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100660 to 100676— Continued. 



100671 to 100674. Danthonia semiannularis 

 (Labill.) R. Br. Wallaby grass. 



A perennial, fine-leaved, tussocky grass, 1 to 

 2 feet high, which provides feed for the greater 

 part of the year. It is said to be a good winter 

 grass, will stand a great amount of grazing, and 

 its palatability both for cattle and sheep is well 

 known. 



100671. A New Zealand commercial variety. 



100672. C. A. C. 30: 5.1. 



100673. C. A. C. 31: 114.3. 



100674. C. A. C. 31: 28.8. 



100675. Lolium perenne L. Poaceae. 



Perennial ryegrass. 

 2/2. A commercial strain. 



100676. Trifolium pratense L. Fabaceae. 



Red clover. 



A New Zealand commercial strain. 



100677. Ananas sativus Schult. f. 

 Bromeliaceae. Pineapple. 



From the American Virgin Islands. Plants pre- 

 sented by J. B. Thompson, director, Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, St. Croix. Received May 

 20, 1930. Numbered in July 1932. 



Blue Bond. The leaves of this variety are without 

 marginal spines, and the small to medium-sized 

 fruits, purple-green before they are ripe, are of excel- 

 lent quality. The fruits are smaller and quite un- 

 like the Smooth Cayenne. 



100678 to 100681. 



From Wales. Seeds purchased from the Welsh 

 Plant Breeding Station, University College of 

 Wales, Aberystwyth. Received July 6, 1932. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists. 



100678 and 100679. Dactylis glomerata L. 

 Poaceae. Orchard grass. 



100678. S. 



Pasture-hay type. 



100679. S.-29. Cocksfoot, a pasture type. 



100680 and 100681. Phleum pratense L. Poa- 

 ceae. Timothy. 



100680. S.-48. Pasture-hay type. 



100681. S.-51. Leafy-hay type. 



100682. Cassia timoriensis DC. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by 

 Manuel L. Roxas, director, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, Manila. Received July 6, 1932. 



A rather low tree with slender, downy branches, 

 pale-green leaves up to 9 inches long, bright-yellow 

 flowers, and thin glossy flexible pods sometimes 6 

 inches long. The tree is distributed throughout 

 the Malay Archipelago and the Philippine Islands. 



For previous introduction see 94095. 



100683 to 100687. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by 

 Arthur F. Fischer, director, Bureau of Forestry, 

 Manila. Received July 6. 1932. 



100683. Calophyllum blancoi Planch, and Tri- 

 ana. Clusiaceae. 



Bitanhol. An attractive tropical tree with oppo- 

 site entire, linear-oblong, papery leaves about 8 

 inches long and small flowers in dense terminal 

 and axillary racemes. Native to the Philippines. 



100684. Diplodiscus paniculatus Turcz. Tilia- 

 ' ceae. 



Baloho. A large shrub or small tree with alter- 

 nate, oblong-elliptic, entire leaves, green above 



100683 to 100687 — Continued. 



and densely white punctate beneath. The red- 

 dish flowers are in lax axillary and terminal pani- 

 cles. Native to the Philippines. 



100685. Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Muell. 

 Arg. Euphorbiaceae. 



Banato. A small dioecious tree with long- 

 stalked leaves, glabrous above, rusty tomentose 

 beneath, and minutely scarlet dotted. The glo- 

 bose scarlet capsules, one third inch in diameter, 

 are covered with a bright-red powder which is 

 collected for export to be used in dyeing silk and 

 in medicine. Native to India up to 4,500 feet 

 altitude. 



100686. Mangifera altissima Blanco. Anacar- 

 diaceae. 



Pahutan. A Philippine relative to the mango, 

 which is found from northern Luzon to southern 

 Mindanao, where it forms a large tree, sometimes 

 100 feet in height. The leaves are long, narrow, 

 and pointed at both ends, and the small, fragrant, 

 white flowers are borne in large numbers in 

 branched clusters. The smooth, green or yellow 

 mangolike fruits, 2 to 3 inches long, are used for 

 making pickles. 



100687. Toona calantas Merr. and Rolfe. 



Meliaceae. 



Kalantas. A tall, ornamental, tropical tree 

 with handsome pinnate foliage and whitish incon- 

 spicuous flowers in large terminal panicles. The 

 capsule is over an inch long. In the Philippines, 

 where this tree is native, the fragrant wood is of 

 considerable commercial importance. 



100688 to 100709. 



From South America. Seeds collected by H. G. 

 MacMillan and CO. Erlanson, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received June 28, 1932. Numbered 

 in July 1932. 



100688. Annona cherimola Mill. Annonaceae, 



Cherimoya. 



No. 269. From the market at Arequipa, Peru, 

 May 10, 1932. Origin of fruit not known. 



100689. Annona muricata L. Annonaceae. 



Sour sop- 

 No. 273. Guanabana. From the market at Are. 

 quipa, Peru, May 8, 1932. Origin of fruit not 

 known. 



100690. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Common redpepper. 



No. 380. From the market of Cuzco, Peru, May 

 18, 1932. A locally grown yellow redpepper, 3 

 inches long, grown at 11,000 feet altitude. 



100691. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Melon. 



No. 29. Melones limefios. From the market of 

 Temuco, Chile, February 23, 1932. A musk- 

 melon about 6 inches in diameter, flattened end- 

 wise, striped longitudinally orange and green. 

 The flesh is yellow and sweet. 



100692. Escallonia macrantha Hook, and Arn. 

 Escalloniaceae. 



No. 34. Siete Camisas. From Ancud, Chilo6 

 Island, Chile, March 6, 1932. A dense evergreen 

 shrub, 6 to 10 feet high, native to the island of 

 Chiloe. The shining dark-green, obovate leaves 

 are 1 to 3 inches long, and the bright rose-red 

 flowers, more than half an inch across, are in 

 terminal racemes. 



Francoa sp. Saxifragaceae. 



No. 118. From near Ancud, Chiloe' Island, 

 Chile, March 13, 1932. An herb with a rosette 

 of leaves and a spike of capsules, growing in moist 

 shaded places. Flowers not seen. 



100694. Libertia sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 35. From Ancud, Chilo6 Island, Chile, 

 March 6, 1932. An herb 2 feet high, found on 

 moist banks near the seashore. Flowers not seen. 



