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69126 to 69142— Continued. 



69126. Avexa fatda L. Poaceae. Oats. 

 Kussam or CJiak. 



69127. Brassica sp. Brassicaceae. 



Mustard. 



Yunker. The leaves are eaten as green 

 vegetables, and the seeds are made into 

 oil. 



69128. Fagopyrum TATAEICUM (L.) 

 Gaertn. Polygonaceae. 



Kangra buckwheat. 

 Dao. 

 For previous introduction see No. 64366. 



69129. Fagopyrum vulgarb Hill (F. es- 

 culentum Moench.). Polygonaceae. 



Buckwheat. 

 Qyamra. 



69130 to 69133. Hordbum vulgarb coe- 

 leste L. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



69130. Na. A white barley. 



69131. Nahaver. A red barley. 



69132. Zammer. 



69133. No. 1. 



69134 and 69135. Hordeum vulgarb pal- 

 lidum Seringe; Poaceae. 



Six-rowed barley. 



69134. Sua. 



69135. No. 2. 



Bens esculenta (L.) Moench. 

 Fabaceae. Lentil. 



Kimeh. A variety of Dal. 



69137. Medicago falcata L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



01 or Bugsug. A very good forage for 

 cattle. 



69138. Panicum miliaceum L. Poacea*. 



Proso. 

 Tseche. 



and 69140. Pisum sativum L>. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



69139. Shamma. This variety is said 

 to give several yields per season and 

 to be very nourishing. 



69140. Though occasionally planted in 

 the early spring, this variety is 

 usually planted in late September 

 or early October and is ready for 

 cutting and harvesting in May. It 

 grows to a height of about 1% feet. 

 By cutting off the tops in the early 

 spring the farmers find that there is 

 a higher yield. These cuttings are 

 eaten as greens. 



69141. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare 

 Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



To. A white variety. 



69142. Yicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broad bean. 



Changtan. A large black variety. 



69143 to 69165. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented 

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

 rector, botanic gardens. Received Octo- 

 ber 18, 1926. 



69143. Sesbania grandiflora Poir. 

 ceae. 



Faba- 



69143 to 69165— Continued. 



A small rapid-growing soft-wooded , 

 tree, 15 to 20 feet high, with pinnate 

 leaves and large pendulous white flowers, 

 followed by long sickle-sbaped pods. 

 The fleshy petals are used in curries and 

 soups in the Indian Archipelago, where 

 this tree is native. Tbe leaves and 

 young shoots are sometimes used as 

 fodder. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 57079. 



69144. Albizzia lucida (Roxb.) Benth. 

 Mimosaceae. 



A handsome spreading leguminous tree 

 with attractive feathery leaves ; native 

 to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 33553. 



69145. Bradburya plumieri (Turp.) 

 Kuntze (Centrosema plumieri Turp.). 

 Fabaceae. 



An attractive tropical American legu- 

 minous vine, with red and white flowers 

 and large numbers of smooth pods about 

 8 inches long. It is said to grow in dense 

 shade in Brazil, climbing to the tops of 

 trees to reach the sun. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 48597. 



69146. Bradburya pubescens (Benth.) 

 Kuntze ( Centrosema pubescens 

 Benth.). Fabaceae. 



A slender leguminous vine, up to about 

 6 feet in length, with trifoliolate leaves 

 and oval leaflets, the latter about 2 

 inches long, and white or yellowish small 

 flowers. Native to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65315. 



69147 to 69151. Cassia spp. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



69147. Cassia bicapsularis L. 



An ornamental yellow-flowered ever- 

 green shrub about 4 feet high, native 

 to the West Indies. 



69148. Cassia papuana Hort. 



A tender ornamental yellow-flowered 

 shrub. 



69149. Cassia quinquangulata Rich. 



A handsome tropical evergreen 

 shrub, about 7 feet high, with yellow 

 flowers. 



69150. Cassia rotundifolia Pers. 



An annual bushy leguminous plant, 

 native to tropical America, with small 

 hairy compound leaves and yellow 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 32333. 



69151. Cassia timoriensis DC. 



A rather low tree with slender 

 downy branches, pale-green leaves up 

 to 9 inches in length, bright-yellow 

 flowers, and thin glossy flexible pods 

 sometimes 6 inches long. The tree is 

 distributed throughout the Malay 

 Archipelago and the Philippines. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 55026. 



