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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



54780 and 54781. 



From Yokoliama, Japan. Seeds purchased from the Yokohama Nursery 

 Co. Received January 9, 1022. 



Introduced for experimental use as a stock by specialists in the United 

 States Department of Agriculture. 



54780. Peunus mume Sieb. and Zucc. Amygdala ceje. Japanese apricot. 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 45523. 



54781. Prunus sereulata Lindl. Amygdalaceae. Flowering cherry. 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 38206. 



54782 and 54783. 



From Pajahmundry, Nilgiri Hills, India. Seeds presented by William 

 Bembower, agricultural adviser, American Evangelical Lutheran Mis- 

 sion. Received January 4, 1922. 



54782. Olea sp. Oleacere. Wild olive. 

 Wild olive collected in the hills of southern India. 



54783. PsiDiuM sp. Myrtacese. 



" Seeds of a small Psidium which grovs^s wild in the Nilgiri and Pulney 

 Hills of southern India. These were collected at Kotagiri, May, 1921, 

 from a shrub G feet high. The plant is abundant around Coonoor." 

 (Bemdoioey'.) 



54784. Pahi^dta rho3i:boidea (Blanco) Prain. Csesalpiniacese. 

 (Afzelia rhomboidea "Vidal.) 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by Arthur T. Fischer, 

 director of forestry, through Sr. Adn. Hernandez, secretary of Agricul- 

 ture and Natural Resources. Received January 6, 1922. 



"A tree up to 120 centimeters (4 feet) in diameter, straight but not tall. 

 The wood is hard, heavy, seasons well, and is rarely attacked by termites. It 

 is a well-known Philippine cabinet wood." {Fischer.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47210. 



54785. Davtdsonta prurtexs F. Muell. Cunoniaceae. 



From Brisbane, Queensland. Seeds presented by C. T. White, Government 

 botanist. Received January 9, 1922. 



A small (30 to 40 foot) tree of graceful, erect habit with long, drooping pin- 

 nate leaves and pendulous clusters of reddish flowers. The oval fruit about 

 the size of a goose egg is covered with short stiff hairs. Rubbing with a rough 

 cloth quickly and easily removes these and exposes the smooth, plumlike, pur- 

 ple skin. The soft, fleshy pulp has a rich purple color and a sharply acid 

 flavor; it contains a few flat, irregularly shaped seeds, which are small for 

 the size of the fruit, a feature not frequently occurring in wild fruits. This 



plum," as it is called, is largely used by settlers in Queensland for making 

 jam and jelly. The hard, dark-brown, close-grained wood is tough and durable 

 and is used for tool handles and mallets. This tree is native to tropical 

 Queensland, and a smaller form is found in southern Queensland and adjoin- 

 ing parts of New South Wales. (Adapted from F. M. Bailey, Queensland 

 Agricultural Journal, vol. 1, p. 471, and from The Queensland Flora, p. 538.) 



54786 and 54787. Ribes vulgare Lam. Grossulariacese. 



Garden currant. 



From Hereford, England. Plants purchased from King's Acre Nurseries. 

 Received January 14, 1922. 



Introduced for experimental work by Department of Agriculture specialists. 



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