APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 19 3 4 



105227 to 105229— Continued. 



has five leaves in the fascicle instead 

 of two. Formerly this pine covered the 

 island above 2,500 feet altitude, hut is 

 now found only in small patches. The 

 tree is a rapid grower and is now being 

 planted on the mountain sides to prevent 

 soil erosion. 



For previous introduction see 102615. 



105230 to 105239. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Cuttings presented by A. Richter, 

 division of pomology, Government Botan- 

 ical Garden, Nikita, Yalta, Crimea. Re- 

 ceived April 19, 1934. 



105230 to 105233. FlCUS carica L. Mo- 

 raceae. Common fig. 



105230. Bijas injir C. 



105231. Chara injir N 2 Cr. 



105232. E. de Caucase noire C. 



105233. Loo injir Cr. 



105234 to 105239. Olea europaea L. 

 Oleaceae. Common olive. 



105234. Gorvala. 



105235. Niltitsky N. 53. 



105236. O. de Crimee N. 128. 



105237. O. de Crimee N. 172. 



105238. Otour. 



105239. Tassijakaja. 



105240 to 105243. 



From French Indo-China. Seeds presented 

 by M. Poilane, Institut des Recherches 

 Agronomique de Indochine, Division de 

 Botanique. Received April 25, 1934. 



105240. Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



A small erect bushy tree, native to 

 southeastern Asia, with thick, rigid, 

 deeply bifid, somewhat heart-shaped leaves 

 2 to 3 inches long. The small white 

 flowers are in dense sessile axillary clus- 

 ters. The rather turgid, straight, firm, 

 narrow pods fall at the end of the dry 

 season, and cattle are very fond of them. 



For previous introduction see 101091. 



105241. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



From Blao, French Indo-China, at 2,500 

 feet altitude. A crotalaria of spreading 

 habit, with a deep taproot. 



105242. Meibomia gyroides (DC.) Kuntze. 

 Fabaceae. 



Collected at Blao, French Indo-China, 

 at 2.500 feet altitude. A shrubby le- 

 guminous plant 8 to 10 feet high, native to 

 the warmer parts of the central and east- 

 ern Himalayas. It has pubescent leaves 

 and terminal racemes of red-purple flow- 

 ers. It is found growing in valleys, at 

 times even on the borders of swamps, but 

 doing equally well on good soil. It may 

 prove of value as a forage plant. 



105243. (Undetermined.) 



A leguminous shrub of very rapid 

 growth, with elongated branches that 

 quickly afford a light shade. 



71562—36- 2 



105244 to 105248. Saccharum offici- 

 narum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From India. Cuttings presented by Rao 

 Bahadur T. S. Venkatraman, Govern- 

 ment sugarcane expert, Imperial Depart, 

 ment of Agriculture, Coimbatore. Re- 

 ceived April 24, 1934. 



Cuttings introduced for the use of De- 

 partment specialists interested in sugarcane. 



105244. G-496 Coimbatore. 



105245. G-297 Coimbatore. 



105246. Co. 28i. 



105247. Co. 399. 



105248. Co. 515. 



105249 to 105251. Beassica campestris 

 L. Brassicaceae. Rutabaga. 



From Turkey. Seeds presented by Charles 

 E. Allen, American consul, Istanbul, 

 through the State Department, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. Received April 9, 1934. 



105249. Red. 



105250. Red. 



105251. White. 



105252. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



From Canada. Plants presented by Edward 

 Lowden, Hamilton, Ontario. Received 

 April 24, 1934. 



Lowden blackberry. A large blackberry 

 that has an extra strong root system. 



105253 and 105254. 



From Trinidad, British West Indies. Seeds 

 presented by the Director of Agriculture, 

 through the Director of the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Port-of-Spain. Received April 



12, 1934. 



105253. Astrocaryum aureum Griseb. 

 and Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A palm closely related to Elaeis, with 

 a prickly trunk and pinnately divided 

 leaves of linear-lanceolate segments, shin- 

 ing above and greenish golden beneath. 

 It is native to Trinidad, British West 

 Indies. 



For previous introduction see 104332. 



105254. Erythroxylon coca Lam. Ery- 

 throxylaceae. Cocaine-tree. 



A tropical shrub, native to Peru, 5 to 6 

 feet high, with slender rust-brown 

 branches and clusters of yellowish flow- 

 ers borne along the branchlets. It is 

 grown commercially throughout South 

 America and the East Indies for the pro- 

 duction of cocaine, which is extracted 

 from the dried leaves. 



For previous introduction see 104337. 



105255 and 105256. 



From southern India. Seeds collected by 

 Dr. E. W. Erlanson, Science College, 

 Trivandrum, Travancore. Received April 



13, 1934. 



105255. Croton tiglium L. Euphorbia- 

 ceae. Croton-oil plant. 



A small ornamental shrub or tree with 

 ovate leaves varying in color from metal- 

 lic green to bronze and orange. The 

 powerful purgative, croton oil, is obtained 

 from the seeds by crushing. It is used 

 locally as a fish poison. 



For previous introduction see 98369. 



