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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



50689 and 50690. 



From Kisaiitn. Belrrian Koiiso. Seeds presented by Father H. Vanderyst. 



Received July 29, 1920. 

 50689. Chaetochloa sp. Poacere. Grass. 



Numbered for convenience in testing by the Office of Forage-Crop In- 

 vestigations. 



59690. Chaetochola lutescens (AVeigel) Stuntz. Poacete. Grass. 



Numbered for convenience in testing by the Office of Forage-Crop In- 

 vestigations. 



50691 and 50692. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural 

 Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received June 

 15, 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Popenoe. 



50691. RuBUS GLAUCus Benth. Rosacefe. Andes berry. 

 "(No. 378a. Seed from Ranclio Redondo, near San Jose. May 27, 



1920. Herb. No. 988.) Mora de Gastilla. This is either the same 

 species sent from northern Guatemala under the name of tokan-uuk, or 

 one of very similar character. The plant resembles the tokan-uuk very 

 closely, and the fruit is of the same size and form but lighter in color, 

 being of a light-red shade. It has a delicious aroma, suggesting straw- 

 berries. The fruit is oblong or somewhat ovate, up to an inch in length, 

 'very plump, soft and juicy when ripe. Several species of Rubus are 

 given the common name mora de Gastilla: this is used to indicate, in 

 fact, any Rubus that produces good fruits of blackberry or raspberry 

 character." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49387. 



50692. ( Undetermined. ) 



"(No. 375a. May 27, 1920.) Fruta de pava. Plants presented by 

 Carlos Werckl6, of El Coyolar, Costa Rica. A large tree native to this 

 region. Mr. Werckle believes it is a new species, perhaps representing a 

 genus not yet described botanically. The fruit is about an inch long, 

 shining black, with dark-purple flesh inclosing a single elongated stone. 

 The flavor is agreeable, not sour but sometimes astringent The young 

 fruits are yellow, later turning red, then black. It is from the low- 

 lands and likely to succeed in the United States only in southern 

 Florida." 



50693. Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray. Malvaceae. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seed presented by J. F. Rock. Received June 

 30, 1920. 



" A striking and well-marked rather rare species with a shrubby erect stem, 

 4 to 5 feet high, stiff spreading branches, and rather stout, very leafy flower- 

 ing stalks. It is worthy of cultivation on account of its showy yellow flowers. 

 The smooth, bright-green leaves on long petioles are rounded in outline, 3^ to 

 4 inches in diameter and 5 to 7-lobed, somewhat resembling those of the 

 common grapevine. The spreading yellow corolla is about 6 inches across. 

 Found in the scrub vegetation of the leeside of Oahu, East and West Maui, 

 and Lanai." (Rock.) 



A wild shrub of this species and a single flower are shown in Plates I and II. 



