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99707 to 99759— Continued. 



outside and the young branches are stellate- 

 pubescent. The wood is white, close grained, 

 and moderately hard. 



For previous introduction see 86686. 



99755. Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) Karst. (S. 

 chirata Buch.-Ham.). Gentianaceae. 



A tall herbaceous plant, native to India, with 

 stems 2 to 5 feet high and subsessile leaves 2 to 4 

 inches long. The lurid green-yellow flowers, in 

 large panicles, are tubular, with purple-veined 

 lobes one-fourth inch long; they have two gland- 

 ular depressions at the base of each lobe, 

 with a fringe of long white or pink hairs at the 

 summit. 



99756. Symplocos sumuntia Buch.-Ham. Sym- 

 plocaceae. Sweetleaf. 



A small evergreen tree, native to the lower 

 slopes of the Himalayas up to 7,000 feet altitude. 

 The leathery oblong-lanceolate leaves, with 

 crenate margins, are 3 to 5 inches long, and the 

 small white flowers, borne in racemes 1 to 2 inches 

 long, are followed by ovoid-cylindrical fruits less 

 than one-half inch long. 



99757. Thunbergia ltjtea T. Anders. Acan- 



A slender perennial vine, native to the lower 

 Himalayas up to 7,000 feet altitude. The ovate 

 to lanceolate leaves are 6 inches long with toothed 

 margins, and the funnel-shaped yellow flowers, 

 1 to 2 inches across, are in small axillary clusters. 



99758. Trachycarpus martianus (Wall.). 

 Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Martius palm. 



A slender-trunked fan-leaved palm from the 

 temperate regions of the Himalayas where it 

 grows to a height of 20 to 50 feet. The unarmed 

 trunk bears at its summit a crown of rigid leathery 

 roundish leaves 4 to 5 feet in diameter which are 

 cut about halfway down into narrow two-lobed 

 segments. The yellow flowers followed by blue 

 fruits are borne on a nodding spadix about a foot 

 in length. 



For previous introduction see 55706. 



99759. Xolisma ovalifolia (Wall.) Rehder. 

 Ericaceae. 



A shrub or small tree with ovate or somewhat 

 oblong leathery leaves 3 to 6 inches long and 

 racemes of white or bluish or sometimes flesh- 

 colored flowers. Because of a poisonous princi- 

 ple, the young leaves and buds are useful as an 

 insecticide. 



For previous introduction see 68341. 



99760 to 99771. Mangifera indica L. 

 Anacardiaceae. Mango. 



From Puerto Rico. Bud sticks presented by 

 Edmund H. Twight, specialist in fruits, Insular 

 Experiment Station, Rio Piedras. Received 

 June 7, 1932. 



A collection of mangoes introduced for the use of 

 Department specialists working with fruit breeding. 



99760. Barsha. No. 407. 



99761. Bombay Yellow. No. 402. 



99762. Climoise. No. 3320. 



99763. Divine. No. 1822. 



99764. Emiria. No. 205. 



99765. Kachmahua. No. 3317. 



99766. Kistapal. No. 101. 



99767. Martinique. No. 1511. 



99768. Muller. No. 2412. 



99769. Nucka. No. 3418. 



99770. Singapur. No. 1215. 



99771. Surka. No. 3117. 



99772 to 99789. 



From Peru, South America. Seeds collected by 

 H. G. MacMillan and C. O. Erlanson, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received May 19, 1932. 



99772. Asclepias 

 daceae. 



CURASSAVICA 



L. Asclepia- 

 B loo d flower. 



No. 216. From Rio Colorado, near Merced, 

 April 28, 1932. An ornamental herb 3 feet high 

 with red and yellow flowers, found on a wooded 

 river bank at 2,800 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 50678. 



99773. Canna sp. Cannaceae. 



No. 203. From Rio Colorado, near Merced, 

 April 16, 1932, at 2,800 feet altitude. A rare 

 ornamental herb, 3 xeet high, with red flowers. 

 Found in black loam. 



99774. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Common redpepper. 



No. 208. Aji. From Rio Colorado, near 

 Merced, April 16, 1932. A locally grown redpep- 

 per found in open black soil at 2,800 feet altitude. 

 The almost round purple fruits, over an inch in 

 diameter, are used by the Chuncho Indians. 



99775. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Common redpepper. 



No. 232. Aji. From the market at Tarma , 

 April 23, 1932. A mixed sample of cultivated red- 

 peppers grown at 10,000 feet altitude. The 

 sample varied both as to color and shape. 



99776. Chamaedorea sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 200. Shia-Shia. From Rio Colorado, near 

 Merced, in the shade of the forest at 2,800 feet 

 altitude, April 16, 1932. A liane with yellow 

 flowers which are followed by dark-blue berries. 

 The male flowers are very fragrant and are used 

 as a perfume for clothing in the same manner as 

 lavender is used. 



99777. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 215. From a wooded slope at 2,800 feet 

 altitude in Rio Colorado, near Merced. An 

 ornamental shrub 3 leet high. 



99778. Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendt. 

 Solanaceae. Tree-tomato. 



No. 263. Tomate. Purchased in the market at 

 Huancayo, April 24, 1932, but grown at 10,000 feet 

 altitude. An ellipsoid, pointed, thick-skinned, 

 maroon-colored fruit. 



99779. Erythroxylon coca Lam. Erythroxy- 

 laceae. Cocaine-tree. 



No. 197. Coca. From Rio Colorado, near 

 Merced, at 2,800 feet altitude, April 16, 1932. 

 A tropical shrub, native to Peru, 5 to 6 feet high, 

 with rusty brown slender branches bearing 

 clusters of obovate leaves at their tips. The 

 yellowish flowers are borne in clusters of 3 to 5 

 in the axils of small scales which line the branch- 

 lets. It is grown commercially on a large scale 

 throughout the warmer parts of South America, 

 also in Java and Ceylon, for the sake of cocaine, 

 which is extracted from the dried leaves. 



For previous introduction see 78509. 



99780. Indigofera suffruticOsa Mill. Fabaceae* 



Indigo. 



No. 199. Anil. From Rio Colorado, near 

 Merced, April 16, 1932, at 2,800 feet altitude. 

 A shrub 10 feet high growing in black loam and 

 said to have escaped from cultivation. 



For previous introduction see 98996. 



99781. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solan- 

 aceae. Tomato. 



No. 209. Tomate. From Rio Colorado, near 

 Merced, April 16, 1932. A small red round 

 tomato about an inch in diameter, cultivated by 

 the Chuncho Indians at 2,800 feet altitude. 



