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SEEDS AND PLANTS IxMPORTED. 



51377 and 51378. Ananas sativus Schult. f. Bromeliacese. 



Pineapple. 



From Pago Pajro, A)iieric;)n Snnion. Oflslioots ini'seiited by Hon. Wnrron 

 J. Terluiiie. srovernor. JieceivtMl October 20. 1920. 

 '* Oltsboots of 51 very fine variety of Snnioan ])i)ienitple."' ( />. ]\\ Cartwright. 

 jirlvatc secretary io the f/orernor.) 



51379. Phleum pratense L. Poaceae. Timothy. 



From Sydney, New South Wales. Seeds presented by George Valder, 

 undersecretary and director, Department of Agriculture. Received Oc- 

 tober 20. 1920. 



Seeds of locally grown timothy, introduced for the use of the Office of 

 Forage-Crop Investigations. 



" Grow.-? on poor sandy soil; harvested in January, 1920.'" (Valder.) 



51380. Pyrus sp. Malacese. Pear. 



From Chico, Calif. Seeds collected by Galloway, Wight, and AUanson at 

 the Plant Introduction Field Station. Received October 4, 1920. 

 These were removed from a collection of 125 different pears, mostly of 

 Chinese varieties or hybrids, which were sent to Washington from Chico 

 station. The seeds are to be planted and grown for the purpose of producing 

 material of possible value as natural hybrids; also material for breeding 

 .puri)oses and for stock. 



51381. PopuLus charkowiensis Schroed. Salicacese. Poplar. 



From Orleans, France. Cuttings purchased from lAon Chenault & Son. 

 Received November 29, 1920. 

 This is said to be the fastest growing poplar known; it is very hardy and 

 has very light wood. It is considered a hybrid between P. pyramidalis and P. 

 yvigra. (Adapted from Mitteilungen der Deutsclien Dendrologischen Gesell- 

 schaft, No. 28, p. US.) 



51382 to 51386. Avena sativa L. Poacese. Oats. 



From Madrid, Spain. Seeds presented by Guillermo Quintanilla, director, 

 Escuela Especial de Ingenieros Agronomos, through Ely E. Palmer, 

 American consul. Received November 23, 1920. (}uotcd notes by Sr. 

 Quintanilla. 



51382. Adanero, from Avila Province.*' 



51383. " Avena gris, from Soria Province." 



51384. Palacios de Goda. from Avila Province." 



51385. Avena hlanca, from Soria Province." 



51386. Flores de Avila, from Avila Province." 



51387. CoLOCASiA esctjlenta (L.) Schott. Araceae. Taro. 



From Ten Cheng, Kiangsu, China. Tubers presented by Rev. Hugh W. 

 White, American Presbyterian Mission, South. Received December 10, 

 1920. 



" This community is using the taro largely as a food article, answering 

 somewhat to our potato, and we ourselves have discovered a method of prepa- 

 ration which makes it a most palatable dish." (White.) 



"The tubers of this variety when cooked by boiling (early in December) 

 were very moist and rather lacking in flavor, but the texture was smooth 

 and other methods of preparation should make it more agreeable to the Ameri- 

 can palate. Judging from an earlier introduction [S. P. I. No. 34520] of this 

 taro, the corm is mealy and otherwise of good quality." (R. A. Young.) 



