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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



38892 to 38968. 



From Bahia, Brazil. Collected by Messrs. P. H. Dorsett, A. D. Shamel, and 

 Wilson Popenoe, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Quoted notes by 

 Messrs. Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe, except as otherwise indicated. 

 38892. Eriochloa subglabra (Nash) Hitchc. Poace?e. 



{Monachne subglabra Nash.) Capim Angolinha. 



" Capim AngoJinha, or 'small Angola,' as the name signifies. This 

 somewhat resembles the common Angola or Para grass, but is character- 

 ized by finer growth. It is not grown so extensively as Angola in the 

 region around Bahia, and little is known concerning its probable value, 

 but it is considered worthy of a trial in this country." 

 Plants. 



38893 to 38907. Saccharum officinarum L. Poacese. Sugar cane. 



" Obtained from the Centro Agricola, at Bahia, Brazil, through the 

 courtesy of Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferrao." 



38893. Cayana seedling No. 1. 38900. 



Cay ana seedling No. 2. 38901. 



Cayana seedling No. 3. 38902. 



Cayana seedling No. 4. 38903. 



Cayana seedling No. 5. 38904. 



Cayana seedling No. 6. 38905. 



Cayana seedling No. 7. 38906. 



38894. 

 38895. 

 38896. 

 38897. 

 38898. 

 38899. 

 38907. 



Cayana seedling No. 8. 

 Cayana seedling No. 9. 

 Cayana seedling No. 10, 

 Cayana seedling No. 11. 

 Cayana seedling No. 13. 

 Cayana seedling No. 14. 

 Cayana seedling No. 17. 



Seedling of Manteiga, meaning " butter, 



38908. Ananas sativus Schult. f. Bromeliacese. 



Pineapple. 



"These plants -are of the variety commonly cultivated in the vicinity 

 of Bahia, Brazil, where they are known under the name of Abacaxi. 

 The pineapples of this region are of such excellent quality that they have 

 become, along with those of Pernambuco, famed throughout Brazil. 

 During our stay in 1918-14 we were impressed by their excellence and 

 thought it desirable to try the variety in North America, to see if it 

 would retain its quality in other regions. By some the superiority of 

 Bahia and Pernambucfo pineapples is considered due to the peculiarly 

 favorable conditions of climate and soil rather than to any superiority of 

 the varieties cultivated." 



38909 to 38922. Poacese. Bamboo. 



"A collection of bamboos obtained from the Centro Agricola at Bahia, 

 Brazil, through the courtesy of Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferrao. This collection 

 has been assembled by Dr. Argollo from southern Europe as well as 

 local sources." 



38909 to 38911. Bambos sp. 



38909. B. 1. 38911. B. 3. 



38910. B. 2. 



38912 and 38913. Phyllostachys spp. 



38912. Phyllostachys sulfubea (Carr.) A. and C. Riviere. 



" This has yellow stems scarcely so robust as typical P. mitis, 

 but otherwise almost identical." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs 

 Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 151-152.) 



