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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67409. Linum usitatissimum L. Lin- 

 aceae. Flax. 



From Riga, Latvia. Seed? obtained from C. J. 

 Mayer, commercial attache, United States 

 legation. Received June 18, 1926. 



Locally grown seed. 

 67410 and 67411. Lyssochilus spp. 



From Africa. Roots obtained through II. L. 

 Shantz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 March 30. 1926. Numbered June, 1926. 



Collected during November in dry ground in 

 the highlands of northern Xyassaland, and sent to 

 me by Mrs. W. P. Young, of Livingstonia. 

 {Shantz.) 



67410. No. 4S8. 67411. No. 490. 



67412. Vetiveria zizaxioides (L.) 

 Nash {Andropogoii squarrosus L. f.). 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



From Buitenzorg. Java. Cuttings presented by Dr. 

 P. J. S. Cramer. Director, General Experiment 

 Station, Department of Agriculture, Industry, 

 and Commerce. Received September 1, 1925. 

 Numbered June. 1926. 



A stout grass, with tufted stems 2 to 5 feet high, 

 rigid leaves 1 to 2 feet long, and erect conical pan- 

 icles up to a foot in length. Native to lower India 

 and Burma. 



For previous introduction see No. 34928. 



67413. Colocasia esctjlexta (L.) 

 Schott. Araceae. Dasheen. 



From San Pedro, Sula, Honduras. Tubers pre- 

 sented by Mrs. H. X . Auler. Received October 

 7. 1925. Numbered June, 1926. 

 The dasheen of this country is pink and white 



and very dry. We have had about 15 pounds from 



one plant. (Mrs. Auler.) 



67414 and 67415. Colocasia escu- 

 lexta (L.) Schott. Araceae. 



Dasheen. 



From Aburi, Gold Coast. West Africa. Tubers 

 presented by F. X". Howes, Government bota- 

 nist. Received January 7. 1926. Numbered 

 June, 1926. Notes by Mr. Howes. 

 These two varieties are grown extensively all 



over the forest country of this colony for food; 



they appear equally hardy and disease resistant. 



67414. Bed. The growing points of the tubers 

 of the red variety are distinctly red, though 

 the flesh, particularly when young, is some- 

 times of a pinkish tint. 



67415. White. The tubers of the white variety 

 have no pigment at all. 



67416. MlCHELIA CHAMPACA L. Mag- 



noliaceae. 



From China. Plants obtained by F. A. McClure. 



agricultural explorer. Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received February 9, 1926. Numbered June, 

 1926. 



No. 307. Wong yu): laan. Obtained at Fatsi, 

 Canton, from a commercial flower garden. A 

 small much-branched tree of cylindrical habit. 

 The leaves are pale green, entire, narrow oblong, 

 acute and shiny waxy above. The long, slender, 

 cream-colored, solitary flowers, mostly terminal, 

 are borne the year round, but most abundantly in 

 May and June. Owing to their rich fragrance 

 these flowers are highly esteemed by the Chinese 

 and are commonly worn by women in their hair 

 on formal occasions and by children behind their 

 ears and in their noses. The petals do not open 

 very soon, but remain for a long time quite tight 

 together. In this state the flowers are 3 to 4 centi- 

 meters long and 1 centimeter in diameter in the 

 middle. 



67417 to 67423. Colocasia esculexta 

 (L.) Schott. Araceae. Taro. 



From Canton, China. Tubers and offshoots col- 

 lected by F. A. McClure, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received April 2, 

 1926. Notes by Mr. McClure. 



67417. No. 357. Taai oo tau. Obtained at 

 Yeunguk, Lungtau Mountain, January 13, 

 1926. The most commonly cultivated 

 variety in this rural district. 



67418. Xo. 358. Leng oo tau. Obtained at 

 Yeunguk, Lungtau Mountain, January 13, 

 1926. This is a rather small variety which 

 is commonly planted on hillsides (hence the 

 name "hill taro"). It thrives without 

 irrigation, which is considered essential for 

 most of the commonly cultivated varieties. 



67419. Xo. 393. Kaau tsau oo tau, Paak nga oo- 

 tau. Obtained at Shiuchow, January 23, 

 1926. 



67420. Xo. 394. Heung oo tau. One of the most 

 widely cultivated varieties of the Province, 

 obtained at Shiuchow, January 23, 1926. 



67421. Xo. 396. Hung nga oo tau. A widely- 

 cultivated variety obtained at Shiuchow,. 

 January 23, 1926. 



67422. Xo. 398. Hung yuk oo. A "red-fleshed" 



variety obtained at Shiuchow, January 24, 



1926. 

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67423. Xo. 399. Paak nga oo tau. A "white- 

 sprouted" variety obtained at Shiuchow, 

 January 24, 1926. 



granatum Koen. 



67424. Xtlocarpus 

 Aleliaceae. 



From Sibolangit, Sumatra. Seeds obtained by 

 David Faii-child and P. H. Dorsett. agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison Y. Armour expedition. Received May 

 20, 1926. 



A moderately large evergreen tree from south- 

 eastern Asia, the seeds of which yield an oil used 

 as hair oil and for illumination. The hard wood is 

 used for making tools. 



67425 to 67484. Phaseolus vulgaris 

 L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 



From Tiflis, Georgia. Caucasus. Seeds presented 

 by L. Dekaprelevich, chief specialist of plant 

 breeding, botanical garden. Received June,. 

 1926. 



67425.* N-l. A white elliptical variety. 



67426. N-£. A short elliptical red variety. 



67427. X-5. A black elliptical variety. 



67428. N-6. Two-thirds red; one-third white 

 with red spots. 



67429. N-7. White with dark-red spot around 

 hilum. 



67430. N-8. Light brown with reddish-brown 

 markings. 



67431. N-10. Light buff with reddish-brown 

 markings. 



67432. X-12. Long dark-red variety. 



[ 67433. X-13. An ellipticalswhite variety. 



67434. X-H. A round snow-white variety. 



67435. X-15. Dark buff with oblique square 

 ends. 



67436. X-16. An elliptical filbert-colored 

 variety. 



67437. X-16. A round yellowish variety. 



67438. X-17. A dark-buff elliptical variety. 



67439. X-22. A white variety. 



