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SEEDS AXD PLAXTS IMPOETED. 



49459 to 49471— Continued. 



which are eaten by baboons and natives. The bast tiber was formerly 

 iiseil to make clotli : now used whenever fiber is required. A most use- 

 ful as well as ornamental tree." 



49460. Caesalpixia sp. Cresalpiniaceae. 



"(No. 299. Boleuga Camp. November 25, 1919.) T r(Y(/ (Chimyanja). 

 A small tree not over 10 feet high, bearing large pods, the beans of 

 which are eaten after four successive boilings; the \\ater is throx\n off 

 each time. The beans are said to kill if eaten after one boiling." 



49461. Caryopiiyllus jambos (L.) Stokes. Myrtaceie. Bose-apple. 

 (Eugenia jambos L.) 



"(No. 318. Kafue. December 4, 1919.) Musafa (in Mashakalumbwe 

 «nd in Chimyanja). A beautiful light lemon-green fruit 1 inch in diam- 

 eter, with a most agreeable spicy flavor ; the seeds are large and the pulp 

 firm and crisp. This fruit is said to taste something like Jambosu 

 jnalaccensis ; it is also very attractive in appearance." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44891. 



49462. Gaecinia li\t[NGSTonei T. Anders. Clusiaceae. 



"(No. 324. Kafue. December 6, 1919.) Munk^monga (Chimyanja) 

 or mutunguii (Mashakalumbwe). A very excellent fruit to eat out of 

 hand. The stone, or rather the embryo, easily dries our. The tree is 

 very productive and has handsome foliage and fruit." 



Plate IV shows a fruiting branch of this tree. 

 49483 and 49464. Holcl s sop.ght:m L. Poaceie. Sorghum. 

 {Sorghum lulgare Pers.) 



49463. "(No. 313. Kafue. December 4. 1919.) An early-maiuriug 

 kafir." 



49464. "(No. 314. Kafue. December 4, 1919.) A later but better 

 type of kafir." 



49465. Peotea abyssixica Willd. Proteaceae. 



" (No. 336. Kafue. December 7, 1919.) A large wliite Protea which 

 grows on poor soil. The flowers are reddish in color and very at- 

 tractive. 2 to 3^ inches across. This and other Proteas, while attrac- 

 tive in flower and foliage, hold the old seed heads for several years, 

 and this often gives them a half-dead appearance." 



49466. Uapaca saxsibaeica Pax. Euphorbiaceie. 



••(No. 293. Bolenga Camp. November 2o. 1919.) The popular wild 

 fruit malioboliobo ; also called masuku or massigou. The tree has broad, 

 leathery evergreen leaves, and the brownish yellow clusters of fruit are 

 produced mainly on the old wood. When very ripe the fruit is sweet, 

 but it is like a persimmon when not fully mature." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 32394. 



49467. XiMExiA AMERICANA L. Olacaccie. False sandalwood. 

 "(No. 309. Kafue. December 4, 1919.) Impinji, similar to No. 301 



[S. P. I. No. 49602], but a larger fruited form. The fruits are fairly 

 edible if the skin and stone are both rejected; they are borne in abun- 

 dance and look like Prunus americana, but are red and have a large stone. 

 The seed is pounded to obtain the much-prized oil." 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42896. 



