PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



103786. Coccoloba latifolia Lam. 

 Polygon aceae. 



From Paramaribo, Surinam. Seeds pre- 

 sented by tbe director of tbe Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, through David 

 Fairchild. Received October 3, 1933. 



A tree with dark-green leaves from 1 to 

 2 feet in diameter, found on poor lands of 

 the coastal plain in Surinam. While not 

 a striking tree in some respects, the large 

 size of the leaves makes it attractive for 

 dooryard and park purposes. 



For previous introduction see 99539. 



103787. Papaver schinzeanum Fedde. 

 Papaveraceae. 



From Scotland. Seeds presented by the 

 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Re- 

 ceived February 8, 1933. Numbered in 

 October 1933. 



A perennial herb, about a foot high, more 

 or less cespitose in habit and gray hairy 

 throughout. The leaves are narrowly obo- 

 vate or oblong lanceolate, irregularly pin- 

 nately lobed, and 4 to 6 inches long. The 

 flowers, borne singly on erect scapes, vary 

 from orange to apricot in color. This 

 peppy was first discovered in the Botanical 

 Garden, Zurich, Switzerland. 



103788 and 103789. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented through Rob- 

 ert M. Grey, superintendent, Atkins In- 

 stitution of the Arnold Arboretum, Sole- 

 dad, Cienfuegos, through F. G. Walsing- 

 ham. Received October 9, 1933. 



103788. Opuntia robusta Wendl. 

 Cactaceae. 



Presented by A. Bircher, Middle Egypt 

 Botanic Station, El Saff, Egypt. A stout 

 erect cactus, sometimes as much as 15 

 feet high, with many branches. The 

 round or oblong joints, 8 to 10 inches 

 long, are very thick and bluish green, 

 with 8 to 12 stout brownish spines 1 or 2 

 inches long. The yellow flowers, 2 inches 

 across, are succeeded by deep-red fruits 

 about 3 inches long. Native to central 

 Mexico. 



103789. Angelonia cdbensis Robins. 

 Scrophulariaceae. 



A tropical perennial herb about a foot 

 high, with erect simple stems and nar- 

 rowly oblong leaves about 2 incbes in 

 length. The small purplish blue flowers 

 three-fourths of an inch long are in sim- 

 ple racemes. Native to Cuba. 



103790 to 103793. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by G. H. 

 Childs, Hollywood, Calif., who collected 

 them near Lago San Martin, Territory of 

 Santa Cruz. Received October 6, 1933. 



103790 to 103792. Berberis spp. Ber- 

 beridaceae. Barberry. 



Galefate. 



103790. Berberis sp. 



A large mountain variety with very 

 seedy fruits. 



103791. Berberis sp. 



Collected in rather sandy soil near a 

 lake. 



103792. Berberis sp. 

 A large variety. 



103790 to 103793— Continued. 



103793. Embothrium coccineum Forst. 



A handsome evergreen tree, with dark, 

 g'ossy-green, somewhat leathery, ovate- 

 lanceolate leaves 2 to 4 inches long and 

 brilliant scarlet flowers about 1 inch long 

 in dense axillary and terminal short ra- 

 cemes. It is native to Chile and becomes 

 40 feet high under favorable conditions. 



103794 to 103796. Aveka spp. Poaceae. 



Oats. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the 

 manager of the New England Experiment 

 Farm, Glen Innes, New South Wales. 

 Received October 12, 1933. 



Introduced for the use of Department 

 specialists. 



103794. Avena byzantina Koch. 

 Creme. 



103795. Avena sp. 



E strain adura Grey. 



103796. Avena byzantina Koch. 

 Vrome. 



103797 to 103803. 



From India. Seeds presented by the agri- 

 cultural officer. Northwest Frontier Prov- 

 ince, Taru Jabba, Peshawar. Received 

 October 16, 1933. 



A collection of locally grown varieties in- 

 troduced for the use of Department spe- 

 cialists. 



103797. Amygdalus persica L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Peach. 



A variety with white fruit. 



103798. Amygdalus persica L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Peach. 



A variety with yellow fruit. 



103799 to 103803. Prdnus spp. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



103799 to 103801. Prunus armeniaca 

 L. Apricot. 



103799. Buvi. 



103800. Jab. 



103801. Sufaida. 



103802. Prunus cerasifera divaricata 

 (Ledeb.) C. Schneid. Cherry plum. 



Dinga. 



103803. Prunus cerasifera divaricata 

 (Ledeb.) C. Schneid. Cherry plum. 



Dug. 



103804. Acheas zapota L. Sapotaceae. 



Sapodilla. 



From the Philippine Islands. Scions pre- 

 sented by the Economic Garden, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, Los Banos, Laguna, 

 through Manuel Rozas, director of plant 

 industry, Manila. Received October 23, 

 1933. 



Ponderosa, a variety characterized by 

 being 4 or 5 times larger than the wild 

 type, with a superior quality and flavor. 

 Some fruits are said to weigh 12 ounces, 

 while the native fruit weighs about 3 

 ounces. The flesh of this variety is vinous, 

 very sweet, and very juicy. 



