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71433 to 71796— Continued. 



71698. No. 108. 71744. No. 231. 



71699. No. 109. 71745. No. 232. 



71700. No. 113. 71746. No. 234. 



71701. No. 116. 71747. No. 242. 



71702. No. 120. 71748. No. 243. 



71703. No. 121. 71749. No. 245. 



71704. No. 122. 71750. No. 248. 



71705. No. 126. 71751. No. 252. 



71706. No. 129. 71752. No. 253. 



71707. No. 133. 71753. No. 258. 



71708. No. 137. 71754. No. 261. 



71709. No. 144. 71755. No. 262. 



71710. No. 146. 71756. No. 263. 



71711. No. 151. 71757. No. 266. 



71712. No. 153. 71758. No. 269. 



71713. No. 154. 71759. No. 270. 



71714. No. 159. 71760. No. 274. 



71715. No. 167. 71761. No. 281. 



71716. No. 170. 71762. No. 284. 



71717. No. 172. 71763. No. 286. 



71718. No. 174. 71764. No. 292. 



71719. No. 178. 71765. No. 296. 



71720. No. 179. 71766. No. 298. 



71721. No. 180. 71767. No. 299. 



71722. No. 181. 71768. No. 300. 



71723. No. 182. 71769. No. 304. 



71724. No. 186. 71770. No. 305. 



71725. No. 187. 71771. No. 307. 



71726. No. 188. 71772. No. 310. 



71727. No. 189. 71773. No. 314. 



71728. No. 194. 71774. No. 315. 



71729. No. 195. 71775. No. 324. 



71730. No. 198. 71776. No. 327. 



71731. No. 200. 71777. No. 329. 



71732. No. 201. 71778. No. 330. 



71733. No. 205. 71779. No. 332. 



71734. No. 206. 71780. No. 335. 



71781. No. 342. 



71782. No. 343. 



71783. No. 352. 



71784. No. 353. 



71785. No. 354. 



71735. No. 207. 



71736. No. 213. 



71737. No. 214. 



71738. No. 217. 



71739. No. 218. 



71740. No. 219. 



71741. No. 225. 71786. No. 360. 



71742. No. 226. 71787. No. 361. 



71743. No. 229. . 71788. No. 363. 

 Numbers 71789 and 71790 are early varieties. 

 71789. No. 2. 71790. No. 8. 

 Numbers 71791 to 71796 are from farmers' fields. 



71791. No. 1. 71794. No. 5. 



71792. No. 2. 71795. No. 15. 



71793. No. 4. 71796. No. 18. 



41435—29 4 



71797. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae." Pigeon pea. 



From St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by F. Quinones, agricultural assistant, 

 Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and 

 Labor. Received January 28, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



71798. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Giza, Egypt. Seeds presented by Man 

 Abaza, director, horticultural section, Ministry 

 of Agriculture. Received January 28, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds; this is the only type in our 

 gardens. (Abaza.) 



71799 and 71800. Garcinia dulcis 

 (Roxb.) Kurz. Clusiaceae. 



From Pasaeroean, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. J. 

 de Vries, Government horticulturist. Received 

 January 29, 1927. 



An East Indian evergreen tree, up to 40 feet 

 high, with yellow fruits the size of a lime. Of 

 possible use as stock for the mangosteen. 



For previous introduction see No. 68028. 



71799. No. 4. 71800. No. 5. 



71801. Prunus armeniaca L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Apricot. 



From Fez, Morocco, North Africa. Seeds obtained 

 through H. Earle Russell, American consul, 

 Casa Blanca, Morocco. Received January 28, 

 1927. 



A native Moroccan variety. The tree becomes 

 unusually large and flowers and fruits several 

 weeks earlier than the French apricot. 



71802. Triticum aestivum L. {T. 

 vulgare VilL). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Kotgarh, Simla Hills, India. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Richard B. Gregg. Received January 

 21, 1927. 



A winter variety of white wheat. 



71803 to 71820. 



From Luchenza, Nyasaland Protectorate, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by L. S. Norman. Received 

 January 22, 1927. 



71803. Altsicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DO. 

 Fabaceae. 



An erect annual legume, native to southern 

 Asia and Africa. The tough stems are 3 to 4 

 feet high, and the roots bear nitrogen nodules. 



For previous introduction see No. 41884. 



71804. Brassica sp. Brassicaceae. 



Piro No. 1. The leaves of this plant are 

 boiled and eaten as a vegetable by the natives 

 of Nyasaland. 



71805. Brassica sp. Brassicaceae. 



Piro No. 2. A rapidly growing plant the 

 leaves of which are boiled and eaten as a vegeta- 

 ble by the natives of Nyasaland. 



71806 to 71810. Crotalaria spp. Fabaceae. 



Native leguminous plants, of possible use as 

 cover plants. 



71806. Crotalaria sp. 



A yellow-flowered shrub. 



