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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51212 and 5121 3— Continued.- 



51218. LoLiUM PERENNE L. FoaceflB. Wimmera rye-grass. 



"A tufted short-lived perennial which makes a fair crop of hay and 

 is especially valuable in pastures. It usually grows to a height of 1 to 

 2 feet, and produces an abundance of long, narrow leaves near the base 

 of the plant This has been a popular grass in England for at least 

 three centuries and was early introduced into America. 



" The chief uses to which this grass should be put are as an ingredi- 

 ent in pasture mixtures, as a temporary covering to prevent the wash- 

 ing of the soil, for lawns, and for winter grazing on Bermuda grass 

 pastures in the South. It is valuable for these purposes because of its 

 rapid germination and growth. It should have a fertile, moist soil with 

 a cool, damp climate." {Lyman Carrier.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 36099. 



51214. Chenopodium album L. Chenopodiaceae. 



From Calcutta, India. Seeds presented by H. G. Carter, director, Bo- 

 tanical Survey of India. Received July 3, 1920. 

 " The plant grows to the height of 6 feet, and the seeds ripen in October. 

 When young the leaves and tender branches are gathered as a potherb, much 

 resembling spinach, and are regarded as very wholesome; but the plant is 

 chiefly valued for its seeds, which are used as a cereal. The seed is said to be 

 superior to buckwheat and rich in certain salts. The hiU tribes of certain parts 

 of the western Himalayas cultivate Chenopodium as one of the principal 

 crops." {Carter.) 



51215. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Rutacese. Orange. 



From Jerusalem, Palestine. Budwood presented by J. Ettinger, director, 

 Agriculture and Colonization Department, Zionist Commission. Received 

 August 2, 1920. 

 " Bud sticks of the Jaffa orange, ShamootV {Ettinger.) 

 The Jaffa orange is one of the largest, larger even than the Washington 

 Navel. Its form is obovate, its skin very thick, and its fruit seedless. The 

 tree is not spiny, and the fruit, therefore, is never scarred by thorns. Its ship- 

 ping qualities are excellent. 



The Jaffa oranges seen in Tunis and Algeria and those grown in America and 

 illustrated in American publications have very little resemblance to the real* 

 Jaffa orange. They are represented as having seeds, while the true Jaffa 

 orange is seedless. (Adapted from Aaronsohn, Agricultural and Botanical Ex- 

 plorations in Palestine, p. 26.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 37461. 



51216 to 51248. 



From Kenia. Seeds collected by Dr. H. L. Shantz, Agricultural Explorer 

 of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received July 30, 1920. 

 Quoted notes by Doctor Shantz. 

 51216. Abutilon sp. Malvaceae. 



"(No. 974. Voi, Seyidie Province, Kenia. April 19, 1920.) A very 

 attractive yellow-flowered mallow; flowers 1 inch in diameter." 



