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104679 to 104704— Continued. 



104694 and 104695. Linoma alba (Bory) 

 O. F. Cook. 



A small palm up to 30 feet high, native 

 to tropical Africa. The pinnate leaves, 

 which become 4 to 8 feet long, have whit- 

 ish petioles and greenish-white veins when 

 the plants are young. 



For previous introduction see 103163. 



104696. Livistona rotundifolia (Lam.) 

 Mart. Java fan palm. 



An erect pinnate-leaved palm, native to 

 tropical Asia, about the same size as the 

 coconut palm. The hard durable wood is 

 used for general construction. 



For previous introduction see 97548. 



104697. Orbignya speciosa (Mart.) 

 Barb.-Rodr. Babassu nut. 



The Uauassu palm of Brazil and the 

 Guianas is much like the Cohune palm, 

 but its fruits, 3 to 4 inches long, are 

 much larger. An edible oil is extracted 

 from the seeds and is now being exported 

 to the United States. 



For previous introduction see 99608. 



104698. Paurotis wrightii (Griseb. and 

 Wendl.) Britton. 



Guano priete. A tree often with several 

 erect trunks 25 to 40 feet high, native 

 to southern Florida and the West Indies. 

 The half-orbicular, fan-shaped leaves, 

 which spread in all directions, are yellow 

 green above and blue green beneath, and 

 the segments are linear lanceolate. The 

 drooping spadix, 3 to 5 feet long, bears 

 yellow-green flowers, followed by lustrous 

 black fruits one-third inch in diameter. 



For previous introduction see 95048. 



104699. Phoenix zeylanica Trimen. 



Ceylon date palm. 



A pinnate-leaved palm, native to Cey- 

 lon, with a stem 8 to 20 feet high and a 

 crown of rather short leaves made up of 

 numerous linear-lanceolate, light-green 

 leaflets 7 to 10 inches long. The obovoid- 

 oblong, violet-blue, edible fruits are half 

 an inch long. 



For previous introduction see 103732. 



104700. Ptychosperma macarthdri 

 Wendl. 



A palm, native to Australia, which 

 grows to a height of 30 feet, but is usually 

 a dwarf in cultivation with suckers from 

 the base, making a bushy plant. The 

 smooth-ringed trunk is crowned by a 

 dense cluster of pinnate leaves with arch- 

 ing leaflets 6 to 9 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 97288. 



104701. Roystonea regia (H. B. K.) O. 

 F. Cook. Cuban Royal Palm. 



A Cuban palm, up to 80 feet high and 

 2 feet in diameter, with pinnately divided 

 leaves 10 feet long. 



For previous introduction see 93824. 



104702. Sabal glabra (Mill.) Sarg. 



Bluestem palmetto. 



An attractive palm 30 feet high. The 

 smooth tapering trunk is marked at regu- 

 lar intervals with scars. 



For previous introduction see 97298. 



104679 to 104704— Continued. 



104703. Sabal mauritiaeformis (Karst.) 

 Griseb. and Wendl. Palmetto. 



A handsome West Indian palm with a 

 trunk 60 to 80 feet in height and over a 

 foot in diameter, and large roundish 

 leaves, multifid to the middle, up to 12 

 feet in diameter. The black fruits are 

 about the size of peas. 



For previous introduction see 62106. 



104704. Thrinax parviflora Swartz. 



Jamaica thatch palm. 



An unarmed fan palm with a ringed 

 trunk up to 20 feet high, circular leaves 

 1 to 2 feet across, divided into bifid seg- 

 ments, and inconspicuous flowers and 

 fruits. Native to Jamaica. 



104705. Rehdeeodendeon haceocae- 

 pum Hu. Styracaceae. 



From China. Seeds presented by H. H. Hu, 

 Director, Fan Memorial Institute of Biol- 

 ogy, Peiping. Received March 10, 1934. 



A tree about 30 feet high, native to Szech- 

 wan, China. The papery, reddish-green, 

 oval-elliptic leaves are about 4 inches long, 

 and the showy flowers are followed by 

 ribbed woody oblong fruits 2 inches long. 



104706 to 104713. Soja max (L.) Piper. 

 Fabaeeae. Soybean. 



From Poland. Seeds presented by the Direc- 

 tor, Hortus Medicinalis, Wimo. Received 

 March 14, 1934. 



104706. B. S. 777. 



104707. Czarna jagoda. 



104708. C. 8. 8. 



104709. Duolanska. 



104710. Granum, Wl. 



104711. Putawska weresna. 



104712. Szhlotonitz. 



104713. Wilenska. 



104714. Mangifeea indica L. Anacar- 

 diaceae. Mango. 



From Egypt. Plants presented by Dr. Monir 

 Baghat, Director, Plant Quarantine Sta- 

 tion, Alexandria. Received March 16, 

 1934. 



A variety with very large fine fruits. 



104715 to 104736. Malus syxvesteis 

 Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 



From England. Scions presented by R. G. 

 Hatton, Director, East Mailing Research 

 Station, East Mailing, Kent. Received 

 March 17, 1934. 



A collection of apple scions received un- 

 der their varietal names for tne use of 

 Department specialists. 



104715. Allen's Everlasting. 



104716. Anne Elizabeth. 



104717. Barnack's Beauty. 



104718. Beauty of Stoke. 



104719. Claygate Pearmain. 



104720. Crawley Beauty. 



104721. Cutler Grieve. 



