JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1914. 



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36959 to 36963— Continued. 



36962. (No. 4.) The native names used by the different tribes for 

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

 each, are as follows: Mavcla amasf^cn (Sesuto and Serotse) ; 

 Lukeriga (Serotse) ; Itumbi (Mambukuschu) ; Mawele (Setchu- 

 ana) ; Amawele (Matabele). 



36963. HoLCUS sorghum L. Sorghum. 

 {Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 

 From Amboland. 



(No. 5.) Red ovamhokorn. Native name not known. 



36964. NicoTiANA eustica L. Tobacco. 

 From Odessa, Russia. Presented by Mr. John H. Grout, American consul. 



Received January 3, 1914. 

 " Mahorka. After consulting with various authorities here, I find that the 

 name Murchurkee is not known in Russia, the seed desired evidently being what 

 is known here as Mahorka, which I have obtained and am sending." ( Grout. ) 



36965. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 

 From American Samoa. Presented by Commander C. D. Stearns, gov- 

 ernor. Received January 7, 1914. 



"From fruits which weighed over 2 pounds apiece." (Stearns.) 



36966. Trifolium Alexandria um L. Berseem. 

 From Luxor, Egypt. Collected by Prof. S. C. Mason, of the Bureau of 



Plant Industry. Received January 2, 1914. 

 " Next to the rice in the minds of the oasis people comes the Oasis berseem for 

 land reclaiming. They are particular in stating that it does much better fol- 

 lowing the rice on salty land than Valley berseem. I gathered that they sow 

 about twice as much seed to the acre as we use for alfalfa. Their fields were 

 pastured off so closely that I could not get a clear idea of the nature of their 

 crop or how much it differs from alfalfa." (Mason.) 



36967 to 36978. 



From Bahia, Brazil. Collected by Messrs. P. H. Dorsett, A. D. Shamel, 

 and Wilson Popenoe, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received January 

 8, 1914. 



Quoted notes by Messrs. Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe. 



36967. Bromelia sp. Gravata. 



"(No. 33a. December 6, 1913.) A bromeliaceous plant, allied to the 

 pineapple, which grows in some of the districts around Bahia. The fruit 

 is occasionally brought to market. In form it is oblong and usually 

 somewhat angular, about 3 inches in length and 1 inch thick. The 

 persistent calyx crowns the apex with a tuft of dry sepals about 1 inch 

 in length. The fruit is translucent and of a pale straw color. The 

 skin is about one-eighth of an inch thick, with no well-marked distinction 

 between it and the flesh, which is translucent, crisp, and juicy, containing 

 two or three rows of small, flattened seeds, about one-fourth of an inch 

 in diameter. The flavor is spicy and delightfully acid. The skin must 

 be carefully removed before eating the fruit, as it contains a principle 

 which burns the lips and mouth severely. The fruit is produced indi- 



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