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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



49197 to 49221— Continued. 



49208. GossYPiuM hirsutum L. Malvaceae. Cotton. 

 "(No. 213. Beira, Mozambique. November 3, 1919.) Nyasaland up- 

 land. Grown at Shimba on the Zambezi. The seed is distributed to the 

 natives and the cotton is bought from them by the Mozambique Com- 

 pany." 



49209. HoLcus sorghum sudanensis (Piper) Hitchc. Poaceae. 



Sudan grass. 



"(No. 236. Bulawayo. Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 1919.)" 



49210. Panicum madagascariense Spreng. Poaceae. Grass. 

 "(No. 218. Beira, Mozambique. November 3, 1919.) A fine grass; 



grows well on sandy land of the Beira region. It may prove valuable 

 on sandy soils of the South. Grows to a height of about 15 inches.' 



49211. Passiflora edulis Sims. Passifloraceae. Granadilla. 

 "(No. 230. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 1919.) Seed 



from a granadilla served at a hotel. Fruit about 1^ by 2 inches, of an 

 agreeable flavor." 



49212. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean 

 •*(No. 232. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 1919.) 



small green bean." 



49213 and 49214. Rici]n-odendron rautanenii Schinz. Euphorbiaceae. 



49213. "(No. 229. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 3, 

 1919. ) The m'goma tree, which produces a remarkably lightweight 

 wood used instead of pith ; it is also used as a base to be covered, 

 with metal or leather. The seeds should be sawed open for plant! 

 ing; otherwise germination will be very slow." 



49214. "(No. 249. Victoria Falls. November 13, 1919). M'goma. 

 fine tree bearing nuts with very hard shells, but with edible kernels 

 which are also valuable for oil. I think it will prove a valuable 

 introduction ; piles of nuts were seen near the houses of the 

 natives of this section." 



49215. Sclerocarya caffra Sond. Anacardiaceae. Morula. 

 " (No. 225. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 1919.) 

 • See No. 139 [S. P. I. No. 48823] and No. 193 [S. P. I. No. 49315]. The 

 nuts are exceedingly good." 



Morula nuts, the seeds of Sclerocarya caffra, are found in northern 

 Transvaal. They weigh from 3 to 4 grams and measure one-half by 1 

 inch. They consist of 87.9 per cent of very hard shell and 12.01 per cent 

 of kernel, which has a pleasant nutty flavor and should be very nutri- 

 tious as a food. Upon ether extraction, these kernels yield from 5 to 

 6.3 per cent of a pale-yellow oil, which has been analyzed as follows; 



Specific gravity at 15.5° C 0.9153 



Acid value (as oleic) 1.59 



Saponification number 19. 1 



Unsaponifiable matter per cent . 93 



Wijs' iodin number 72.9 



Glycerol per cent— 10 .6 



Hehner number 94 .7 



