OFFICE OF FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION , 
BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 
PLANTS NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. 
EUTREMA HEDERAEFOLIA . 21663. 
IPOMOEA FUCHSIOIDES. 20895. A tuberous morning-glory, indigenous 
to South Florida. It is of vigorous growth and covered for a 
large part of the year with brilliant carmine colored "blooms. 
DENDRO CALAMUS STRICTUS. 21548.' A very useful and strong grow- 
ing bamboo of India, attaining a height of 100 feet, oc- 
casionally forming forests. This species does not die down 
after flowering as do other bamboos. It endures cold, as well 
as dry heat, and is useful for the protection of embankments 
on account of its fibrous roots. 
CLEMATIS 'RECTA MANDSHURICA . 22620. An ornamental, herbaceous 
perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, indigenous to China. 
XANTHOSOMA SP. 19797. An aroid, the leaves of which make an, 
excellent substitute for spinach. It succeeds best on moist 
rich soils. 
ASTRAPAEA WALLICHI . 19897. An ornamental tree introduced from 
Madeira, having large pendant clusters of pink flowers. 
IPOMOEA BATATAS. 14480. A sweet potato introduced from France, 
where it was brought from Dahomey. The leaves of the plant 
can be used as a substitute for spinach and the tubers, con- 
taining a higher percentage of sugar than beets, are fine 
flavored and make exceptionally good food for live stock. 
PASSIFLORA EDULIS. 25874. A climber indigenous to Brazil, pro- 
ducing an edible fruit. 
ECHIUM FASTUOSUM. 26190. A shrub indigenous to the Canary 
Islands, cultivated in California for its ornamental value. 
HEERIA ELEGANS. 7688. A trailing plant indigenous to Southern 
Mexico; suitable for hanging baskets and rockeries. 
JASMINUM NITIDUM. 7342. 
CYPHOMANDRA BETACEA. 25515. This species is a herbaceous shrub, 
indigenous to the mountain regions of Brazil, adjacent to 
, Peru. The fruit is egg-shaped, about 2 inches long, with a 
tomato-like flavor. 
