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44129. Datura discolor Bernh. Solanaceae. 



From Bard, Calif. Presented by Mr. C. E. Peterson, Yuma Experiment 

 Farm. Received February 12, 1917. 



A low, somewhat hairy, annual herb, found in Colorado, Arizona, and south- 

 eastern California. It has more or less deeply toothed leaves and purplish 

 white flowers 2 or 3 inches long. The thickish seeds are dark colored with 

 wrinkled or pitted crustaceous coats. (Adapted from Gray, Synoptical Flora 

 of North America, vol. 2, p. 24O.) 



44130. DiospYROs ebenaster Retz. Diospyracese. Black sapote. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented . by Mr. Gerrit P. Wilder. Received 

 February 12, 1917. 



An ornamental Mexican tree with oblong-oval glossy leaves about 4 inches 

 long and light-green edible fruits up to 4 inches in diameter with very dark- 

 brown sweetish pulp. (Adapted from note of Wilson Popenoe, under S. P. I. 

 No. S9719, which see for further description.) 



44131. Hibiscadelphus giefardianus Rock. Malvaceae. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Joseph F. Rock, College of 

 Hawaii. Received February 13, 1917. 



A rather low Hawaiian tree with an inclined trunk about a foot in diameter, 

 deep magenta flowers, and large yellowish capsules. (Adapted from Rock, 

 Indigenous Trees of the Haicaiian Islands, p. 299.) 



See also S. P. I. No. 42879 for further description. 



44132 to 44134. Fraxinus potamophila Herd. Oleacese. Ash. 



From Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. Presented by Mr. .George MacCartney, 

 British consul general, through Mr. Walter Hines Page, ambassador, 

 London. Received February 15, 1917. 



" Imodon. The consul general states that, so far as he is aware, there is 

 no special ditference of climate or soil between Kashgar or Khotan, nor is 

 there any difference in the ash trees of these two places." {Page.) 



44132. " Package No. 1. Seeds gathered at Kashgar." 



44133. " Package No. 2. Seeds gathered at Kashgar." 



44134. " Package No. 3. Seeds gathered at Kashgar." 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 30414 and 30652 for previous introductions. 

 For an illustration of the Imodon ash, see Plate IV. 



44135 to 44142. / 



From the Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, through 

 Mr. Adn. Hernandez, director. Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. Received 

 February 8, 1917. 



44135. Caeica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya. 

 " Grown in Luzon Province." 



44136. Citrus limetta aromatica Wester. Rutacese. 



Dalayap. " No. 741. Grown in Luzon Province." 



A spiny Philippine shrub collected at Palawan, with slender willowy 

 branches, dull-green ovate-elliptic serrate leaves up to 10 cm. long, 



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