PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



103487 to 103515— Continued. 



103498. Citrus sp. 



No. 10. Kimbu. A yellow to orange thin- 

 skinned fruit, 3 inches in diameter. 



103499. Citrus sp. 



No. 12. Taranj. A very acid, warty, thick- 

 skinned citrus up to 4 inches in diameter. 



103500. E VOLVULUS ALSINOIDES L. Convolvul- 



No. 32. A hairy perennial herb with wiry, often 

 prostrate brauches, native to southeastern Asia. 

 The small entire leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, are very 

 variable in shape, and the royal blue or white 

 funnel-shaped flowers, up to one-half inch long, 

 are borne abundantly for 6 to 8 weeks. 



103501. Indigofera linifolia (L. f.) Retz. Faba- 

 ceae. Indigo. 



No. 38. A legume with fine stems 6 to 8 inches 

 high, numerous small leaves, and beautiful 

 salmon-pink flowers. It is considered one of the 

 best pasture plants in the Ganges Valley. 



For previous introduction see 97818. 



103502. Kalanchoe spathulata DC. Crassu- 



No. 1. From dry open slopes in Mandi State at 

 5,000 feet altitude. A succulent perennial up to 

 4 feet high, with the lower leaves spatulate cren- 

 ate, 3 to 10 inches long, and the upper leaves, 3 to 

 4 inches long, very narrow and sometimes trifolio- 

 late. The clear yellow flowers are in flatfish 

 corymbs. It is native to tropical Asia and is said 

 to be poisonous to cattle. 



For previous introduction see 93093. 



Nos. 103503 to 103505 were collected at Bhadwar, 

 Kangra, Punjab, at 2,000 feet altitude. 



103503. Mallotus sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



No. 35. A shrub or small tree 20 feet high, found 

 on semiarid slopes, with attractive foliage and 

 edible red fruits that remain on the shrub for a 

 long time. 



103504. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



No. 17. A large attractive tree with late-ripen- 

 ing yellow fruits up to 3 inches long, rather insipid, 

 with few seeds and the odor of peaches. 



103595. Morus sp. Moraceae. 



Mulberry. 



No. 24. A large well-formed tree with red fruits, 

 larger and later than the common mulberry. 



103506. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



No. 26. From Bajnath, Kangra, Punjab, at 

 3,000 feet altitude. A cherry tree up to 20 feet 

 high found in open or semishaded situations; the 

 large pink blossoms are followed by inedible 

 fruits. 



103507. Trichosanthesbracteata (Lam.) Voigt. 

 Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 2. From Banjar, Kulu, Punjab, at 5,000 

 feet altitude. An annual ornamental vine climb- 

 ing to 30 feet, with broadly oval leaves, scabrous 

 above, and deeply lobed; the globose fruits are 

 red streaked with orange. Native to India. 



For previous introduction see 66977. 



Nos. 103508 to 103511 were collected at Bhadwar, 

 Kangra, Punjab, at 2,000 feet altitude. 



103508. Vallaris heynei Spreng. Apocynaceae. 



Burma vallaris. 



No. 21. A climbing shrub with fragrant white 

 flowers three-fourths of an inch wide, often cul- 

 tivated as an ornamental in India where it is 

 native. The milky juice is used medicinally for 

 skin diseases and is also a possible source of rubber. 



For previous introduction see 74225. 



103487 to 103515— Continued. 



fruticosa (L.) Kurz. 



103509. WOODFORDIA 



Lythraceae. 



No. 34. An attractive shrub up to 8 feet high, 

 with long spreading branches, found on open 

 abrupt slopes in sunny situations. During the 

 wet season for 6 to 8 weeks it is covered with bril- 

 liant-red flowers about one-half inch long. The 

 opposite leaves are lanceolate and 2 to 4 inches 

 long, usually gray-hairy beneath. 



103510. (Undetermined.) 



No. 33. An orchid 18 inches high, found along 

 streams. 



103511. Ougeinia dalbergioides Benth. Fab- 

 aceae. 



No. 29. An erect tree 20 to 40 feet high, with 

 rather leathery, trifoliolate leaves and small but 

 copious pale-pink flowers in short racemes. Na- 

 tive to northern India. 



103512. Lantana camara L. Verbenaceae. 



No. 28. From Bajnath, Kangra, Punjab, at 

 3,000 feet altitude. A herbaceous plant 6 feet tall. 



Nos. 103513 to 103515 were collected at Bhadwar 

 Kangra, Punjab, at 2,000 feet altitude. 



103513. (Undetermined.) 



No. 13. An exceedingly attractive shrub 7 feet 

 high, found in half shade in forests or in open 

 watered situations. The leaves are dark shining 

 green, and the white to cream-colored flowers have 

 a strangely pleasant fragrance. 



103514. (Undetermined.) 



No. 18. A shrubby vine up to 30 feet high, found 

 in the open or in semishade. The leaves are at- 

 tractive, and the showy white flowers have an 

 exquisite fragrance. 



103515. Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. 



No. 19. A shrub 6 feet high, found 6n dry slopes. 



103516. Artocarpus Integra 

 (Thunb.) L. Moraceae. Jackfruit. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. Grey, 

 superintendent, Atkins Institution of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos, through F. G. 

 Walsingham. Received July 17, 1933. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists. 



103517. Trifolium panormitanum 

 Presl. Fabaceae. Clover. 



From Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. R. Maire, 

 Government General de l'Algerie Service Bota- 

 nique, Algiers. Received July 17, 1933. 



A clover, native to Algeria, which is said to be 

 valuable for forage. Introduced for the use of De- 

 partment specialists. 



103518. Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. 

 Br. Asclepiadaceae. Giant milkweed. 



From India. Seeds presented by W. O'Brien, 

 Hyderabad, Deccan. Received July 20, 1933. 



An erect shrubby milkweed, 8 to 15 feet high, 

 native to the Himalayas in India where it ascends 

 to 3,000 feet. The obovate to wedge-shaped leaves 

 are woolly beneath, and the rose-purple flowers are 

 borne in umbels. Some parts of the plant are said 

 to be of value as an insecticide. 



103519 and 103520. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. Grey, 

 superintendent, Atkins Institution of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos, through F. G. 

 "Walsingham. Received July 24, 1933. 



