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99500 to 99575— Continued. 



99525. BOUGAINVILLEA SPECTABILIS Willd. 



Great bougainvillea. 



No. 2689. Mrs. Butt. From the Dominican 

 Botanic Garden, January 29, 1932. One of the 

 best seedling-s grown in Dominica. The flowers 

 are a delicate shade of brick red. 



99526. Bougainvillea sp. 



No. 2864. March 23, 1932. A new orange 

 sport, presented by R. 0. Williams, director, 

 Trinidad Botanic Garden. 



99527. Bougainvillea sp. 



March 23, 1932. A pink bougainvillea pre 

 sented by R. O. Williams, director, Trinidad 

 Botanic Garden. 



99528 and 99529. Cactus intortus Mill. Cac- 

 taceae. 



The turkscap, or turkshead, is one of the very 

 showy and interesting forms of cactus which bears 

 on top of its ovoid, ribbed basal portion a densely 

 woolly head which grows 12 or more inches high 

 and is covered with brown bristles. This head 

 reminds one of a Turkish fez, although it is not 

 red. The fruits are deep pink, the size of one's 

 little finger tip, and are borne on the top of the 

 head. 



For previous introduction see 97564. 



99528. No. 3789. From Saba, Netherland West 

 Indies, March 15, 1932. 



99529. No. 3846. From Anguilla, Leeward Is- 

 lands, March 16, 1932. 



99530. Cactus melocactus L. Cactaceae. 



Common turkscap. 



A globular cactus, up to 15 inches in diameter, 

 native to the West Indies. There are 10 to 20 

 ribs with clusters of radical spines, and the small 

 red flowers and fruits are borne on a prolongation 

 of the axis which is covered with small tubercles 

 embedded in wool. 



99531. Calathea sp. Marantaceae. 



No. 2882. From the Aripo Savanna, Trinidad, 

 February 14, 1932. An attractive vigorous-look- 

 ing species with attractive foliage, the under side 

 of which looks like changeable silk. 



99532 and 99533. Carludovica scandens Co- 

 well. Cyclanthaceae. 



A liana with palmlike leaves, related to the 

 panama-hat palm, which attaches itself to pre- 

 cipitous cliffs and tall trees by means of aerial 

 roots. Its large dark-green leaves resemble 

 strikingly the first leaves of many palms, being 

 parallel veined and only once divided. 



99532. No. 2643. From Mount Misery, St. 

 Kitts, Leeward Islands, January 24, 1932, at 

 1,700 feet altitude. 



99533. No. 2776. From Roseau Valley, Domin- 

 ica, Leeward Islands, January 30, 1932. 



99534. Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes 

 (Euqenia malaccensis L.). Myrtaceae. Ohia. 



No. 2890. Malac or Pomerac. Plants and seeds 

 from the market at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 

 February 17, 1932. A tree with handsome large 

 glossy leaves and large masses of flowers 1 inch or 

 more across, filled with hundreds of beautiful 

 deep rose-pink or crimson stamens. The crimson 

 pear-shaped fruits, of characteristic flavor, are 

 much esteemed here for preserves. 



For previous introduction see 89027. 



99535. Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link 

 (Gymnoiiramma calomelanos Kaulf.). Poly- 

 podiaceae. Silver fern. 



No. 2866. From the Botanic Garden, Trinidad, 

 February 16, 1932. A black-stalked fjrn with 



99500 to 99575— Continued. 



leaves 1 to 3 feet long, native to the West Indies 

 and Brazil. The ultimate leaflets are lanceolate, 

 with a large lobelike auricle at the base, and the 

 under side of the leaf is covered with a fine white 

 powder. 



99536. Cissus sicyoides L. Vitaceae. 



No. 3847. From Saba, Netherland West Indies, 

 March 16, 1932. A quite glabrous form with dull- 

 green fleshy foliage and cymes of reddish flowers, 

 found near the beach where the spray could reach 

 it. 



99537. Clusia rosea Jacq. Clusiaceae. 

 No. 2892. From Trinidad. 

 For previous introduction and description see 



99538. Clusia sp. Clusiaceae. 



No. 3729. From Martinique, March 10, 1932. 

 Mountain mangrove or parrot apple. A tree with 

 large handsome dull-green leaves and large rather 

 showy white flowers. The fruits remind one of 

 a garcinia, a distant relative. Like the strangler 

 fig tree, the clusias become epiphytic and strangle 

 their hosts. 



99539. Coccoloba latifolia Lam. Polygona- 

 ceae. 



No. 3669. From Paramaribo, Surinam, March 

 3, 1932. A tree with dark-green leaves from 1 to 2 

 feet in diameter, found on poor lands of the 

 coastal plain of Surinam. While not a striking 

 tree in some respects, the large size of the leaves 

 makes it attractive for dooryard and park pur- 

 poses. 



99540. Coccoloba grandifolia Jacq. Polygona- 

 ceae. 



No. 2656. From Antigua, Leeward Islands. A 

 giant-leaved species which, when grown in the 

 shade, has leaves 3 feet in diameter. It is a rare 

 species related to the seagrape. 



99541. Coccothrinax barbadensis (Lodd.) Bec- 

 cari. Phoenicaceae. Palm . 



No. 3740. From Guadeloupe, French West In- 

 dies. 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. 



For previous introduction see 98501. 



Nos. 99542 to 99552 were presented by M. Desire 

 Kervegant, in charge of the Jardin d'Essais, Fort 

 de France, Martinique, French West Indies, 

 March 10, 1932. 



99542 to 99544. Xanthosoma spp. Araceae. 



99542. Xanthosoma sp. 



No. 3738. Variety Nouvelle Caladonie; re- 

 cently brought to the island from the colony of 

 New Caledonia in the Pacific. Petiole glau- 

 cous at first; margins of petioles and wings are 

 pink. 



99543. Xanthosoma sp. 



Variety Pierre; one of the principal foods of 

 the island. The petiole is pinkish maroon ex- 

 cept near the top. 



99544. Xanthosoma sp. 



No. 3741. The leaf blade of this yautia stands 

 horizontal with apex and basal lobes turned up. 

 The petiole is green, wdth a narrow or wide 

 pinkish line on margin of sinus wing, sometimes 

 with small pinkish blotches on upper part of 

 wing and often with long whitish streaks on the 

 wings. 



99545 and 99546. Colocasia esculenta (L.) 

 Schott. Araceae. Dasheen. 



