40 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51707 to 51739— Continued. 



resin, extensively used for varnish. It is a native of the East Indian 

 Archipelago and mainland. (Adapted from Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical 

 Plants, p. 161.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51129. 



51714. Drymophloeus ambiguus Beccari. Pha?nicace{e. Palm. 



A small spineless palm, less than 8 feet high, native to New Guinea, 

 with pinnate fronds about 4§ feet long and fleshy ovoid fruits nearly an 

 inch in length. (Adapted from Bcccnri, Malesia, vol. 1, p. Ji2.) 



51715. Dbymophloeus pkopixqul's Beccari. Phoenicacefe. Palm. 

 A rather small palm, native to New Guinea, with a stem up to 2i 



meters high and 2 centimeters thick. The leayes, about li meters long, 

 are irregularly pinnate, with pinn.-e about 30 centimeters long. (Adapted 

 from Beccari, Malesia, vol. 1, p. j^3.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49532. 



51716. Drymophloeus sp. Phoenicacere. Palm, 



Received as Actitwphloeus inacarthurii, for which a place of publica- 

 tion has not yet been found. The species of Actinophloeus are now gen- 

 erally referred to Drymophloeus. 



51717. Drymophloeus sp. Pha?nicacese. Palm. 

 Received as Actinophloeus sanderiana, for which a place of publication 



has not yet been found. The species of Actinophloeus are now generally 

 referred to Drymophloeus. 



51718. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Phceuicacefe. Oil palm. 



Tlie oil palm is native to the western coast of Africa, but has become 

 distributed throughout the Tropics. The palm becomes 16 to 20 meters 

 in height and bears fruits of the size and form of a plum, yellow or 

 brownish at maturity, according to the variety. 



These fruits, a thousand or more of which are borne upon one raceme, 

 have a hard, woody endocarp surrounded by a fibrous, fleshy pulp, which 

 contains a large percentage of oil. The seed contains an oleaginous 

 kernel which is exported to Europe under the name palmist e, or palm-nut 

 oil. The orange-colored oil from the pulp is known simply as palm oil, 

 and this is seen in Europe only in the solid state and is used in making 

 soap. The other oil, which is white, is used in making very fine soaps. 

 (Adapted from Capus and Bois, Les Produits Coloniaux, p. 294.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48633. 



51719. Euterpe acuminata (Willd. ) Wendl. Phoenicacese. Palm. 

 (Oenocarpus utilis Klotzch.) 



A graceful spineless palm from tropical South America, with a trunk 

 36 feet tall, terminated by about 10 pinnate fronds 7 or 8 feet long. 

 The black, roundish fruits are fleshy and about half an inch in diameter. 

 (Adapted from Linnaea, vol. 20, p. .'/-'/7.) 



51720. Latania commersonh Gmel. Phoenicacese. Palm. 

 A palm from the island of Mauritius which reaches a height of 30 to 



40 feet, with lightly spiny, fan-shaped leaves marked with red in young 

 trees. The leaves are used by the natives in making fans, hats, mats, 

 etc. (Adapted from Grisard and Vanden-Berghe, Les Pahniers Utiles, 

 p. 103.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 4.5960. 



51721. Latania loddigesii Mart. Phcenicacese. Palm. 

 A very robust palm, native to Mauritius, up to 50 feet in height. The 



hairy leafstalks are 3 to 4 feet long, and the blades of the whitish fan- 

 shaped leaves are 3 to 5 feet in length. This species is cultivated 

 throughout the Tropics and when young makes a very decorative pot 

 plant. (Adapted from Rock, Ornamental Plants of Hauaii, p. 33.) 



51722. Latania m;:rschaffeltii Lem. PhoenicacefP. Palm. 



A palm 40 feet in height with densely tomentose petioles 5 to 8 feet 

 long, spiny on the young plants. The pale-green leaves are about 5 feet 

 in diameter, with divisions 2J feet long and 2 inches wide. This palm 

 grows abundantly on the island of Rodriguez, east of Mauritius. 

 (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, third series, vol. 31, p. I'/O.) 



