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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



98793 to 98888— Continued. 



£8804. Billbergia sp. Bromeliaceae. 



No. 3716. From the experiment station, Para- 

 maribo, Surinam, March 1, 1932. The billbergias 

 are tropical American evergreen epiphytic herbs 

 with a rosette of long spiny pineapplelike leaves 

 from which arises a spicate panicle of 3- to 6-parted 

 flowers. The colored bracts of the flower cluster 

 are usually quite showy. 



98805. Bradbtjrya ptjbescens (Benth.) Kuntze- 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3704. Collected March 2, 1932, in the ex- 

 periment station, Paramaribo, Surinam. A legu- 

 minous vine, native to tropical America, with 

 trifoliolate leaves and small yellowish flowers. 

 It is used as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 81410. 



98806 and 98807. Bromelia pinguin L. Bromeli- 

 aceae. 



A tropical succulent plant, 3 to 4 feet high, with 

 spiny-margined leaves that turn red with age. 

 The reddish flowers are in dense panicles, and the 

 acid fruits, the size of plums, yield a cooling juice. 

 Native to the West Indies. 



For previous introduction see 82408. 



No. 3837. Collected March 15, 1932, on 

 the mountain side above the village of Wind- 

 ward, Saba Island, Netherland West Indies. 



98807. No. 3892. Collected March 27, 1932, on 

 the island of Haiti. 



98808. Brownea grandiceps Jacq. Caesalpini- 

 aceae. 



No. 3794. From the Tivoli Garden, Mar- 

 tinique, French West Indies, March 9, 1932. 

 A large handsome tropical American tree, up to 

 40 feet in height, with attractively mottled young 

 foliage and bright-red flowers in large dense 

 clusters borne at the ends of the branches. 



For previous introduction see 67982. 



98809. Bucida buceras L. Combretaceae. 



No. 3822. Collected March 14, 1932, near the 

 village of Codrington, on Barbuda, Leeward Is- 

 lands. A so-called oak with leaves up to 3 inches 

 long and 2 inches wide. A tree up to 75 feet high 

 with a diameter of 3 to 4 feet and having spatulate 

 leaves clustered at the ends of the branches. The 

 spikes of inconspicuous flowers are followed by 

 small slightly fleshy drupes about one fourth inch 

 long. It is native to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see 97753. 



98810. Caesalpinia sepiaria Roxb. Caesalpi- 

 niaceae. Mysore thorn. 



No. 3851. Wait-a-bit. Collected March 10, 

 1932, near Fort de France, Martinique, French 

 West Indies. A very spiny, vinelike shrub with 

 strong recurved spines on the twigs and petioles 

 which catch one's clothes and hold fast. The 

 long upright racemes of yellow flowers are very 

 showy. 



For previous introduction see 67678. 



98811. Anneslia tergemina (L.) Britt. and Rose 

 (Calliandr a tergemina Benth.). Mimosaceae. 



No. 3765. Bois patat. Collected March 10, 

 1932, at Morne la Regale, Martinique. A shrub 

 or small tree which makes an exceedingly attrac- 

 tive hedge and is in bloom most of the time. 

 When the foliage first appears it is pink, turning 

 to yellow-green and later to dark green. The 

 showy part of the flower is the bundle of stamens 

 colored in bands of pink, white, and red. 



For previous introduction see 97757. 



98793 to 98888— Continued. 



98812. Calophyllum antillanum Britton (C. 

 calaba Jacq.). Clusiaceae. Calaba-tree. 



No. 3776. Galba. From Basse Terre, Guade- 

 loupe, French West Indies, March 13, 1932. A 

 large tree, up to 100 feet high, native to the West 

 Indies. The dark-green leathery leaves, 3 to 6 

 inches long, and the small white fragrant flowers, 

 borne in small racemes, are followed by hard- 

 shelled fruits about 1 inch in diameter. 



For previous introduction see 97836. 



98813. Canarium indicum Stickm. (C. commune 

 L.). Balsameaceae. Kanari. 



No. 3702. Collected March 2, 1932, in the bo- 

 tanic garden at Paramaribo, Surinam. A large 

 ornamental tree, native to the East Indies, and 

 grown to a great extent as a shade tree and for its 

 edible nuts. The tree is notable for its enormous 

 buttressed trunk and ornamental yellow blos- 

 soms. The dark-purple fruits are produced in 

 great abundance throughout most of the year. 

 The hard-shelled nuts are very rich in oil. 



3 66207. 



(Aubl.) Thouars. 



For previous introduction se 



98814. Canavalia maritima 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2935. Collected February 19, 1932, in the 

 botanic station, Scarborough, Tobago Island. A 

 strong-growing vine 10 feet high climbing over 

 shrubs and fence rows. The thick pods are from 

 4 to 6 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 97758. 



98815. Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn. Ca- 

 nellaceae. 



No. 3834. Wild cinnamon. Collected March 

 14, 1932, near Martello Tower on Barbuda, Lee- 

 ward Islands. An evergreen shrub or small tree, 

 up to 45 feet high, native to the West Indies. 

 The gray bark and the spatulate leaves, 4 inches 

 long, are aromatic. The purple, red, or violet 

 flowers are borne in terminal clusters and are fol- 

 lowed by crimson or nearly black fruits about 

 one-third inch in diameter. 



98816. Capparis indica (L.) Druce. Cappari- 

 daceae. 



No. 3836. Collected March 14, 1932, on Bar- 

 buda, Leeward Islands. A shrub with attractive 

 foliage, silvery white beneath, and large white 

 flowers. 



98817 to 98819. Capsicum spp. Solanaceae. 



98817 and 98818. Capsicum annuum L. 



Common redpepper. 



A beautiful deep-red redpepper shaped like 

 a turban, flattened lengthwise; of mild flavor, 

 not very hot. 



98817. No. 3804. Purchased in the market at 

 Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West 

 Indies, March 13, 1932. 



98818. Purchased in the market at George- 

 town, British Guiana. 



98819. Capsicum frutescens L. 



Bush redpepper. 



No. 3823. Collected on the windward side of 

 Saba Island, Netherland West Indies, at 1,500 

 feet altitude, March 15, 1932. An ornamental 

 variety with thimble-shaped, almost black 

 fruits, one-half inch long, which stand upright 

 on their stems. Origin of the variety is un- 

 known. 



For previous introduction see 96503. 



98820. Carica sp. Papayaceae. 



No. 2939. Collected February 20, 1932, on To- 

 bago Island. A very sweet fruit with the charac- 

 teristic papaya flavor. 



