483 
Prof. C. 'V. Piper, of this Bureau. Selected varieties recom- 
mended for trial. For distribution later. 
MANGIFERA. INDICA. ( Anacardiaceae . ) 31946-950. Cuttings 
of mangos from Monghyr, North India. Purchased from Mr. Lalit 
Mohan Sinha, Monghyr. Introduced as the ' "best varieties of 
north Indian mangos not yet in our mango collection. For 
distribution later. 
• MEDIC AGO SATIVA. (Fabaceae.) 31811-815. Alfalfa seeds 
from Kashgar, Khanaka, and Khotan, Chinese Turkestan. Among 
these are forms apparently unusually hardy, others needing 
less than usual irrigation, another which continues to grow 
until frost. The young shoots of all these forms are eaten 
by both natives and foreigners prepared like spinach. 
(Meyer's introductions.) For distribution later. 
OCIMUM VIRIDE. (Menthaceae . ) 32008. Seeds of the West 
African "Mosquito plant", from Southern Nigeria. Presented 
by Mr. W. H. . Johnson, director, Agricultural Department, 
Ibadan, Southern Nigeria. "This is the West African 'Mosquito 
plant'. This plant is known locally to possess valuable 
qualities as an insectifuge, but I think its use is really 
not much practised by the natives. The foliage is usually 
hung up in dwelling houses in the green state to keep away 
mosquitoes; the dried plant is also burned. and the resulting 
smoke is considered to be useful for the same purpose." 
(J. W. Henderson, Acting Director, Department of Agricul- 
ture.) This seed was introduced in response to numerous 
requests from the South, for the widely advertised 'Mosquito 
plant 1 supposed to be so commonly used throughout tropical 
West Africa. For distribution later. 
ORYZA SATIVA. (Poaceae.) 31823-832. Seeds of rice from 
Chinese Turkestan. Among these ten varieties are some which 
ripen early, Others which do well on alkaline soils, while 
one in particular ' is said to ripen in ten weeks from date of 
sowing. ' (Meyer's introductions.) For distribution later. 
PRUNUS BRIGANTIACA. (Amygdalaceae .). 31954 . Seeds from 
Alpes Maritimes, France. Presented by Dr. F. Mader, Nice, 
France. "The species is very hardy, as the Barcelonnette 
Valley, where it especially abounds, has an almost Siberian 
climate (frequently • 8* F. v and lower in the winter, and up to 
95° F. in the summer. ) It is the true BriangOn plum of French 
foresters, being now . extensively planted in the high valleys, 
and has proved to be excellent for sheltering river banks, 
road sides, stony ravines, or avalanche beds. The fruit is 
