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102586 to 102619— Continued. 



102605. Eragrostis prolifera (Swartz) 

 Steud. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 3076. From New Providence 

 Island, March 15, 1933. A robust grass 

 with stems 3 to 5 feet high in large 

 clumps, native to tropical America on 

 sandy beaches and in brackish marshes. 



102606. Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) 

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

 Fabaceae. Bucare. 



No. 3071. Mountain immortelle. Pre- 

 sented March 10, 1933, by Mr. Goodman, 

 of the Hope Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica. 

 A handsome tender leguminous tree with 

 red flowers. Native to Peru. 



For previous introduction see 101011. 



102607. Gossypium jamaicense Macf. 

 Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Great Inagua, Bahamas, Febru- 

 ary 27, 1933. A tropical shrub 4 to 5 

 feet high with hairy branches, heart- 

 shaped, three-lobed hairy leaves, pale- 

 yellow flowers, and a four-valved capsule 

 containing white cotton. It is native to 

 Jamaica. 



102608. Inodes sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 3073. From the Castleton Gardens, 

 Jamaica, March 9, 1933. 



102609. Lectthis tuyrana Pittier. 

 Decythidaceae. 



No. 3107. From Ancon, Canal Zone, 

 March 23, 1933. A tall straight tree 

 75 to 100 feet high, native to Panama. 

 The elliptic-lanceolate coriaceous leaves, 

 8 to 12 inches long, are glossy above and 

 paler and dull beneath, and the sulphur- 

 yellow flowers are borne in dense termi- 

 nal racemes 1 to 2 feet long. 



102610. Misanteca triandra (Swartz) 

 Mez. Lauraceae. 



No. 3067. From Old Providence Island, 

 March 14, 1933. A West Indian tree up 

 to 70 feet high, with alternate oblong 

 shining dark-green leaves 4 inches long 

 and panicles of white flowers which turn 

 purple with age. The purple fruits with 

 their red cups have the appearance of 

 acorns and are very attractive. 



102611. Odontadenia speciosa Benth. 

 Apocynaceae. 



No. 3092. From Barro Colorado Island, 

 Canal Zone, March 23, 1933. A large 

 woody tropical American vine with op- 

 posite elliptic leaves 5 to 10 inches long 

 and large cymes of yellow flowers. 



102612. Passiflora ligularis Juss. Pas- 

 sifioraceae. Sweet granadilla. 



No. 3061. From the market at Kings- 

 ton, Jamaica, March 11, 1933. The 

 light-yellow or green-yellow fruit is egg- 

 shaped and has a rather thin rind. The 

 seed is surrounded by an edible trans- 

 lucent arillus which is very refreshing. 



102613. Passiflora vitifolia H. B. K. 

 Passifloraceae. 



No. 3086. From the Armour trail, 

 Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, March 

 23, 1933. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 102462. 



102614. Paullinia sp. Sapindaceae. 



No. 3098. From the Armour trail, 

 Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, 



102586 to 102619— Continued. 



March 23, 1933. A strong growing vine 

 with three-sided capsules containing shin- 

 ing black seeds, each with a brilliant 

 white arillus. 



102615. P i n u s occidentalis Swartz. 

 Pinaceae. Pine. 



No. 3026. Bois Chaudelle, or candle- 

 wood tree. Collected at 6,000 feet alti- 

 tude in Haiti, March 2, 1933. A native 

 pine which resembles Pinus caribaea, but 

 generally has five leaves in the fascicle in- 

 stead of two. Formerly this pine cov- 

 ered the island above 2,500 feet altitude 

 but is now found only in small patches. 

 The tree is a rapid grower and is now 

 being planted on the mountain sides to 

 prevent soil erosion. 



102616. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 3077. Vankee. From Great In- 

 agua, Bahama Islands, February 26, 1933. 

 A shrub with attractive foliage and small 

 reddish fruits. Found in deep sandy 

 land in a coconut plantation. The seeds 

 have a bitter flavor and may contain an 

 alkaloid. 



102617. Spathodea nilotica Seem. 

 Bignoniaceae. 



No. 3093. From the Experiment Gar- 

 dens, Summit, Canal Zone, March 25, 

 1933. A shrubby tree up to 20 feet high, 

 native to the northern part of tropical 

 Africa. The leaves, which are opposite 

 and composed of 9 to 15 leathery leaf- 

 lets, are covered beneath with dense short 

 hairs, and the scarlet flowers are in short 

 terminal clusters. Both the leaves and 

 flowers resemble those of Spathodea cam- 

 panulata. 



102618. TlLMIA CARYOTAEFOLIA (H. B. K. ) 



O. F. Cook {Martinezia caryotaefolia 

 H. B. K.). Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 3101. A beautiful slender straight- 

 stemmed spiny-trunked palm up to 30 

 feet high with graceful pinnate leaves 

 and bright orange-scarlet fruits borne in 

 drooping racemes. 



For previous introduction see 91784. 



102619. Triplaris surinamensis Cham. 

 Polygonaceae. 



No. 3070. Presented March 10, 1933, 

 by Mr. Goodman, curator, Hope Gardens, 

 Kingston, Jamaica. A small tropical 

 tree with ovate acuminate alternate 

 leaves and small cream-white flowers in 

 pilose spikes. The young stems are hol- 

 low and are usually occupied by ants. 

 Native to Surinam. 



102620. Eleochakis tubekosa (Roxb.) 

 Schult. Cyperaceae. Waternut. 



Tubers presented by Albert P. Ding, of 

 Portland, Oreg. Received April 17, 1933. 



A Chinese vegetable which grows very 

 much in the same manner as wet-land rice. 

 The corms or tuberous rhizomes are mostly 

 eaten raw but are also sliced or shredded 

 in soups and in meat and rice dishes. The 

 plants, which are grown on muck or clay 

 soil, need a hot summer to mature. 



For previous introduction see 102339. 



102621 to 102636. 



From the West Indies and the Canal Zone. 

 Material collected by David Fairchild, 

 with the 1933 Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received April 15, 1933. 



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