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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



104252 to 104263— Continued. 



104254. Deep blue single flowers. 



104255. Dark blue double flowers. 



104256. Wbite single flowers. 



104257. Pale mauve single flowers. 



104258. Helicteres isora L. Sterculia- 

 ceae. 



A tomentose shrub or small tree with 

 obliquely cordate, often lobed, serrate 

 leaves, scabrous above, pubescent beneath, 

 and about 3 inches long. The red flow- 

 ers, about iy 2 inches long, are in short 

 cymes. Native to India and Ceylon. 



104259. Pterocarpus marsdpidm Roxb. 

 FaDaceae. 



An erect tree with alternate leathery 

 smooth green trifoliolate leaves and small 

 yellowish flowers one-half inch long, in 

 copious racemes. Native to western 

 India. 



104260. Pttchosperma sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



Collected December 3, 1933. in the Bo- 

 tanic Garden at Trivandrum. A small, 

 very ornamental palm. „ 



104261. Quassia amara L. Simaroubaceae. 



Indian cinchona. A lofty tree, native 

 to Surniam, which resembles the ash, 

 with large showy red flowers, followed by 

 beautiful and decorative fruits arranged 

 in fives around a fleshy peduncle. The 

 wood of this tree is extremely bitter and 

 is used as a remedy for certain fevers. 



For previous introduction see 98878. 



104262 and 104263. Sesamum orientalh 

 L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



Yellu-chedi. Collected at 200 feet alti- 

 tude in Sboranus, S. Malabar, India, De- 

 cember 19, 1933. 



104264 to 104267. 



From Central America. Seeds presented by 

 Senor Julio E. Castaiieda de Ranero, 

 Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, Guate- 

 mala, through J. L. Colom, chief, division 

 of agricultural cooperation, Pan American 

 Union, Washington, D. C. Received Feb- 

 ruary 16, 1934. 



104264. Byrsonima cotinifolia H. B. K. 

 Malpighiaceae. 



Nance. An erect sbrub or small tree, 

 up to 30 feet high, with oblong-ovate 

 leaves, 2 to 4 inches long, densely hairy 

 beneath when young. The small reddish 

 or yellowish flowers are succeeded by 

 small yellow acid edible fruits one-half 

 inch in diameter. Native to tropical 

 America. 



104265. Crotalaria gdatemalbnsis 

 Benth. Fabaceae. 



Chipilin. A small shrub with trifolio- 

 late leaves, the leaflets ovate-oblong or 

 elliptic and short dense racemes of bright 

 yellow flowers. Native to Guatemala. 



104266. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 

 Morada. 



104267. Phaseolus calcaratds Roxb. 

 Fabaceae. Rice bean. 



Choreque. A very productive pole bean 

 of rapid growth. Tbe seeds are small, 

 about the size of a grain of rice, kidney- 

 shaped, and dark red. 



For previous introduction see 102672. 



104268. Pkunus armeniaca L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Apricot. 



From China. Scions presented by Carter D. 

 Holton. Sbunkwa, Kansu. Received Feb- 

 ruary 21, 1934. 



A freestone apricot received under the 

 varietal name Peach, with the shape of an 

 apricot but resembling a large peach in size. 

 Flavor reported excellent either in the fresh 

 or the canned state. Grafted on apricot 

 rootstock. 



104269. Cinchona ledgeriana Moens. 

 Rubiaceae. 



From South America. Seeds presented by 

 Col. Victor E. Ruebl, Caldwell, N. J. 

 Received February 19, 1934. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see 104220. 



104270 to 104273. Vitis vinifera L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From northern Africa. Cuttings presented 

 by Ernestine Fenzi, Tripoli. Received 

 February 23, 1934. 



104270. A red grape resembling Flame 

 Tokay, the vines of which make a 

 vigorous growth. Collected at Bengasi, 

 but said to have been introduced from 

 the Sudan. Used as a table grape. 



104271. A seedless table grape, ripening 

 early in July, with the fruit in large 

 loose bunches. Cultivated in vineyards 

 in Tripoli. 



104272. A white table grape from Tar- 

 huna, said to have come originally from 

 the Sudan. 



104273. A grape from Tarhuna with round 

 black fruits: 



104274. Cistus cyprius Lam. Cista- 

 ceae. 



From Oregon. Plants presented by Ralph A. 

 Fenton, Portland. Received February 24, 

 1934. 



An erect shrub up to 6 feet high, bearing 

 large white flowers which are blotched 

 with purple at the base. Native to southern 

 Europe. 



For previous introduction see 74515. 



104275 to 104280. Prunus armeniaca 

 L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From northern Africa. Scions presented by 

 J. B. Plessis, Jardin d'Essais, Sfax, Tu- 

 nisia. Received February 24, 1934. 



A collection of apricot scions received 

 under the following varietal names for the 

 use of Department specialists. 



104275. Amor Leuch. 



104276. Chechi. 



104277. Le plus pricoce. 



104278. Lenadgin. An indigenous variety. 



104279. Luizeb-bouchoi. 



104280. Musque. An indigenous variety. 



104281 to 104314. 



From Morocco. Trees and cuttings pre- 

 sented by H. Brayard, Directeur de la 

 Station Experimentale, Marrakech, Mo- 

 rocco Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived February 28, 1934. 



