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98483 to 98503 — Continued. 



98493. Eutekpe oleracea Mart. 



No. 2955. Manac or Manague. From Tobago, 

 February 20, 1932. A graceful palm with a trunk 

 seldom more than 4 inches in diameter. It is said 

 that fats suitable for oils and soaps can be derived 

 from the blue-black berrylike fruits. 



For previous introduction see 97813. 



Nos. 98494 to 98496 were collected in the George- 

 town Botanic Garden, British Guiana. 



98494. Hyphaene thebaica (L.) Mart. 



Doum palm. 



No. 2980. A palm about 30 feet high, which is 

 noted as one of the few branching palms. It 

 grows in alkaline sandy soils and is native from 

 Upper Egypt to central Africa. The stems 

 of old trees sometimes fork 3 or 4 times. The 

 beautiful yellow-brown fruits are borne in long 

 clusters of 100 to 200. In Upper Egypt the poor 

 people eat the fibrous husk, which tastes much like 

 gingerbread but is rather hard. The hard tough 

 wood is used for domestic utensils. 



For previous introduction see 97814. 



98495. Licuala grandis (Bull.) Linden. 



No. 2978. A dwarf palm with the stem clothed 

 with the dead leaf sheaths. The erect spreading 

 fan-shaped leaves have closely plicate segments 

 which are 2-lobed at the end. Native to the 

 island of New Pommern, Bismarck Archipelago. 



For previous introduction see 97815. 



98496. Livistona hoogendorpii Andre. 



No. 2982. A form with blue fruits. A tall 

 Javanese palm with fan-shaped leaves 4 to 6 feet 

 wide on spiny petioles 3 to 5 feet long, red-brown 

 at the base and becoming olive green near the 

 blade. The bJades are made up of 10 to 12 plicate 

 pendulous segments with 5 to 7 acute lobes at the 

 apex. 



For previous introduction see 97914. 



98497. Manicaria saccifera Gaertn. 



No. 2940. Monkey-cap palm. Collected Febru- 

 ary 18, 1932, near Sangre Grande, Trinidad, in 

 deep shady forest in poor wet soil that is probably 

 acid. Unlike other palms, this Brazilian species 

 has entire leaves which become about 30 feet long 

 and 5 feet wide. The trunk is erect, ringed, and 

 unarmed, and 15 to 20 feet high. The natives of 

 Brazil use the immense leaves of this palm for 

 thatching their huts and also for making a coarse 

 cloth. 



For previous introduction see 82600. 



Mauritia flexuosa L. f. 



98483 to 98503 — Continued. 



striking pinnate palm with immense leaves rising 

 almost upright from the rather low trunk, some- 

 what as do the leaves of the Cohune palm. It 

 bears immense clusters of very decorative fruits 

 that are covered with scales and polished like 

 pieces of jade. 



For previous introduction see 95211. 



No. 2984. From the Botanic Garden, George- 

 town, British Guiana, February 25, 1932. A palm 

 native to tropical Brazil, which grows to a height 

 of 150 feet and 30 inches in diameter. The fan- 

 shaped leaves are from 9 to 16 feet long. This 

 is one of the so-called ivory-nut palms. The 

 fruit is spherical, about the size of a small apple, 

 and covered with smooth reticulated scales. 

 The spadix when loaded with fruit is of immense 

 weight, often more than two men can carry. 



For previous introduction see 97915. 



98499. Englerophoenix regia (Mart.) Kuntze. 



No. 3684. Maripa palm. From the market at 

 Paramaribo, Surinam, March 3, 1932. A massive 

 ornate palm up to 50 feet high, with persistent 

 leaf petioles and immense leaves, reminding 

 one of the Cohune. The subacid fruits have thin 

 fleshy pulp and are much appreciated by the 

 natives. 



For previous introduction see 97912. 



98500. Raphia vinifera Beauv. 



No. 3772. From Fort de France, Martinique, 

 March 10, 1932. The uine palm of Africa. A 



BARBADENSIS (Lodd.) 



98501. COCCOTHRINAX 



Beccari. 



No. 3783. Presented by Mr. Buffon, superin- 

 tendent of the Jardin d'Essais, Basseterre, 

 St. Kitts, British West Indies, March 13, 1932. 

 A tall slender fan palm with the aspect of the 

 Silver palm, but much larger. The clusters of 

 greenish fruits which later become black are not 

 particularly attractive. The palm seems 

 adapted to a strongly calcareous soil. 



98502. Livistona australis (R. Br.) Mart. 



Australian fan palm , 



No. 3686. From Paramaribo, Surinam, March 

 4, 1932. A tall slender palm from 30 to 40 feet 

 high, with a smooth trunk 8 to 10 inches in diam- 

 eter and a dense crown of circular leaves 3 to 4 feet 

 in diameter, divided nearly to the base into nar- 

 row plicate segments. The moderately hard 

 light-colored wood is occasionally used for light 

 construction work; the leaves are used for making 

 baskets; and the unexpanded fronds, after being 

 dipped in boiling water, are dried, shredded, and 

 the fiber used in making hats resembling Panama 

 hats. 



For previous introduction see 97917. 



98503. Thrinax sp. 



No. 3689. Presented by Dr. G. Stahel, Para- 

 maribo, Surinam, March 4, 1932. A form with 

 white fruits. 



98504. Pigafettia elata (Mart.) 

 Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by the 

 'sLands Plantentuin (Botanische Tuin). Re- 

 ceived April 18, 1932. 



A tall ornamental palm with a stout trunk, spiny 

 above, and spreading pinnate foliage resembling 

 that of the coconut. Native to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see 93981. 



98505 and 98506. Vitis vinifera L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From Turkey. Cuttings received through the 

 American Embassy, Istanbul. Received April 19. 

 1932. 



Native varieties of grapes from the collection at 

 the Halkali Agricultural School, Istanbul. 



98505. Chaoush. 



98506. Pembe Chaoush. 



98507. Amygdalus persica L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Peach. 



From Java. Seeds presented by A. M. Cramer, 

 Wonosobo. Received April 19, 1932. 



A naturalized peach from 6,000 feet altitude at 

 Tosari; introduced for the use of Department 

 specialists. 



98508. Citrus limonia Osbeck. Ru- 

 taceae. Lemon. 



From Morocco. Seeds presented by H. Brayard, 

 director, Experiment Station, Marrakech. Re- 

 ceived April 22, 1932. 



Introduced for rootstock experiments by Depart 

 ment specialists. 



