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35132. Cmbopogox jwarancusa (Roxb.) Schultos. Ginger grass. 



(Andropogon jwarancusa Roxb.) 

 From Dehra Dim, India. Presented by Mr. R. S. Hole, forest botanist, Fore.st 

 Research Institute and College. Received March 26, 1913. 

 *'It is believed that Cymbopogon schoenanlhiLS Spreng. (C. laniger) is merely an 

 edaphic variety of this species, the commercial oil yielded by both being the same " 

 {Hole.) 



35133. AcTmmiA chinensis Planchon. Yangtaw. 



From Chelsea, London, England. Purchased from James Veitch & Sons. Re- 

 ceived March 29, 1913. 

 These are cuttings from the female plant which ripened fruit in England in 1911 

 and are the first known female plants of this promising fruit-producing species to be 

 introduced into this country. The male flowers and the general appearance of this 

 plant were illustrated in Circular Xo. 110 of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 



35134. Cacara erosa (L.) Kuntze. Yam bean. 



{Pachyrhizus angulatus Rich.) 

 From Jamaica. Presented by Rev. C. N. Field, Boston, Mass. Received 

 Maix-h 31, 1913. 

 ' ' Yam beans from Jamaica. ' ' {Field. ) 



See S. P. I. No. 33258 for previous introduction and description. 



35135. Cacara erosa (L.) Kuntze. Yam bean. 



{Pachyrhizus angulatus Rich.) 

 From San JoBe, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Rafael Arias C, through Mr. 

 J. E. van der Laat, Director of the Department of Agriculture. Received 

 March 27, 1913. 



''Jicama of San Salvador. This is a leguminous plant with edible roots, sweet 

 taste, of the size of a child's head." {Van der Laat.) 



See S. P. I. Nos. 33258 and 35134 for pre\T.ous introductions. 



For an illustration of the root and vine of Cacara erosa, see Plate YI. 



