JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1927 



70895 to 70927— Continued. 



for hay, but of some value as green forage. 

 This grass makes a pure stand in fields which 

 are flooded in the rainy season. 



70915. Panicum sp. 



No. 983. Georgetown, McCarthy Island, 

 Gambia. 



70916. Panicum sp. 



No. 1104. Konakry, French Guinea. 

 January 15, 1927. A grass, probably an 

 annual, which is handsome when in bloom. 

 It seems very promising for hay and is used 

 in this region for cattle. 



70917. Panicum sp. 



No. 1125. En route from Cape St. May 

 to Abuko, Gambia. January 10, 1927. A 

 grass from cultivated fields, abandoned for a 

 season, which may make a good hay crop 

 because of its stooling habit, soft foliage, and 

 tender stems. 



70918 and 70919. Pennisetum setosum (Swartz) 

 L. Rich. Poaceae. Grass. 



A stout perennial grass, 2 to 4 feet high, dis- 

 tributed throughout the Tropics and often used 

 as forage. 



For previous introduction see No. 58037. 



70918. No. 999. Konakry, French Guinea. 

 January 15, 1927. 



70919. No. 999a. Konakry, French Guinea. 

 January 15, 1927. 



70920. Prosopis oblonga Benth. Mimosaceae. 



No. 988. From dry land opposite George- 

 town, on the Gambia River. January 9, 1927. 

 A hard- wooded leguminous tree, 70 feet high, 

 which appears of promise as an avenue tree 

 because of its attractive habit. 



70921. Rhynchosia calycina Guill. and Perr. 

 {Dolicholus calycinus Hiern). Fabaceae. 



No. 1124. Jala, Sierra Leone. January 21, 

 1927. An attractive climbing shrub with 

 masses of bright-red flowers in dense racemes 

 3 to 4 inches long. 



70922. Sterculia tragacantha Lindl. Ster- 

 culiaceae. 



No. 992. Between Fore Carial and Konakry, 

 French Guinea. January 16, 1927. A tree 40 to 

 50 feet high with attractive leathery leaves and 

 clusters of brilliant scarlet fruits containing 

 smooth black seeds. 



70923. Stizolobium cinereum Piper and Tracy. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 1115. Jala, Sierra Leone. January 21, 

 1927. The "stringless" velvet bean of South 

 Africa. 



70924. Strychnos sp. Loganiaceae. 



No. 964. Between Georgetown and Kun- 

 taur, Gambia. January 10, 1927. "Kafir 

 orange." An erect and nearly spineless tree 

 10 feet high, growing on dry clay soil. 



70925. Terminalia macroptera Guill. and 

 Perr. Combretaceae. 



No. 991. Sankuli Kunda, near Georgetown, 

 Gambia. January 9, 1927. A spreading' tree, 

 60 feet high, which withstands long periods of 

 drought and hot weather. 



70926. Physedra eglandulosa Hutchins. and 

 Dalziel. Curcurbitaceae. 



No. 1118. Near the Taia River, Jala. Jan- 

 uary 21, 1927. A vine producing attractive red 

 gourdlike fruits which are said to be eaten only 

 by cattle. 



70895 to 70927— Continued. 



70927. Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth. 

 Mimosaceae. 



No. 994. En route from Konakry to Fore 

 Carial, French Guinea. January 16, 1927. A 

 handsome tropical tree which is promising as a 

 shade and avenue tree for the warmer parts of 

 the United States. The seeds are used to make a 

 green dye. This tree is said to grow in large 

 numbers on the plateau of Futa Jalon, at an 

 altitude of 4,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see No. 62916. 



70928. Ulmtjs parvifolia Jacq. Ul- 

 maceae. 



From Woodward, Okla. Plants presented by E. 

 F. Chilcott, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived March 4, 1927. 



A small handsome semievergreen tree, 15 meters 

 or less high, with small glossy green leaves. Native 

 to northern China, Chosen, and Japan. These 

 plants are from seeds of trees that have been growing 

 for 12 years under adverse conditions at Tucumcari, 

 N. Mex., and have proved entirely hardy. 



70929. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Raiatea, Society Islands. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. J. Arthur Harris, department of botany, 

 University of Minnesota, University Farm, 

 St. Paul, Minn., through T. H. Kearney, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received March 2, 1927. 



A variety cultivated by the Chinese inhabitants 

 of Utoroa, Raiatea. Collected October 11, 1926. 



70930 to 70932. 



From Luchowfu, Anhwei, China. Scions obtained 

 by F. A. McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received March 10, 1927. 



70930 and 70931. Diospyros kaki L. f. Dio- 

 spyraceae. Kaki. 



70930. No. 769. Tree No. 2. A tree about 

 5 or 6 years old, which is probably grafted, 

 though the union of the scion and stock is 

 not visible above the ground. It is a 

 superior variety and should receive un- 

 usual attention. The sweet-fleshed fruits 

 are large, somewhat cylindrical though 

 sometimes slightly squarish, with a flat 

 calyx and rounded apex and seedless or 

 few seeded. The core is somewhat pithy, 

 not large, and separates from the surround- 

 ing flesh. The fruits ripen at midseason, 

 the skin becoming red-orange, and they 

 are good keepers. The astringency dis- 

 appears when the fruits are allowed to 

 ripen by themselves. Artificial methods 

 are necessary only when it is desired to 

 ripen the fruit early. 



70931. No. 771. Tree No. 3. A tree about 5 

 or 6 years old, probably grafted, though 

 the union of the scion and stock is not 

 visible above the ground. The fruits are 

 large, flattened, sometimes very slightly 

 squarish in section, and sometimes with 

 more or less distinct grooves running from 

 the tips of the calyx lobes. They are 

 seedless or few seeded, with soft flesh 

 when ripe, and keep well. In most points 

 they are very similar to those of the variety 

 commonly cultivated around Luchowfu, 

 but superior in quality and sweetness. 

 If allowed to ripen naturally they are 

 without astringency. 



70932. Malus sp. Malaceae. Apple. 



Hwa hong (red flower). An exceptionally 

 hardy small species of special value because it 

 stands the hot humid climate of this part of 

 China. The tree, which is drought and cold 

 resistant, produces rather small, hard, sour 

 fruits of little value. 



