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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



99772 to 99789— Continued. 



99782. Lycopebsicon esculentum Mill. Solan- 

 Tomato. 



No. 233. Tomale. Purchased in the market at 

 Tarma, April 23, 1932. A small round red local 

 variety, cultivated by the Indians at 10,000 feet 

 altitude. 



99783. Passiflora mollissima (H.B.K.) Bailey. 

 Passifloraceae. Softleaf passionflower. 



No. 264. Tumbo. Purchased in the market at 

 Huancayo, Peru, April 24, 1932, but said to have 

 been grown at 10,800 feet altitude. An edible 

 variety with yellow elliptical pointed fruits. 



99784. Rollinia sp. Annonaceae. 



No. 206. From Rio Colorado, near Merced, in 

 a tropical rain forest at 2,800 feet altitude, April 

 16, 1932. A native tree 40 to 50 feet high, with 

 fruits 6 inches in diameter. 



99785. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 196. Between Lima and Oroya, at 7,800 

 feet altitude, April 12, 1932. An herb 3 feet high, 

 growing in open sandy soil. The lavender 

 flowers are followed by berries on reflected pedun- 

 cles. 



99786. Cosmos sulphureus Cav. Asteraceae. 



Yellow cosmos. 



No. 207. From Rio Colorado, near Merced, in 

 a tropical rain forest, at 2,800 feet altitude, April 

 16, 1932. An herb 3 feet high with showy yellow 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see 51925. 



99787. Alonsoa acutifolia Ruiz and Pav. 



Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 217. Shohompay. From the Hacienda 

 Makko, near Tarma, at 11,500 feet altitude, in 

 open alpine meadow, April 20, 1932. An orna- 

 mental herb, 2 feet high, with orange flowers; 

 common at this altitude. 



99788. (Undetermined.) 



No. 214. From the Hacienda Makko, near 

 Tarma, at 12,000 feet altitude, in alpine meadow, 

 April 19, 1932. An herb 3 feet high, covered with 

 bristles, which irritate the skin, as does the nettle. 

 The drooping yellow flowers are very ornamental. 



99789. (Undetermined.) 



No. 220. From Rio Colorado, near Merced, on 

 a wooded shady slope at 2,800 feet altitude, April 

 19, 1932. An ornamental herb with ultramarine 

 blue berries. 



99790 to 99792. Phaseolus lunatus 

 L. Fabaceae. Lima bean. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Mrs. F. S. Earle, 

 Herradura. Received April 19, 1932. 



Introduced for comparison with the varieties now 

 being grown on the Pacific coast. 



99790. A perennial bean with small white seeds. 



99791. The commercial bean of this region. 



99792. A locally grown speckled perennial lima 

 bean. 



99793 to 99801. Mangifera indica L. 

 Anacardiaceae. Mango. 



From Puerto Rico. Bud sticks presented by Ed- 

 mund H. Twight, specialist in fruits, Insular 

 Experiment Station, Rio Piedras. Received 

 June 8, 1932. 



A collection of mangoes introduced for the use of 

 Department specialists working with fruit breeding. 

 Except Colombo Kidney, all of the following are local 

 selections. Most of them came from the island of 

 Vieques and were probably originally from Mar- 

 tinique. 



99793 to 99801— Continued. 



99793. Bayamon. 99798. Playa Grande. 



99794. Colombo Kidney. 9979S. Heine Amelie. 



99795. Del Valle. 99800. Sorce, No. 2. 



99796. Julie. 99801. Tete Nene. 



99797. Leyuillo. 



99802 to 99805. 



From the Society Islands. Plants presented by 

 Harrison W. Smith, Papeari, Tahiti. Received 

 June 9, 1932. 



to 99804. Mangifera indica L. Anacardi- 

 aceae. Mango. 



99802. Brander mango. A dwarf fruit with very 

 small seed. This variety was previously 

 called the Rougier mango. 



. Mission mango. A beautiful, very 

 sweet fruit. Its name is due to the fact that 

 one of the Brothers at the mission has chiefly 

 propagated it, and perhaps the original tree is 

 in the mission grounds. 



99804. Tuehau mango. This is considered, by 

 some, the best and richest flavored mango of 

 the islands, and it is said to come true from 

 seed. 



Persea Americana Mill. Lauraceae. 



Avocado. 

 Arue avocado. 



99806. Phaseolus lunatus L. Faba- 

 ceae. Lima bean. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Mrs. F. S. Earle, 

 Herradura. Received June 6, 1932. 



A white lima bean, grown in Cuba for export. 

 Introduced for comparison with the varieties now 

 being grown on the Pacific coast. 



99807 and 99808. 



From British Guiana. Seeds presented by Mr. 

 Martyn, botanist, Georgetown Botanic Garden, 

 through David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 6, 

 1932. 



99807. Bradburya plumieri (Turp.) Kuntze 

 (Cemrosema plumieri Turp.). Fabaceae. 



A tropical ornamental vine, native to Brazil, 

 with white and red flowers. It is of value as 

 green manure. 



For previous introduction see 91467. 



99808. Nauclea esculenta (Afzel.) Merr. (Sar- 

 coccphalus ezcukntus Afzel.). Rubiaceae. 



A scandent shrub or a tree up to 25 feet high, 

 native to tropical Africa. The sharp-pointed 

 elliptical leaves are 2 to 8 inches long, and the 

 white, yellowish, or pale-pink fragrant flowers are 

 in dense heads. The fruiting head, 2 to 4 inches 

 in diameter, is deep red with a brown granulated 

 surface and a solid edible core which occupies 

 about a quarter of the diameter. 



99809. Meibomia sp. Fabaceae. 



From the Seychelles Islands. Seeds presented by 

 P. R. Dupont, director, Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Received June 6, 1932. 



Introduced for the use of Department forage-crop 

 specialists. 



99810 to 99818. Phaseolus lunatus 

 L. Fabaceae. Lima bean. 



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

 Higgins, director, Canal Zone Experiment Gar- 

 dens, Summit. Received June 6, 1932. 



A collection of lima-bean types grown in Panama, 

 introduced for comparison with the types now being 

 grown on the Pacific coast. 



