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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67994 to 67996. 



From Ceylon. Seeds obtained from the 

 Peradeniya Botanic Garden by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received July 19, 

 1926. 



67994. COUROUPITA GUIANENSIS A U b 1 . 



Lecythidaceae. 



No. 910. June 9, 1926. The "cannon- 

 ball " tree, native to Guiana, is one of 

 the strangest freaks of the vegetable 

 kingdom. It is a large, handsome tree 

 which produces pink fleshy flowers of 

 curious shape on special crooked branches 

 rising from the trunk. These flowers are 

 followed by cannon-ball shaped fruits 4 

 to 5 inches in diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 50475. 



€7995. Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr. 

 (P. roxuurghii G. Don.). Mimosaceae. 



No. 913. June 9, 1926. A beautifully 

 shaped park tree with a clear smooth 

 trunk, attaining a height of 100 feet 

 ■or more. It is a rapidly growing legume 

 native to Burma. The flowers appear 

 during November, and large clusters of 

 long brown pods are produced on long 

 peduncles. The fine feathery foliage and 

 the graceful form of the tree combine to 

 make an exceptional shade tree for trop- 

 ical gardens. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 ■61064. 



Sterculia lanceolata Cav. Ster- 

 culiaceae. 



No. 908. June 9, 1926. A rather small 

 evergreen tree from southeastern Asia, 

 with small lanceolate leaves, which is 

 particularly striking when bearing its 

 bright scarlet fruits. These consist of a 

 cluster of five spreading follicles which 

 open on the under side, displaying the 

 black shiny seeds. 



67997 to 68000. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, di- 

 rector, botanic gardens. Received July 

 12, 1926. 



67997. ECHINOCHLOA STAGNINA (Retz.) 



Beauv. Poaceae. Grass. 



A tall perennial grass, 6 feet or less 

 high, which grows wild in marshy land 

 in tropical Africa, where, according to 

 Holland (Useful Plants of Nigeria, pt. 4, 

 p. 831), it is a good fodder, much rel- 

 ished by stock. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 49845. 



67998. Oryza latipolia Desv. Poaceae. 



A native Brazilian rice, which is a 

 perennial, sometimes 8 feet high, grow- 

 ing on land which is not flooded, accord- 

 ing to a note by Andre Goeldi, of the 

 Museu Goeldi, Para, Brazil, published 

 under No. 50491. 



67999. Panicum repens L. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



A gray-green creeping or ascending 

 perennial grass up to 2 feet high, native 

 to the Mediterranean countries, and dis- 

 tributed throughout Asia Minor and 

 tropical Africa. The stout rootstocks 

 of this grass make it difficult to eradi- 

 cate. 



67997 to 68000— Continued. 



68000. So.ta max (L.) Piper (Glycine 

 hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 



Locally grown seeds. 



68001 to 68014. 



From Kungchuling, Manchuria. Seeds ob- 

 tained by P. II. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived July 10, 1926. 



From the Kungchuling Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. 



68001 to 68005. Sorghum vulgare Pers. 

 Poaceae. Sorghum. 



68001. No. 5490. Hung ko tai she jen 

 (red-husked large snake eye). 



68002. No. 5491. A late-maturing va- 

 riety with a stalk over 3 meters 

 long. 



68003. No. 5492. Kei ko she jen hing 

 (black-husked red snake eye). A 

 land variety which matures in mid- 

 season. 



68004. No. 5493. Lao mu chu pu tai 

 ton (old pig does not lift up his 

 head). An early dwarf variety. 



68005. No. 5494. Pad kao Hang (white 

 kaoliang). A late-maturing variety. 



68006. HORDEUM VULGARE NIGRUM 



(Willd.) Beaven. Poaceae. 



Six-rowed barley. 



No. 5496%. Feng tien hei (Mukden 

 black barley). A local strain. 



68007. HORDEUM VULGARE PALLIDUM Se- 



ringe. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



No. 5495. Feng tien pai (Mukden white 

 barley). The best strain in southern 

 Manchuria, widely cultivated near 

 Mukden. 



68008 to 68011. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soy bean. 



. No. 5498. Ssu li huang No. 4. 

 Selected from a local variety in 

 Kungchuling in 1914. It is the best 

 strain available for distribution. 



68009. No. 5499. Mukden pai mei. An 

 early-maturing variety cultivated in 

 the vicinity of Mukden. 



68010. No. 5500. Ssu piu cJUeh hei 

 chi. Cultivated in the vicinity of 

 Ssupiuchieh. 



68011. No. 5501. Pai hua tso zu. A 

 midseason variety cultivated in the 

 vicinity of Kungchuling. 



68012 to 68014. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



68012. No. 5496. Originally from San- 

 sheng, northern Manchuria. 



68013. No. 5497. A local, variety cul- 

 tivated near Nangan, southern Man- 

 churia, which matures in midseason. 



68014. No. 5498%. Rung chuling im- 

 proved No. 3. A selected strain. 



68015 to 68040. 



From southeastern Asia and the Balearic 

 Islands. Seeds obtained by David Fair- 

 child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received July 29, 

 1926. 



