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78241 to 78243—Continued. 78256 to 78260. America, New York, N. Y , through W. J. From Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia, Morse, Bureau of * Industry. Re- Africa. Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. ceived December 20, 1928. Thompson, American Board Mission in South Africa. Received December 26, Varieties grown at the Ekaterinoslav 1928. Experiment Station. 78256. DIOSPYROS SENEGALENSIS Perr. 78241. No. 57. 78243. No. 61. Diospyraceae. Persimmon. 78242. No. 59. A shrub or small tree, native to trop- ical Africa, with small edible fruits up 78244. CEIBA ACUMTNATA (S. Wats.) to an inch in diameter, said to be of good flavor and sometimes called " monkey Rose. Bombacaceae. Pochote. guavas." Prom Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. Seeds ob- ta;ned from H. S. Bursley, American con- For previous introduction see No. sul, Guaymas, through Henry C. A. 70941. Damm, American consul, Nogales, So- nora. Received December 20, 1928. 78257. KHAYA NYASICA Stapf. . The red mahogany is one of the most A close relative of the kapok tree (Ceiba valuable timber trees of Rhodesia and is pentandra), said to be a large or medium- widely distributed over . It sized tree with a greenish spiUy trunk, com- is fairly rapid in growth, though not pound leaves, and hard oblong fruits about equal to some of the eucalypts in this re- 7 inches long, which contain whitish down spect. It is found most often growing; used for stuffing pillows, life preservers, and near streams, and also occurs on high for making candlewicks. It is native to ground at a distance from water. The western and southern Mexico. timber is very durable and is not attacked For previous introduction see No. 76014. by white ants or borers. For previous introduction see No. 78245 to 78254. 59293. From Ukrainia, Russia. Seeds presented by 78258. SWYNNERTONII Baker f. the Ekaterinoslav Experiment Station, Meliaceae. through Prof. J. A. Mirtoff, director of the Russian Bureau of Agricultural In- For previous introduction and descrip- formation, New York, N. Y. Received tion see No. 77987. December 20, 1928. 78259. PARINARI CURTELLAEFOLIUM 78245 to 78248. HORDEUM spp. Poateae. Planch. Rosaceae. 78245. HORDEUM DISTICHOX NUDUM L. Sand apple. A small or medium-sized Two-rowed barley. tree with elliptic-oblong, scabrid leaves, glabrescent above and tomentose be- No. 0155. neath, which are 2 to 5 inches long. 78246 and 78247. HORDEUM VULGARE The tomentose flower panicles are 3 to PALLIDUM Seringe. Six-rowed barley. 6 inches long. The drupe, about the size of an ordinary plum, has a mealy, not 78246. No. 2. Orushevsky. unpleasant taste. 78247. No. T-45. For previous introduction see No. 78248. HORDEUM DISTICHON PALMELLA 52808. Harlan. Two-rowed barley. 78260. PTEROCARPUS ANGOLEXSIS DC. No. 0254. Fabaceae. 78249 to 78252. TRITICUM AESTIVUM L. Bloodwood. An unarmed tree, native (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. to the western part of central Africa, Common wheat. with alternate, unequally pinnate leaves, axillary or terminal racemes of flowers, 78249. No. 040. Winter wheat. and flat, 1-seeded almost round pods. 78250. No. 058. Spring wheat. The reddish wood is used in dyeing, and the bark contains a large quantity of 78251. No. 065. Winter wheat. tannin. 78252. No. 071. Spring wheat. For previous introduction see No. 78253 and 78254. TRITICUM DURUM Desf. 50178. Poaceae. Durum wheat. 78261. Ficus VOLKENSII Warb. Mora- 78253. No. 037. 78254. No. 05. ceae. Fig. 78255. VOANDZEIA SUBTERRANEA (L.) From Amani, Tanganyika Territory. Africa. Seeds presented by K. B. Toms, super- Thouars. Fabaceae. intendent of plantations, East African From Kinda, Lulua, Katanga, Belgian Agricultural Research Station. Received Congo, Africa*. Seeds presented by R. L. December 27, 1928. Smalley. Received December 21, 1928. A shrub or small tree, native to tropical Nimu ya bukola. An erect variety about Africa, with narrow papery dull-green 9 inches high, with flowers which push into leaves and axillary fruits half an inch the ground, the fruits developing there close long. It is reported to yield the best bark to the plant. It is planted about November cloth known in Uganda. and harvested during April. About 3 per c< nt have two seeds in a pod, and one plant yields between 30 and 40 pods. In North- 78262. ARRACACIA XANTHORRHIZA Ban- ern Rhodesia this variety is called " Grant's croft (A. esculenta DC). Apiaceae. peanuts." Arracacha.