PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



101206 to 101211— Continued 



101208. Lupinus mutabilis Sweet. Fabaceae. 

 South American lupine. 



Tallhue or ullush. A handsome half-woody 

 shrub about 6 feet high which is usually broad 

 and bushy in habit. Above the attractive foliage 

 rise numerous spikes of varicolored pea-shaped 

 flowers. The ptedominant colors are blue, lilac, 

 white, and yellow. 



For previous introduction see 99821. 



101209 to 101211. OxALisspp. Oxalidaceae. 



101209. OxALissp. 



A form with yellow flowers, found on well- 

 drained cliff sides. 



101210. OxALissp. 



A form with yellow flowers, found in rocky 

 well-drained situations above 13,000 feet alti- 

 tude. 



101211. Oxalis sp. 



A form with white flowers, found in clay soil 

 near the observatory. 



101212 to 101215. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. Grey, 

 superintendent, Atkins Institution of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos, through F. G. 

 Walsingham. Received October 17, 1932. 



101212. Heterospathe elata Scheff. Phoeni- 

 caceae. Palm. 



A tall unarmed palm with a straight slender 

 stem and long pinnate leaves, growing in pro- 

 tected situations and where the rainfall is evenly 

 distributed. It is one of the most attractive and 

 graceful palms and will make a good plant for the 

 conservatory and possibly a good house plant. 



For previous introduction see 94191. 



101213. Oncoba echinata Oliver. Flacourti- 

 aceae. 



A smooth shrub with thin leathery oval leaves, 

 small inconspicuous flowers, and round prickly 

 fruits about 1 inch in diameter. It is native to 

 eastern tropical Africa. The seeds contain 46.6 

 percent of fat, and an analysis of this fat has shown 

 that it contains 87.5 percent of chaulmoogric acid, 

 which is used in the treatment of leprosy. 



101214. Paliurus ramosissimus (Lour.) Lam. 

 Rhamnaceae. 



A shrub, native to China and Japan, resembling 

 the Christ-thorn, P. spina-christi, but having 

 both spines straight and larger pubescent leaves. 



101215. Tabernaemontana amblyocarpa Ur- 

 ban. Apocynaceae. 



A tropical tree, native to Cuba, with elliptic or 

 oblong leaves up to 5 inches long and small incon- 

 spicuous flowers in terminal clusters. 



101216 to 101223. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds collected by Prof. H. E. 

 Stork, Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. Re- 

 ceived October 17, 1932. 



101216. Bomarea caldasii (H.B.K.) Herb. 



Amaryllidaceae. 



No 2873. Collected at 11,000 feet altitude on the 

 Irazu volcano, Costa Rica. A twining ornamental 

 plant, native to the Andes as far south as Peru. 

 The thin spreading leaves are 3 to 6 inches long, 

 and the orange-red to red flowers, about an inch 

 long, are borne in many-flowered pendulous 

 clusters. 



The 



101217 to 101221. Rubus spp. 



101217. Rubus alpinus Macfad. 



Alpine bramble. 



No. 3315. Collected July 29, 1932, at 9,000 

 feet altitude on the Poas volcano. A climbing 

 or trailing shrub with strong green canes. 



101216 to 101223— Continued 



trifoliolate leaves have elliptical serrate leaflets 

 2 to 4 inches long, and the purple-tinged white 

 flowers, in narrow pubescent panicles, are fol- 

 lowed by small blue-black fruits, reported to be 

 the sweetest flavored of any wild fruit in Costa 

 Rica. 



101218. Rubus glaucus Benth. 



Andes raspberry. 



No. 3033. From Cerro de la Muerta, June 27, 

 1932, at 10,000 feet altitude. A red-fruited rasp- 

 berry with canes 6 feet high. 



101219 and 101220. Rubus irasuensis Liebm. 



From Tierra Blanco, July 23, 1932. A tropical 

 American thorny vine with 5-foliolate leaves 

 consisting of ovate-acuminate, serrulate, dark- 

 green leaflets, 1 to 2 inches long, and small hairy 

 fruits, not known to be edible. 



101219. No. 3257. Plants with pinkish flowers 

 and sour fruits, found at 7,000 feet altitude, 

 growing along fence rows. 



101220. No. 3258. Large plants, 10 to 12 feet 

 high with rather sour reddish fruits, found 

 at 6,700 feet altitude. 



101221. Rubus urticaefolius Poir. (R. tricho- 

 mnllus Schlecht.). 



No. 2860. From Sanjon, south of Fajar, 

 June 10, 1932, at 4,850 feet altitude. Strong- 

 growing canes, 12 feet high and rather thorny. 

 Flowers and fruits in all stages occur on the same 

 plant. The ripe fruits were slightly acid, but 

 with no characteristic flavor. 



101222. Trimeza 



Iridaceae. 



An ornamental plant collected at 10,000 feet 

 altitude. 



101223. Vagnera paniculata (Mart, and Gal.) 

 Standi. Convallariaceae. 



Collected on the Irazu volcano $t 11,000 feet 

 altitude. A perennial herb with ovate-lanceolate, 

 long-acuminate leaves 5 to 6 inches long and pani- 

 cles of snow-white flowers 2 inches long. 



101224. Allium cepa L. 



Liliaceae. 

 Onion. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Punjab De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Lyallpur, Punjab. 

 Received October 19, 1932. 



A mixture of several locally grown varieties. 



101225 to 101238. Rhododendron spp. 

 Ericaceae. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Plants presented by 

 William H. Judd, Arnold Arboretum. Received 

 October 24, 1932. 



101225. Rhododendron oldhamii Maxim. 



A much-branched, partly deciduous red-hairy 

 shrub, 3 to 18 feet high, with thin leathery oblong 

 lanceolate dark-green leaves and red flowers 2 

 inches wide in terminal umbels. Native to 

 Taiwan. 



101226. Rhododendron pulchrum calycinum X 



SCAB RUM. 



101227. Rhododendron auriculatum Hemsl. 



A shrub or small tree up to 20 feet high, native to 

 Hupeh, China. The oblong to oblanceolate au- 

 ricled leaves, 6 to 12 inches long, are dark green 

 above and clad beneath with flexuous threadlike 

 tomentum. The funnel-shaped flowers, in clus- 

 ters of 7 to 15, are 2 to 4 inches long and are white 

 or rose pink, splashed with green at the base 

 inside. 



101228. Rhododendron fauriae Franch. 



A shrub 5 to 10 feet high, native to Japan, the 

 branchlets being clothed with thin loose white 

 floccose tomentum. The oblong elliptic to obo- 

 vate leaves are 3 to 6 inches long, and the funnel- 



