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99500 to 99575— Continued. 



99568. Euterpe sp. 



No. 2711. From St. Lucia, Windward 

 Islands. A slender undergrowth palm, 30 to 

 40 feet tall and 3 inches in diameter. The 

 pinnae are long and delicate, and the rachis and 

 petiole are dark reddish green. The inflores- 

 cense varies from nearly white to cerise; the 

 fruit is shining black. 



For previous introduction see 97285. 



Nos. 99569 and 99570 were collected on Carriacou, 

 Grenadine Islands, in March 1932. 



99569. FlCUS BEN.TAMINA COMOSA (Roxb.) KUTZ. 



Moraceae. Fig. 



No. 2874. A strikingly handsome form with 

 brilliant lemon-yellow fruits one half inch in 

 diameter, many of which contain no seeds. 



99570. Ficus sp. 



No. 2794. A medium-sized tree found on a 

 hillside exposed to the trade winds which sweep 

 over the island. The light-green leathery leaves, 

 4 to 6 inches long, have prominent midribs. The 

 branches are covered with very decorative small 

 figs. Each fig has red-brown patterns of spots 

 and areoles about each spot, giving it a most 

 charming appearance. 



For previous introduction see 97845. 



99571. Garcinia sp. Clusiaceae. 



No. 3766. From the Jardin d'Essais, Fort de 

 France, Martinique, March 9, 1932. Seeds of a 

 species native to Cochinchina which was con- 

 sidered to be the true mangosteen by the authori- 

 ties in the Jardin d'Essais where the tree has 

 fruited. The very large leaves are leathery and 

 the white flowers contain numerous stamens. 

 The fruits, judging from shells found under the 

 tree, are about the size of a mangosteen but thick 

 walled and pyriform in shape, and are said to be 

 yellow when ripe and very sour. 



99572 and 99573. Gigantochloa spp. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



From Paramaribo Botanic Garden, Surinam, 

 March 4, 1932. Two of the most valuable bam- 

 boo species of the Orient, which were introduced 

 into Surinam over 20 years ago and are now over 

 60 feet high. 



99572. Gigantochloa aspera Hort. 

 No. 3679. A clump bamboo. 



For previous introduction see 71258. 



99573. Gigantochloa verticillata (Willd.) 

 Munro. 



No. 3678. Tali bamboo of Java. A bamboo 

 with culms over 4 inches in diameter, which is 

 largely grown for its useful timber. 



For previous introduction see 79568. 



99574. Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) Beauv. 

 Poaceae. TJva grass. 



No. 3672. Pampas grass; from the Botanic 

 Garden, Paramaribo, Surinam, March 4, 1932. 

 A stout reed, often 30 feet tall, native to the West 

 Indies and southward to Paraguay. The lanceo- 

 late leaves are 6 feet long and are sharply ser- 

 rulate on the margin. The inflorescence forms a 

 plumy panicle 3 to 5 feet long, with the main 

 axis erect and the branches drooping. Introduced 

 for comparison with forms already in Florida. 



99575. Heliconia sp. Musaceae. 



No. 3902. From Tobago Island, February 2, 

 1932. Seeds of a plant with striking scarlet bracts 

 as large as one's hand which are edged with gold 

 make this one of the showiest flowers of the rain 

 forest. 



99576 to 99650. 



From the West Indies, British Guiana, and Suri- 

 nam. Plants 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 

 11, 1932. 



99576. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae. 



No. 2693. From the Dominican Botanic Gar- 

 den, January 29, 1932. Plants of an attractive 

 yellow hybrid with coral-pink center, produced 

 by Dr. Harland of Trinidad. 



99577. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae. 



No. 2893. Plants presented by Dr. S. C. Har- 

 land, of the Cotton Research Station, St. Augus- 

 tine, Trinidad, February 17, 1932. The wine-red 

 foliage and calyces of this plant remind one some- 

 what of H. sabdariffa, but the form of the leaves 

 and floral parts are entirely distinct. 



99578. Hymenocallis arenicola A. R. Northr. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 3894. From Conception Island, Bahamas, 

 January 5, 1932. Plants of a West Indian spider- 

 lily with erect spreading, fleshy dark-green lance- 

 oblong leaves over a foot long and white flowers 

 with a filiform tube about 2 inches long, in sessile 

 umbels of 7 to 13 flowers. Native to the Bahamas. 



99579. Inga sp. 



No. 3760. Plants. 

 99580 to 99582. Ixora spp. Rubiaceae. 

 Ixora lutea Hutchinson. 



No. 2668. Plants collected in the Botanic 

 Garden, Dominica, January 28, 1932. A gla 

 brous shrub with sessile or subsessile leaves, 

 oblong with rounded or cordate base and some- 

 times an acuminate tip. It differs from I. coc- 

 cinea by having a laxer inflorescence and pale- 

 yellow flowers with larger ovate-rhomboid 

 corolla lobes. 



For the introduction of seeds see 97770. 



99581. Ixora sp. 



No. 2881. Plant presented by Mrs. Nora C 

 Fitt, of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, February 15, 

 1932. A very attractive light-pink hybrid. 



99582. Ixora sp. 



No. 3869. Plants collected at the Tortola 

 Experiment Station, March 19, 1932. An at- 

 tractive form with salmon-colored flowers, 

 otherwise with characters of /. coccinea. 



99583. Jacaranda caerulea (L.) Griseb. Big- 

 noniaceae. 



No. 2561. From Nassau, New Providence 

 Island. Plants of a tree native to the West Indies, 

 with bipinnate leaves made up of 2 to 8 branches, 

 each bearing 8 to 16 pairs of obliquely oblong leaf- 

 lets 1 inch long. The glabrous blue flowers, 1 to 2 

 inches long, are borne in lax panicles. 



For the introduction of seeds see 96509. 



99584. Lecythis zabucajo Aubl. Lecythida- 

 ceae. Sapucaya nut. 



No. 2889. Plant presented by R. O. Williams, 

 of the Botanic Garden, Trinidad, February 17, 

 1932. The sapucaya nut is native to the Amazon 

 Valley and adjacent regions, and many people 

 consider it even better flavored than the Brazil 

 nut. The somewhat triangular nuts, over 2 inches 

 long and about an inch wide, are borne in large 

 woody urn-shaped capsules about 10 inches in 

 diameter with close-fitting lids at the top. The 

 tree is a slow grower and requires a long time to 

 reach the bearing stage. 



For previous introduction see 98047. 



