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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



103699. Uvaria rufa (Dunal) Blume. 

 Annonaceae. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. Grey, 

 superintendent, Atkins Institution of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos, through F. G. 

 Walsingham. Received August 23, 1933. 



A much-branched shrub, native to Java, with a 

 stem 4 to 6 inches in diameter and alternate, elliptic- 

 oblong, acute or obtuse leaves 2 to 5 inches long. 

 The solitary flowers are purplish red and about 1 

 inch wide. The oblong kidney-shaped fruits, about 

 2 inches long, are in bunches of 18 to 20 with scant 

 whitish flesh which is juicy, aromatic, and subacid 

 without a trace of sugar; they contain many seeds. 



For previous introduction see 90938. 



103700 to 103714. 



From India. Seeds presented by D. N. Mahta, 

 economic botanist, Nagpur, Central Provinces. 

 Received August 24, 1933. 



A collection of locally grown vegetables intro- 

 duced for tho use of Department specialists. 



103700. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 



103701. Allium sativum L. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 

 Garlic. 



Cucurbitaceae. 



Cucumber. 



Cucurbitaceae. 



Cucumber. 



. Cucumis sativus L. 



A long green variety. 



103703. Cucumis sativus L. 



A long white variety. 



103704. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Cucur 

 bitaceae. Cushaw 



10W05. Lagenaria leucantha (Duchesne) Rus 

 by (L. vulgaris Seringe). Cucurbitaceae. 



Calabash gourd 



103706. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Cucur 

 bitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd 



Bottle gourd. 



103707. Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roemer. Cucur 

 bitaceae. Suakwa towelgourd 



Sponge gourd. 



103708. Momordica charantia L. Cucurbi 

 taceae. Balsam-pear 



Bitter gourd. 



103709 and 103710. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae 



Pea 



Solanaceae. 

 Eggplant. 



Solanaceae. 

 Eggplant. 



103711. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. 



A purple-fruited variety. 



103712. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. 



A white-fruited variety. 



103713. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodiaceae. 



Common spinach. 



103714. Trichosanthks angulna L. Cucurbi- 



Snakegourd. 



103715 to 103721. Saccharum offici- 

 narum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From the Philippine Islands. Cuttings presented 

 by the Philippine Sugar Association, Manila. 

 Received September 2, 1933. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists. 



103715. PSA 15. 103719. PSA 35. 



103716. PSA 18. 103720. PSA 36. 



103717. PSA 19. 103721. PSA 37. 



103718. PSA 24. 



103722. Physalis peruviana L. Sola- 

 naceae. Peruvian groundcherry. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by A. C. Baker, 

 principal entomologist, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology, 

 Mexico City. Received August 31, 1933. 



Cape gooseberry or husk tomato. A shrub native 

 to tropical and temperate America, but widely 

 naturalized in many countries of the warmer zones. 

 It reaches a height of about 4 feet, the fruits are oval 

 or nearly round, up to an inch iu length, and deep 

 yellow when fullj r ripe. They are used for preserv- 

 ing, but are too acid to be eaten out of hand. 



For previous introduction see 91043. 



103723. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Seeds presented by Vale Lichagov, horticulturist, 

 Sochi, Caucasus. Received September 2, 1933. 



A strong and rapid-growing wild cherry, collected 

 in the middle mountain zone of Sochi District. It 

 is well adapted for growing in heavy soil in a humid 

 climate. 



103724 to 103732. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Ceylon. Seeds presented by T. H. Parsons, 

 curator, Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya. Re- 

 ceived August 31, 1933. 



103724. Archontophoenix alexandrae (F. 

 Mueil.) Wendi. and Drude. 



A pinnate-leaved palm 70 to 80 feet high, with 

 leaves several feet long and lanceolate, usually 

 entire, leaflets 1 to 2 feet long and whitish beneath. 

 The yellow-green flowers are borne in a cluster 

 about 1 foot long and are followed by small round 

 dry fruits. It is native to Queensland, Australia. 



For previous introduction see 98484. 



103725. Bactris pallidispina Mart. 



A slender palm, 10 to 20 feet high, with the stems 

 in clusters, native to Brazil. The pihnately di- 

 vided leaves, made up of linear-lanceolate seg- 

 ments 8 to 12 inches long, are 5 to 9 feet long, and 

 the petioles are thickly covered with black-tipped 

 yellow spines 1 to 3 inches long. The yellow-green 

 flowers are followed by green ovoid fruits 1 to 2 

 inches in diameter. 



103726. Calyptrogyne occidentalis (Swartz) G. 

 Maza. (C. swartzii Becc). 



A beautiful and rare palm with a straight 

 smooth stem, sometimes reaching a height of 50 

 feet. The pinnate leaves are from 8 to 12 feet long. 



For previous introduction see 101257. 



103727. Caryota mitis Lour. 



A palm, native to the Malay Peninsula, 15 to 20 

 feet high, which sends up suckers from the base. 

 The pinnate leaves, 6 to 9 feet long, are divided 

 into wedge-shaped segments, and the globular 

 purple fruits are about the size of a cherry. 



For previous introduction see 103159. 



103723. Didymosperma porphyrocarpon (Mart.) 

 Wendl. and Drude. 



A reedlike palm 3 to 6 feet high, native to Java. 

 The pinnately divided leaves, 5 to 8 feet long, are 

 glaucous beneath and are made up of narrowly 

 oblong segments 6 inches long, often 2- or 3-lobed 

 at the tip. The oblong purple fruits are about 1 

 inch long. 



103729. Loxococcus rupicola (Thwaites) Wendl. 

 and Drude. 



A pinnate-leaved palm 20 to 40 feet high, native 

 to Ceylon, where it grows between 1,000 to 5,000 

 feet altitude. The leaves are 5 to 6 feet long, and 

 the blood-red flowers are followed by globular 

 fruits about 1 inch in diameter. 



For previous introduction see 30743. 



