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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



54032. Trifolium panormitanum Presl. Fabaceae. 



Sicilian clover. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. L. Trabut. Received July 

 14, 1921. 



"A fine winter forage plant of our humid prairies; it will be interesting to 

 carry on crosses with TrifoUvm alexandrinum or berseem. This Trifolium is 

 a relative of berseem and resembles it veiT much. I believe it to be a plant 

 capable of domestication by selection and cultivation." {Trabut.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47597. 



54033. Ormosia hosiei Hemsl. and Wils. Fabaceae. 



From Chungking, Szechwan, China. Seeds presented by P. R. Josselyn, 

 American consul. Received August 12, 1921. 



" The seeds were secured through the kindness of friends in Chengtu." 

 {Josselyn.) 



" For high-grade cabinetwork, picture frames, and the very best furniture 

 the timber most highly esteemed in Szechwan is the * Imny-iou mu' derived 

 from Ormosia hosiei, a tree allied to the Sophora. In the spring 0. hosiei pro- 

 duces large panicles of white and pink pea-shaped flowers, and at all seasons 

 of the year it is a striRing tree. The wood is heavier than water, of a rich-red 

 color, and beautifully marked. It is the most high priced of all local timbers 

 and is now very scarce. In north-central Szechwan it is still fairly common, 

 but on the Chengtu plain it is found only in temple grounds or over shriues. 

 The native name signifies ' red-bean tree ' the seeds being red and contained 

 in beanlike pods." {Wilson, A Naturalist in Western China, vol. 2, p. 21.) 



54034. Passitlora macrocarpa Masters. Passifloracese. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Seeds presented by Dr. Mario Cal- 

 vino, director, Estacion Experimental Agronomica. Received September 

 1, 1921. 



A Brazilian plant with a habit of growth almost like that of Passiflora 

 quadrangularis, from which it differs in its rounded leaves, 5 to 6 inches 

 long, heart-shaped at the base and short acuminate at the tip, stipules up to 

 2 inches long, and leafy bracts li inches wide and an inch long. The short, 

 fleshy flower tube bears violet petals. 



The broad, even, dark-violet coronal filaments are red spotted, the large 

 3-lobed stigma is yellowish, and the styles white. The fruit is 8 to 9 inches 

 long and 5 to 6 inches in diameter, the largest fruit of all Passifloras. 

 (Adapted from Martins, Flora Brasiliensis, vol. 13, pt. 1, p. 597.) 



54035. Passiflora ligtjlaris Juss. Passifloraceae. 



From Guayaquil, Ecuador. Seed collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer of the Department of Agriculture. Received July 2, 

 1921. 



"A species of Passiflora cultivated in the highlands of Guatemala, up to alti- 

 tudes of 5,000 feet or more. The fruit is the size of a hen's egg, orange-yellow 

 when fully ripe, with a thick brittle shell inclosing a large number of small 

 thin seeds surrounded by white gelatinous pulp. The flavor is delicate, aro- 

 matic, almost perfumed ; certainly more delicate and agreeable than most of the 

 other Passifloras which produce edible fruits." {Wilson Popenoe.) 



54036 and 54037. Cassia spp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Seeds presented by Hermano Apollinaire-Marie, 

 Institute de la Salle. Received September 1, 1921. 



54036. Cassia tomentosa L. f. 



"A beautiful ornamental tree of our savannas. It will grow in any 

 region where Eucalyptus globulus thrives." {Apollinaire-Marie.) 



