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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



37872 to 37936— Contd. (Quoted notes by Dorsett and Popenoe.) 

 37878. Crotalaria sp. Fabacese. 



"(No. 93a. Sitio, Minas Geraes, Brazil. January 28, 1914.) Seeds 

 of a leguminous shrub growing on the edge of a small stream below 

 town. Height about 6 feet. Flowers pealike, bright yellow in color. 

 To be tried as a green cover crop." 



37879 and 37880. Rollinia spp. Annonaceae. Araticum. 



37879. Rollinia dolabripetalo (Raddi) St. Hilaire. 



"(No. 94a. Sitio, Minas Geraes, Brazil. January 28, 1914.) 

 Seed from araticum fruit, large variety with prominent prot\iber- 

 ances, partly eaten away by birds." 



37880. Rollinia glaucescens Sond. 



"(No. 95a. Sao Joao del Rey, Minas Geraes, Brazil. January 

 26, 1914.) Tree about 15 feet high, leaves oblong lanceolate, smooth, 

 the fruits about 1 inch in diameter, more or less heart shaped, 

 bright orange-yellow in color, the surface smooth or nearly so. 

 Flavor only fair, and seeds almost fill the interior of the fruit." 



37881. MicHELiA champaca L. Magnoliaceae. Champac. 

 "(No. 96a. Sao Joao del Rey, Minas Geraes, Brazil. January 26, 



1914.) The Indian champac, very popular here in Brazil as a street 

 and ornamental tree. Its growth is symmetrical and compact, usually 

 rather pyramidal in habit. The largest specimen seen was about 40 feet 

 in height. The bright orange-colored, star-shaped flowers 2 inches in 

 diameter have a delightful fruity fragrance." 



37882. Rollinia laueifolia Schlecht. Annonacese. 



"(No. 98a. Sitio, Minas Geraes, Brazil. January 28, 1914.) Seeds 

 from one fruit, shown cut in halves in photograph. This is the species 

 with prominent protuberances on the surface, fruit heart shaped, about 

 1* inches in length." 



37883. Maurandia barclaiana Lindley. Scrophulariacese. 



"(No. 99a. Barbacena, Minas Geraes, Brazil. January 30, 1914.) A 

 small vine, found in the cemetery of the church of Boa Morte. It grows 

 5 or 6 feet in height and forms a dense mat of foliage, the individual 

 leaves not more than 1 inch in diameter. The flowers, which are pro- 

 duced in the utmost profusion, are funnel form, about 1 inch in diameter, 

 and of a rich blue-purple color. A handsome ornamental, well worthy 

 of a trial in different parts of the United States." 



37884. Cosmos sulphureus Cav. Asteracese. Cosmos. 

 "(No. 100a. Bello Horizonte, Brazil. February 2, 1914.) An annual 



plant, very similar in growth and appearance to our northern cosmos. 

 Found near the railroad tiack below town, apparently escaped from cul- 

 tivation. Flowers bright orange, 1^ inches in diameter, identical in form 

 with our cosmos flowers. May already be known in the United States; 

 if not, it is well worthy of cultivation." 



37885. Rl-bus eosaefolius Smith. Rosacese. Raspberry. 

 "(No. 101a. Sao Joao del Rey, Minas Geraes, Brazil. January 26, 



1914.) Seeds of the Amora berry, which appears to us to be Ruhus rosae- 

 foUus. The plant grows in an apparently naturalized state around culti- 

 vated areas and in abandoned gardens. The berries are larger than rasp- 

 berries, bright red in color, and of good flavor, though a trifle lacking in 

 character." 



