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Dioscoren trifida (Dioscoreaceae ) , 45992. Yampi. From 

 Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Presented by Mr. C. F. Kinman, 

 Horticulturist, Porto Rico Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. "A root-covered, white, sweetish yampi. Usu- 

 ally of very good quality, though somewhat fibrous. 

 The tubers are said to average about three-quarters 

 of a pound each when well grown. This yampi may prove 

 of value on the peninsula of Florida." (R. A. Young.) 



Erythrina arborescens (Fabaceae), 45998. Coral tree. 

 From Egypt. Presented by Mr. Thomas W. Brown, Direc- 

 tor, Horticultural Section, Ministry of Agriculture, 

 Giza, Mouderieh. A low tree found in northern India, 

 from Kumaon to Slkkim and in the Khasia Hills, up to 

 an elevation of 7,000 feet. The light green pinnate 

 leaves are made up of 3 leaflets, 5 to 7 inches long 

 and nearly as broad. The racemes of vivid scarlet 

 flowers, sometimes 15 inches long, appear during the 

 hot season while the tree is still leafless. The 

 lanceolate, curved, brownish pubescent pods contain 2 

 to 10 large, dull black seeds. The wood is white, 

 soft and light, and Is used for making boxes and toys. 

 (Adapted from Brandis, Indian Trees, p. 227.) 



'll'.'i lall folia (Lardizabalaceae) , 45978. From 

 India. Seeds presented by Mr. George F. Mitchell, 

 Washington, D. C., who obtained them from Mr. G. H. 

 Cave, Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling, India. "Grows 

 in Darjeeling, and is a vine bearing a nice fruit, pur- 

 ple in color, the size of one's thumb, with subacid 

 pulp. The flower is also very showy. The native name 

 of this fruit is gophila." (Mitchell.) A twining shrub 

 from India, with digitately compound leaves having 3 

 to 7 obovate to oblong, coriaceous leaflets, 2 to 4 

 inches long. The fragrant flowers, appearing in small 

 racemes, are of 2 kinds, the staminate being greenish 

 and the pistillate purple. The edible fruits, usually 

 2 together, are about 4 inches long by 2 inches thick, 

 rosy-purple in color and filled with small black seeds. 

 (Adapteo from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticul- 

 ture, vol. 3, p. 1496. ) 



Liuislona mariae (Phoenicaceae) , 45980. Palm. From 

 South Australia. Presented by Mr. J. F. Bailey. Di- 

 rector, Botanic Garden, Adelaide. "These seeds were 

 obtained from the Macdonnell Range through Dr. E. 

 Angas Johnson of this city." (Bailey.) An erect palm 

 with fan-shaped leaves divided into narrow plicate 



