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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



54889. Trifolium pkatense L. Fa])ace?e. Red elover. 



From Groningen, Netherlands. Seeds purchased from C. Broekema. Re- 

 ceived March 2, 1922. 



Rozendaal red clover. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49884. 

 Introduced for specialists of the Department of Agriculture. 



54880 to 54895. 



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

 Department of Botany and Forestry, Experimental Station of the 

 Hawaiian Sugar-Planters' Association. Received March 2, 1922. Quoted 

 notes by Doctor Lyon. 



54890. Elaeocaepus angustifoltus Blume. Elseocarpaceoe. 

 " Djanitri, from Buitenzorg, Java." 



A tall, handsome tree with a lofty crown, from the pr"meval evergreen 

 forests of Java, where it is found from sea level to an altitude of approx- 

 imately 4,0CO feet. The narrow, partly evergreen leaves become brilliant 

 orange-red before they drop, and the clusters of greenish, silky fringed 

 flowers appear in December. In the late summer the tree bears beautiful 

 blue fruits the size of marbles ; tbe edible portions of these is thin but 

 pleasant flavored and is eaten by the natives. The knobby, grooved 

 stones are exported in large quantities for rosaries. 



This tree is useful not only as an ornamental, but also in reforesting 

 denuded mountain sides. (Adapted from Kooi'ders en Valeton, Mededee- 

 lingen uit 's Lands Plant entuin No. 11, p. 260.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51817. 



54891. Ficus Ei-iEETioiDES F. Muell. Moracese. 



Seeds of a tree 60 to 70 feet tall with fruits borne in clusters on the 

 trunk and larger branches, collected in Queensland by C. E. Pemberton." 



Magura. A medium-sized Australian tree, 40 to 60 feet in height, hav- 

 ing somewhat heart-shaped, globular, edible fruits an inch in d'ameter. 

 (Adapted from Bailey, Queensland Flora, pt. 5, p. 1^73.) 



54892. Ficus hispida L. f. Moraceae. 



"A hardy shrub, or small tree, collected in Queensland by C. E. Pem- 

 berton." 



A moderate-sized, rapid-growing tree, native throughout India from 

 the Punjab to Malakka and Ceylon. The somewhat pear-shaped, paired 

 or clustered fruits are yellowish when ripe ; they sometimes hang on 

 elongated branches and often reach or even penetrate the soil. The fruit, 

 seeds, and bark are valuable medicinally, and the foliage is used for 

 fodder. (Adapted from Kirtikar, Indian Medicinal Plants, vol. 2, p. 

 1196.) 



54893. Gkewia stylocaepa Warb. Tiliacete. 



" Collected in the Philippine Islands by F. X. Williams." 



Muling. This Philippine tree, usually small but sometimes more than 

 50 feet high, bears terminal or axillary clusters of yellowish, pear-shaped, 

 fleshy fruits of a subacid applelike flavor, said to be of excellent quality. 

 It is not cultivated. (Adapted from Philippine Agricultural Review, vol. 

 9, No. 3, p. 238.) 



54894. Sesban aegyptiacum Poir. Fabacea?. 



A stout shrubby plant 6 to 10 feet in height, native to tropical Asia and 

 northern Australia. The yellow flowers, spotted with pyrple, are borne 

 in axillary clusters about 4 inches long. In Australia the leaves are much 

 relished by live stock, and the wood is used in making charcoal for gun- 

 powder. (Adapted from Rock, Leguminous Plants of Haioaii, p. 154-) 



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