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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



103606 to 103623— Continued. 



103620. Meibomia pulchella (L.) Kuntze 

 (Desmodium pulchellum Benth.). 



An erect hairy shrub with trifoliolate leaves 

 and spikelike clusters of red flowers. It is 

 native to southeastern Asia. 



103621. Meibomia reticulata (Champ.) 

 Kuntze (Desmodium reticulatum Champ.). 



A tall shrub with compound leaves composed 

 of oval, bright-green leaflets an inch long and 

 small reddish flowers in terminal racemes 6 

 inches long. Native to Hong Kong and allied 

 to Meibomia concinna. 



Meibomia triquetra (L.) Kuntze 

 (Desmodium triquetrum DC). 



A handsome shrub with triangular branches, 

 stiff leathery leaflets, and long axillary and 

 terminal racemes of red flowers. It is found in 

 most places in eastern and southern India, and 

 also in China and the Philippines. 



103623. Uraria crinita (L.) Desv. Fabaceae. 



An erect somewhat shrubby perennial 3 to 

 6 feet high, native to southeastern Asia. The 

 compound leaves are made up of 3 to 7 leathery 

 oblong leaflets 4 to 6 inches long, and the small 

 purple flowers are borne in dense cylindrical 

 racemes 12 to 15 inches long and nearly 2 inches 

 in diameter. 



103624. Carpotroche brasiliensis 

 (Raddi) Endl. Flacourtiaceae. 



Sapucainha. 



From Pernambuco, Brazil. Seeds collected by 

 Rev. Bento Pickel, and presented by Father 

 Hugh O'Neill, of the Catholic University, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. Received August 8, 1933. 



A tropical tree 30 to 50 feet high, with oblong 

 leaves about 4 inches long and few-flowered racemes 

 of small white flowers. The fruits are about 4 

 inches in diameter. A sirup said to cure leprosy 

 and an ointment used for skin affections are pre- 

 pared from the seeds. 



For previous introduction see 95500. 



103625. Gossypium barbadense L. 

 Malvaceae. Sea-island cotton. 



From the South Sea Islands. Seeds presented by 

 Earl F. Wallace. Received August 5, 1933. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists. 



103626. Lictjala sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From Annam, Indo-China. Seeds presented by 

 M. Poilane, Institut des Recherches Agronomi- 

 ques de lTndochine, Division de Botanique 

 Forestiere, Saigon. Received August 12, 1933. 



The licualas are rather low palms, sometimes 

 almost stemless, with terminal fan-shaped leaves. 



103627. Allium sativum L. Liliaceae. 



Garlic. 



From China. Bulblets presented by T. Y. Wang, 

 head of the horticultural department of the Sun 

 Yat Sen Tomb and Memorial Park Commission. 

 Received August 15, 1933. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists. 

 103628 and 103629. 



From Arabia. Seeds presented by K. S. Twitchell, 

 New York City, through William A. Taylor, 

 Chief, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 August 15, 1933. 



103628 and 103629— Continued. 



103628. Cassia auriculata L. Caesalpiniaceae. 



A tall shrub native to southeastern Asia. The 

 compound leaves, 3 to 4 inches long, are made 

 up of 16 to 24 rigid leathery ovate-oblong leaflets 

 about 1 inch long, covered beneath with fine 

 gray down. The bright-yellow flowers, 1 inch 

 long, are borne in large racemes. 



103629. Cracca villosa purpurea (L.) Kuntze. 



A purple-flowered, herbaceous perennial of low 

 spreading habit which is native to tropical Africa. 

 The plant is useful as a cover crop and also as 

 a green manure. 



For previous introduction see 97871. 



103630. Urginea indica (Roxb.) 

 Kunth. Liliaceae. 



From India. Seeds presented by the forest bota- 

 nist, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun. 

 Received August 16, 1933. 



A bulbous perennial 12 to 18 inches high, native 

 to India and tropical America. The flower scape, 

 appearing before the linear leaves, bears a raceme 

 6 to 12 inches long of drooping campanulate flowers 

 an inch long, greenish white with green nerves. 



103631 to 103645. Allium spp. Lili- 

 aceae. 



From Manchuria. Seeds purchased from L. Ptit- 

 sin, Harbin. Received August 16, 1933. 



A collection of locally grown alliums, introduced 

 for the use of Department specialists. 



103631 to 103642. Allium cepa L. Onion. 



103643 and 103644. Allium porrum L. Leek. 



103645. Allium schoenoprasum L. Chives. 



103646 to 103650. Ipomoea batatas 

 (L.) Poir. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweetpotato. 



From Australia. Tubers presented by Dr. H. Wen- 

 holz, Department of Agriculture, Sydney, New 

 South Wales. Received August 19, 1933. 



A collection of varieties introduced for the use of 

 Department specialists. 



103646. Ashburn. 



103647. Director. 



103648. Farmer's Special. 



103649. Rosella. 



103650. Wannop. 



103651. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Dr. Alexan- 

 der McTaggart, senior plant introduction officer, 

 Division of Plant Industry, Canberra. Received 

 August 18, 1933. 



Giant. A commercial variety from the Cairns 

 district, Queensland. 



103652 and 103653. Juglans regia L. 

 Juglandaceae. Persian walnut. 



From Australia. Trees presented by L. J. Hicks, 

 Highbury East, South Australia. Received 

 August 21, 1933. 



Australian varieties, introduced for the use of 

 Department specialists. 



103652. Freshford Gem. 



103653. Kelvin. 



