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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



98908 to 98917— Continued. 



98916. Syringa amurensis Rupr. Oleaceae. 



Manchurian lilac 



A shrub or small tree with large clusters of 

 white flowers. 



For previous introduction see 92067. 



98917. Vitis amurensis Rupr. Vitaceae. 



Amur grape. 



A wild grape with large bunches of acid purple 

 berries about the size of a marrowfat pea. They 

 are eaten fresh and also made into wine. This 

 variety is hardy in the region of Mefun, Man- 

 churia. 



98918 and 98919. 



From the Philippine Islands. Cuttings presented 

 by the chief of the division of forest investigation, 

 Bureau of Forestry, Agricultural College, La- 

 guna, through Arthur Fischer, director of forestry , 

 Manila. Received May 9, 1932. 



98918. Deguelia elliptica (Roxb.) Taub. (Der- 

 ris elliptica Benth.). Fabaceae. 



A large handsome climbing vine native to 

 southeastern Asia. The compound leaves, 1 foot 

 long, are made up of 9 to 13 thin leathery obovate 

 leaflets 4 to 6 inches long, and the bright-red 

 pea-shaped flowers, 1 inch long, are borne in lax 

 racemes a foot in length . It yields the commercial 

 tuba root, which is used in the manufacture of 

 insecticides. The plant is at present extensively 

 cultivated in the Malay Archipelago. 



For previous introduction see 95366. 



98919. Deguelia polyantha (Perkins) Blake. 

 Fabaceae. 



A tropical woody climber with alternate pin- 

 nate leaves and small pinkish flowers in axillary 

 racemes. It is closely related to D. scandens and 

 is native to the Philippine Islands. 



98920. Arracacia xanthorrhiza Ban- 

 croft. Apiaceae. Arracacha. 



From Venezuela. Roots presented by H. Pittier, 

 Caracas. Received May 10, 1932. 



The arracacha is a biennial herb about 3 feet high, 

 with carrotlike foliage and small umbels of purple 

 flowers. It is native to northern South America, 

 where it is cultivated for its roots, which may be 

 white, yellow, or mulberry colored. The large 

 fleshy roots are used as food in South America and 

 Central America, being boiled like parsnips or 

 sliced and fried. They also produce an excellent 

 starch for laundry purposes. The plant is propa- 

 gated either by seed or cuttings, and it will stand 

 no frost. 



For previous introduction see 78832. 



98921. CUCURBITA MOSCHATA Du- 



chesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



From China. Seeds presented by W. T. Chang, 

 Nanking University, Nanking. Received May 

 6, 1932. 



98922 to 98924. 



From Scotland. Seeds presented by the North of 

 Scotland College of Agriculture, Craibstone, 

 Aberdeen. Received May 9, 1932. 



A collection of grasses introduced for the use of 

 Department specialists. 



. Dactylis glomerata L. Poaceae. 



Orchard grass. 



Craibstone grazing cocksfoot. 



Lolium perenne L. Poaceae. 



Perennial ryegrass. 



Craibstone perennial ryegrass. 



98922 to 98924— Continued. 



98924. Phleum pratense L. Poaceae. Timothy. 

 Craibstone timothy hay. 



98925 and 98926. 



From Ceylon. Seeds presented by the manager of 

 the publication depot and central seed store, 

 Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya. Re- 

 ceived May 9, 1932. 



98925. Cracca Candida (DC.) Kuntze (Tephrosia 

 Candida DC). Fabaceae. 



A low shrub with slender branches and large 

 clusters of reddish or white flowers. It is the 

 preferred cover crop in the lime plantations of 

 Dominica, West Indies, and widely distributed in 

 tropical countries. The bark and leaves are used 

 as a fish poison plant in Bengal and Burma, but 

 tests show that as an insecticide it is much inferior 

 to C. vogelii. 



For previous introduction see 97764. 



98926. Cracca vogelii (Hook, f.) Kuntze {Te- 

 phrosia vogelii Hook. f.). Fabaceae. 



A shrubby legume native to tropical Africa. All 

 parts of the plant are macerated and thrown into 

 the water to kill fish. It is considered very valu- 

 able for its insecticidal properties, the seeds being 

 found to contain the highest concentration of the 

 toxic principle. 



For previous introduction see 81414. 



98927. Bromus inermis Leyss. Po- 

 aceae. Common bromegrass. 



From China. Seeds purchased from L. Ptitsin, 

 Harbin, Manchuria. Received May 9, 1932. 



Koster. Introduced for the use of Department 

 specialists working with forage crops. 



98928. Cavanillesia platanifolia 

 H. B. K. Bombacaceae. 



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

 Higgins, director, Canal Zone Experiment Gar- 

 dens, Summit. Received May 3, 1932. 



A Colombian tree up to 100 feet high, with a large 

 thick trunk, smooth pale bark, large shallowly 5- 

 to 7-lobed leaves, and red flowers 1 inch long. The 

 coarse pithlike wood is white or yellowish and is 

 used for making canoes and rafts. 



For previous introduction see 78818. 



98929. Prunus salasii Standi. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



From Central America. Seeds presented by Mr. 

 Salas, director general, Agricultural Department, 

 Guatemala, through Otto Katzenstein & Co., 

 Atlanta, Ga. Received May 12, 1932. 



A tropical evergreen cherry which is native to the 

 highlands of Antigua, Guatemala, where it is known 

 as the carreto. The light-green leathery narrow- 

 oblong leaves are 3 to 5 inches long, and the small 

 white flowers are in racemes about 6 inches long. 



98930 to 98973. Malus sylvestris 

 Mill. (Pyrus malus L.). Malaceae. 



Apple. 



From Germany. Plants presented by Dr. W. Gleis- 

 berg, Die Gartenbauwissenchaft, Fillnits und 

 Elbe, through L. Spath, Berlin-Baumschulenweg. 

 Received May 13, 1932. 



A collection of selected stocks introduced for the 

 use of Department specialists in their studies of 

 fruit-tree root stocks. 



No. 3. Grosser Bohnapfel. 



No. 6. Kasselrenett (Grosse Reinette). 



No. 7. Kanadarenett. 



98931. 



