers. When 

 properly cooked the tubers are very palatable; 

 according to F. G. Krauss, of the Hawaii Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, they should be boiled 

 for 30 minutes and then mashed like boiled pota- 

 toes. Prepared thus they are comparable to pota- 

 toes in taste and in Hawaii the yield is more than 

 twice as great. As much as 60 pounds of tubers 

 have been obtained from a single hill. The tops 

 can be used as forage for cattle and swine. 



It is as a commercial source of starch, however, 

 that the edible canna is most promising, in Aus- 

 tralia it is grown for this purpose in preference to 

 the Bermuda arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea), 

 because of its much higher yield. A deep rich 

 well-drained soil and moderate rainfall are neces- 

 sary for the successful cultivation of this plant. 

 In the United States it will probably have to be 

 grown as an annual, except in the warmest parts 

 of Florida. 



For previous introduction see No. 46313. 



66340. Atalaxtia missioxis (Wight) 

 Oliver. Rutaceae. 



From Jaffna, Ceylon. Scions collected by David 

 Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 

 plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 March 26, 1926. 



Mr. Fairchild's No. 345. The pamburu of the 

 Singhalese and kuruntu of the Tamils. A native 

 Ceylon tree with white flowers and very sweet 

 fruits which are like small, dark oranges. Native 

 to the dry district of Ceylon. 



66341 to 66419. 



From Tiehlingho, Kirin Province, Manchuria. 

 Seeds presented by A. D. YVoeikoff, director, 

 Experimental Farm, Echo. Received March, 

 1926. 



66341. Agropyron strigosum (Bieb.) Boiss. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 2. A perennial cespitose grass, native to 

 Turkestan, with long narrow panicles and short 

 narrow rigidly acuminate leaves. 



66342. Agropyron sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 5a. 



66343. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata 

 (Maxim.) Koehne. Vitaceae. 



No. 74. A handsome strong-growing vine, 

 native to eastern Asia, which is particularly 

 attractive in autumn with its clusters of deep- 

 blue berries; it is well adapted for covering 

 trellises and low walls. 



For previous introduction see No. 63332. 



66344. Asparagus schoberioides Kunth. Con- 



vallariaceae. 



No. 57. An erect hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nial asparagus, 3 feet or less in height, with red 

 berries. Native to eastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 33309. 



66345. Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth. 

 Poaceae. Grass 



No. 1. A stout perennial grass native to 

 Manchuria. 



For previous introduction see No. 57279. 



66346. Calamagrosiis sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 3a. A stout perennial Manchurian 

 grass. 



66347 to 66365. Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scribn. 

 ( Seta ria italica Beauv.). Poaceae. Millet. 



66347. No. 185. Nien ku tsa (yellow gluti- 

 nous). Originally from Ninguta district, 

 Kirin Province. 



66348. No. 187. P'ai fang ku (white). Orig- 

 inally from Ninguia district, Kirin 

 Province. 



66349. No. 188. Fang ku tsa. Originally 

 from Ninguta district, Kirin Province. 



66350. No. 190. Fang ku tsa (light j-ellow). 

 Originally from Ninguta district, Kirin 

 Province. 



66351. No. 193. Fang ku tsa (light yellow). 

 From Ninguta district, Kirin Province. 



66352. No. 194. Fang ku tsa. From Tung- 

 pinghsien district, Kirin Province. 



66353. No. 197. Fang ku tsa (light yellow). 

 From Tungpinghsien district, Kirin Prov- 

 ince. 



66354. No. 199. Fang ku tsa. From Ninguta 

 district, Kirin Province. 



