JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1922. 



54683 and 54684— Continued. 



546S4. CorFEA ijberica BulL 



^ Caf€ lavQ-tanana d gro9 grains (large-grain, large-leaf, and long- 

 branch coffee).** 



54685. GossYPrrM xaskixg Meyen. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Unsan. Pinsyang Province, Chos^ Seeds presented by A. 

 haven. Oriental Consolidated Mining Co., through Bansford S. Millw, 

 American consul geno^ SeooL Received February 7, 1922. 



**This seed was grown in Pukrfiin Myon, Unsan, northern PingyaDS 

 ProTince (40' 10' N., 125* 55' E.). and is supposed to be the best produced 

 locaUy." (Welhaven,) 



54686. DioscoEEA trtfida L. f. Dioscoreaceae. Yampi. 



From Gatun, Canal Zone. Tuber presoited by A. Y. Mitchell, through the 

 Federal Horticultural Board. Received February 13. 1922. 



"A pink-skinned, white-fleshed yampi of good quality. The tubers are long- 

 oval to club shaped and from 3 to 8 ounces each in weight" (i?. A. Young. "\ 



For previous introduction, see S. P. L No. 42053w 



54687. Mesua febrza L. Clnsiaceae. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. W. M. Docters vaii 

 Leeawen, director. Botanic Garden. Received Febmary 3, 1922. 



A very handsome, pyramidal tree native to the hot moist regions of Oeylon, 

 India, and the Malay Peninsula. The young leaves which appear twice a year 

 are intense blood red at first, passing through delicate shades of pink into 

 dark gj^een. The large, white, delicately scented flowers are produced profusely 

 in April and May. The kernels yield as much as 70 per cent of very ridi, 

 clear, red-brown, somewhat perfumed oil which might be used for confectioiiery. 

 The oil Is used medicinally as a lotion. The dark-red wood is extremely hard 

 and heavy and when well seasoned is used for beams, masts, tool handles, in 

 bridge construction, etc. Railway ties made of this wood were not attacked 

 by white ants and were quite sound after four years of use. (Adapted from 

 MacmiUan, Handbook of T ropical Gardening and PUmtimo, p. 260, and Feorson^ 

 Commercial Guide to the Forest Economic ProdmeU o/ India, p. 68.) 



54688. GossTPrcM baebadexse L. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Cairo. Egypt. Seeds presented by James A. Prescott, Sultanic Agri- 

 cultural Society. Received January 19, 1922. 



Pilion. 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in cotton breeding. 



54689. Opitstia ficus-lsdica (L.) MILL Cactacese. TTidlan fig. 



From Valetta, Malta. Cunings presented by Society Ecoiunnica Agraria. 

 through Cary Loop. American ctmsuL Received February 3, 1922. 



These cuttings were received in response to a request for propagating ma- 

 terial of a nearly spineless variety introduced from Malta in 1903 (under 

 8. P. L No. 9352) and said to bear yellowish orange fmits the size of a goose 

 egg, of good flavor, and containing less than a dozen seeds. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. L No. 9352. 



54690. [Maxgefeea lxdica L. Anacardiaceae. Mango. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii Plants preseited by J. M. Westgate, agronomist 

 in charge. Agricultural Experiment Station. Received January 17, 1922. 



" Yictoria. The original tree, Victoria No. 9. is a seedling growing on the resi- 

 dence property of Thomas G. Thrum, 1508 Thurston Avenue, Honolulu. Dur- 

 ing the eighties a number of mango seeds were bron^t from the West Indies 



