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98782 to 98790— Continued. 



98782. No. 10337. From the Turkistan Selec- 

 tion Station. 



No. 36009. Ak-Szhura, variety 182. 

 From the Selection Station, Gandzha, Azer- 

 baijan. 



98784. No. 133887. King-Karajazskij, variety 

 459. From the Selection Station, Gandzha, 

 Azerbaijan. 



98785. No. 36018. Variety 508. From the 

 Turkistan Selection Station. 



98786 to 98790. From the Selection Station, 

 Gandzha, Azerbaijan. 



98786. No. 106915. King-Karajazskij, variety 

 1138. 



98787. No. 36029-a. Thyeder, variety 1306. 



98788. No. 106914. King-Karajazskij, variety 

 1683. 



98789. No. 106919. King-Karajazskij, variety 

 1827. 



98790. Gossypiumsp. 

 Barraka. 



98791 and 98792. 



From Egypt. Roots presented by Alfred Bircher, 

 Middle Egypt Botanic Station, El Saff. Re- 

 ceived April 25, 1932. 



98791. Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton. 

 Zinziberaceae. Cardamon. 



A perennial with large leafy shoots. The pow- 

 dered dried fruits of this tropical Asiatic plant are 

 used as a spice. 



For previous introduction see 90895. 



98792. Zinziber mioga Roscoe. Zinziberaceae. 



A perennial herb about 3 feet high, found both 

 wild and cultivated in Japan, with nearly linear 

 smooth membranous leaves up to 15 inches long, 

 white flowers in spikes over 3 inches long, and 

 ovoid capsules. In summer and autumn the 

 flowers with the bracts are eaten either raw or 

 boiled and have a slight acid taste and an aro- 

 matic odor. 



For previous introduction see 44579. 



98793 to 98888. 



From the West Indies, British Guiana, and Suri- 

 nam. Roots and seeds collected by David Fair- 

 child and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 1931-32 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received April 

 20, 1932. 



98793. Zinziber officinale Roscoe. Zinzibera- 

 ceae. Ginger. 



No. 2891. Roots purchased in the market at 

 Trinidad, February 17, 1932. This is the tropical 

 ginger from which Jamaica ginger and candied 

 ginger are made. 



For previous introduction see 97821. 



98794. Abelmoschus moschatus (L.) Medic. 

 Malvaceae. 



No. 3693. Musk okra. Collected March 2, 1932, 

 along a new road near the Saramaca Canal, back 

 of Paramaribo, Surinam. An ornamental annual 

 3 to 12 feet high which bears large light-yellow 

 flowers with deep dark-chocolate purple spots in 

 the throat. The seeds have a musky odor and 

 are used in the making of perfume. 



For previous introduction see 97860. 



98795. Abroma augusta L. f. Sterculiaceae. 



No. 3703. Devil's cotton. Collected March 2, 

 1932, in the experiment station, Paramaribo, 



98793 to 98888 — Continued. 



Surinam. A quick-growing shrub, native to the 

 East Indies, with large angular leaves and dull, 

 deep dark-red flowers. The fiber is used for ropes 

 and cordage in the Orient. 



For previous introduction see 93169. 



98796. Anacardium occidentale L. Anacardi- 

 aceae. Cashew. 



No. 3715. Collected March 8, 1932, on the 

 Baboneau Marquis estate, St. Lucia, Windward 

 Islands. The cashew nut of commerce. 



For previous introduction see 97751. 



98797. Annona squamosa L. Annonaceae. 



Sugar-apple. 



Seeds of a good fruit collected on Eleuthera, 

 Bahama Islands. 



98798. Aristolochia elegans Masters. Aristo- 

 lochiaceae. Calicoflower. 



No. 3719. March 1,1932. Presented by Dr. G. 

 Stahel, director, botanic garden, Paramaribo, 

 Surinam. A perennial vine with long-stalked 

 broadly ovate leaves 2 to 3 inches across and soli- 

 tary flowers, which have no unpleasant odor, 

 borne on the pendulous young wood. The 

 flowers have a yellow-green tube 2 to 3 inches long 

 and the cordate-circular limb, 3 inches across, is 

 purple and white blotched, white outside with a 

 yellow eye. It is native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 91393. 



Artocarpus Integra (Thunb.) L. Mo- 

 raceae. Jackfruit. 



No. 3692. From Paramaribo, Surinam, March 3, 

 1932. A very sweet variety introduced from Java 

 about 20 years ago into Surinam and growing now 

 in the Javanese village of Oranweg. The fleshy 

 aril of this fruit has a sweet delicious tropical flavor 

 and is of good texture. 



For previous introduction see 97563. 



98800 to 98803. Bauhinia spp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



98800. Bauhinia monandra Kurz. • 



Butterfly bauhinia. 



No. 3812. Collected February 10, 1932, in the 

 botanic garden at St. George, Grenada, Wind- 

 ward Islands. A small tree with gray bark and 

 thick leaves, bearing large rose-colored flowers 

 one petal of which is carmine spotted. Said to 

 be a form which has escaped from cultivation in 

 the West Indies. 



For previous introduction see 97752. 



and 98802. Bauhinia tomentosa L. 

 St. Thomas tree. 



An erect shrub or small tree which has obtuse- 

 ly lobed leathery leaves, broader than long, and 

 few-flowered clusters of pale-yellow flowers, 

 with the upper petals marked by deep-purple 

 blotches. Native to India. 



For previous introduction see 90900. 



98801. No. 2960. From the botanic station, 

 Scarborough, Tobago Island, February 19, 

 1932. 



No. 3698. From the experiment sta- 

 tion, Paramaribo, Surinam, February 29, 

 1932. 



J. Bauhinia vahlii Wight and Arn. 



Malu-creeper. 



No. 2827. Collected in the botanic garden 

 at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, February, 1932. 

 An enormous-leaved vine that climbs over the 

 tops of forest trees and bears large white flowers, 

 It is native to India. 



For previous introduction see 53567. 



