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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



50726 to 50966— Continued. 



50840 and 50841. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solanacefe. Tobacco. 



50840. "(No. 829. Nyanza, Urundi. March 13, 1920.) Tobacco, type 

 grown by natives." 



50841. "(No. 862. N'uano N'gauo, Urundi. ^Nlarch 18, 1920.)" 



50842. OcHNA LEi^TOCLADA Olivor. OchnacejE. 



"(No. 736. Nyanza, Urundi. March 7, 1920. Herb. No. 691.) An 

 attractive low form about 1 to 2 feet high." 



50843. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. Poacese. Pearl millet. 

 (P. typhoideum Rich.) 



"(No. 920. Njahna, Tanganyika Territory. March 28. 1920.) Grown 

 more abundantly here than at any place I ha\e seen in Africa." 



50844. Pennisetum GLAUCuat (L.) R. Br. Poaceje. Pearl millet. 



(P. typhoideum Rich.) 



"(No. 932. Zanzibar. April 6, 1920.) Pennisetum from India." 

 50845 to 50901. Phaseolus vulgabis L. Fabacese. Common bean. 



"(Nyanza, Urundi. March 8, 1920.) Beans always are mixed in 

 the field or market. They are marketed in large banana-leaf containers, 

 which are either sack shaped or long and narrow. They are sold at 

 0.15 franc per kilo. It is one of the chief export crops." 



50845. "(No. 781.) A short, thick, dark greenish brown or almost 

 black bean ; shows an indistinct dark stripe." 



50846. "(No. 809.) Very dark tan, darker than No. 758 [S. P. T. 

 No. 50886] ; long, brown, flat bean." 



50847. "(No. 811.) Dark chocolate with metallic sheen; short, 

 thick bean." 



50848. "(No. 694.) Light-brown, almost tan bean." 



50849. "(No. 759.) Dark-brown, greenish, or deep-tan bean show- 

 ing a stripe; yellow shows through at times; may be similar to 

 No. 755 [S. P. I. No. 50857]." 



50850. "(No. 788.) Tan-colored bean, more yellowish than No. 778 

 [S. P. I. No. 50852]." 



50851. "(No. 789.) Darker than No. 788 [S. P. I. No. 50850]." 



50852. "(No. 778.) Long, plump, dark-tnn bean. " 



50853. "(No. 810.) Dark reddish or purple-tan bean, rather small." 



50854. "(No. 757.) Rich deep tan-colored bean with mottled sur- 

 face." '^'y; 



50855. "(Nos. 801, 804, and 806.) Wine-colored bean with dark 

 stripe." 



50856. "(No. 819.) Small, long, flat bean with light dots or 

 stripes." 



50857. "(Nos. 755, 782, and 800.) Yellow with brown markings, 

 occasionally a brown stripe over a brown stripe. This is the 

 favorite bean of the Watusi chiefs." 



50858. "(Nos. 689, 759, and 799.) A gray mottled and striped bean 

 similar to No. 690 [S. P. I. No. 50859]." 



50859. "(No. 690.) Streaked and mottled yellowish bean; one of 

 the most abundant, and prized by the natives." 



