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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



52740 to 52744^-Continued. 



52742. MixiNis minutiflora Beauv. Molasses grass. 

 A stout perennial with viscid pubescent foliage and narrow many- 

 flowered panicles of very small awned spikelets. (Adapted from 

 .Hitchcock, United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 

 No. 772.) 



52743. Pennisetum setosum (Swartz) L. Rich. Mission grass. 

 A tall perennial grass related to pearl millet; native to South 



America and Central America. 



52744. ViciA FABA L. Fabaceae. Broad bean. 

 " The beans are native here. The natives use them as food and 



also as stock feed. The stalks grow very rank, from 2 to 3 feet 

 high, and are from one-fourth to one-half of an inch thick ; they are 

 covered with heavy leaves all the way from the ground up. The 

 natives call them habas silvesire." {Wolcott.) 



52745 to 52751. 



From Moulmein, Burma. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural 

 Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 March 18, 1921. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



52745. Annona reticulata L. Annonaceae. Custard-apple. 



" Seed from choice and delicious fruits of ' Vullock's-heart* " 



52746. Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. Cfesalpiniacese. 



"(Western Siam. December 16, 1920.) A large tree 30 to 40 feet in 

 height, with a large round crown and thousands of long pendent racemes ; 

 flowers not seen ; found in dense forest near Raheng, western Siam." 



52747. Bauhinia sp. Csesalpiniacete. 



"(Myawaddi, Burma. December 21, 1920.) A shrub or small tree 

 in dry forests of eastern Burma, one day's journey fr.om the Siamese 

 boundary. The flowers are arranged in threes in the axils of all the 

 leaves, standing erect on the upper surface of the branches." 



52748. BoMBAx insigne Wall. Bombacaceae. Cotton tree. 

 "A large forest tree of the lowland jungle found along the banks of 



the Meping River, western Siam. The tree reaches a height of 80 to 100 

 feet. The floss is used by the natives for stuffing pillows; it is also 

 spun.'* 



52749. Ipomoea horsfalliae Hook. Convolvulacese. Morning-glory. 

 " Variety hriggsii. A splendid crimson-flowered morning-glory which 



reaches large dimensions and is. of course, a perennial. It flowers for 

 many months during the year, especially during the cold season; the 

 crimson flowers are borne in large clusters." 



52750. Lagerstroemia sp. Lythraceae. 



" An ornamental tree 80 feet in height, with showy pink flowers. It 

 grows in the very dry jungle beyond Palut, western Siam, with Strychnos 

 nu(B-vomica, Dipterocarpus tulerculatus, Cassia fistula, etc. It is worthy 

 of cultivation." 



52751. Oryza satr'a L. Poacese. Rice. 

 " Black rice from Oktada Martaban ; fresh seed from this year's 



yield." 



