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SEEDS AXD rLA^'TS IMPOETED. 



49288 to 49324— Continued. 



49321. OcHNA MossAMBiCENSis Klotzscli. OcbiiaCGfe. 



" (No. 20G. Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. October 27. 1919.) 

 Similar to No. 205 [S. P. I. No. 49320], but a low bush, seldom over 1 to 

 3 feet high; seed smaller, but fruit redder and even more sliowy." 



49322. CoNOPHARYNGiA ELEGAXS Stapf. Apocynaceae. 



•' (No. 191. Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. October 27, 1919.) A 

 very abundant small tree or shrub covered with large, angular pods. 

 A\'hen in full foliage it is a very attractive ornamental and may be of 

 value as a rubber plant. Latex abundant." 



For an illustration of this plant, see Plate III. 



49323. (Undetermined). 



" (No. 199. Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. October 27, 1919.) 

 Similar to No. 19S [S. P. I. No. 4930S], but fruit very tart and pleasant; 

 cherrylike." 



49324. (Undetermined.) 



" (No. 177. South of De Aar, Cape Province. September 13, '1919.) 

 A few lily seeds." 



49325 to 49334. 



From Coban, Guatemala. Plant material collected by Wilson Popenoe, 

 Agricultural Explorer for the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Jan- 

 uary 29, 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Popenoe. 



49325. Chamaedobea sp. Phoenicaceie. Pacaya palm. 

 "(No. 236. Coban, Alta Vera Paz. December 27, 1919.) Plants of the 



pacaya. or Guatemalan salad palm, a species which was introduced into 

 the United States in 1917 [see S. P. I. No. 45022], but w^hich is worthy of 

 a wider trial than ha§ yet been given it. It is a tender plant, probably 

 suitable for cultivation only in southern Florida. It likes a half-shade, 

 plenty of moisture, and a soil rich in humus. It is a handsome small 

 palm reaching about 20 feet in height, with a straight trunk about 2 

 inches in diameter and a crown of graceful pinnate leaves about 6 feet 

 long. In Guatemala the leaves are often cut and used for house decora- 

 tion. The young inflorescences, which are taken before the spathes are 

 open, furnish a popular dish, pacaya salad. They can also be fried la 

 batter, or boiled with other vegetables. They have a slightly bitter taste. 

 If these inflorescences could be produced commercially in southern 

 Florida, pacaya salad would undoubtedly find a place upon the menus of 

 large hotels and restaurants in northern cities." 



49326 to 49328. Dahlia maxonii Safiford. Asteraceae. Dahlia. 

 49326. "(No. 237. Coban, Alta Vera Paz. December 27, 1919.) 

 Single white variety. Cuttings of a rare form of the common tree 

 dahlia of Guatemala, producing single white starlike flowers up to 

 5 inches in diameter. It appears to occur only as a cultivated or 

 semicultivated form ; I have never seen it among the wild plants 

 on the mountainsides. In habit of growth and other character- 

 istics except the color of the flower it is identical with the typical 

 Dahlia maxonii.'' 



49337. "(No. 288. Coban, Alta Vera Paz. December 27, 1919.) 

 Double ichite variety. Cuttings from a plant in a dooryard at Tac- 



