JANUARY 1 TO MAECH 31^ 1920. 



13 



49197 to 49221— Continued. 



The fatty acids probably consist of: 



Stearic and palmitic acids 



Oleic and linoleic acids 



Linolic acid is absent. 



per cent. 

 do__ 



9 .0 

 .__ 91. 



(Adapted from The Year Booh of the American Pharmaceutical As- 

 sociation, vol, 6, p. 211.) 



49216. Tetrapleijra sp. Mimosaceje. 



"(No. 22S. Beira, Mozambique. November 3. 1919.)" A tall unarmed 

 tree with small flowers in spioiform racemes, allied to Prosopis. (Adapted 

 from Oliver, Flora of Tropical Africa, vol. 2, p. 330.) 



49217. Tricholaena bosea Nees. Poace;Te. Natal grass. 

 "(No. 219, Beira, Mozambique. November 3. 1919.) A most promis- 

 ing red-panicled grass [same as No. 187. S. P. I. No. 49317]. Grows 

 everywhere from Nelspruit. Transvaal, to Salisbury, Rhodesia, and also 

 in Mozambique, It seeds readily and seems to be early in maturing; 

 not cultivated in Africa," 



49218. Stizolobium deeringiaxum Bort. Fabacea. Florida velvet bean. 

 "(No. 231. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 1919,) Vel- 

 vet beans for cattle." 



49219. ZizEPHrs mucboxata Willd. Rhamnacece, 



"(No. 221. Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. November 5, 1919,) A 

 small, pretty tree which fruits abundantly," 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No, 4S261, 



49220. ZiziPHTis sp. Rhamnaceje. 



"(No, 222, Bulawayo. Southern Rhodesia, November 5, 1919.) A tree 

 much later in coming into leaf and with fruits somewhat larger than 

 those of No, 221 [S, P. I. No. 49219]." 



49221. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 226, Bulawayo, Souuic-" Rhodesia. November 5, 1919,) A low 

 spreading tree with black fruit." 



49222. Phyixostachys PUBEErxA nigra (Lodd.) Houzeau. Poaceae. 



From Niles, Calif. Plants purchased from the California Nursery Co, Re- 

 ceived January 13, 1920. 

 One of the most elegant of bamboos, with characteristic black stems 10 to 20 

 feet in height and plumelike masses of dark-gi-een leaves. It is a native of 

 China and Japan and is quite hardy in regions of mild winters. (Adapted from 

 Bean, Trees and Shrii1)s Hardy in the British Isle^, vol. 2, p. 152.) 



49223. SoPHORA TETRAPTERA J. Miller. Fabaceae. 

 (Edicardsia tetraptera Poir,) 

 From Temuco, Chile. Seeds presented by Dr. E. W, D, Holway. Received 

 January 13, 1920. 



" These seeds were given me by a German priest, who says it is a most valu- 

 able tree on account of the extreme hardness of the wood — ' hard enough for 

 nails,' as he put it." {Holicaij.) 

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(P. nigra Munro,) 



Bamboo 



