NO. 16. 
BULLETIN OP FOREIGN PLANT INTRODUCTIONS. 
April 28 to May 19, 1909. 
MEW PLANT IMMIGRANTS. 
ACTINIDIA ARGUTA. 25195. Prom Taracal , Unsan, Korea. Pre- 
sented "by Mr. J". D. Hubbard. Received April 1. "Seeds 
of the Korean 'Tara' or wild fig. In its wild state 
here the Tara plant is a wonderfully tough and wiry vine 
that will climb up trees sometimes to a height of 30 
feet. The fruit has a green skin and is the size of a 
date when ripe. The flavor is different from any fruit 
I ever tasted and I came from California, the land of 
fruit. I. do not think the vines bear the first year, but 
after that profusely." (Hubbard.) Por propagation; 
plants available later. 
ANDR0P0G0N SORGHUM. 24956-997. A collection of 42 kinds 
of milos (24956-964), dwarf milos (24965-970), blackhull 
kafir (24971-984), red kafir (24985-989), brown kowliang 
(24990-995) and white durra (24995-997), grown on Govern- 
ment Experiment Parm at Amarillo, Texas, by Mr. John P. 
Ross season of 1908. Received March 1909. Improved by 
selection for dwarf stature, erect heads, productiveness 
•and other desirable characteristics by A. H. Leidigh and 
Carleton R. Ball. 
CYPHOMANDRA BETACEA. 25515. Seed of tree tomato from King- 
— ston, Jamaica. Presented by Mr. W. Harris. Received 
May 13. "This is a species of South American shrub from 
the mountainous regions of Brazil adjacent to Peru, cul- 
tivated occasionlly for the egg-shaped, reddish-brown 
faintly-striped fruits. Pruits about two inches long, 
on slender stalks, acid and tomato-like in flavor; agree- 
able to those who like tomatoes." 
GERBERA JAMESONI. 25513. Seed of Barberton daisy from 
Capetown, South Africa. Presented by H. J. Chalwin. 
Received May 1. "This has a beautiful flower, orange red 
in color." (Chalwin.) 
