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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTCD. 



60442 to 60465— Continued. 



50444 to 50449. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Gagn. Brassicaceae. Pai ts'ai. 



60444. "Oil cabbage seed." 50446. "Flat cabbage seed." 



60445. "Red cabbage seed." 50447. "Blue cabbage seed." 

 60448. "Ordinary Chinese cabbage seed." 



50449 . ' ' Cabbage seed . ' ' 

 50450. Brassica rapa L. Brassicaceae. 



"Turnip seed." 

 50461. Chrysanthemum coronarium L. Asterace£e. 



Sent in as Sagittaria seed. 

 50452. CoRiANDRUM SATIVUM L. Apiaceae. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 26448. 

 50463. FoENicuLUM vulgare Hill. Apiaceae. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 35634. 

 60454. Gymnocladus chinensis Baill. Caesalpiniaceae. 



"Large black seed." 

 60456. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. L No. 47148. 

 50466. Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. Menthaceae. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 45265. 

 50457. PisuM SATIVUM L. Fabaceae. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48783. 

 60458 to 50466. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. 



Turnip. 



Coriander. 



Fennel. 



Lettuce. 



Perilla. 



Garden pea. 



Badisb. 



50458. "Big red radish." 50460. "Radish seed." 



50469. "Red radish." 60461. "Green radish." 



50462. "Green radish with red interior." 



50463. "Red radish." 



50464. ' ' Large red radish . ' ' 

 50466. "Green radish." 



50466 to 50517. 



From Para, Brazil. Presented by Sr. Andre Goeldi, Museu Goeldi. Received 

 June 1, 1920. Quoted notes by Sr. Goeldi. 



50466. AcHRAS zapota L. Sapotaceae. Sapodilla. 

 Plants of the best of the sapotaceous fruits. It is common in many parts of 



tropical America and is cultivated successfully in southern Florida, where it 

 merits commercial exploitation. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48596. 



50467. AcROCOMiA sclerocarpa Mart. Phoenicaceae. Macatiba palm. 

 Seeds of the gru-gru nut which is widely distributed throughout Trinidad, 



but not in sufficient abundance for the development of an export trade. It is 

 used locally as a roasted nut. The kernels contain 57 per cent of fat which is 

 in a yellowish white crystalline form. (Adapted from The Monthly Bulletin 

 of Agricultural Intelligence and Plant Disease, vol. 5, p. 75.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I, No. 37382. 



