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Psychotria baeteriophila Valeton. (Rubiaceae.) 44119. 
One root from Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Mr. P. 
J. S. Cramer, Chief, Plant Breeding Station. A shrub, 
2 to 3 meters (7 to 10 feet) high, native of the Co- 
moro Islands, Madagascar. The elliptic or ovate-ob- 
long, fleshy, dark green leaves are short-petloled , 
and usually thickly covered with the remarkable bac- 
terial knots which, according to the researches of 
Zimmerman and Faber (See Plant Immigrants No. 121 p. 
1003, S. P. I. 42767, for fuller description) play a 
similar role in the existence of the t plant to that 
played by the root tubercles of the Leguminosae. These 
bacterial leaf knots gather nitrogen from the air. 
Pyru8lindleyi Rehder. (Malaceae.) 44164-44168-44170- 
44174. Seeds and cuttings of Chinese pears from China. 
Collected by Mr'. Prank N. Meyer. Among these are some 
of the best cultivated pears of northern China; most 
of them excellent keepers and all of value in breeding 
experiments . 
Pyrus U88urien,8i8 Maxim. (Malaceae.) 44151-44163. 
Pear seeds from Malanyii, Chihll province, China. Col- 
lected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer. Sum li, meaning 'Sour 
pear'. A medium-sized Chinese pear, of globose form 
and of green color. Calyx persistent, length of pe- 
duncles varies considerably in different specimens. 
Flesh somewhat gritty and quite sour. These pears 
cannot be eaten raw, except after having been frozen, 
when they becqme melting. By cooking them, however, 
a sour sauce can be obtained which missionaries found 
acceptable as a substitute for sour apple sauce. Pos- 
sibly these may also prove to be blight-resistant." 
(Meyer. ) 
Bhynehosia sp. (Fabaceae.) 44118. Seeds from El 
Coyolar, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Carlos Werckle\ 
"Yellow veteh. Small blooming annual forage plant, grow- 
ing now in the dry season, while the yellow sensltiva 
{Aesehynomene sp.) (No. 44113) is completely dried up. 
After the yellow sensltiva, it is our best soil en- 
richer." (Werckle.) 
Saeeharum offieimrum L. (Poaceae.) 44099. Sugarcane 
seeds from Cienfuegos, Cuba. Presented by Mr. Robert 
M. Grey, Harvard Experiment Station. "Seeds of one of 
my hybrid canes which is very prolific and germinates 
freely when sown in the open ground here." (Grey.) 
