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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



54556 to 54560— Continued. 



54556. Cht.oris ]myriostaciiya Hochst. Poaceae. Ping-er grass. 



A perennial grass 1 to 2 feet high ascending from a procumbent base, 

 with flat or convolute leaves. Native to the Dekkan Peninsula. (Adapted 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 7, p. 292.) 



54557. Cymuopogon iiufus (Nees) Rendle. Poaceje. Jaragua grass. 

 {Andropogon rufus Kunth.) 



A tufted perennial up to 8 feet high, very generally distributed through- 

 out tropical Africa. It is commonly used for grass fencing in Nigeria 

 and for thatching in Angola. The erect or ascending stems are often 

 stout and bear narrow, rigid, erect leaves and slender, lax panicles 1 to 2 

 feet long. (Adapted from Stapf, Flora of Tropical Africa, vol. 9, p. 304, 

 as Hyparrhenia rufa.) 



54558. Eragrostis sp. Poace?e. Grass. 

 "Native forage grass." (Longworth.) 



54559. Tricholaena sp. Poacese. Grass. 

 " Native forage grass." (Longworth.) 



54560. Vetiveria nigritana (Benth.) Stapf. Poacese. Grass. 



A coarse smooth perennial with stout rhizomes, stems up to 6 feet 

 high, with oblong panicles up to 1 foot long. The linear, erect, rigid leaves 

 are pale green and 1 to 3 feet long. Native to tropical Africa. (Adapted 

 from Stapf, Flora of Tropical Africa, vol. 9, p. 157.) 



54561 to 54620. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabacese. Soy bean. 



[Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



From China. Seeds presented by B. W. Skvortzow, Harbin, Manchuria. 

 Received November 16, 1921. 



54561. No. 1. Green soy bean for oil, from southern Manchuria. 



54562. No. 2. Yellow soy bean from Kaiyuan, Shengking Province. 



54563. No. 3. Yellow soy bean from Jungchiangko, Shengking Province. 



54564. No. 4. Brown soy bean from Jungchiangko, Shengking Province. 



54565. No. 5. Yellow soy bean from Changchun, Kirin Province. 



54566. No. 6. Yellow soy bean from Tiehling, Shengking Province. 



54567. No. 7. Black soy bean from Tiehling, Shengking Province. 



54568. No. 8. Green soy bean from Changchun, Kirin Province. 



54569. No. 9. Black soy bean from Kungchuling, Shengking Province. 



54570. No. 10. Yellow soy bean from Chutzecheng, southern Man- 

 churia. 



54571. No. 11. Yellow soy bean from Shwangchengfu, Kirin Province. 



54572. No. 12. Yellow soy bean from Kungchuling, Shengking Province. 



54573. No. 13. Black soy bean from Kaiyuan, Shengking Province. 



54574. No. 14. Yellow soy bean from Tiehling, Shengking Province. 



54575. No. 15. Yellow soy bean from Tungtzedeng, southern Man- 

 churia. 



54576. No. 16. Yellow soy bean from Taomen, southern Manchuria. 



54577. No. 17. Yellow soy bean from Suntzetai, near Kaiyuan, southern 

 Manchuria. 



54578. No. 18. Black soy bean from Changchun, Kirin Province. 



54579. No. 19. Yellow soy bean from Changchun, Kirin Province. 



54580. No. 20. Green soy bean from Tiehling, Shengking Province. 



