﻿44 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  29176 
  to 
  29197— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  29186. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  (Fabaceae.) 
  

  

  "Tagum 
  (Tagalog). 
  A 
  small 
  tree, 
  wood 
  hard 
  and 
  durable, 
  bears 
  spikes 
  of 
  

   purple 
  flowers." 
  

  

  29187. 
  Erythrina 
  indica 
  Lam. 
  

  

  "Dap-dap 
  (Tagalog). 
  Ornamental 
  seaside 
  tree 
  with 
  conspicuous 
  masses 
  of 
  

   showy 
  red 
  flowers 
  which 
  appear 
  before 
  the 
  leaves. 
  Plant 
  deciduous 
  during 
  

   dry 
  season." 
  

  

  See 
  No. 
  26499 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  29188. 
  Wallichia 
  tremula 
  (Bl.) 
  Mart. 
  

  

  "Dumayuca 
  (Tagalog). 
  An 
  ornamental 
  low-growing 
  palm. 
  Midrib 
  used 
  for 
  

   making 
  brooms." 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  Known 
  only 
  from 
  the 
  Philippines. 
  

  

  29189. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  

  

  "Antipolo 
  (Tagalog). 
  A 
  large 
  rapid-growing 
  timber 
  tree. 
  Tree 
  yields 
  

   abundant 
  white 
  latex, 
  used 
  for 
  birdlime. 
  Immature 
  fruit 
  reported 
  edible 
  when 
  

   cooked." 
  

  

  29190. 
  Albizzia 
  sp. 
  

  

  1 
  ' 
  Malasampaloc 
  (Tagalog) 
  . 
  An 
  ornamental 
  medium-sized 
  timber 
  tree 
  ; 
  durable 
  

   wood. 
  Tree 
  resembles 
  Tamarindus 
  indica." 
  

  

  29191. 
  Pithecolobium 
  acle 
  (Bl.) 
  Vidal. 
  

  

  "Acle 
  (Tagalog). 
  An 
  ornamental 
  timber 
  tree. 
  Mimosa- 
  like 
  white 
  flowers; 
  

   conspicuous 
  fruits." 
  

  

  29192. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  (Asclepiadacese.) 
  

  

  "Ornamental 
  vine. 
  Large 
  fruits; 
  possible 
  source 
  of 
  rubber. 
  Abundant 
  

   fiber, 
  with 
  seeds; 
  possibly 
  of 
  commercial 
  importance." 
  

  

  29193. 
  Vigna 
  unguiculata 
  L. 
  Cowpea. 
  

   "Setar 
  (Tagalog). 
  Cowpea 
  cultivated 
  by 
  Negritos 
  of 
  Zambales." 
  

  

  29194. 
  Toona 
  calantas 
  Merrill 
  and 
  Rolfe. 
  

  

  "Calantas 
  (Tagalog). 
  An 
  ornamental 
  timber 
  tree 
  furnishing 
  the 
  cigar-box 
  

   cedar." 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  islands 
  of 
  Luzon 
  and 
  Mindoro, 
  in 
  the 
  Philippines. 
  

  

  29195. 
  Diospyros 
  kaki 
  L. 
  f. 
  Persimmon. 
  

   "Chinese 
  persimmon 
  sold 
  on 
  the 
  Manila 
  market. 
  Large 
  red 
  fruits, 
  good 
  

  

  flavor." 
  

  

  29196. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  (Apocynacese.) 
  

  

  "An 
  ornamental 
  vine, 
  copious 
  latex, 
  possible 
  source 
  of 
  rubber 
  and 
  fiber." 
  

  

  29197. 
  Mespilus 
  germanica 
  L. 
  Medlar. 
  

   "Medlar 
  pear, 
  sold 
  on 
  the 
  markets 
  of 
  eastern 
  Europe. 
  Flesh 
  soft, 
  with 
  much 
  

  

  the 
  color 
  and 
  taste 
  of 
  decayed 
  apples." 
  

  

  29198 
  to 
  29203. 
  

  

  From 
  Argentina. 
  Procured 
  by 
  Prof. 
  F. 
  Lamson-Scribner 
  from 
  Mr. 
  Carlos 
  Girola, 
  

   secretary 
  of 
  the 
  Society 
  Rural, 
  Buenos 
  Aires. 
  Received 
  October 
  17, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  29198. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  the 
  American 
  consul, 
  Buenos 
  Aires. 
  

  

  227 
  

  

  