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100992 to 101002— Continued. 



100996. Haley; a seedling of the Guatemala race 

 which was planted in Hawaii in 1913. The 

 trees are prolific and produce fruit in clusters 

 which ripen in November and December. 

 The rough green fruits, with a slightly pur- 

 plish tinge when fully ripe, have a thick tough 

 skin, are oval to obovate in shape, 6 inches 

 long by over 4 inches thick, and weigh up to 

 40 ounces. The flesh is creamy yellow, free 

 from fiber, and of a rich nutty flavor. The 

 seed is small to medium in size and fits 

 tightly in the cavity. 



100997. Lupfer; a seedling, probably of the 

 Ecuadoran race. The small fruits, weighing 

 up to a pound and a half, have slightly rough, 

 thin, green skin and greenish flesh, free from 

 fiber and of a very pleasing flavor. 



100998. Moanalua; a seedling from Hawaii 

 whose small fruits vary in shape from round to 

 pyriform. The thick, hard, coriaceous, dark- 

 green rind is pitted with small yellowish 

 dots. The fine-grained, melting, somewhat 

 buttery yellowish flesh is tinged to green near 

 the rind. The medium large seed fits tightly 

 in the cavity. 



Nicaragua. 



101000. San Clemente. 



101001. Trinidad. Plants brought from Trini- 

 dad. 



101002. Tumaco. Plants received from Colom- 

 bia in 1925 by Mr. Johansen. 



101003. Damnacanthus i n d i c u s 

 Gaertn. f. Rubiaceae. 



Prom Japan. Plants collected by P. H. Dorsett 

 and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received March 26, 1930. 

 Numbered in August 1932. 



No. 4391. Tuge; a spiny evergreen shrub, native 

 to India and Japan. The small, opposite, leathery 

 leaves are broadly ovate, and the small, fragrant, 

 axillary, white flowers are followed by coral-red 

 berries which remain on the bush until the flowers 

 of .the next season appear. 



101004 to 101007. Escallonia spp. 

 Escalloniaceae. 



Prom England. Seeds presented by the director, 

 Botanic Garden, University of Cambridge, 

 Cambridge. Received August 19, 1932. 



101004. Escallonia exoniensis Veitch. 



A hybrid between E. pterocladon and E. rubra, 

 which forms an evergreen shrub or small tree up 

 to 20 feet high. The ovate, glossy green, serrate 

 leaves are 1 to 2 inches long, and the small, white 

 or rose-tinted flowers are produced from June to 

 October in England. 



101005. Escallonia floribunda H. B K. 



An evergreen shrub or small tree, native from 

 Venezuela to Peru. The obovate, nearly entire 

 leaves are 2 to 4 inches long, and the pure white 

 flowers, one half inch across, are borne in com- 

 pound panicles up to 9 inches long and have a 

 fragrance like hawthorn. 



101006. Escallonia macrantha Hook, and Arn. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 100692. 



101007. Escallonia pterocladon Hook. 



A bushy evergreen shrub 4 to 8 feet high, native 

 to Patagonia. The narrowly obovate leaves, 1 

 inch long, are slightly toothed, and the small white 

 flowers are in slender racemes 1 to 3 inches long 

 terminating the short leafy rigid twigs. 



For previous introduction see 91817. 



101008. Verbena sp. 



Verbenaceae. 

 Vervain. 



From the British West Indies. Plants presented 

 by the director of agriculture, Hope, Kingston, 

 Jamaica. Received August 19, 1932. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists 

 working with drug plants. 



101009. Sacchartjm officinartjm L. 

 Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From South America. Cuttings presented by Dr. 

 Cross, from the experiment station at Tucuman, 

 Argentina. Received August 8, 1932. 



A variety of cane which should prove excellent for 

 Louisiana. Introduced for the use of Department 

 specialists. 



101010. Mangifera indica L. Ana- 

 cardiaceae. Mango. 



From Puerto Rico. Budwood presented by Ed- 

 mund H. Twight, specialist in fruits, Insular Ex- 

 periment Station, Rio Piedras. Received August 

 20, 1932. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists 

 working with fruit breedings. 



101011. Erythrina poeppigiana 

 (Walp.) O. F. Cook (E. micropteryx 

 Poepp.) . Fabaceae. 



From the West Indies. Seed presented by E. J. H. 

 Thomas, Charlotteville, Tobago, Windward 

 Islands. Received August 17, 1932. 



Mountain immortelle; a handsome, tender, legumi- 

 nous tree with red flowers, native to Peru. 



101012. Lonchocarptjs sp. Fabaceae. 



From the West Indies. Seeds presented by E. J. H. 

 Thomas, Charlotteville, Tobago Island, through 

 David Fairchild. Received August 17, 1932. 



Black Mahoe; an attractive leguminous tree which 

 may be useful as a street tree. 



101013. Alchornea cordifolia 

 (Schum.) Muell. Arg. Euphorbia- 

 ceae. 



From Cuba. Cuttings presented by Dr. Robert M. 

 Grey, superintendent, Atkins Institution of the 

 Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos. Re- 

 ceived August 22, 1932. 



Christmas bush; so called because of the long pen- 

 dent spikes of brilliant red berries produced at 

 Christmas time. It is an ornamental tropical shrub 

 native to western Africa. 



101014 to 101018. Oryza sativa L. 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From South America. Seeds presented by J. Syd- 

 ney Dash, director, Department of Agriculture, 

 Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana. Re- 

 ceived August 17, 1932. 



A collection of locally grown, long-grained varie- 

 ties. 



101014. 



Demerara Creole. 101017. No. 75. 





101015. 



Blue Stick. 101018. No. 79. 





101016. 



No. H 7. 





01019 



ceae 



to 101023. Avena spp. 



Poa- 



Oats, 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the Stellenbosch- 

 Elsenburg College of Agriculture, University of 

 Stellenbosch, Union of South Africa. Received 

 August 25, 1932. 



A collection of oat varieties introduced for the use 

 of Department specialists. 



