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SEEDS AND PLAiSTS IMPORTED. 



49582 to 49612— Continued. 



49583. Acacia s^p. Mimosacea'. 



"(No. 349. December 7, 1919.) A Ijiige acacia with thick pods; prob- 

 ably tlie same as No. 270 LS. P. I. No. 49224] ; is lilce A. robusta. One 

 of the prominent, larger acacias of this region." 



49584. CucuRBiTA maxima Duchesne. Cncurbitacea\ Pumpkin. 

 "(No. 315. December 4, 1919.) A large pumpkin of the ordinary type.'" 



49585. Cymbopogon rufus (Nees) Rendle. Poaceiv. Grass. 

 {Andropogon rufus Kunth.) 



"(No. 356. December 7. 1919.) One of the coarser grasses. I question 

 whether this is a good grass for grazing, but it might do for roughage or 

 dry fodder." 



49586 and 49587. Diospykos senegalexsis Perr. Diospyraceie. 



Inkulu. 



49586. "(No. 296. Bolenga Camp on the Kafue River. November 

 26, 1919.) A small tree, 10 to 15 feet in height, which is more 

 abundant here than any other type of fruit tree. The fruit, which 

 is called inkulu, inchange, or cJianja, is much prized by the natives. 

 It is somewhat smaller than No. 295 [S. P. I. No. 49466] but of 

 equally good flavor; it has one to five seeds (usually three to four 

 in each fruit), is yellow or slightly tan in color, and when not 

 ripe is apparently full of tannin. When the natives wish to eat 

 this or any other fruit they either chop down some of the larger 

 limbs or the whole tree in order to secure the fruit with little or 

 no exertion ; they have no respect for trees or any natural growth." 



49587. "(No. 297. Bolenga Camp on the Kafue River. November 

 25, 1919.) A superior tree of No. 296 [S. P. I. No. 49586]. This 

 tree has somewhat longer fruits, which are sweeter and of much 

 better flavor than those from the ordinary trees." 



49588. Ebythbina sp. Fabaceae. 



"(No. 347. December 7, 1919.) A tree with thick pods which are 

 constricted around each red bean. Used only as an ornament." 



49589. Garcinia livingstonei T. Anders. Clusiacese. 



"(No. 302. November 25, 1919.) More seeds of No. 263a [S. P. I. 

 No. 49169] but collected at Kafue, where it is known as munkononga 

 in the Chimyanja tongue." 



49590. GossYPiuM sp. Malvaces?. 



"(No. 325. December 6, 1919.) A shrub 6 feet high which produces 

 a large number of bolls that contain numerous seeds covered with very 

 short brownish lint." 



49591 and 49592. Lagenabia vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitacene. Gourd. 



49591. "(No. 316. December 4, 1919.) A small gourd used green 

 as a vegetable ; it is very good. All these fruits are stewed green 

 as a vegetable in this country." 



49592. "(No. 334. December 7, 1919.) A gourd used by the na- 

 tives as soap; also said to be food for cattle and pigs; grows on 

 a vine covering trees that are 20 to 30 feet high." 



