INVENTORY.' 



44446. Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw. Cactacese. 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. Cuttings presented by Mr. I. Henry 

 Burkill, director, Botanic Gardens. Received April 2, 1917. 



" Opuntia monacantha is the only species of its genus which has established 

 itself wild here, and that only very sparingly." (Burkill.) 



"An upright, branching cactus, native of Argentina,i reaching a height of 6 

 feet or more, with rather thick, oblong, flat joints 5 to 12 inches long; areoles 

 furnished with yellowish brown bristles ; and one or two erect, yellow or brown 

 spines up to 1^ inches long in each fascicle. The yellow flowers are about 3 

 inches wide, and the red, spiny, pear-shaped fruits are sometimes proliferous." 

 (J. N. Rose.) 



44447. Omphalophthalma rubra Karst. Asclepiadacese. 



From Curagao. Dutch West Indies. Collected by Mr. H. M. Curran. 

 Received April 2, 1917. 



" Mari poni poen. Green fruit, cooked as a vegetable." (Curran.) 



A climbing shrubby, hairy plant, native of the island of St. Martin, West 

 Indies, with opposite long-petioled, heart-shaped leaves nearly 3 inches long 

 and dark-purple, rather small flowers in the axils of the leaves. (Adapted 

 from Karsten, Florae Columbiae, vol 2, p. 119, pi. 163.) 



44448 and 44449. 



From China. Presented by Rev. Joseph Bailie, University of Nanking, 

 Nanking. Received April 2, 1917. 



44448. Castanea mollissima Blume. Fagacese. Chestnut. 

 "Chestnuts from the capital of Anhwei." (Bailie.) 



44449. Castanopsis sp. Fagacea?. Chestnut. 

 " Dwarf chestnuts from the country near Anchin, Province of Anhwei." 



(Bailie.) 



44450. Lagenaria vulgaris Seringe. Cucurbitaceoe. Gourd. 



From San Juan Bautista, Tabasco, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Gabriel 

 Iti^, director, Agricultural Experiment Station. Received April 3, 1917. 

 " Known under the native name of hux. The very large fruit is used as a 

 containing vessel." (Iti4.) 



1 All introductions consist of seeds unless otherwise noted. 



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