PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



66730 to 66766— Continued. 



66761 and 66762. Soja max (L.) Piper (Glycine 

 hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soy bean. 



Obtained at Yeunguk, Lungtau Mountains, 

 January 11, 1926. 



66761. No. 379. Taai tsing tau. A large, 

 pale-green variety. 



66762. No. 380. Tsai wong tau. A white to 

 cream-colored variety. 



66763. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgar e Vill.). 

 Poaceae. Common wheat. 



No. 400. Min mak. January 24, 1926. The 

 commonly cultivated variety found in the vicin- 

 ity of Shiuchow. 



66764 and 66765. VlGNA sesQuipedalis (L.) 

 Fruwirth. Fabaceae. Yard Long bean. 



Obtained at Yeunguk, Lungtau Mountains, 

 January 13, 1926. 



For previous introduction see No. 64339. 



66764. No. 381. Hung tau. A red variety. 



66765. No. 382. Oo tau. A black variety. 



66766. Trachycarpus excelsus (Thunb.) 

 Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 369. Tsung. Obtained at Yeunguk, 

 Lungtau Mountains, January 13, 1926. This 

 palm is commonly cultivated on a small scale 

 in the northern part of this Province for the 

 fibers which it yields. The broad tough fibrous 

 sheathing bases of the leaf petioles are sewed 

 together to make rain capes, and the fibers are 

 used to make small rope. 



For previous introduction see No. 48280. 



66767 and 66768. 



From Bahia, Brazil. Seeds presented by Rev. 

 Camilio Torrend, Collegio Antonio Vieira, 

 Received April 8, 1926. 



66767. Campomanesia maschalantha (Berg.) 

 Kiaersh. Myrtaceae. 



A large tree producing very sweet fruits which 

 are greenish when ripe and commonly called 

 Guabiroba in the southern and central parts of 

 Brazil. 



66768. Cuphea balsamona Cham, and 

 Schlecht. Lythraceae. 



According to an article published in Cha- 

 caras E Quintaes (vol. 31, p. 425, May 15, 1925) 

 by Father Torrend, this plant has acquired an 

 excellent reputation as forage in southern Brazil. 

 Even when other fodder plants are abundant, 

 cattle are said to consume with avidity this 

 Barba de San Pedro, as it is called. 



For previous introduction see No. 64537. 



66769 and 66770. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds presented by 

 Holger Johansen, plant introduction garden. 

 Received April 9, 1926. 



66769. Calycophyllum candidissimum (Vahl) 

 DC. Rubiaceae. 



This Central American timber tree, known 

 commercially as the Degame, is described by 

 S. J. Record (Timbers of Tropical America, p. 

 547) as being 40 to 65 feet high with a straight 

 trunk free from limbs. The wood has the 

 strength, toughness, and resilience of hickory 

 and is used for making agricultural implements, 

 tool handles, and similar articles. 



For previous introduction see No. 63628. 



66770. Heliconia sp. Musaceae. 



Bananalike plants, often with beautifully 

 marked foliage. Native to tropical America. 



66771. Prunus armeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From Chihli, China. Scions collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received March 21, 1925. Num- 

 bered June, 1926. 



No. 2024. February 15, 1925. Tsei pu pou 

 hsing (they will not steal). Found in decomposed 

 granite soil in the foothill region of Tsanfengyung, 

 west of JIuailai, at an altitude of about 1,800 feet. 

 The yellow-fleshed freestone fruits, 1 to 2 inches in 

 diameter, ripen during the middle of June, becom- 

 ing green. 



66772 to 66777. 



From Rabat, Morocco. Seeds presented by A. 

 Pochon, Directeur, Jardin d'Essais de Rabat, at 

 the request of David Fairchild, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 April 9, 1926. 



66772. Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. Mimosaceae. 



A low shrubby Australian acacia, used in 

 Morocco with great success as a hedge plant 

 and in South Africa as a sand binder on the 

 seashore. The yellow flowers are in dense 

 globular heads. 



For previous introduction see No. 48041. 



86773. Atriplex halimus L. Chenopodiaceae. 



A low, spreading, North African shrub, with 

 gray foliage, used extensively in Morocco as a 

 hedge plant close to the sea. 



66774. Lopezia bicolor Hort. Onagraceae. 



A superb climbing plant from Mexico, with 

 small pink flowers which make it a peculiarly 

 delicate plant for walls and rockwork. (Note by 

 David Fairchild in letter of May 2, 1925.) 



66775. Mesembryanthemum sp. Aizoaceae. 



A low-growing succulent plant, of possible 

 value as an ornamental for the subtropical sec- 

 tions of the United States. 



66776. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. 



Apricot. 



Much earlier than the European varieties, 

 maturing its fruits at the beginning of June. 

 Its foliage is smaller than that of the European 

 apricot and when young is of a characteristic 

 red. Used here as a stock, and the ordinary 

 apricot thrives splendidly on it. The trees, 

 which grow to a very old age, produce enormous 

 crops of fruits of small size but of good flavor. 

 (Note by David Fairchild in letter of May 2, 1925.) 



66777. Yittadinia triloba (Gaud.) DC. ( V. 

 australis A. Rich.). Asteraceae. 



This little Australian composite makes a 

 superb mass of rosy-white flowers here in Mo- 

 rocco. (Note by David Fairchild in letter of 



May 2, 1925.) 



66778 and 66779. Zea mays L. Poa- 

 ceae. Corn. 



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

 McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received April 2, 1926. 



66778. No. 336. Yellow Flint corn obtained from 

 Iu aborigines at Tsehaang, Lungtau Moun- 

 tains, January 7, 1926. Tso paau suk, Tso 

 icoh paau. Rather small, somewhat pointed 

 ears. 



66779. No. 337. White Flint corn obtained from 

 Iu aborigines at Tsehaang, Lungtau Moun- 

 tains, January 7, 1926. Chi paau suk, Taai 

 woh paau. A yellowish white variety with 

 larger and better shaped ears than No. 336 

 [No. 66778]. It is also a later variety, being 

 planted here in May and June and harvested 

 in September or October. 



