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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



101019 to 101023— Continued. 



101019 to 101022. AVENA BYZANTINA Koch. 



101019. Boer. 101021. Sidonian. 



101020. River Platte. 101022. Smyrna. 



101028. A VENA BYZANTINA X SATIVA. 



Langgewens. 



101024 to 101026. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Dr. Robert M. 

 Grey, superintendent, Atkins Institution of the 

 Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos. Re- 

 ceived August 22, 1932. 



101024. Cordia leucosebestena Griseb. Bor- 

 aginaceae. 



A Cuban tree with small, rounded-obtuse leaves 

 and white flowers in corymblike cymes. 



101025. EspadaeaamoenaA. Rich. Solanaceae. 



A tree, native to Cuba, very common along the 

 seacoast. The black and yellow wood is very 

 hard and durable, and the fruits are small and 

 bright yellow. 



101026. Malpighia urens L. Malpighiaceae. 



A shrub 5 to 15 feet high, native to the West In- 

 dies. The elliptical leaves, 1 to 5 inches long, have 

 lines of stringing hairs beneath, and the umbels 

 of small purple flowers are followed by purple 

 berries about one-half inch in diameter. 



101027. Andkopogon amboinictjs (L.) 

 Merr. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the agrostolo- 

 gist, Department of Agriculture, Sydney, New 

 South Wales. Received August 23, 1932. 



A tall, perennial, East Indian grass, about 4 feet 

 high, with narrowly linear leaves up to 20 inches in 

 length. It is of possible value as a forage grass. 



101028 to 101057. Sacchartjm offici- 

 narum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Hawaii. Cuttings presented by the experi- 

 ment station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' 

 Association, Honolulu. Received August 30, 

 1932. 



101028. Akilolo. 



101029. Auela. 



101030. Halalii. 



101031. Hinahina. 



101032. Iliopua. 



101033. Kea. 



101034. Lahi (pink 



striped). 



101035. Lalu. 



101036. Lehu. 



101037. Laukona. 



101038. Maikaiko. 



101039. Maikaiko 



(striped). 



101040. Manulele. 



101041. Mikioi. 



101042. Moano. 



101043. Molakai no. 



1191. 



101058. Gossypium 

 Malvaceae. 



101044. Molakai \ 



1194. 



101045. Molakai i 



1231. 



101046. Molakai i 



1338. 



101047. Molakai i 



1395. 



101048. Opukea. 



101049. Parkaweli. 



101050. Pohina. 



101051. Uahi-a-Pele. 



101052. UB1. 



101053. U B 14. 



101054. U D 75. 



101055. Udiio. 



101056. U H 3. 



101057. 29-3458. 



BARBADENSE L. 



Cotton. 



From Egypt. Seeds presented by the Department 

 of Agriculture, Giza, through Andre 1 Cattani, 



101058— Continued. 



attache^ Royal Egyptian Legation, Washington,. 

 D.C. Received August 27, 1932. 



Oiza No. S. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists. 



101059 to 101062. Phaseolus lunatus 

 L. Fabaceae. Lima bean. 



From the Netherland East Indies . Seeds presented 

 by A. M. Cramer, Wonosobo, Java. Received 

 August 26, 1932. 



A collection of lima beans, introduced for compari- 

 son with types now being grown on the Pacific coast. 



In Java the lima bean bears for several 3 T ears and 

 then dies down to the ground, but later it sprouts 

 from the old roots and becomes as vigorous as before. 

 The beans are used both fresh and dried. 



101059. A dark-tan bean heavily marked with 

 black. 



101060. A dark-tan bean with scattered black 

 markings. 



101061. A light-tan bean. 



101062. A dark-tan bean. 



101063. Warionia saharae Benttu 

 and Coss. Asteraceae. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by H. Brayard, 

 Directeur dela Ferme Experimentale, Marrakech, 

 Morocco. Received August 29, 1932. 



A striking tree composite, native to the Sahara 

 Desert of western Algeria and Morocco, which 

 becomes more than 10 feet high and bears great yel- 

 low flowers which are almost as large as those of the 

 artichoke. 



101064. Cinchona calisaya Wedd. 

 Rubiaceae. 



From British India. Seeds purchased from the 

 Chandra Nursery, Rhenock, Sikkim State, Ben- 

 gal. Received August 29, 1932. 



A tropical shrub with opposite, oblong or oblong- 

 lanceolate, shining green leaves, and terminal pani- 

 cles of small white and pink flowers. It is one of 

 the sources of quinine and is native to Bolivia. 



101065 to 101074. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Seeds presented by the chief of the Bureau of 

 Introduction, Institute of Plant Industry, Lenin- 

 grad. Received August 29, 1932. 



101065. Eucalyptus cinerea F. Muell. Myrta- 

 ceae. 



No. 140714. Silver stringybark. A moderate- 

 sized Australian tree with white-brown bark, 

 opposite cordate leaves 2 to 4 inches long, and 

 terminal corymbs of small flowers followed by 

 small subglobose fruits. 



101066. Eucalyptus urnigera Hook. f. Myrta- 

 ceae. 



No. 140715. A tall shapely tree, native to the 

 mountains of Tasmania, and said to be one of the 

 hardiest of the eucalypts. The pale-yellow 

 flowers in clusters of three are followed by urn- 

 shaped capsules. 



101067 to 101074. Parthentum argentatum A. 

 Gray. Asteraceae. Guayule. 



A spreading much-branched subtropical shrub, 

 rarely 3 feet high, with small, silvery green-gray 

 leaves and a profusion of small yellow flowers 

 borne in loose clusters on slender stems. The 

 shrub is native to a comparatively small area in 

 southwestern Texas and northern Mexico. The 

 dried plants are ground, and the rubber is ex- 

 tracted by chemical processes. 



