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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



54700. CucuRBiTA FiciFOLiA Boiiche. Cucurbitacese. Chilacayote. 



From San Jacinto, Distrito Federal, Mexico. Seeds presented by Sr. A. 

 Brambila, Department of Agriculture. Received February 14, 1922. 



" The chilacayote, often called chiherre in Costa Rica, is cultivated in various 

 parts of Mexico and Central America, w^here it is also native. The stems 

 spread to a considerable distance (20 feet or more) from the main plant, the 

 leaves are roundish kidney shaped, and the flowers are pale yellow. The fruits 

 resemble in a general way small watermelons; the white flesh is edible only 

 after cooking and is used for conserves and pies." (P. O. Russell.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42970. 



54701. RuBus MACROCARPus Benth. Rosaceee. Colombian berry. 



• From Bogota, Colombia. Seeds presented by E. O. Wolcott Received 

 February 15, 1922. 



For description and previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51706. Also see 

 article by Wilson Popenoe in the Journal of Heredity, vol. 11, pp. 194 to 202. 



54702. Eugenia klotzschiana Berg. Myrtacese. Pera de campo. 



From Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Seeds presented by Benjamin H. 

 Hunnicutt, director, Instituto Evangelico, Escola Agricola de Lavras. 

 Received February 7, 1922. 



For description and previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 37492 ; for further 

 description see Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe, The Navel Orange of Bahia; 

 with Notes on Some Little-Known Brazilian Fruits (U. S, Department of Agri- 

 culture Bulletin No. 445, p. 32.) 



54703. Aleurites Montana (Lour.) Wilson. Euphorbiacese. 



Mu-oil tree. 



From Hongkong, China. Seeds presented by H. Green, superintendent, 

 Botanical and Forestry Department. Received February 28, 1922. 



"This is the nm-tfu-^Jtii (literally, wood-oil tree), of southern China. It is 

 less hardy than the tung-oil tree, Aleurites fordii, and 2-year-old specimens 

 growing at Tallahassee, Fla., were killed by cold in February, 1917. The oil 

 is practically identical with tung oil. The fruit and leaves are different in 

 appearance from those of ^. forcliV (R. A. Young.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50358. 



54704. VoAJ^DZEiA suBTORRANEA (L.) Thouai's. Fabacese. 



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

 ruary 15, 1922. 



Obtained originally from the colony of Senegal, French West Africa, 

 For description and previous introduction, see S. P. L No. 49881. 



.54705. Casuarina sumatrana Jungh. Casuarinacese. 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. Seeds presented by I. Henry 

 Burkill, director, Botanic Gardens, through Dr. P. J. S. Cramer, chief, 

 Plant-Breeding Station, Buitenzorg. Received February 18, 1922. 



"The most beautiful of the Casuarinas and one of the most decorative of 

 tropical trees. It has a thick pyramidal habit and is a beautiful shade of 

 green.'" (Cramer.) 



For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. 37119. 



54706. Cassia gra>;dis L. f. Csesalpiniacese. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Dr. H. L. Lyon, in charge, 

 Department of Botany and Forestry, Experiment Station of the Ha- 

 waiian Sugar-Planters' Association. Received February 15, 1922. 



