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99576 to 99650— Continued. 



cous, both above and below, and the back of the 

 midrib peels off into a curious pubescent string. 

 The terminal bud diverges into two branches. 



For previous introduction see 44773. 

 99605. Neomammillaria sp. Cactaceae. Cactus. 



Plants from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, March 

 26. 1932. 



99606 and 99607. Norantea guianensis Aubl. 

 Marcgraviaceae. 



A magnificent climber covering high forest trees. 

 Its spikelike racemes, 3 feet long, are composed of 

 rather inconspicuous flowers, but the fleshy 

 nectar-bearing bracts, 1 inch long, which hang 

 from the horizontally placed spikes are scarlet. 

 In the Tropics it blooms in February and March. 



99606. No. 2884. Collected in the Aripo Sav- 

 anna, Trinidad, March 22, 1932. 



99607. No. 3671. From the Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Paramaribo, Surinam, 

 March 3, 1932. 



99608. Orbignya speciosa (Mart.) Barb.-Rodr. 

 Phoenicaceae. Babassu nut. 



No. 3667. Plants presented by Dr. G. Stahel, of 

 the Botanic Garden, Paramaribo, Surinam. The 

 Uaunssu palm of Brazil and the Guianas is much 

 like the Cr.hvne palm, but its fruits, 3 to 4 inches 

 long, are much larger. An edible oil is extracted 

 from the seeds and is now being exported to the 

 United States. 



For previous introduction see 50595. 



99609. Pachira aquatica Aubl. Bombacaceae. 



Guiana-chestnut. 



No. 3000. Seeds from the Botanic Garden at 

 Georgetown, British Guiana, February 26, 1932. 

 A small tree, native to tropical America, with 

 palmately compound leaves made up of 5 to 9 

 obovate leaflets 8 to 12 inches long. The large 

 mallowlike pink to purple flowers are up to 14 

 inches long and have bright red stamens as long 

 as the petals, and the brown capsules are 15 inches 

 long by 3 to 5 inches in diameter. 



99610 to 99612. Pandanus spp. Pandanaceae. 



99610 and 99611. Pandanus pacificus Veitch. 

 Pacific screwpine. 



Plants of a shrub or small tree with glossy 

 dark-green leaves which make it a most desira- 

 ble ornamental or hedge plant. 



99610. No. 2685. From the Dominican Bo- 

 tanic Garden, March 23, 1932. 



99611. No. 2887. From the Trinidad Botanic 

 Garden, February 16, 1932. 



99612. Pandanus sp. 



Screwpine. 



No. 2686. Plants presented by F. G. Har- 

 court from the collection in the Dominican 

 Botanic Garden, January 29, 1932. 



99613. (Undetermined.) 



No. 3827. Plants collected near the Kabel sta- 

 tion, Surinam, March 3, 1932. A vine with large 

 yellow flowers growing over tall forest trees at 

 the edge of the Surinam River. 



For previous introduction see 99009. 



99614. Passiflora maliformis L. Passifloraceae. 



No. 3769. Plant presented by M. Corbin, Jar- 

 din d'Essais, Grande Terre. Guadeloupe, March 

 11, 1932. The Pomme Calabns of Guadeloupe is 

 characterized by having two large yellow-green 

 bracts that hang down and cover the perfectly 

 round fruit. This fruit is said to be intensely 

 sour even when ripe. 



99576 to 99650— Continued. 



99615. Pentas lanceolata (Forsk.) Schum. 

 <P. carnea Benth.). Rubiaceae. 



No. 2873. Plant presented by R. O. Williams, 

 director of the Trinidad Botanic Garden, Febru- 

 ary 16, 1932. A soft-wooded shrub 2 feet high, 

 native to tropical Africa. The ovate-lanceolate 

 leaves are 3 to 6 inches long, and the brilliant car- 

 mine flowers are in terminal heads. The plant 

 does not thrive in the full sunlight. 



99616. Peperomia sp. Piperaceae. 



No. 3820. Plants from the Matuba region of 

 Grande Terre, Guadeloupe, March 13, 1932. A 

 delicate creeping light-green form which roots at 

 the nodes and stands shade well. It forms a mat 

 of light green and would be very useful for the 

 shady side of gardens in the subtropics. 



99617. Peperomia sp. Piperaceae. 



No. 3902. Plants collected along the trail to the 

 citadel, Haiti, March 27, 1932. A delicate small- 

 leaved species with characters that may attract 

 attention to it for hanging baskets and for rock 

 gardens in the South. 



99618. Petrea volubilis L. Verbenaceae. 



No. 3870. From Antigua, January 26, 1932. 

 Alba; a white variety which is net so attractive 

 as the blue-flowered variety and its flowers drop 

 earlier. 



TRIPARTITUM (Jacq.) 



99619. Philodendron 

 Schott. Araceae. 



No. 3901. Plants collected on the trail to the 

 citadel, between 1,000 and 1,500 feet altitude, 

 Haiti, March 27, 1932. A handsome aroid with 

 rather thin deep-green trilobed membranous 

 leaves, found climbing over rocks and tree trunks 

 along the trail. 



99620. Piper betle L. Piperaceae. 



No. 3767. Plants collected in the Javanese 

 kampong, Cramerweg, Surinam, March 4, 1932. 

 An ornamental vine, historically interesting, as 

 the leaves of this vine are chewed by the Singhalese 

 people. 



99621. Pleomele fragrans (L.) Salisb. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



No. 3793. Plants from Basse Terre, Guadeloupe, 

 March 13, 1932. A foliage plant, native to tropical 

 Africa, with a stem up to 20 feet high. The 

 lanceolate leaves, 2 to 3 feet long, are spreading or 

 recurved, and the heads of small yellow flowers 

 are followed by orange-red berries. In Guade- 

 loupe it is used as a hedge or windbreak. The 

 canes, about 5 feet long, are planted closely to- 

 gether like piling and, taking root, make a remark- 

 ably dense living hedge; when in flower these 

 hedges are said to fill the air with their fragrance. 



99622. Plumbago rosea L. Plumbaginaceae. 



Rose plumbago. 



No. 3674. Plants from the Georgetown Botanic 

 Garden, British Guiana, February 27, 1932. A 

 zigzag half-climbing glabrous shrub 3 to 6 feet 

 high, native to southern Asia. The clasping 

 leaves are ovate to elliptic, and the red or scarlet 

 salverform flowers, about 1 inch long, are borne 

 in terminal spikes. 



99623 to 99625. Plumeria spp. Apocynaceae. 



Frangipani. 



Plumeria acutifolia Poir. 



Mexican frangipani. 



No. 3900. From Haiti. Plant presented by 

 C. F. Wood, American vice consul, March 26, 

 1932. A stiff erect small tree about 25 feet high, 

 with naked branches except for clusters of leaves 

 at the summit of each where also appear in early 

 spring clusters of single white star-shaped 

 flowers of delicious fragrance. The flowers 

 are used in the manufacture of the perfume 

 frangipani. 



For previous introduction see 50668. 



