86 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 
33236 to 33238. 
From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by The Director, Department of Agriculture. 
Received March 23, 1912. 
Seeds of the following: 
33236. Corculum leptopus (Hook, and Arn.) Stuntz. 
Seed of this polygonaceous climber were received under the name Antigonon 
leptopus Hook, and Arn. This generic name, used but not technically pub- 
lished in 1837 by Endlicher (Genera Plantarum, p. 310), is antedated by Anti- 
gona, published in 1827 by Velloso (Flora Fluminensis, p. 186, vol. 4, pi. 145). 
As no other name has been suggested for the genus, Corculum, the diminutive 
of the Latin "cor" (heart), is used in reference to the diminutive heart-shaped 
rose-colored flowers. 
Variety alba. See No. 19619 for description. 
33237. Citrus decumana (L.) Murray. Pomelo. 
' ' Djeroek pandan . ' ' 
33238. Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merrill and Rolfe. Dao. 
See No. 32336 for previous introduction. 
33239. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Skeels. Pai tsai cabbage. 
From Nanking, China. Presented by Mr. Joseph Bailio, University of Nanking. 
Received March 20, 1912. 
Shantung. 
33241 to 33248. Saccharum officinarum L. Sugar cane. 
From Alighur, United Provinces, India. Presented by Dr. Parr, Agricultural 
College. Received March 23, 1912. 
Cuttings of the following: 
33241. Saretha. 33245. Kinar. 
33242. Khera. 33246. Chiu. 
33243. Merthi. 33247. Mungo. 
33244. Dhaur. 33248. Sonabeli. 
33249. Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. 
From Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Co., Yokohama. Received 
March 26, 1912. 
Udono-yoshi. "A perennial grass growing in marshy places. Its roots creep under 
the ground and shoot up stalks to a height of about 6 feet, bearing panicles at the tops. 
The stalks resemble small bamboos, being slender, light, and lustrous, and they are 
used to make blinds. The thickness of the stalk depends on the fertility of the 
ground. Those growing by seacoasts are slender, flexible, and strong. This grass is 
planted in watersides to protect mud from being washed away by waves. Its young 
sprouts are edible. Those produced in Udono — village of Province Setsu— are called 
Udono-yoshi, and are very famous for their large and long stalks. They are used to 
make Shichiriki, a musical instrument." (Useful Plants of Japan, Agricultural So- 
ciety of Japan, 1895, pp. 222-223.) 
See No. 21957 for previous introduction. 
33250 to 33255. Aralia cordata Thunb. Udo. 
From Japan. Presented by Prof. Y. Kozai, Director, Imperial Agricultural 
Experiment Station, Nishigahara, Tokyo. Received March 26, 1912. 
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