58 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51113 to 51115. 



From Rawalpindi, Punjab, India. Seeds presented by Dr. K. li. Stewart, 

 Gordon College. Received July 7, 1920. Quoted notes by Doctor 

 Stewart 



51113. TuLiPA STELLATA Hook. Llliaceae. Tulip. 



A very delicate species which is certainly a valuable acquisition to 

 our gardens. It is remarkable for the narrowness of the petals and their 

 spreading out almost flat in the middle of the day when the sun shines, 

 and closing again in the evening. The small broadly ovate bulb, capped 

 with three or four lanceolate segments thickly lined with fulvous hair, 

 flowers in two months. In India, where the plant is conmion, the bulbs 

 are frequently eaten by natives and are sold for that purpose in some 

 of the bazaars. The terete, glaucous stem, nearly 2 leet high in the 

 cultivated species, bears four to five liuear-lanc-eolate leaves. The dainty, 

 erect flowers, oblong in the bud. are solitary or tvvo upon the same stem. 

 The lanceolate, concave petals are pure white, with a faint tinge of 

 pink and green at the points, on the outside, and bright yellow at the 

 base within. Three of the petals are longer than the i-est and some- 

 times have a single tooth. (Adapted from Cttrtis'n Botanical Maijazine, 

 pi. 2762; and Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Proflucts of India, vol. 

 6, pt. J,, p. 203.) 



51114. ZiziPHUS JUJXJBA Mill. Rhamnaceae. Jujube. 

 {Z. sativa Gaertn.) 



"Wild jujube bought in nuirket. A form widely cultivated in the 

 Punjab." 



51115. ZiziPHUs sp. Rhamnaceie. . Jujube. 

 " Wild jujubes bought in market," 



51116 to 51125. 



From San Jose, Costa Rioa. Collected by Wilson roi)en(»e. Agricultural 

 Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received July 

 14, 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Poi>enoe. 



51116. BuNCHOsiA GLAXDULirEBA H. B. K. Malpighiacete. 



"(No. 412. July 1, 1920.) Cereza. Plants presented by Carlo.s 

 Werckle, of El Coyolar, Costa Rica. 



"A small, slender tree, reaching about 20 feet in height. It bears 

 short racemes of yellow flowers which are followed by elliptic, bright- 

 red fruits about 1 inch long. Mr. Werckl^ thinks the fruit nearly as 

 good in quality as that of the Japanese persinunon ; in my opinion, 

 however, it is considerably inferior. The thin skin surrounds a large 

 elliptic seed and a small quantity of red pulp which, like that of the 

 persimmon, must not be eaten until it is very soft." 



51117. Castilla NicoYENSis O. F. Cook. Moracete. Nicoya rubber. 



"(No. 416a. July 1. 1920.) Seeds collected from a tree in the door- 

 yard of the ranch house at El Coyolar. Costa Rica. It is a Central 

 American rubber tree, said to be a more vigorous grower than Castilla 

 elnstica and less exacting in its soil requirements." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42386. 



