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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



100848 to 100907— Continued. 



100891. Rhododendron facetum Balf. and 

 Ward. 



F. 29926. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 100339. 



100892. Rhododendron griersonianum Balf. 

 and Forr. 



F. 29762. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 97665. 



100893. Rhododendron hippophaeoides Balf. 

 and Smith. 



G. F. 21. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 100344. 



100894. Rhododendron kyawi Lace and 

 Smith. 



F. 29929. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see 100346. 



100395 and 100896. Rhododendron litiense 

 Balf. and Forr. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 100348. 



100895. G. F. 7. 



100896. G. F. 3. 



100897. Rhododendron mollicomum Balf. 

 and Smith. 



F. 30940. 



For previous introduction and description see 



100898 and 100899. Rhododendron stewart- 

 ianum Diels. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 100357. 



100898. F. 29663. 



100899. F. 29685. 



100900. Rhododendron tephropeplum Balf. 

 and Farr. 



F. 29655. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 100361. 



100901. Rhododendron sp. 



G. F. 17. Selense series. 



100902. Schizandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. 

 Magnoliaceae. 



F. 30468. A woody vine, native to northeastern 

 China, with shining dark-green, oval leaves and 

 clusters of coral-colored berries. 



For previous introduction see 94045. 



100903. Sorbtjs sp. Malaceae. Mountain-ash. 



F. 30970. 



100904. Spiraea sp. Rosaceae. Spirea. 



G. F. 80. Closely related to <S. canescens glau- 

 cophylla. 



100905. Syringa yunnanensis Franch. Oleaceae. 



Yunnan lilac. 

 F. 30486. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 100096. 



100906. Vaccinium fragile Franch. Vaccin- 

 iaceae. 



F. 30688. A low shrub, native to western China, 

 with small rigid, broadly oval leaves about one 

 half inch long and small rose-purple flowers in 



100848 to 100907— Continued. 



dense thyrsoid racemes, 1 to 2 inches long, followed 

 by small globose fruits. 



100907. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



F. 30719. 



100908. Mangifera odorata Griffith. 

 Anacardiaceae. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by 

 S. N. Parmelee, Hawaii, through L. A. Whitney, 

 Honolulu. Received August 1, 1932. 



This Philippine tree is very similar to the mango 

 in habit, foliage, and flowers. The fruits, about the 

 size of a carabao mango, but more rounded, are green, 

 thick-skinned, sweet, and juicy, very aromatic, 

 with yellow flesh containing numerous coarse fibers. 



100909 and 100910. Persea Ameri- 

 cana Mill. Lauraceae. Avocado. 



From Pasadena, Calif. Scions purchased from 

 Carter Barrett, avocado specialist. Received 

 August 2, 1932. 



100909. Kanota. Small, round, purple fruit with 

 yellow flesh, free from fiber and of rich flavor. 

 The seed is comparatively small for a fruit of 

 this form. 



100910. Mayapan. This variety possesses several 

 excellent commercial characteristics — round 

 form, desirable size (nearly 1 pound), attractive 

 purple color, thick firm skin, and flesh of excel- 

 lent quality; the seed is not large. 



100911. Phoenix acatjlis Buch.-Ham. 

 Phoenicaceae. Date palm. 



From India. Seeds collected in the Dehra Dun 

 forests and presented through the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Kew, England. Received August 2, 

 1932. 



A low pinnate-leaved palm, native to northern 

 and central India. The short bulbous trunk is 6 

 to 8 inches in diameter, the leaves are 2 to 6 feet 

 long with the rigid leaflets arranged in clustered 

 fascicles, and the elliptic-oblong fruits, less than an 

 inch long, are bright red to blue-black. 



100912. Balsamocitrus panictjlata 

 (Schum.) Swingle. Rutaceae. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the Agricultural 

 Department, Ibadan, Nigeria, through W. T. 

 Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 August 2,1932. 



A spiny shrub, native to western tropical Africa, 

 with membranous trifoliolate leaves consisting of 

 oblong-ovate leaflets, 1 to 3 inches long, small, white 

 flowers, and globose woody fruits. 



100913 to 100933. Ortza sativa L. 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From China. Seeds presented by F. A. McClure, 

 Lingnan University, Canton. Received August 

 3, 1932. 



A collection of native rices, introduced for the use 

 of Department specialists. 



100913. 



No. 2465. 



100924. 



No. 2476 



100914. 



No. 2466. 



100925. 



No. 2477 



100915. 



No. 2467. 



100926. 



No. 2478 



100916. 



No. 2468. 



100927. 



No. 2479 



100917. 



No. 2469. 



100928. 



No. 2480 



100918. 



No. 2470. 



100929. 



No. 2481 



100919. 



No. 2471. 



10C930. 



No. 2482 



100920. 



No. 2472. 



100931. 



No. 2483 



100921. 



No. 2473. 



100932. 



No. 2484. 



100922. 



No. 2474. 



100933. 



No. 2485. 



100923. 



No. 2475. 







