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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51763 and 51764— Continued. 



51764. RuBus MACEOCARPUS Benth. Rosacese. Colombian berry. 

 "(No. 509a. Bogota, Colombia. October 24, 1920.) The ColomUan 



her ry or giant blackberry of Colombia (Spanish, mora or mora de Cas- 

 tiUa). From El Penon, on the road between Sibate and Fusagasuga, Cun- 

 dinamarca. Seeds from unusually large and fine fniits of the giant black- 

 berry, of which seeds and plants have been sent in under previous 

 numbers." 



For description, see S. P. I. Nos. 51401 and 51706. 



51765 to 51768. 



From Bangkok, Siam. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer 

 of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received December 3, 

 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



51765. BoTOR TETRAiiONOLOBA (L.) Kuntze. Fabacete. Goa bean. 

 (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus DC.) 



" No. 28. A bean with four-winged pods, which are borne in great abun- 

 dance. They are collected while quite green and cooked like string beans. 

 I have eaten this vegetable and found it very delicious, better than the 

 green string bean. Cultivated in Malaya.'* 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49711. 



51766. Canarium sp. Balsameacese. 



" No. 23. Native to China and sold in the markets at Singapore. The 

 seed is edible, like the pili nut of the Philippines." 



51767. Cabapa guianensis Aubl. Meliacese. Crabwood tree. 

 "No. 4. A tall tree with large leaves and large globose fruits contain- 

 ing many angular and variably shaped fawn-colored seeds. It is known 

 as the crab-oil tree and is a native of Guiana and tropical Africa. It is 

 cultivated in Singapore." 



This tree, which has large ovate leaves, bears triangular nutlike fruits, 

 ripening in June, July, and August ; when crushed these exude a rich oil. 

 This oil appears to be equal in lubricating value to ordinary machine oil, 

 and it should be utilized. The cakes from which the oil has been ex- 

 pressed might serve as cattle feed. The tree grows in commercial quan- 

 tities throughout the lower Amazon regions. The wood excels mahogany. 

 (Adapted from Lange, Lower Amazon, pp. 11, 406, and 461.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44711. 



51768. CoLEL's ROTiTNDifOLTUs (Poir.) Cheval. and Perr. Menthaceae. 



(C tuberosus A. Rich.) 



"No. 13. This labiate is now cultivated in the Malay Peninsula as a 

 substitute for potatoes. The tubers are produced in abundance, but are 

 small and thin skinned. Plants grown from tubers will produce no 

 tubers the first year, but when planted from cuttings of the green portion 

 of the stem they will produce tubers in five months. The tubers are 

 fully mature when the leaves begin to drop." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 20427. 



51769. LANsnjM domesticum Jack. Meliaceee. Lang'sat. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. J. C. Koningsberger, 

 director, Botanic Garden. Numbered May, 1921. 

 An erect symmetrical tree, native to the Malay Archipelago, 35 to 40 feet 

 high, with pinnate leaves composed of five to seven leaflets 4 to 8 inches long. 

 The velvety, straw-colored fruits, 1 to 2 inches in diameter, in clusters of 5 to 

 30, have delicious white aromatic" subacid flesh and are usually eaten out of 

 hand, but are also of culinary value. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47230. 



