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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



53454 to 53462— Continued. 



cultivated have not shown the slightest falling off in yield at 12 years 

 of age. (Adapted from Daily Consular and Trade Reports, November 

 5, 1913.) 



53461. " Rolusta du Congo." 53463. " Robusta du Java." 

 53463 and 53464. Solanum tuberosum L. Solanaceae. 



Potato. 



From La Paz, Bolivia. Tubers presented by W. Duval Brown, American 

 consul. Received May 3, 1921. Quoted notes by Mr. Brown. 



53463. " Purple-marked variety. Grown in Bolivia at a high altitude and 

 supposed to be very resistant to frost." 



53464. ** White variety. Grown in Bolivia at a high altitude and sup- 

 posed to be very resistant to frost." 



53465 to 53467. 



From Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. Seeds presented by H. R. 

 Wright. Received May 14, 1921. Quoted notes by Mr. Wright. 



53465. Alopecukus pratensis L. Poaceje. Foxtail grass. . 

 " New Zealand-grown grass from clayey hill country." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 34282. 

 53466 and 53467. Phleum pratense L. Poacese. Timothy. 



53466. " New Zealand-grown timothy from drained peat swamp." 



53467. " New Zealand-grown timothy from light pumice soil." M 



53468 and 53469. Cotoneaster spp. Malacese. 



From Calcutta, Bengal, India. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural 

 Explorer of the Department of Agriculture. Received May 9, 1921. 



53468. CoTONEASTER AFFiNis Lindl. 



" Collected at an altitude of 7,000 feet in the Himalayas near Dar- 

 jiling, India, Majrch 4, 192L" (Rock.) 



A large deciduous Himalayan shrub or small tree with leaves pubescent 

 beneath and compound, spreading, many-flowered cymes. The numerous 

 slender-stalked, brown, roundish fruits are in large spreading bunches. 

 The white strong elastic wood is used for walking sticks in the northwest 

 Himalayas. The shrub is hardy in England. (Adapted from Brandin, 

 Forest Flora of India, p. 208.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40178. 



53469. CoTONEASTER SIMON SI Baker. 



" Collected at an altitude of 7,000 feet in the Himalayas near Darjil- 

 ing, India, March 4, 1921." (Rock.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51493. 



53470 and 53471. 



From Calcutta, India. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer of the Department of Agriculture. Received "May 9, 1921. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Rock. 



53470. Terminalia myeiocarpa Heurck and Muell. Arg. Combretace;ie. 



"A tall, important, and very valuable timber tree of northeast Assam, 

 where it is a protected tree in the Dibrugarh forests. It reaches a height 

 of 80 to 100 feet, is deciduous, and fruits in January and February when 

 the tree is bare. The tree growls in the more open forest land at an alti- ' 

 tude of about 500 feet. Seeds collected from a tree found between Ranga- 

 gora and Berjan forests February 21, 1921." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. 1. No. 47855. 



