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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



37017 to 37028— Contd. (Quoted-notes by Mr. Dorsett and others.) 



37022. ViGNA SINENSIS (Torner) Savi. Cowpea. 

 "(No. 50a. December 26, 1913.) Feijdo fradinho. Two liters of seed 



cost 2S0 reis [9 cents] per liter, at Mercado Novo, Bahia. A cowpea used 

 by the natives as food when cooked. Raised in dry lands of the State of 

 Bahia." 



37023. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Bean. 

 " (No. 51a. December 26, 1913.) Feijdo preto or black bean. Grown 



on dry lands of the interior of Bahia State. Widely used by the Bra- 

 zilians to make feijoada." 



37024. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Bean. 

 "(No. 52a. December 26, 1913.) Mulata gorda bean, bought in Mer- 

 cado Novo at 240 reis [8 cents] per liter. Name means ' fat mulattress.' 

 Raised on dry lands of the interior of Bahia State." 



37025. Opuntia sp. Prickly-pear. 



"(No. 44. December 19, 1913.) Pads of a spineless Opuntia secured 

 from Col. Frederico da Costa's place, Matatu, near Bahia, December 8, 

 1913. There is a large plant at each corner of the avenue leading from 

 the house to the road. The pads are all free from spines." 



37026. Eugenia unifloba L. Pitanga. 

 "(No. 54a. December 26, 1913.) Pitanga seed, from the roga of Dr. 



Miguel de Teive e ArgoUo, Roma, Bahai. This plant is already grown 

 in California and Florida to a limited extent, but, so far as we know, its 

 value as a hedge plant is not realized in those States. Here in Bahia it 

 is one of the commonest hedges, and seems to be admirably adapted to 

 this use. Seed to be grown for distributing plants in Florida and south- 

 ern California on a scale large enough to determine its value as a hedge 

 plant for those regions. 



" It can be made a most useful and valuable ornamental plant for 

 gardens, for hedges about gardens, city property, and orange groves; 

 and from the fruit a large number of really desirable ices, jams, and 

 preserves can be made. I like it better than the guava, and the trees 

 and fruits are extremely attractive." 



37027. Anacardium occidentale L. Cashew. 

 "(No. 55a. December 26, 1913.) Seeds of the caju manteiga, from the 



island of Itaparica. The name means ' butter caju.' The cajus of 

 Itaparica are considered the best in this district, and of all the trees on 

 the island the one which produces the caju manteiga is considered one 

 of the very best. The fruits are extremely large, a beautiful light yellow 

 in color, and of good flavor. Should be tried in Florida." 

 For an illustration of the cashew fruits, see Plate VII. 



37028. Anacardium occidentale L. Cashew. 

 "(No. 57a. December 26, 1913.) Seeds of particularly large and fine 



specimens of caju amarella, or ' yellow caju,' from Itaparica. See notes 

 under 55a [S. P. I. No. 37027]. For trial in Florida." 



37029. PuNicA GRANATUM L. Pomegranate. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Presented by Mr. Bernard G. Johnson. Received 

 January 23, 1914. 



"Pomegranate cuttings from the Algerian oasis, Laghouat. I found these 

 pomegranates of exceptionally fine flavor." {Johnson.) 



