INVENTORY 



103407 fand 103408. Eriobotrya ja- 

 ponic a (Tlmnb.) Lindl. Malaceae. 



loquat. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Bud sticks presented by 

 Dr. Rene Maire, University of Algiers. Re- 

 ceived July 8, 1933. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists* 



Japanese medlar varieties, originally from Dr. 

 Tanaka, collected in the botanic station at Maison 

 Carree. 



103407. No. 846. Dr. L. Trabut. 



103408. No. 107. Madame Perronne. 



103409 and 103410. 



From New Zealand. Seeds presented by Brian M. 

 Jeffery, Roxburgh, Otago. Received July 6, 1933 



103409. Astelia nervosa Banks and Soland. 

 Liliaceae. 



A stout, densely tufted New Zealand perennial 

 I often forming extensive masses on swampy 

 grounds in forests. The spreading lanceolate 

 leaves are 2 to 8 feet long, with the midribs and 

 other prominent nerves colored red. The fra- 

 grant flowers, borne in large panicles on scapes 

 1 to 2 feet high, are greenish black and are fol- 

 lowed by bright orange-yellow berries. 



For previous introduction see 101274. 



103410. Corynocarpus laevigata Forst. Cory- 

 nocarpaceae. Karaka. 

 An ornamental New Zealand tree with a round 



crown and oblong evergreen leaves up to 7 inches 

 long. The small white flowers, in erect panicles 

 about 4 inches high, are followed by oblong orange 

 fruits an inch long. The flesh of the fruit is 

 extremely poisonous, but the kernel has long been 

 one of the staple articles of diet of the Maoris, 

 the original inhabitants of New Zealand. 

 For previous introduction see 77997. 



103411. Calocarpum mammosum (L.) 

 Pierre (Lucuma mammosa Gaertn. f.). 

 Sapotaceae. Sapote. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by T. B. 



McClelland, director, Agricultural Experiment 



Station, Mayaguez. Received July 5, 1933. 



A 'large erect tree over 30 feet high, native to 



Mexico and Central America. The obovate to 



oblanceolate leaves, 4 to 10 inches long and up to 



4 inches wide, are light green above and paler or 



brownish beneath. The subsessile white flowers 



are followed by russet-brown elliptic fruits the size 



of a small muskmelon. The rough outer covering 



contains soft, melting, salmon-colored sweet flesh 



of rich flavor and a single large, elliptic, glossy brown 



seed. The fruit is eaten fresh, made into jam, or 



frozen to form a sherbet. 



Petrea volubilis 



103412 and 103413. 

 L. Verbenaceae. 



From Trinidad. Seeds presented by R. O. 

 Williams, director, Department of Agriculture, 

 Port-of-Spain, through A. Joseph, manager of 

 the St. Augustine Nursery. Received July 1, 

 1933. 



A woody climber native to tropical South America 

 and the West Indies. The flowers are borne in 

 loose pendent sprays which hang gracefully from the 

 slender arching branches. These combined with 

 the rigid green leaves produce a striking effect. 



103412. The typical blue-flowered form. 



103413. A variety with white flowers. 



103414 to 103420. Soja max (L.) Piper. 

 Fabaceae. Soybean. 



From Manchuria. Seeds purchased from L. 

 Ptitsin, Harbin. Received July 6, 1933. 



A collection of soybeans introduced for the use 

 of Department specialists. 



Nos. 103414 and 103415 were collected at Sansing 

 station, on the Sungari River. 



103414. No. 1. A medium-small subglobose straw- 

 yellow bean with brown hilum. 



103415. No. 2. A medium-sized nearly round 

 straw-yellow bean with brown hilum. 



Nos. 103416 to 103420 were collected at Imienpo 

 station, on the eastern line of the Chinese East- 

 ern Railway. 



103416. No. 1-a. A medium-sized nearly round 

 straw-yellow bean with a large black hilum. 



103417. No. 2-a. A medium-sized subglobose 

 straw-yellow bean with pale hilum. 



103418. No. 3-a. A medium-sized nearly round 

 straw-yellow bean with light-brown hilum. 



103419. No. 4-a. A medium-sized elliptical straw- 

 yellow bean with light-brown hilum. 



103420. No. 5-a. A large subglobose black bean 

 with yellow germ and pale hilum. 



103421 to 103439. 



From China. Seeds obtained by native collectors 

 and presented by Henry McLaren, Bodnant 

 Gardens, North Wales. Received July 3, 1933. 



The numbers correspond to those of the herbarium 

 specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edin- 

 burgh, Scotland. 



-' It snould be understood that the names of varieties of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and other plants used 

 in this inventory are those under which the material was received when introduced by the Division of 

 Foreign Plant Introduction, and, further, that the printing of such names here does not constitute their 

 official publication and adoption in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance 

 into the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes 

 necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be subject to change with a 

 view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized horticultural nomenclature. 



It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom mention the 

 seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible identification from the seeds alone. 

 Many of the unusual plants listed in these inventories are appearing in this country for the first time, and 

 there are no seed samples or herbarium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be 

 compared. The only identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other 

 species of the same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identification, therefore, must 

 necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is any question regarding the cor- 

 rectness of the identification of any plant received from this Division, herbarium specimens of leaves and 

 flowers should be sent in so that definite identification can be made. 



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