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73595 to 73619—Continued. 73620 to 73629—Continued. 78608 to 73611. ONOBRYCHIS spp. Fabaceae. 73628. No. 688. District of Poltawa. 73608. ONOBRYCHIS MEGALOBOTRYS Aitch. 73629. No. 746. Ascania, Nova Tavia. and Baker. 73630 and 73631. COFFEA spp. Rubia- A hardy perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, with spikes of purple-veined almost a foot ceae. Coffee. in length. Native to western Asia. From Chiapas, Mexico. Seeds obtained through 73609. ONOBRYCHIS MICRANTHA Schrenk. O. F. Cook, Bureau of Plant Industry, Re- ceived April 15, 1927. An annual erect leguminous plant with very narrow acute leaflets, stems about 2 feet 73630. COFFEA ARABICA L. high, and dull-yellow flowers. Native to Bourbon. An early-maturing variety;'Mexi- Russia. can-grown seeds. 73610 and 73611. ONOBRYCHIS PULCHELLA For previous introduction see No. 65236. Schrenk. 73631. COFFEA ARABICA MARAGOGIPE Froehn. A low annual, less than a foot high, with narrow leaflets and pink flowers. Native to Maragogipe. A variety with large thick Russia. and beans of excellent flavor. Mexican- grown seeds. 73610. No. 1. 73611. No. 2. For previous introduction see No. 50626. 73812 to 73616. spp. Amygdalaceae. 73612 to 73614. PRUNUS CERASIFERA Ehrh. 73632 and 73633. AGAVE FOURCROYDE& Lem. Amaryllidaceae. Henequen. Ornamental varieties of myrobalan plums. From Nuevitas, Cuba. Suckers presented by 73612. Variety atroviolaceum. M. T. Walsh, manager, Spanish-American 73613. Variety flavis. Sisal Co., through L. H. Dewey, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received April 15, 1927. 73614. Variety purpurea. Henequen varieties grown in Cuba. 73615. L. 73632. No. 1. 73833. No. 2. Mahaleb . Seeds grown in Turkestan; for testing as 73634. PERSEA AMERICANA Mill. (P. stock. gratissima Gaertn. f.). Lauraceae. For previous introduction see No. 53415. Avocado. 73616. PRUNUS PROSTRATA Labill. From . Scions collected by David Fair- Mountain cherry. child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- A hardy bush cherry with small red fruits. tion. Received April 16,1927. Native to western Asia. No. 1295. Churiana, near Malaga, March 30, For previous introduction see No. 43869. 1927. From a tree 20 years old which is a seedling 73617. PYRUS HETEROPHYLLA Regel and of a century-old tree. The leathery green-skinned Schmalh. Malaceae. fruits are of the West Indian type and are said to be identical to those borne by the parent tree. A small hardy tree about 25 feet high, with white flowers and fruits like small pears. 73635 and 73636. For previous introduction see No. 44046. From Brooksville, Fla. obtained from the Plant Introduction Garden by R. A. Young, 73618. SORBUS TURKESTANICA (Franch.) Hedl. Bureau of Plant Industry. Received April 19, (Pyrus turkestanica Franch.). Malaceae. 1927. A hardy or small tree with purplish 73835. BAMBUSA VULGARIS Schrad. Poaceae. twigs, cream-colored flowers, and purplish fruits about half an inch long. Native to Turkestan. Bamboo. Variety thouarsii. An Indian clump 73619. VICIA HYRCANICA Fisch. and Mey. Fa- bamboo with bright-green stems, 20 to 80 feet baceae. Vetch. high, and numerous branches bearing dense An annual yellow-flowered vetch cultivated foliage. in northern Persia and Armenia. For previous introduction see No. 21349. 73620 to 73629. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. 73636. RUBUS sp. . Raspberry. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. Said to be a Chinese red raspberry of value From Valki, District of Kharkof, Russia. Seeds for home use in the South. presented by Mr. Bordacoff, director, Ukraine station. Received April 13, 1927. 73637. CAJANUS INDICUS Spreng. Fa- baceae. Pigeon pea. Locally grown varieties. From Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States. . 73620. No. 254. Seeds presented by B. Bunting, agriculturist, 73621. No. 403. District of Kherson. Department of Agriculture. Received April 8, 1927. 73622. No. 404. District of Podolian. Locally grown seeds. 73823. No. 500. District of Kharkof. 73638 to 73640. PHASEOLUS spp. Fa- 73624. No. 525. District of Cupians. baceae. 73825. No. 536. District of Kharkof. From Rasikulu, Nadroga, Lautoka, Fiji Islands. 73626. No. 634. District of Kherson. Seeds presented by R. B. Howard. Received April 9, 1927. 73627. No. 635. District of Kherson; originally from France. Locally grown seeds.