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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



98364 to 98387— Continued. 



98380. Quisqualis indica L. Combretaceae. 



Rangoon-creeper. 



A rambling subscandent shrub, native to 

 India, with opposite obovate leaves 4 inches long 

 and short axillary and terminal spikes of tubular 

 pink or red flowers. The obovoid fruits are 1 to 

 2 inches long and are sharply five-angled. 



98381 to 98387. Collected in Chekiang Province. 



98381. Rhamnella franguloides (Maxim.) 

 Weberbauer. Rhamnaceae. 



A. tree up to 30 feet high, native to China and 

 Japan. The long-pointed oblong-ovate leaves, 

 2 to 5 inches long, are serrulate on the margin, 

 and the small green flowers, in axillary cymes, 

 are followed by cylindric-oblong black fruits 

 about one-third inch long. 



alexandrae Batal. Poly- 



98382. Rheum 

 gonaceae. 



A stout herbaceous perennial, native to 

 China, with a rosette of elliptic-ovate dark 

 glossy-green leaves and flower stems, 3 to 4 

 feet high, bearing large pale-yellow overlapping 

 leaf like bracts. 



For previous introduction see 84049. 



98383. Sophora flavescens Ait. Fabaceae. 



A subshrubby perennial, 3 to 4 feet high, with 

 odd-pinnate leaves of 3 to 6 pairs of elliptical 

 leaflets 1 to 2 inches long and loose racemes of 

 creamy white pea-shaped flowers 1 inch long. 

 It is native to northern China. 



For previous introduction see 98124. 



Tsuga 

 Pinaceae. 



CHINENSIS 



(Franch.) Pritz. 

 Chinese hemlock. 



A large forest tree, up to 150 feet high, native 

 to western China. The branchlets are yellow- 

 ish at first, later turning pale yellow-gray. 

 The linear leaves, 1 inch long, are glossy dark 

 green above and have broad whitish bands 

 beneath which later become inconspicuous. 

 The ovoid cones, 1 inch long, have lustrous 

 yellow-brown scales. 



98385. Xylosma congestum (Lour.) Merr. 

 Flacourtiaceae. 



A shrub or small tree, sometimes spiny, 

 native to China and Japan. The ovate-serrate 

 leaves are 1 to 2 inches long, and the small 

 fragrant yellow flowers, in axillary racemes 1 

 inch long, are followed by globose black fruits 

 one fourth inch in diameter. 



98386. Zanthoxylum alatum planispinum 

 (Sieb. and Zucc.) Rehd. and Wils. Rutaceae. 



Prickly-ash. 



A Japanese shrub 7 to 13 feet high, much 

 branched at the base, sometimes with a short 

 trunk. The dark-brown spreading branches, 

 drooping a little at the tips, bear stout straight 

 spines in pairs and evergreen pinnate leaves, 

 dark green above and paler beneath. The 

 small red fleshy fruits are persistent and emit a 

 very agreeable aromatic odor when bruised. 

 The shrub may be used as an ornamental or as 

 a hedge plant. 



For previous introduction see 98085. 



98387. Zanthoxylum schinifolium Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Rutaceae. Prickly-ash. 



A graceful Japanese shrub or small tree with 

 attractive compound leaves and, in the autumn, 

 rather conspicuous clusters of greenish or 

 brownish fruits. 



For previous introduction see 90676. 



98388 to 98392. Vitis vinifera L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Cuttings presented by Maj. C. R. Olberg, Tiflis, 

 Transcaucasia, through the commercial attache, 

 Istanbul, Turkey. Received April 9, 1932. 



A collection of commercial varieties introduced 

 for the use of Department specialists. 



98388. Rozovii Kishmish, light-red raisin grape. 



98339. Zheltii Kishmish, yellow raisin grape. 



98390. Ackepu askjari. 



98391. Meskahakie. 



98392. Rozovii Kishmish, light-red raisin grape. 



98393. Cordia sp. Boraginaceae. 



From the West Indies. Seeds collected by Gaines 

 R. Wilson, of Miami, Fla., at Albert Town, 

 Fortune Island, Bahamas. Received March 28, 

 1932. Numbered in April 1932. 



A tree growing in poor soil in an exposed position, 

 where it has become both drought and hurricane 

 resistant. The dark-green leaves looked thrifty, 

 although there had been a drought for 4 months. 



98394 to 98396. Ficus spp. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



From Egypt. Cuttings presented by T. W. Brown, 

 director, horticultural section, Cairo. Received 

 April 15, 1932. 



98394. Ficus benghalensis L. 



Banyan tree. 



A large tree, 75 to 100 feet high, rooting from the 

 branches. The branchlets are softly pubescent, 

 the broadly ovate coriaceous leaves are 4 to 8 

 inches long, and the globose red fruits, borne in 

 pairs, are about the size of small cherries. The 

 tree is native to India and northern Africa. 



eriobotryoides Kunth and 



Ficus 

 Bouche. 



A tree with straight branches, brown pubescent 

 branchlets, and oblong-ovate, coriaceous leaves 1 

 foot long and 3 to 4 inches wide. The native 

 country is not known. 



For previous introduction see 93271. 



98396. Ficus laccifera Roxb. 



A tropical tree with oval or cordate shining- 

 green leaves up to 7 inches long and smooth oval 

 fruits the size of a gooseberry. Native to Silhet, 

 India. 



98397. Botjgainvillea glabra Choisy. 

 Nyctaginaceae. Lesser bougainvillea. 



From the Canal Zone. Plants presented by J. E. 

 Higgins, director, Experiment Gardens, Summit. 

 Received April 13, 1932. 



A form with pink flowers. 



98398. Persea Americana Mill. 

 Lauraceae. Avocado. 



From the Society Islands. Bud wood presented by 

 Harrison W. Smith, Papeari, Tahiti. Received 

 April 14, 1932. 



Motuovini. A variety of excellent flavor and 

 quality, originated by Mr. Smith. 



98399 to 98417. 



From the West Indies. Scions collected by David 

 Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 

 plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 1931-32 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 April 11, 1932. 





