Ho. 18. 
BULLETIN OP FOREIGN PLANT INTRODUCTIONS. ^ 
June 11 to July 3, 1909. 
NEW PLANT IMMIGRANTS. 
ANDR0P0G0N SORGHUM. 25328-344. A collection of 17 varieties 
of sorghum from Sansane-Mangu district in the northern 
part of Togo, German West Africa. Presented by Dr. 
Meyer , Governor of Togo. Received April 7. 
BARBEYA OLEOIDES. 25632, Prom Eritrea, Africa. Presented 
"by Prof. T. Batorate. Received June 1. Seeds of a small 
tree native of the middle and higher mountainous regions 
of the northern part of Abyssinia and the province of 
Yemen in Arabia. For propagation; plants available later. 
(Urticeae. ) 
BELOU MARMELOS. 25535-536. Two varieties of Bael fruits 
from India. Presented "by Mr. A. Howard, Imperial Dept. 
of Agriculture, Pusa, Bengal. Received April 30. 
Por general descriptive notes of "bael fruit see nos. 
22957 and 24450. Por propagation} plants available later. 
BOMBAX SP. 25530. Prom Paraguay, South America. Presented 
by Mr. Thos. Ruff in Gwynn. Received May 19. "Vegetable 
silk (Paina) used here for pillows and mattresses, and some 
fine hammocks and shawls have been woven out of it. The 
plant opens its pod in July and August here, representing 
Oct. and Nov. with us. (Gwynn.) 
BUCHANANIA LATIPOLIA. (Anacardiaceae. ) 25527. From Kavali, 
Nellore District, India. Presented by Rev. E. Bullard. 
Received May 17. "This is called in the Lelugu language 
•Sara' tree. The inside kernels are eaten as we eat nuts. 
The outside part of the fruit is also eaten. The tree- 
grows about as high as a small orange tree." { Bullard. ) 
CARICA. 25692. Prom Gonda, United Provinces, India. Pre- 
sented bv Rev. H. L. Rockey. Received June 28. 
"Papita or papaya seed grown in lat. 27° 7' N, , long. 81° 
51* E. Pruits weigh about 4 lbs. each; tree 16 months 
