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SEEDS AXD PLANTS IINIPOKTED. 



36942 to 36954— Contd. (Quoted notes by Mr. Dorsett and others.) 



36953. Capriola DACTYLON (L.) Kuntze. Bermuda grass. 

 (Cynodofi dactijlon Pers.) 



"(No. 56. Bahia, Brazil, December 19, 1913.) Root cuttings of a grass 

 very similar in general appearance and habit of growth to the Bermuda 

 grass grown in California. From the fields of Col. Frederico de Costa, 

 Matatu, Bahia." 



36954. Opuntia sp. Prickly-pear. 



"(No. 19. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 1, 1913.) Cuttings of a spine- 

 less cactus from the garden of Seiior Jose Esteres, rua Sao Gongalo, 

 Nictheroy. The plant is about 15 feet high and is used as an ornamental." 



36955 to 36958. Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. Dasheen. 



Grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Brooksville, Fla., season 

 of 1913. 



Tubers of the following ; quoted notes by R. A. Young. 



" The propagating stock of these strains consists of the tubers of a number 

 of hills selected from S. P. I. No. 19224, a yautia from Paramaribo, Dutch 

 Guiana, presented by Dr. C. J. J. Van Hall, Director of Agriculture, and re- 

 ceived September 25, 1908. The corms from these hills were similar in quality, 

 though varying in minor details of color, texture, and flavor." 



36955. "A selected strain of dasheen in which the flesh of the corm when 

 cooked is mealy, slightly nutty, and grayish white in color." 



36956. "A selected strain of the dasheen in which the flesh of the corm 

 when cooked is rather dry and firm, slightly nutty, and grayish white 

 in color." 



36957. "A selected strain of dasheen in which the flesh of the corm w^hen 

 cooked is mealy, of good flavor, and creamy white in color." 



36958. "A selected strain of dasheen in which the flesh of the corms 

 when cooked is fine grained and fairly mealy, slightly nutty, and almost 

 white." 



36959 to 36963. 



From Germaan Southwest Africa. Presented by the imperial governor, 

 Windhoek. Received January 3, 1914. 



36959. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Brown. Pearl millet. 

 (Pennisetum typhoideum Rich.) 



From Caprivizipfel. The native names used by different tribes for this 

 variety, the name of the tribe being given in parentheses after each, 

 are as follows: (No. l.)Mausa (Sesuto and Serotse) ; Labelebele 

 (Setchuana) ; Niant (Matabele) ; Mahango ( Mambukuschu ) . 



36960 to 36962. Holcus sorghum L. Sorghum. 

 (Sorghum vulgar e Pers.) 

 From Caprivizipfel. 



36960. (No. 2.) Susue. Generally used term. 



36961. (No. 3.) Muriia. Generally used term. Originally imported 

 from Bechuanaland to Caprivizipfel. 



