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PLAXT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



71803 to 71820— Continued. 



71807. Crotalaria sp. 



71808. Crotalaria sp. 



A deep-rooted, low-growing bushy plant* 



71809. Ckotalaria sp. 

 An alfalfalike plant. 



71810. Crotalaria sp. 



71811. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth bean. 



A local variety grown for humon food in 

 Nyasaland. 



71812 and 71813. Xicotiana tabacum L. Sola- 

 Tobacco. 



71312. Possibly a cross with Xicotiana ruttica. 



71S13. Cftobo giant. 



71814. Oxalis sp. Oxalidaceae. 



A wild sorrel eaten as a vegetable by the 

 natives of Nyasaland. 



71815 to 71817. Strophanthus spp. Apoeyna- 



Woody climbing plants, native to tropical 

 Africa. Possibly sources of strophanthin, an 

 alkaloid used in medicine. 



71815. Strophanthus sp. 



A. Mbobo. The most valuable kind; it 

 grows in rich soil. 



71816. Strophanthus sp. 



B. Manji matubi. This plant is said to 

 grow well in stony soil. 



817. Strophanthus sp. 



C. A plant found in low damp hot places 

 near sea level. 



71818 and 71819. Vigna sinensis (Tomer) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea, 



Local varieties. 



71818. A native bush type said to mature 

 quickly. 



71819. A creeping variety. 



71820. Vigha vexlllata (L.) Rich. Fabaceae. 



A South American yellow-flowered climber, 

 growing spontaneously in ]N yasaland. 



For previous introduction see Xo. 45 07. 



71821 and 71822. 



From Zacuapam, Huatusco, Vera Cruz. Mexico. 

 Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. Purpus. Re- 

 ceived January 28, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



71821. Cajanus indicts Spreng. Fabaceae. 



Pigeon pea, 



71822. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Fa- 

 baceae. Cowpea. 



71823. Chayota edulis Jacq. (Sechi- 

 um edule Swartz). Cucurbitaceae. 



Chayote, 



From Summit. Canal Zone. Seeds presented by 

 Holger Johansen. plant introduction garden. 

 Received January 22, 1927. 



Locally grown fruits from the Canal Zone. 



71824. Cajaxus ixdicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Central Baragua, Baragusa, Cuba. Seeds 

 presented by Dr.D.L. Van Dine, local director, 

 Tropical Plant Research Foundation. Received 

 January 12, 1927. 



So far as we know we have only one strain of the 

 pigeon pea or Congo bean. {Van Dine.) 



71825. Phaseolus angtjlaris (Willd.) 

 W. F. Wight. Fabaceae. 



Adsuki bean. 



From China. Seeds collected by F. A. McClure, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received January 22, 1927. 



Xo. S39. Shiutin, Anhwei Province. October 

 24,1926. Mai tan. A locally grown variety. 



71826 to 71855. 



From Manchuria. Seeds obtained by P. H. 

 Dorsett. agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received January 26, 1927. 



'1S26. Liltum sp. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



Xo. 8711. October, 1926. Collected by I. V. 

 KoslotT, Manchurian Research Society, Harbin, 

 in the forest concession of the Chinese Eastern 

 Railway, near Shitoukhetsy. 



71827 to 71840. Phaseolus AUREUS Roxb. Fa- 

 baceae. Mung bean. 



Seeds obtainedfthrough the cooperation of 

 D. McLorn, Postal Commissioner, Harbin. 



71827. Xo. 8628. From Huolunchuan, Kirin 

 Province. 



71828. Xo. 8632. From Changchiawa, Kirin 

 Province. 



71829. Xo. 8843. From Tanantun. 



71S30. Xo. 8634. [Xo other data.] 



71831. Xo.8639. From Hsinglungchen, Kirin 

 Province. 



'1832. Xo. 8646. 



'1333. Xo. 8649. 



'1834. Xo. 8654. 

 Province. 



From Haosechan. 

 From Ershihchiatzu. 

 Frcm Tassuchan, Kirin 



71835. Xo. S65S. From Kuoerlaschienchi. 



71536. Xo. S665. From Chikete. 



71537. Xo. S66S. From Muhing. 



71538. Xo. 8679. From Chanan. 



71539. Xo. 8683. From Hsianglanchisantso. 



71540. Xo. S6S5. [Xo other data.] 



71841 to 71855. Soja max (L.) Piper {Glycine 

 hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 



Obtained through the cooperation of D. 

 McLorn, Postal Commissioner. Harbin. 



71841. Xo. 8625. From Huolunchuan, Kirin 

 Province. 



71842. Xo. 8630. From Changchiawa, Kirin 

 Province. 



71843. Xo. 8636. [Xo other data.] 



71844. Xo.8638. From Hsinglungchen, Kirin 

 Province. 



71845. Xo. 8642. From Tanantun. 

 71546. Xc. 8647. From Haosechau. 



71847. Xo. 8651. From Ershihchiatzu. 



71848. Xo. 8653. From Chelu. 



71S49. Xo. S655. From Tassuchau, Kirin 



Province. 

 71S50. Xo. 8660. 



71851. Xo. 8670. 



71852. Xo. 8676. 



From Kuoerlaschienchi. 

 From Aisimen. 

 From Chikete. 



