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53470 and 53471— Continued. 



53471. Tkachycarpus martianus (Wall.) Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 "A small-leaved fan palm from the Himalayas. These seeds came from 



specimens 40 feet in height, growing at an altitude of 7,200 feet near 

 Darjiling. Collected March 3, 1921." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50373. 



53472 and 53473. Hydnocarpus spp. Flacourtiaceae. 



From Calcutta, Bengal, India. Seeds presented by Lieut. Col. A. T. Gage, 

 director, Botanical Survey of India. Received May 27, 1921. 



" From Tavoy, Burma, not previously represented in the museum collection. 

 The seeds of both of these have a partially muricated testa which resembles 

 that of Hydnocarpus anthelviinthica.'' (C. C. Calder.) 



53472. Hydxocarpus sp. 53473. Hydnocarpus sp. 

 Museum No. 37357. Museum No. 37479. 



53474. Khaya nyasica Stapf. Meliaceae. African mahogany. 



From Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia. Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. 

 Thompson. Received May 27, 1921. 



"One of cur largest and most valuable timber trees." (Thompson.) 



"A huge tree attaining a height of 150 feet or more and sometimes a diam- 

 eter of 15 feet, one that I measur^ed in the Inyamkuwha forest patch having 

 attained this diameter at 8 feet from the ground just above the buttresses. 

 Diameters of 5 to S feet are not uncomm( n. The trunk is almost invariably 

 very straight and runs up to a considerable height before branching; the 

 young saplings have much the appearance of young CastiUa elastica. The 

 bark is light gray, tliic-k. smooth, or laminated, astrmgent in taste, and 

 reminds one of quinine, hence the native name um'baha (to be bitter). The 

 hard red timber has a handsome gram, easily worked, and weathers well above 

 ground; it is untouched by B. strychidte or term.tes. The tree makes an enor- 

 mous crown of handsome glossy fcliage. The old trees are in full bloom at 

 the commencement of November, and the fruits commence to ripen at the end 

 of the following September, continuing to iail tiil December and littering the 

 grrund for some distan e u every direction." {E. G. Baker, Journal of the 

 Linnean Society, vol. JiO, p. 



53475. DioscoREA alata L. Dioscoreaceae. Greater yam. 



From Sebring. Fla. Tubers presented by J. B. Brown. Received .June 1, 

 1921. 



" The 63-pouud yam was grown in one season ; this particular one was 

 planted near where the waste water was thrown and it got a fairly 'nrge 

 quantity of water. I generally let them grow as long as they will. When 

 we have no fr( st to ki.l the vines they will grow unt 1 March or April, and I 

 then p'ant them a few weeks after they are dug, so that the growing season of 

 the yam in question was about 11 months. Of course we have a dry season, 

 and unless they are watered they do not thrive so well." (Brown.) 



"A white-tleshed yam of very grod quality from Panama. The underground 

 tubers when of large size are irregular in shape. Tlie vine produces tubers in 

 tlie axils of the leaves, wh ch are used for propagation." (R. A. Young.) 



53476 and 53477. Erageostisabyssimca (Jacq.) Schrad. Poaceae. 



Teff. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by Yilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Re- 

 ceived June 1, 1921. Quoted notes by Vilmorln-Andrieux & Co. 



A wonderful hay crop of the high veldt in the Transvaal and cultivated as 

 a food grain in Abyssin a. 



53476. '* Setd of the reddish or brownish type." 



53477. " White seed mixed with about 15 per cent of reddish type." 

 For previous introduction, see S, P. I. No. 48815. 



