OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1912. 



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34699. SoRGHASTRUM sTiPOiDES (H. B. K.) Nash. Jaragua grass. 



(Chrysopogon avenaceus Benth.) 

 From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Presented by Dr. S. Mascarenhas. Received 

 December 16, 1912. 



"This seed is a native of Groyaz, Brazil. It is greatly used in the cattle camps, and 

 springs up readily in grounds which have been burned over." (Mascarenhas.) 



34700 to 34702. 



From Shantung Province, China. Grown by Dr. William R. Faries, Coachella, 

 Cal. Received December 17, 1912. 

 Quoted notes by Dr. Faries: 



34700. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight. AdznM bean. 

 "The red bean was introduced to try as poultry and pigeon food. They have 



proved good forage for hens and turkeys, and the seeds are eagerly eaten.'" 



34701. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Adzuki bean. 

 "The green bean was introduced to try as poultrj^ and pigeon food. These 



beans are showing modification in that they are longer, apices less flattened than 

 those grown in Shantung. I wonder if they are the 'green gram' of India." 



34702. SoJA MAX ^L.) Piper. Soy bean. 

 {Glycine hispida Moench.) 



"The yellow bean with hairy pods (soya) I sent to the department in Decem- 

 ber, 1894, 1 think, from Pacific Grove, Cal., as 'Manchuria beans,' and they were 

 sent to Maine station. This would result in failure, I think. They did not do 

 well in Orange County, Cal., but grow well here. They are fine for green 

 shelled beans." 



34703. Carica papaya L. Papaya. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. J. E. Higgins, horticulturist, Hawaii 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received December 18, 1912. 

 "This seed was grown under our number 2593.1." {Higgins.) 



34704. HoLcus halepensis L. Baru grass. 



{Sorghum halepense Pers.) 

 From Seharunpur, India. Presented by ^Mr. A. C. Hartless, superintendent. 

 Government Botanic Grardens, through ^klr. C. V. Piper, of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received December 18, 1912. 

 ''Effusus. This grass is a native in the Ganges Valley, and is closely related to the 

 Johnson grass of the Southern States, but differs in ha\ing a larger and more open 

 panicle." {Piper.) 



34705 to 34709. Canavali spp. 



From ^liami, Fla. Grown by J^Ir. Edward Simmonds at the Plant Introduction 

 Field Station. Received December 18, 1912. 

 "This seed was received in 1908 from Mr. J. S. Houser, of the Cuban experiment 

 station. It has proven very satisfactory as a green-manure crop at Miami, the plant 

 rontinuing to grow throughout the winter season." (Simmonds.) 



34706. Brown. 34708. Greenish brown mottled. 



34706. Brown mottled. 34709. Pinkish brown. 



34707. Greenish brown. 



