JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1914. 



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38981 and 38982. Mangifera indica L. Anacardiaceae. Mango. 



38981. From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Collected by Mr. Wilson 

 Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer for the Department of Agriculture. 

 Cuttings received August 4, 1914. 



"(No. 5. July 30, 1914.) Luisa, a mango of the Philippine type of 

 which the parent tree is growing in the Casa Vivienda garden at the Cen- 

 tral Nueva Luisa, Jovellanos, Matanzas Province. Scions have been 

 taken from the original tree and propagated by Mr. A. H. Van Hermann, 

 of this place, from whom these cuttings were obtained. 



" The Philippine mango as found here in Cuba is an entirely distinct 

 race from the other mangos found on the island. The type can be dis- 

 tinguished from the others grown here by the pale, grayish mahogany 

 color of the young leaves, the venation of the leaves, the slender, com- 

 pressed fruits, terminating in a sharp point at the apex, and the thin husk 

 which surrounds the seed. 



"The Cecil mango of Miami, Fla., is a representative of this race and 

 exhibits the characteristics which are noticeable here in Cuba. The race 

 is believed originally to have come from the Philippines. 



" While there is remarkably little variation among the seedlings of this 

 race, there are frequently noticeable differences in the size, brightness of 

 color, and flavor of the fruit. Luisa is described by Prof. F. S. Earle, 

 who was, I believe, the first to observe it, as a fruit 4 to 5 inches in 

 length, dull yellowish green in color, with little fiber and a remarkably 

 good flavor. It is considered by Prof. Earle the best mango of the 

 Philippine type which he has seen." (Popenoe.) 



38982. From Havana, Cuba. Presented by Mr. Charles Hernandez, 

 Director General of Posts and Telegraphs. Received August 3, 1914. 



" From the mango grove in the Quinta Ariles near Cienfuegos. The 

 most appreciated of all the kinds of mangos that grow on this island ; 

 it is very much looked for by the people of Cienfuegos, and therefore the 

 consumption is limited to only that portion of the country." (Hernandez.) 



38983. Trifolium subterraneum L. Fabaceae. Clover. 



From Adelaide, Australia. Presented by Mr. W. Champion Hackett. Re- 

 ceived July 29, 1914. 



38984. Medicago sativa L. Fabacese. Alfalfa. 



From Valparaiso, Chile. Presented by Mr. Alfred A. Winslow, American 

 consul. 



" Seed of 1913-14 harvest." (Winslow.) 



38985. VoANDZEiA suBTERRANEA (L.) Thouars. Fabaceae. 



Juga bean. 



From Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa. Presented by Mr. 

 J. Burtt Davy. Received August 1, 1914. 



*' Juga beans; these are proving useful in our bush-veldt country (below 

 4,000 feet altitude) for stock food ; they are crushed and fed to cattle and pigs. 



