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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



39168 and 39169— Continued. 



angular fruits and growing in tlie tidal swamps in southern Java; leaves 

 coriaceous, thick, 3 to 5 by 1 to 1^ inches, borne on simple petioles ; 

 flowers white, 5 parted with 10 free stamens, pistil projecting beyond the 

 stamens; fruits triangular, 1 to 2 inches long, in cross section approxi- 

 mately an equilateral triangle three-fourths to 1 inch on a side. This 

 peculiar thick-leaved plant thrives in saline soils and is being tested 

 as a stock for other citrus fruits by the U. S. Department of Agriculture." 

 (TF. T. Swingle. In Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. Jf, 

 p. 2038.) 



39169. RuBus ELLiPTicus Smith. Rosaceee. Raspberry. 

 See S. P. I. No. 33342 for previous introduction. 



39170 to 39172. 



From Donga, Northern Nigeria, Africa. Presented by Rev. C. L. Wliitman, 

 Sudan United Mission, London, E. C, England. Received August 11, 1914. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Whitman. 



39170. HoLCus SORGHUM L. Poacese. Sorghum. 

 {Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



"Chiinea corn. It is usually planted in May and harvested in December." 



39171. Sesamum obientale L. Pedaliacese. Sesame. 

 {Sesamum indicum L.) 



"Benise seed. This has a much shorter season than the guinea corn 

 and is planted at various times. It is grown mostly by the Munshi tribe 

 and is sold by them to the English trading firms. Only a very little is 

 used for food." 



39172. GossYPiTJM sp, Malvaceae. Cotton. 



39173. Persea .\meeicana Miller. Lauracese. Avocado. 



{Per sea gratissima Gaertn. f.) 

 From Lumija, Chiapas, Mexico. Presented by Mrs. H. H. Mark ley. Re- 

 ceived August 28, 1914. 

 " These are slightly pear shaped, 5 to 6 inches long and 10 inches in circum- 

 forence at the largest part. The skin is very thin, tree a prolific bearier, growing 

 40 or more feet, symmetrical in shape, like a well-formed oak. Our temperature 

 ranges from 70° to 100° F." {Mrs. Markley.) 



39174. DiosPYROS macrophylla Blume. Diospyraceae. 



Persimmon. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the director, Botanic Gardens. 

 Received August 81, 1914. 

 See S. P. I. No. 30521 for previous introduction. 



"A tree 60 feet high, with dark terete branches. Leaves alternate, oval or 

 oval oblong, acuminate at apex, rounded or subcordate at base, thinly coriaceous, 

 nearly glabrescent below, with clear, slender, arching lateral veins, glabrous 

 above, 3 to 10 inches long by 11 to 4|» inches wide; petioles one-sixth to one- 

 fourth inch long. Male flowers axillary, paniculate, one-fourth inch long, 

 pubescent ; panicles many flowered, 1 to li inches long, ultimate pedicels mostly 

 short. Calyx shortly 3 to 5 fid, globose urceolate, three-sixteenths inch long, 

 lobes deltoid; corolla silky outside, ovoid in bud, shortly five lobed, tube very 



