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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



37009 and 37010. 



From Puerto Bertoni, Paraguay. Presented by Mr. G. H. Bertoni. Re- 

 ceived January 23, 1914. 



37009. Bambos guadua Humb. and Bonpl. Bamboo. 



{Chiadua angustifolia Kunth.) 



" Takuara. Native Paraguayan bamboo. Grows by preference in the 

 low, sandy lands along the rivers. Here reaches a height of 15 to 20 

 meters, and the culm, which reaches a diameter of 10 to 15 centimeters, 

 is used for pots or jars." {Bertoni.) 



37010. Phaseolus caracalla L. 



" Climbing legume very similar to Phaseolus caracalla. In good soils 

 grows to large size. It is annual, with good foliage, and in autumn 

 or late summer is covered with beautiful flowers. Much used as an orna- 

 mental. This legume, originating in the warm parts of Paraguay, re- 

 quires much heat for perfect development. In cold regions it generally 

 flowers well, but does not set seed. This is no inconvenience, since the 

 plant is easily propagated from cuttings." (Bertoni.) 



Received as Phaseolus hertonii Franceschi, but apparently merely a form of 

 P. caracalla. 



37011. Crotalaria mesopontica Taub. 



From Kyimbila, German East Africa. Presented by Mr. Ad. Stolz. Re- 

 ceived January 15, 1914. 



"The base of the stem somewhat ferruginous-villous, resembling C. emar- 

 pinata Boj., but with the apex of the leaflets obtuse or subcordate, mucronulate, 

 calyx hirsute, villous. From West Karagwe on laterite soil at heights of 1,400 

 to 1,800 meters." (Engler, Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas, p. 207, 1895.) 



" This plant grows very quickly, might be transplanted for annual or perennial 

 cultivations, as it is a perennial bush and forms a cushion of 2 to 3 feet diam- 

 eter." (Stolz.) 



37012. Hibiscus sabdareffa L. Roselle. 

 From Donna, Tex. Presented by Mr. Eltweed Pomeroy. Received Janu- 

 ary 10, 1914. 



" Seed collected from plants grown at Donna, Tex. A showy annual. The 

 young calyces and stems and leaves of the plant when cooked make a delicious 

 jelly, similar to that made from cranberries or red currants. The plant requires 

 a long growing season to reach maturity and is injured by light frosts; there- 

 fore it is adapted only to the Tropics or the warmer temperate zones." (Peter 

 Bisset.) 



37013. Artabotrys uncinatus (Lam.) Merrill. Ylang-ylang. 



(Artahotrys odoratissimus R. Br.) 

 From Gotha, Fla. Presented by Mr. H. Nehrling. Received January 22, 

 1914. 



"A shrub with climbing divaricate branches; young branches slightly pubes- 

 cent at fiTst, at length glabrous, more or less zigzag; leaves lanceolate or 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, usually acute at the base, glabrous on both sides, 

 glossy and with short, thick petioles, 5 to 10 inches long by 2 to 3 inches broad ; 



