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34940. ViGNA SINENSIS (Torner) Savi. 



Cowpea. 



From Augusta, Ga. Purchased from the N. L. Willet Seed Co. Received Feb- 

 ruary 27, 1913. 

 " WMppoorwill.'^ 



From Madison, Wis. Purchased from the L. L. Olds Seed Co. Received Feb- 

 ruary 26, 1913. 

 Golden vine.'" 



34942. OcHNA PULCHRA Hook. 



From South Africa. Presented by Mr. J. Burtt Davy, government agrostologist 

 and botanist. Union of South Africa, Department of Agriculture, Pretoria. 

 Received February 18, 1913. 

 A small ornamental tree; seeds yield oil. Frostless localities." (Davy.) 

 Distribution. — A shrub or small tree with pendulous racemes of orange-red berries 

 found in the vicinity of Johannesburg, in the Transvaal region of South Africa. 



34943. Habpephyixum caffrum Bernb. Kafir plum. 



From Cape Town, Union of South Africa. Presented by the chief conservator 

 of forests. Received February 28, 1913. 



"One of the prettiest evergreen shade trees to be seen in the gardens of Cape Town. 

 Suitable for very \vindy situations and forms a very dense shade. The timber is said 

 to resemble mahogany and is used for wagon making. The red, showy drupes have 

 a pleasant acid taste, but little pulp, and are suitable for making preserves. The 

 tree will stand some drought and is suitable for frost- free regions; has done well in 

 California and particularly well in southern Florida, where trees introduced in 1902 

 are now 20 feet high." (David Fairchild.) 



For previous introductions and description, see S. P. I. Nos. 9616 and 21706. 



For an illustration of the Harpephyllum caffrum tree, as grown at Cape Town, Africa, 

 see Plate II. 



34944. Basanacantha spinosa (Jacq.) Schum. 



(Basanacantha armata Hook, f.) 

 From San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Ad. Tonduz, botanist, National 

 Museum. Received February 28, 1913. 

 "An indigenous nibiaceous tree or shrub occurring scattered on the banks of all the 

 rivers, commonly loaded at all times with fruits the size of an apple. I have never 

 seen this fruit soften. It is always hard; nevertheless, it is figured in some Usts of 

 edible fruits . " ( Tonduz . ) 



34948 to 34969. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight. 



Adzuki bean. 



From Sapporo, Japan. Presented by Mr. Y. Takahashi, botanist and vegetable 

 pathologist, Hokkaido Agricultural Experiment Station. Received March 



34941. PisuM sativum L. 



Field pea. 



6, 1913. 



Seeds of the following: 



34948. (No. 1.) Red. 



34949. (No. 2.) Red. 



34950. (No. 3.) Red. 



34961. (No. 4.) Red. 



34952. (No. 5.) Red. 



34953. (No. 6.) Yellow. 



