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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



38548 to 38567— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. O. F. Cook.) 



38566. AcHRADELPHA viRiDis (Pittier) O. F. Cook. Sapotacese. 

 {Calocarpum viride Pittier.) 



" Inferior variety from the market of the city of Guatemala." 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 38478 to 38481 for previous introductions and de- 

 scription. 



38567. Chayota edulis Jacq. Cucurbitaceae. Chayote. 



(SecJiium ednle Sw. ) 

 " Thin-skinned variety of chayote from the market of the city of Guate- 

 mala." 



38568. Eriobotrya JAPONICA (Thunb.) Lindl. Malaceje. Loquat. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut. Received June 20, 

 1914. 



" Tanaka loquat. An excellent variety of fruit, with very firm flesh of a 

 yellow color. Stands transportation for a period of one week. In Algeria the 

 seeds give varieties superior to the original type, furnishing interesting varie- 

 ties for the market." (Trabut.) 



See S. P. I. No. 8890 for description of the original introduction of this 

 variety from Japan into the United States. 



38569 and 38570. Holcus sorghum L. Poacese. Sorghum. 



{Sorglium vulgare Pers.), 



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

 of the Experiment Station. Received .June 1, 1914. Quoted notes by the 

 director. 



" Seed from the Mora residency in the German lands near Lake Chad." 



38569. " Gahli nialgo. Sown at the rainy season." 



38570. " Massaggoa adjagama. For the manufacture of firkiboden this 

 variety is preferred. It is planted after the rainy season." 



38571 to 38576. Kubus spp. Eosaceae. 



From Sibpur, near Calcutta, India. Presented by the Royal Botanic Gar- 

 dens. Received June 15, 1914. 



38571. RuBus ALPESTRis Blume. 



Distribution. — A straggling shrub found on the temperate slopes of 

 ttie Himalayas at an altitude of 7,000 to 18,000 feet and also in Java. 



38572. RuBus andersoni Hook. f. 



Distribution. — A bramble from altitudes of 7,000 to 8,000 feet in the 

 Sikkim Himalayas. 



38573. RuBUS caltcinus Wallich. 



Distribution. — A creeping herbaceous perennial with simple reniform 

 leaves and scarlet fruits, usually with but few fruitlets, found in India 

 on the temperate slopes of the Khasi Hills at an altitude of 4,000 to 

 5,000 feet. 



38574- RuBus niveus Thunb. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 32453, 33344, and 34334 for previous introductions and 

 description under the name R. lasiocarpus. 



