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98889 to 98903 — Continued. 



98894. Dovyalis hebecarpa (Gardn.) Warb. 

 (Aberia gardnerii Clos.). Flacourtiaceae. 



A small, much-branched tree 16 to 20 feet high, 

 native to India. The ovate-lanceolate leaves are 

 2 to 4 inches long, and the greenish flowers are 

 followed by pale-purple edible fruits about 1 inch 

 in diameter. 



Euclea pseudebenus E. Mey. Diospy- 



A shrub or small tree, native to southern Africa. 

 The alternate entire linear coriaceous leaves are 

 1 to 3 inches long, and the inconspicuous flowers 

 are followed by blue-black edible fruits about one- 

 fourth inch in diameter. 



supra-axillaris Spring. 



98896. Eugenia 

 Myrtaceae. 



A glossy-leaved evergreen shrub from eastern 

 Brazil, which bears clusters of white flowers and 

 black one-seeded globose fruits in clusters of 3 to 

 10. The fruits are about the size of small cherries 

 and somewhat resemble juniper berries in flavor. 



For previous introduction see 47988. 



98897. Juniperus barbadensis L. Pinaceae. 



Bermuda redcedar. 



An evergreen tree, up to 40 feet high, native to 

 the West Indies. The small spiny-pointed imbri- 

 cated leaves are pale blue-green, and the depressed 

 globose fruits are blue. 



98898. Opuntia PARAGUAYENSI3 Schum. Cac- 

 taceae. Pricklypear. 



An erect shrubby branched cactus of the section 

 Platyopuntia. The flat joints, about 8 inches 

 long and 3 inches wide, are spineless, but are beset 

 with short yellow bristles that tend to disappear 

 with age. The yellow flowers are over 2 inches 

 across. Native to Escoban, Paraguay, 



98899. Opuntia tuna Mill. Cactaceae. 



Pricklypear. 



An erect spreading treelike cactus 10 to 12 feet 

 high, native to the West Indies and Mexico. 

 The elliptical deep-green joints are 10 to 14 inches 

 long; the yellow, fading to red, flowers are 3 to 4 

 inches across, and the dark-purple, round or pear- 

 shaped edible fruits are 1 to 2 inches in diameter. 



98900. Pachira fastuosa (DC.) Decaisne (P. 

 excelsa Hort.). Bombacaceae. 



A handsome tropical tree native to Mexico, 

 with leaves not unlike those of the horse-chestnut 

 but more leathery in texture. The attractive 

 white flowers, 12 inches in diameter, have strap- 

 shaped petals and large brushlike clusters of crim- 

 son and yellow stamens. 



For previous introduction see 73879. 



98901. Prosopis spicigera L. Mimosaceae. 



A low prickly tree with gray branches, native 

 to India and Persia. The compound leaves are 

 made up usually of four pinnae, each bearing 16 

 to 24 gray coriaceous leaflets less than one-half 

 inch long. The small flowers are borne in axillary 

 spikes and terminal panicles, and the pods, 4 to 6 

 inches long, contain an edible pulp. 



Treculia africana Decaisne. Moraceae. 



A tropical African tree, related to the bread- 

 fruit, up to 80 feet high and yielding a whitish 

 latex. The coriaceous ovate-elliptic leaves are 8 

 inches long and 4 inches broad . The large yellow- 

 ish fruit, a foot or more in diameter, is said to 

 weigh up to 30 pounds. The seeds are ground by 

 the natives and used as meal. 



MADAGASCARIENSIS Gmel. 



Vangueria 

 Rubiaceae. 



For previous introduction and description see 



98904 and 98905. 



From the West Indies and Surinam. Seeds col- 

 lected by David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 with the 1931-32 Allison V. Armour expedition. 

 Received April 11, 1932. 



98904. (Undetermined). 



No. 2763. From Mayero Island, one of the 

 Grenadines, February 6, 1932. An unidentified 

 orchid with very large seed pods. 



. SCHOMBURGKIA UNDULATA Lindl. Or- 



chidaceae. 



No. 3660. Presented March 6, 1932, by Mrs. 

 Lawrence, wife of the American consul at 

 Paramaribo, Surinam. A showy orchid with 

 purple flowers in many-flowered clusters at the 

 tips of long flower stalks. 



98906. Arundinaria 

 Michx. Poaceae. 



macrosperma 

 Southern cane. 



From Louisiana. Cuttings presented by Charles 

 E. Chambliss, Crowley, La. Received May 2, 

 1932. 



A native American bamboo growing along streams 

 in the southeastern part of the United States. The 

 stems are 20 to 30 feet high with numerous short 

 divergent branches and lanceolate leaves 10 to 15 

 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 75148. 



98907. Solanum 

 Solanaceae. 



TUBEROSUM L. 



Potato. 



From England. 

 Sons, Reading. 



Tubers presented by Sutton 

 Received April 27, 1932. 



Shamrock. 

 specialists. 



Introduced for the use of Department 



98908 to 98917. 



From China. Seed purchased from L. Ptitsin, 

 Harbin, Manchuria. Received December 23, 

 1931. Numbered in April 1932. 



98908. Acer ginnala Maxim. Aceraceae. 



Amur maple. 



A shrub or small tree up to 25 feet high, native 

 to northeastern Asia, with lustrous dark-green 

 three-lobed serrate leaves, long-stalked panicles 

 of yellowish flowers, and winged fruits which are 

 conspicuously red during the summer. The 

 leaves turn bright red in autumn. 



For previous introduction see 77615. 



98909. Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. Oleaceae. 



Manchurian ash. 



A handsome ash, often 100 feet high, native to 

 eastern Asia. The leaves are up to 15 inches 

 long with dull-green bristly leaflets. The tree is 

 said to be susceptible to late spring frosts. - 



For previous introduction see 90781. 



98910. Pinus 

 Pinaceae. 



koraiensis 



Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Korean pine. 



A 5-needle pine that occasionally becomes 150 

 feet high, with smooth red-gray bark. It pro- 

 duces valuable lumber and edible seeds and is 

 also of ornamental value, being of slow growth 

 and forming a dense broad pyramidal head o 

 handsome foliage. Native to Japan. 



For previous introduction see 93419. 



98911. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. 



98912. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



98913. Rubus sp. ' Rosaceae. 



98914. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



98915. Rubus sp. 



