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Ra- 



103939 and 103940 — Continued. 



103939. Clematis simensis Fresn. 

 nunculaceae. 



From Kisantu, Bas-Congo, Belgian 

 Congo. A tropical climber with pinnately 

 cut leaves ; the membranous leaflets, usu- 

 ally 3 or 5. are ovate-lanceolate and 

 crenate. The flowers, three-fourths of an 

 inch across, are in axillary clusters. Na- 

 tive to Ethiopia. 



103940. Clematis stanleyi Hook. Ra- 

 nunculaceae. 



From the Transvaal, Union of South 

 Africa. An erect shrubby clematis with 

 very variable foliage and flowers. In the 

 native state the flower stems are 2 to 3 

 inches long, while in cultivation they 

 reach a length of 8 to 10 inches. The 

 flowers vary in size from 1 to 3 inches in 

 diameter and in color from white to pink- 

 ish purple. 



For previous introduction see 48307. 



103941. Casimiroa tetrameeia Millsp. 

 Rutaceae. Matasano. 



From Honduras. Seeds presented by R. 

 Austin Acly, American consul, Teguci- 

 galpa. Received November 22, 1933. 

 A Central American tree about 30 feet in 

 height, with pale warty branches, digitate 

 leaves about 8 inches long, and axillary 

 panicles of greenish flowers. The edible 

 fruit, approximately the size of an orange, 

 has a green skin and spiny protuberances 

 sparsely scattered over the surface ; the 

 white or yellow flesh is sweet or slightly 

 sour and encloses 2 or 3 large black seeds. 



For previous introduction see 55445. 



103942 to 103948. Ananas sattvtjs 

 Schult. f. Bromeliaceae. Pineapple. 



From Hawaii. Plants presented by J. L. 

 Collins, geneticist, Experiment Station 

 of the Association of Hawaiian Pine- 

 apple Canners, Honolulu. Received No- 

 vember 27, 1933. 



103942. Bermuda. A variety of unknown 

 origin. 



103943. Hilo Cayenne. A variety very 

 similar to the Cayenne in general ap- 

 pearance ; however, the plants do not 

 produce slips, or only a very few, as 

 contrasted with the 3 or 4 slips pro- 

 duced annually by the Cayenne. 



103944. Pernanibuco. A variety from 

 South America. 



103945. Ruby. A variety obtained from 

 Singapore a number of years ago ; we 

 have more recently obtained what ap- 

 pears to be the same thing under the 

 name Mauritius. 



103946. Sarawak. A variety much like 

 the Cayenne, secured from Singapore a 

 number of years ago. 



103947. Wild Brazil. A self-seeding type 

 obtained in Brazil. 



103948. Wild Kailua. A variety growing 

 wild in the Kailua region of the island 

 of Hawaii ; origin not known. 



103349 to 103951. Avena byzantina 

 Koch. Poaceae. Oats. 



From India. Seeds presented by Beni 

 Pashad, fodder specialist, Agricultural 

 College, Lyallpur. Received December 1, 

 1933. 

 Introduced for the use of Department 



specialists. 



103949 to 103951— Continued. 



103949. Algerian Red oat no. 35. 



103950. Algerian Red oat no. 61. 



103951. Local Fo. S. 1/29. 



103952. Liviston a eottjndifolia 

 (Lain.) Mart. Phoenicaceae. 



Java fan palm* 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. 

 Grey, superintendent, Atkins Institution 

 of the Arnold Aboretum, Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos, through F. G. Walsingham. Re- 

 ceived December 4, 1933. 



A fan-leaved palm closely related to the 

 Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis). 

 The erect, brownish-black trunk is 40 to 50 

 feet high, and the roundish leaves are 3 to 

 5 feet across with spiny petioles up to 6 

 feet in length. Native to Java. 



103953 to 103969. Secale ceeeale L. 

 Poaceae. Rye, 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by Dr. N. I. Vavi- 

 lov, director, Institute of Plant Industry, 

 Leningrad. Received December 7, 1933. 



A collection of ryes grown in the Soviet 

 Socialist Republics, introduced for the use 

 of Department specialists. 



103962. No. 10. 



103963. No. 11. 



103964. No. 12. 



103965. No. 13. 



103966. No. 14. 



103967. No. 15. 



103968. No. 16. 

 ). No. 17. 



103953. No. 1. 



103954. No. 2. 



103955. No. 3. 



103956. No. 4. 



103957. No. 5. 



103958. No. 6. 



103959. No. 7. 



103960. No. 8. 



103961. No. 9. 



103970 to 103972. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. 

 Grey, superintendent, Atkins Institution 

 of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos, through F. G. Walsingham. Re- 

 ceived December 6, 1933. 



103970. Adenanthera microspbema> 

 Teijsm. and Binn. Mimosaceae. 



Seeds from the Botanic Garden, Buiten- 

 zorg, Java. A handsome tropical tree 

 closely related to the mimosas, with 

 attractive, clean-cut foliage and twisted 

 pods bearing bright-red beans. It is na- 

 tive to the East Indies and is considered 

 a valuable timber tree because of its 

 strong dark-brown wood, which is very 

 hard in spite of the rapid growth of the 

 tree. 



For previous introduction see 63758. 



103971. Heterospathe elata Scheff. 



Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 103782. 



103972. Zamia kickxii Miq. Cycadaceae. 



A tropical palmlike plant with a very 

 short thick stem and gracefully arching, 

 pale-green pinnate leaves about a foot in 

 length, composed of about 12 pairs of 

 lanceolate pinnae 1 or 2 inches long. It 

 is native to Cuba. 



