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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



104213 to 104216. 



From Ceylon. Seeds presented by T. H. Far- 

 sons, Curator, Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 Feradeniya. Received February 1, 1934. 



104213. ACTINORHYTIS CALAPPARIA Wendl. 



and Drude. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A robust palm 40 feet high, with a 

 smooth stem conspicuously ringed, pin- 

 nate leaves 9 feet long and 6 feet wide, 

 and a large pendulous cluster of small 

 flowers followed by ovoid, red fruits 3 

 inches long. Native to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see 94093. 

 101214. Areca sp. Pboenicaceae. Palm. 



104215. Euterpe edulis Mart. Phoeni- 

 caceae. Para palm. 



A palm, native to Brazil, wbich becomes 

 40 feet high, witn a slender inclined 

 trunk, pinnate leaves, and fruits the size 

 of marbles. A nutritious beverage is made 

 by the natives from the fibrous flesh sur- 

 rounding the seeds. 



For previous introduction see 97913. 



104216. Martinezia erosa Linden. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



A small ornamental feather-leaved palm 

 from tropical America, which is covered 

 throughout with long needlelike spines. 

 A related species (Martinezia caryotae- 

 folia) is grown to some extent in lower 

 Florida. 



For previous introduction see 72600. 



104217 to 104219. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by H. G. 

 Poynter, Department of Agriculture, Iba- 

 dan, Nigeria. Received February 3, 1934. 



104217. Phoenix feclinata Jacq. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Senegal date palm. 



OJcunkun or Olcun. Collected about 5 

 miles from the town of Oyo, Nigeria. A 

 date palm 20 to 30 feet high, native to 

 tropical and subtropical parts of Africa. 

 The reclinate pinnate leaves are 6 to 9 

 feet long and have rigid green leaflets. 

 The yellowish fruits with sweet edible 

 pulp are half an inch long. 



For previous introduction see 102637. 



104218. Strychnos sp. Loganiaceae. 



Sample A. Collected about 4 miles from 

 the town of Oyo. 



104219. Strychnos sp. Loganiaceae. 



Sample B. Collected about 5 miles from 

 the town of Oyo. 



104220 to 104225. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. 

 Grey, Superintendent, Atkins Institution 

 of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos, through F. G. Walsingham. Re- 

 ceived February 6, 1934. 



104220 to 104224. Cinchona spp. Rubia- 

 ceae. 



Seeds received from the Government 

 Cinchona Plantation, Musong Kalimpong, 

 Bengal, India. 



104220. Cinchona ledgeriana Moens. 



A tree, native to the Andes, yielding 

 a bark remarkably rich in quinine 



104220 to 104225— Continued. 



which crystallizes readily as quinate sul- 

 phate. The percentage of the other 

 alkaloids present is relatively small. 

 The bark of this species matures in the 

 fifth or sixth year and does not increase 

 its quinine content after that age. 



For previous introduction see 103441. 



104221. Cinchona ledgeriana X offi- 

 cinalis. 



For previous introduction see 100115. 



104222. Cinchona ledgeriana X suc- 



CIRUBRA. 



For previous introduction see 100116. 



104223. Cinchona officinalis L. 



A small tree only 20 feet high, na- 

 tive to Peru and Ecuador in the high 

 valleys of the Andes. It is now the 

 most important species grown in the 

 Nilgiri Hills in India. 



For previous introduction see 100987. 



104224. Cinchona succirubra Pavon. 



104225. Flacourtia inermis Roxb. Fla- 

 courtiaceae. 



Collected at the Plant Introduction 

 Garden, Summit, Canal Zone. The Lovi- 

 lovi tree of Ceylon. The brilliant red 

 fruits, the size of cherries, are produced 

 in immense quantities. They are very 

 sour and are said to make excellent jelly 

 and preserves. 



For previous introduction see 102666. 



104226. Tsuga formosana Hayata. 

 Pinaceae. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by Motoo 

 Ohsako. Forest Experiment Station, Ma- 

 guro, Tokyo. Received February 8, 1934. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see 103989. 



104227 and 104228. 



From French Indo-China. Seeds presented 

 by M. Po^ane. Institut des R^cherches 

 Agronomiques de lTndochine, Division de 

 Botanique. Received February 12, 1934. 



104227. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



104228. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



104229. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Dr. J. F. 

 Assis. Received February 10, 1934. 



Introduced for the use of Department 

 specialists. 



104230. Quercus dentata Thunb. Fa- 

 gaceae. Daimyo oak. 



From Japan. Seeds purchased from the 

 Yokohama Nursery Co., Yokohama. Re- 

 ceived February 15, 1934. 



A large tree, native to Chosen, northern 

 and western China, 75 to 80 feet high. The 

 obovate, sinuate-lobed leaves, dark green 

 above and grayish tomentose beneath, are 

 10 to 12 inches long and 9 inches wide, and 

 the ovoid acorns, 1 inch wide, are about 

 half covered by the cup which has lanceolate 

 spreading scales. The leaves turn a gor- 

 geous red in the autumn. 



For previous introduction see 89697. 



