16 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51423. PHLEmr PKATEXSE L. Poaceoe. Timothy, 

 From Gopenbaseu, Denuuirk. Seeds presented by Axel I.ange, curator. 



Botanic Garden. Received October 12, 1920. 

 " Tbese seeds are partly from plants grown in our garden and partly from 

 wild plants." (Lange.) 



51424. Chamaedorea sp. Phoenicaceae. Pacaya. 



From Coban, Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala. Seeds presented by Harry John- 

 son. Received October 18, 1920. 

 " Seeds of the pacaya." {JoJm.^ov.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49325. 



51425. Canarium luzonicum (Blume) A. Gray. Balsameacese. 

 From ^Manila. Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by A. Hernandez, direc- 

 tor. Bureau of Agriculture. Received October IS, 1920. 



" Seeds of pisa. The tree grows wild in the Philippines and is now under 

 cultivation.'* (Eernandez.) 



This tree is the source of the brea blanca of commerce. The stone of the 

 fruit contains an oily endosperm which is very palatable. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47205. 



51426. DioscoREA latifolia Benth. Dioscoreaceae. Acorn. 



From Nicaragua. Tuber presented by Dr. Luis Sequeira, Bluefields. Re- 

 ceived October 19, 1920. 

 " Papa cariha, or ' Carib potato,' which grows wild in this country. The 

 vines bear twice a year, and the tubers are eaten in the same way as the Irish 

 potato. This vine bears from 20 to 50 tubers, chiefly kidney shaped, and 

 weighing from 6 ounces to li pounds." {Sequeira.) 



This yam appears to be of the same kind as the caissara, or '* turkey-liver I 

 yam," previously received from Brazil. (See S. P. I. No. 47564.) The tubers ' 

 are aerial. 



51427. PisuM SATIVUM L. Fabacese. Garden pea. 



From New York City. Seeds presented by J. W. Pincus. Received Octo- 

 ber 19, 1920. 



" A variety of pea developed by Doctor Mansliolt, an excellent breeder, who 

 resides in the Province of Groningen, Netherlands." {Pincus.) 



51428 to 51463. 



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

 Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 September 10, 1920. Quoted notes by Doctor Shantz. 



51428. Acacia sp. Mimosacese. 



"(No. 1029. Uaso Nyiro River, Kenia Province. June 15, 1920.) A 

 low spreading form, very abundant in desert sections." 



51429. Caloteopis proceea Ait. Asclepiadacere. ' 

 "(No. 1017. Merile, Nyanza Province. June 30, 1920.) A very large I 



plant with inflated pods 6 inches or more long. It grows along the 

 sandy banks of dry rivers." 



51430. CiTKULLLTs vcLGAKis Scbrad. Cucurbitaceie. • Watermelon. 

 " (No. 1174. Nairobi, Ukamba Province. July 7, 1920.) The gosha 



melon." 



51431. CoFi'EA sp. RulvacefP. Coffee. 

 " (No. 1136. Kabete, Ukamba Province. June 26, 1920.) Nandi cof- 

 fee, a wild coffee from the Nandi forest. It has small branches, nmcli 

 smaller than those of Blue Mov/nfadn, and a peculiar chicorylike flavor. ! 

 It can not be pruned to advantage." 



