40 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



60102 to 50206— Continued. 



50142. CoFPEA LAURENTii Wildeui. Rubiaceae. Coffee. 

 A white-flowered shrub, native to Belgian Kongo, with dark-green, oval . 



acuminate leaves up to 30 centimeters in length and shortly elliptic 2-seeded 

 fruits. The roundish seeds are 9 to 11 millimeters long. (Adapted from Actes 

 du Premier Congres de Botanique, 1900, p. 234.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 32359. 



50143. Coix LACRYMA-JOBi L. Poaceap. Job's-tears. 

 "A hardy form grown at an altitude of 4,850 feet. " 



^ For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48012. 



50144. CoMBRETUM sp. Combretacese. 



(No. 245/19.) From The Matoppos, Matabeleland. " 



50145. CoMBRETUM sp. Combretacese. 



"(No. 233/19.) Potgietersrust, Waterberg diestrict, Transvaal." 



50146. CoMBRETUM sp. Combretacoae. 



" Seeds of a tree somewhat like an olive iu foUage but much larger, being 40 

 to 50 feet high. It is a larger spreading tree, giving a good shade; apparently 

 hard wooded. The native name is Cotamo. Collected by Maj. R. Gordon 

 at Shemba, Zambezi River, Mozambique, August 8, 1919. " 



50147. DiPLORHYNCHus sp. Apocynaceae. 



" Manyanyata. A tree near Elizabeth ville, Belgian Kongo. " 



50148. DiPLORHYNCHus sp. Apocynacoae. 

 " Mwenge. " 



50149. Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels. Mimosaceae. 

 {E. burchellii Benth.) 



*' Root used in tanning and dyeing stuffs a brown color. " 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46902. 



50150. Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A very densely tufted South African perennial grass with tender erect stems 



1 to 2 feet high and narrow blades sometimes more than a foot in length. 

 (Adapted from Thistleton-Dyer , Flora Capensis, vol. 7, p. 599.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 38767. 



50151. Erythrina CAFFRA Thunb . Fabaceae. 

 " Magaliesberg, Transvaal." 



A tree, 30 to 60 feet high, with prickly branches, trifoliolate leaves with 

 broadly ovate leaflets, and scarlet flowers borne in dense, many-flowered 

 racemes. It :is native to South Africa. (Adapted from Harvey and Sonder^ 

 • Flora Capensis, vol. 2, p. 236.) 



50152. Gazania sp. Asteracese. 



•'A yellow Gazania from Mr. Healtie, Addo, Southern Provinces, Nigeria. " 

 50153 and 60154. Grewia monticola Sond. Tiliaceae. 



A much-branched spreading shrub with densely tomentose twigs and almost 

 sessile, unequally sided leaves. The flowers are borne in axillary few-flowered 

 clusters. The shrub is native to the Transvaal. (Adapted from Harvey and 

 Sonder, Flora Capensis, vol. l,p. 226.) 



50153. ''(No. 236/19.) Potgietersrust, Transvaal. Small evergreen tree. " 



50154. "(No. 232/19.) Waterb erg district, Transvaal. Fruit edible. " 



