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SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



38533. HoLCus sorghum L. Poaceae. Sorghum. 



(Sorghum vulgare Pers. ) 

 From Victoria, Kamerun, German West Africa. Presented by the director 

 of the experiment station. Received June 1, 1914. 

 GabU kWirom. Sown in the rainy season. Seed from the Mora residency in 

 the German lands near Lake Chad. 



38534 to 38536. 



From Marionofka, Seytler, Crimea, Russia. Procured by Mr. E. Brown, 

 of the Bureau of Plant Industry, from Mr. Christian Fey. Received 

 June 3, 1914. 



38534. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Wheat. 

 (Triticum vulgare Till.) 

 "Semihard winter wheat." (C. R. Ball.) 

 38535 and 38536. Hordeum spp. Poaceae. Barley. 



38535. Hordeum distichox x'utans SchubL 

 Two-rowed barley. 



38536. Hordeum vulgare L. 

 Six-rowed barley. 



38537. Chktsanthemum sp. Asteraceae. 



From Liverpool, England. Presented by Joseph Gardner & Sons. Re- 

 ceived June 6, 1914. 

 Sample of A^iiatic pyrethrum. 



38538. Pttchosperma gracilis Labill. Phoenicacese. Palm. 



From Belize, British Honduras. Procured by Mr. O. F. Cook, of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, from the Belize Botanical Station. Received 

 June 12, 1914. 



" No. 1. Small species. April 19, 1914. A cespitose pinnate-leaved palm 

 12 to 15 feet high, growing in the Belize Botanic Garden about 10 miles from 

 the mouth of the Belize River. Probably suitable for cultivation in Florida 

 and California. The pinnae are broader than those of Seaforthia elegans, and 

 more broadly truncate at the ends. The inflorescence has simple branches 

 covered with a rusty tomentum." {Cook.) 



38539 and 38540. Seatorthia elegaxs R. Brown. Phoenicaceae. 



(PtycJiosijenna elegans Blume.) Palm. 



From Livingston, Department of Izabal, Guatemala. Collected by Mr. O. F. 

 Cook, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 12, 1914". Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Cook. 



38539. '■ Xo. 2. Large fruit. April 21, 1914. From a tree with larger 

 seeds than No. 3 [S. P. I. No. 38540]. 



38540. " No. 3. Small-fruited form. A small palm, 10 to 15 feet high ; 

 trunk 4 inches thick, bearing large clusters of coral-red fruits about the 

 Size of thorn-apples (Crataegus) and having exactly the same taste." 



