NOVEMBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1919. 



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48802 to 48833— Continued. 



48826. ViGNA SINENSIS (Torner) Savi. Fabacese. Cowpea. 



"(No. 165. Johannesburg, Transvaal. Octeber 17, 1919.) White cow- 

 peas purchased in the market. Standard cowpea of the high veld." 

 48827 to 48832. Zea mays L. Poacese. Corn. 



48827. "(No. 164. Johannesburg, Transvaal. October 17, 1919.) A 

 bre.'ul mealie eaten green ; purchased in the market." 



48828 to 48832. "(Nos. 159 to 163. Pretoria. October 14, 1919.) 

 Ears collected by Madame A. Dieterlin and presented to me by 

 Dr. E. P. Phillips. Types grown by the Basutos. I am sending 

 in the v\'hole ear in the hope that in this way a judgment may be 

 formed in advance as to any value they may have in breeding 

 work. I consider it unusually fortunate that we could obtain 

 these ears, for they come from one of the least disturbed sec- 

 tions of South Africa, since the Basutos still control their country. 

 This French missionary had lived for years with the natives and 

 probably has given us the most important varieties of corn 

 grown by them. Nos. 159 and 163 I should expect to be of 

 especial interest." 



48828. "(No. 159.) Waxy type; mixed." 



48829. "(No. 160.) Yellow flint." 



48830. "(No. 161.) White flint." 



48831. "(No. 162.) White dent." 



48832. "(No. 163.) Small waxy." 

 48833. (Undetermined.) Aracese. 



" (No. 172. Nelspruit, Transvaal. October 21, 1919.) Tubers of a 

 callalike aroid found in dry soil." 



48834. Cucmiis metuliferus E. Mey. Cucurbitaceae. 



From Natal, South Africa. Presented by Mr. W. W. Masterson, American 

 consul, Durban. Received December 6, 1919. 

 " Seed and dried rind of a cucumber that is of a very different variety from 

 the ordinary kind raised in our gardens the world over. * * * The fruits 

 present the appearance of the ordinary cucumber in regard to size and shape, 

 except that they are possibly a little nearer round, and shorter ; but the thing 

 that particularly attracts the attention is the long prickles over the outside, like 

 those on the seed pod of a jimson weed. The vegetable is so tender and so 

 easily digested that I have with some difficulty procured this mature specimen 

 for introduction into our country. The taste of the cucumber is there, but the 

 inside of the rind cuts so easily and is so juicy and well flavored that I feel 

 the cultivation of this variety is well worth while." (Masterson.) 



48835 to 48837. 



From Sydney, New South Wales. Presented by the Forestry Commission 

 of New South Wales. Received December 11, 1919. 



48835. Atalaya hemiglauca F. Muell. Sapindacese. Cattle bush. 



One of the inland fodder trees which favorably attracted the atten- 

 tion of stock owners in the early days of pastoral occupation. This 

 tree attains a height of about 30 feet, and is found on large tracts 



