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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



100646 to 100658— Continued. 



100646. Albizzia acle (Blanco) Merr. Mimo- 



Akle. A large tree up to 100 feet high and 3 to 4 

 feet in diameter, native to the Philippines. It 

 bears bipinnate leaves, with two pinnae each 

 bearing 3 to 6 pairs of ovate leaflets 2 to 6 inches 

 long, and yellow-green flowers, borne in small 

 heads, followed by flat pods 10 to 15 inches long, 

 constricted between the seeds. 



For previous introduction see 94178. 



100647. Artocarpus blancoi (Elmer) Merr. 

 Moraceae. 



Antipolo. This tree, which closely resembles the 

 true breadfruit, A. communis, is strictly wild, 

 never cultivated, and has inedible fruits. 



100648. Euphoria didyma Blanco. Sapindaceae. 



Alpay or alupng. A small attractive tree up to 

 50 feet high, with compound leaves made up of 

 prominently veined leathery leaflets and compact 

 terminal clusters of small flowers followed by 

 green warty fruits an inch in diameter having a 

 shell-like rind and juicy sweet translucent pulp 

 enclosing a large seed. Native to the Philippine 

 Islands. 



100649. Gardenia pseudopsidium (Blanco) Vill. 

 Rubiaceae. 



A small tree, 9 to 12 feet high, native to the 

 Philippine Islands. The opposite leaves are 

 lanceolate and acuminate, and the solitary, 

 axillary, white flowers are followed by round 

 fruits resembling guavas, but not edible. 



100650. Heritiera littoralis Ait. Sterculia- 

 ceae. 



Dungon-late. A medium-sized tree with a dense 

 crown and entire leathery leaves which are dark 

 green above and silvery beneath. The hard 

 durable wood is classed among the best of the 

 Philippine hardwoods. The tree is a good orna- 

 mental and makes an excellent windbreak. 



100651. Myristica philippensis Lam. Myristi- 



Duguan. A Philippine tree up to 75 feet high, 

 with a slightly buttressed, somewhat irregular 

 trunk. It has alternate entire evergreen leaves 

 and small inconspicuous flowers in axillary clus- 

 ters. The soft wood is not durable and is used 

 locally for temporary construction, boxes, and dry 

 measures. 



100652. Pahudia rhomboidea (Blanco) Prain. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



Tindalo. A tree up to 4 feet in diameter, 

 straight but not tall. The wood is hard, heavy, 

 seasons well, and is rarely attacked by termites. 

 It is a well-known Philippine cabinetwood. 



100653. Palaquium ltjzoniense (Vill.) Vidal. 

 Sapotaceae. 



Nato. A large tropical evergreen tree with 

 lanceolate or obovate acute leathery, dark-green 

 leaves 5 inches long and small axillary brownish 

 flowers. Native to Luzon, Philippine Islands. 



100654. Parkia javanica (Lam.) Merr. (P. 

 timoriana Merr.). Mimosaceae. Kupang. 



A huge and remarkably handsome, quick- 

 growing tree, attaining a height of over 120 feet, 

 with a clear smooth trunk and beautiful, fine- 

 feathery pinnate leaves. Native to the Malay 

 Peninsula, Burma, etc. It has been introduced 

 into Ceylon, where it has become well established. 

 The long pods, which grow in clusters, contain a 

 quantity of white, powdery, farinaceous sub- 

 stance. 



100655. Sapium luzonicum (Vidal) Merr. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. 



Balakat-gubat. An evergreen tree with alter- 

 nate oval leathery elliptic leaves about 4 inches 



100646 to 100658— Continued. 



long, very small yellowish flowers, subtended by 

 large bracts an inch long, in spikelike racemes. 

 Native to the Philippines. 



100656. Streblus asper Lour. Moraceae. 



Malios or aludig. A drought-resistant tree with 

 drooping branches and dark-green foliage. It 

 produces small, yellowish, rather sweet fruits 

 somewhat resembling corn kernels in appearance. 

 Native to tropical Asia. 



100657. Terminally nitens Presl. Combreta- 



Sakat. A tropical evergreen tree, native to 

 Luzon, Philippine Islands. The alternate, very 

 smooth leaves are obovate, abruptly acuminate, 

 and shining green above. The small inconspicu- 

 ous flowers are in racemes about the same length 

 as the leaves. 



100658. Wrightia laniti (Blanco) Merr. Apo- 

 cynaceae. 



Lanete. A medium-sized tree native to the 

 Philippines, with opposite, unequally pinnate 

 leaves which have about four pairs of lanceolate, 

 hairy leaflets. The fruit is a cylindrical follicle 

 about 4 inches long. The tree exudes a milky 

 sap. 



100659. Soja max (L.) Piper. Faba- 

 ceae. Soybean. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. Dorsett and 

 W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received May 6, 1930. Num- 

 bered in July 1932. 



No. 3820. Chichibu duizu. Purchased in Kuma- 

 gaya, Japan, February 11, 1930. Large, oval, yellow- 

 green beans, with pale hilum, which are used quite 

 extensively in the Saitama Prefecture in Japan for 

 the manufacture of green flour, utilized in the 

 making of confections. 



100660 to 100676. 



From New Zealand. Seeds purchased from R. E. 

 Alexander, director, Canterbury Agricultural 

 College, Lincoln. Received July 1, 1932. 



A collection of New Zealand forage plants intro- 

 duced for the use of Department specialists. 



100660 and 

 Poaceae. 



100661. Dactylis 



GLOMERATA L. 



Orchard grass. 



100660. Cocksfoot strain. 



100661. Akaroa. 



100662 to 100674. Danthonia spp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



100662. Danthonia buchanani Hook. f. 

 Strain C. A. C. 30: 10.8. 



100663 to 100670. Danthonia pilosa R. Br. 



A perennial Australian grass, said to be an 

 excellent pasture grass. It seeds freely and 

 gives good fodder in early spring. This grass 

 does well on dry clay hills or stony flats and is 

 considered equally good either for sheep or 

 cattle. 



100663. A commercial variety. 



100664. C. A. C. 31: 253.1. 



100665. C. A. C. 31: 32.3. 



100666. C. A. C. 31: 30.4. 



100667. C. A. C. 31: 54.2. 



100668. C. A. C. 31: 225.2. 



100669. C. A. C. 31: 139.3. 



100670. C. A. C. 31: 136.1. 



