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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



50726 to 50966— Continued. 



50947 to 50956. Zea mays L. Poacese. Corn. 



50947. "(No. 629. Kigdma. February 21, 1920.) Com grown lo- 

 cally by the natives ; somewhat mixed type." 



50948. "(No. 630. Kigoma. February 21, 1920.) Like No. 629 

 [S. P. I. No. 50947]. The ear is not so long as the flint ear; not 

 mixed. Corn is here one of the chief crops. It is always grown 

 in elevated beds, 1 to 1^ feet high. This type of cultivation is best 

 for the long droughts which occur here." 



50949. "(No. 378. Nyanza, Urundi. March 8, 1920.) Corn from 

 native fields. It is planted in hills, is a tall corn, so tall that 

 it is often difficult to reach the ears. The earts when almost ripe 

 are roasted and eaten. When rii)e, the stem is cut off below the 

 ear or ears and stacked on an open bamboo fence, the ears all 

 pointing down on one side. Occasionally it is hung in trees or 

 in the top of the hut. It is next in importance to Manihot as a 

 food crop and is also sold as a money crop." 



50950. "(No. 739. Nyanza, Urundi. March 9, 1920.) A yellow 

 flint with occasionally purple and dented light-colored kernels." 



50951. "(No. 740. Nyanza, Urundi. March 9, 1920.) A white flint 

 with purple cob and an occasional purple kernel." 



50952. "(No. 741. Nyanza, Urundi. March 9, 1920.) Flint with a 

 carmine flush, a purple cob, and an occasional purple kernel." 



50953. "(No. 742. Nyanza, Urundi. March 9, 1920.) White flint 

 with an occasional purple kernel." 



50954. "(No. 743. Nyanza, Urundi. March 9. 1920.) Purple and 

 white flint." 



50955. "(No. 744. Nyanza, Urundi. March 9, 1920.) White flint, 

 All the above com is tall with a large stalk; grown by the 

 natives." 



50956. "(No. 852. N'gano N'gano, Urundi. March 17, 1920.) Corn: 

 Yellow, white, red, and blue; grown by Chief Rusoka." 



50957. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 737. Nyanza, Urundi. March 8, 1920.) A red-fruited Vitis- 

 like or Ampelopsislike vine." 



50958. (Undetermined.) 



" (No. 858. N'gano N'gano. March 17, 1920.) A small legume with 

 a habit similar to our Psoralea teniii flora.'' 



50959. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 905. Nyanza, Urundi. March 21, 1920.) A dark fruit like 

 a chokecherry; probably not edible." 



50960. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 928. Dar es Salaam. April 1, 1920.) Mopia. Like a Strych- 

 nos." 



50961. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. Poaceae. Pearl miUet. 

 (P. typhoideum Rich.) 



"(No. 936. Zanzibar, Zanzibar. April 6, 1920.) Pennisetum from 

 east coast of Africa." 



