BULLETIN OP FOREIGN PLANT INTRODUCTIONS. 
Ko 5 ") Oct. 27 to Nov. 9, 1908. 
NEW PLANT IMMIGRANTS. 
ANDROPOGON SORGHUM. 24122-24137. A lot of African sorghiaw 
from Greytown, Natal. Presented by Mr. A. 35. Leroy, 
Oct. 6* 
AIDROPOGON SORGHUM. 24128-24130. Prom Egypt, Sept. 23. 
"These are typical Egyptian durras with, very large and 
heavy, ovate, extremely compact, pendant heads. They 
are mostly very late and will, therefore, not mature 
in much of our dry plain region} they are not at all 
adapted to the more humid regions because the compaot 
heads become mouldy in wet weather." (Ball.) 
"After the rains the natives go out to the borders of 
the desert and sow the grain in the poorish rocky soil. 
It requires no cultivation and receives no more water 
than that left in the soil by the rains. These sor- 
ghums are the principal food stuffs of the natives." 
(Smiley. ) 
ARACH1S HYPOGEA. 24114. Prom Marseilles, Prance, Oct. 
27. "These peanuts were secured for testing in this 
country for their oil yielding properties in compari- 
son with the American varieties." 
CARICA PAPAYA. 23915. Prom Singerton, Transvaal, South 
Africa, Oct. 26. "These seeds were procured at an al- 
titude of 1200 feet, sub-tropical climate and rather 
dry. The flavor was execellent and tho I cannot say 
that it will prove superior to some grown in the states 
it is worth trying." (Davy.) 
CARICA PAPAYA. 23917. Prom Rio Mucury, Brazil, Oct. 26. 
"Seed of a tree called the 'wild manua' as it greatly 
resembles a pawpaw in shape. The tree has a large, 
thick, quickly tapering trunk about Z\ feet in diame- 
ter at the base and a comparatively small head} grows 
