PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



70933 to 70954. 



From Africa. Seeds collected by David Fairchild, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 with the Allison V. Armour expedition. Re- 

 ceived February 11, 1927. 



70933. Acacia scorpioides (L.) W. F. Wight 

 (A. arabica Willd.). Mimosaceae. 



No. 943. Bathurst, Gambia. January 6, 

 1927. A rapid-growing variety used as a hedge 

 at the Bathurst Experiment Station and which 

 should be tried as a drought-resistant hedge plant 

 in the Southwest. The pods are said to furnish 

 a very superior tannin. 



70934. Aeolanthus buettneri Guerke. Men- 

 thaceae. 



No. 952. Georgetown, McCarthy Island, 

 Gambia. January 8, 1927. An aromatic erect- 

 growing perennial which seeds very freely. It 

 may prove of use as a new fragrant herb in the 

 gardens of the South. 



70935. Bauhinia reticulata DC. Caesalpini- 

 aceae. 



No. 963. En route from Georgetown to 

 Kuntaur, Gambia. January 10, 1927. A small 

 tree found in very dry lateritic soil and which is 

 subjected to extremely long periods of drought. 

 The rather small flowers are in compound ra- 

 cemes not much longer than the leaves and are 

 not very showy. 



For previous introduction see No. 50126. 



70936. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 956. En route from Georgetown to 

 Kuntaur, Gambia. January 10, 1927. The 

 pods of this species are slightly gummy, but 

 not at all sweet as those of some other cassias. 



70937. Combretum sp. Combretaceae. 



No. 978. En route from Georgetown to 

 Kuntaur, Gambia. January 10, 1927. A 

 climbing shrubby vine. 



70938 to 70940. Crotalaria spp. Fabaceae. 



70938. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 949. Kudang, Gambia. January 7, 

 1927. A tall-growing vigorous species which 

 should make a good cover crop. 



70939. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 955. McCarthy Island, Gambia. 

 January 9, 1927. A medium-sized wild 

 species found in lateritic soil. It should 

 stand long droughts. 



70940. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 975. Georgetown, McCarthy Island, 

 Gambia. January 10, 1927. A plant not 

 over 18 inches high, which may prove useful 

 as a cover crop. 



70941. Diospyros senegalensis Perr. Dio- 

 spyraceae. 



No. 961. Georgetown, McCarthy Island, 

 Gambia. January 8, 1927. A small-fruited 

 variety which is said to have a good flavor. 



For previous introduction see No. 49587. 



70942. Entada sudanica Schweinf. Mimo- 

 saceae. 



No. 962. Found in lateritic soil between 

 Georgetown and Kuntaur, Gambia. January 

 10, 1927. A small tree with curiously shaped 

 brown pods, a foot or more long and 3 inches 

 across, which split up and leave the edges of the 

 pods intact. 



70943. Eragrostis sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 944. January 6, 1927. An ornamental 

 grass, growing in sandy soil along the Gambia 



spragueana Mildbr. and 



70933 to 70954— Continued. 



River at Kerewan, near Bathurst, where the 

 rainfall is about 40 inches. It covers low land 

 which is extremely dry during the dry season, 

 December to April, and flooded during the wet 

 season. This may prove valuable as a hay grass 

 of rapid growth for the Southwest. 



70944.. Erythrophloeum guineense Don. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 971. Georgetown, McCarthy Island, 

 Gambia. " Ordeal" tree of Africa. January 10, 

 1927. A very handsome stately tree with poison- 

 ous bark, which is found on banks of streams 

 and in dry regions. This tree may contain a 

 valuable alkaloid. 



For previous introduction see No. 48457. 



70945 to 70947. Ficus spp. Moraceae. 



70945. Ficus capensis Thunb. 



No. 953. Near Georgetown, McCarthy 

 Island, Gambia. January 8, 1927. A tree 

 with very large attractive leaves and immense 

 clusters of edible fruits, V/i inches in diameter, 

 which are borne on the trunk and the large 

 branches. It may be immune from nematode 

 infestation. 



For previous introduction see No. 56533. 



70346. Ficus vogelii Miquel. 



No. 959. Bathurst, Gambia. January 4, 

 1927. A beautiful shade tree with large ob- 

 long elliptic leaves which are mostly gathered 

 at the ends of the twigs. The small fruits are 

 attractively grouped on the branches and 

 produce many viable 



70947. Ficus 

 Burret. 



No. 951. Georgetown, McCarthy Island, 

 Gambia. January 8, 1927. A handsome 

 shade tree with edible fruits. 



70948. Meibomia sp. (Desmodium sp.). Fa- 

 baceae. 



No. 946. Kudang, Gambia. January 7, 

 1927. A heavy seeding species found in moist 

 sandy soil. It may prove valuable as a cover 

 crop. 



70949. Parinari macrophyllum Sabine. Ro- 

 saceae. 



No. 945. From Kerewan, Gambia River, 

 near Bathurst, where the fruits of this tree are 

 called koumba. A small or medium-size tree of 

 picturesque habit with attractive large leaves, 

 8 inches long, and velvety brown young shoots. 

 The rather dry fruit, the size of a goose egg and 

 containing a large rough seed, is brown with 

 many rough lenticels. This is eaten when ripe 

 and has a distinctive flavor hard to describe. 



70950. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. (P. 

 typhoideum Rich.). Poaceae. Pearl millet. 



No. 973. Gambia. January 10, 1927. The 

 Mandingo name is sanyoar or sannio. A millet 

 grown on dry land in this region. 



70951. Sterculia tomentosa Guill. and Perr. 

 Sterculiaceae. 



No. 978. En route from Georgetown to 

 Kuntaur, Gambia. January 10, 1927. A hand- 

 some light-barked tree, 35 feet high, of spreading 

 habit, which produces an abundance of faintly 

 odoriferous greenish pink flowers. The pods are 

 covered with brittle hairs which irritate the 

 skin, but are not poisonous. 



70952. Vigna sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 950. Kudang, Gambia. January 7, 

 1927. A legume growing in moist soil near small 

 watercourses. 



