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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



105332 to 105347— Continued. 



have developed. Only one gourd is al- 

 lowed to grow on a vine, but each gourd 

 weighs from 15 to 20 pounds. 



105335. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodia- 

 ceae. Common beet. 



Tzu Lo Pu Tou. Purple beet root. 

 Said to be an introduced variety. 



105336. Brassica sp. Brassicaceae. 



Pao Tou Pai Tsai. Folded-leaf cab- 

 bage. This is planted in the middle of 

 J u y and transplanted when the seedlings 

 are 6 to 7 inches high. In October the 

 outside leaves are tied over the head, 

 and it is harvested in November. 



105337. Brassica sp. Brassicaceae. 



Hsiao Ching Kou Pai Tsai. Small 

 green cabbage. Cultivated in the same 

 way as Pao Tou Pai Tsai [105336]. 



105338. Capsicum 

 ceae. 



annuum L. Solana- 

 Common redpepper. 



Ta Shih Tzu Chiao. Large persimmon 

 pepper which grows 3 to 4 inches in 

 diameter. 



105339. Capsicum 

 ceae. 



annuum L. Solana- 

 Common redpepper. 



Hsiao Chin Chiao. A small pepper 

 about 3 inches long which ripens in June. 



105340. CUCUMIS SATIVUS L. 



ceae. 



Cucurbita- 

 Cucumber. 



Kuai Huang Kioa. An early-maturing 

 cucumber wl'ich the Chinese plant in cold- 

 frames in the middle of March. 



105341. CUCUMIS SATIVUS L. 



Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



Ch'iu Huang Kwa. An autumn cu- 

 cumber, planted early in August. 



105342. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



Ta Hsi Hung Shih. A red tomato 3 

 inches in diameter. A tall plant which 

 bears fruit until late in the fall. 



105343 to 105345. Raphanus sativus L. 

 Brassicaceae. Radish. 



105343. Hsiao Shut Lo Pu, small water 

 radish. These are planted 3 inches 

 apart and require very little water. 

 If overirrigated they produce tops at 

 the expense of the root. 



105344. Ch'ing Tsui Lo Pu, green frag- 

 ile radish. A late radish always 

 eaten raw. Planted in August and 

 ripens early in November. 



105345. Hsiang Ya Pai Lo Pu, ele- 

 phant-tusk radish. Planted 4 inches 

 apart and pickled or used for soup. 



105346. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. Sola- 



naceae. Eggplant. 



Lao Lai Hei Chieh Tzu. A black egg- 

 plant 6 to 7 inches in diameter. Plant 

 begins to bear when it has nine leaves 

 and continues to set fruit until late fall. 



105347. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. Sola- 



naceae. Eggplant. 



Liu Ke Yieh Chieh Tzu, an early egg- 

 plant from 4 to 5 inches in diameter, with 

 a rather short bearing period. 





105343. (Undetermined.) 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by J. R. 

 Swallen, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 30, 1934. 



An unidentified orchid collected on the 

 Chapada Mesa between Caxias and Caro- 

 lina, Maranhao, Brazil. 



105349 to 105355. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. Arthur F. Fischer, Director 

 of Forestry, Manila. Received April 23, 

 1934. 



105349. CORTPHA ELATA Roxb. 



ceae. 



Phoenica- 

 Palm. 



A tall palm up to 60 feet high, with a 

 spirally ridged trunk and lunate, fan- 

 shaped leaves 8 to 10 feet across, made up 

 of 80 to 100 sword-shaped segments. Na- 

 tive to Burma and Bengal. 



For previous introduction see 104678. 



105350. Heterospathe 

 l'hoenicaceae. 



elata Scheff. 

 Palm. 



A tall unarmed palm with a straight 

 slender trunk and a terminal cluster of 

 pinnate leaves. It is an attractive and 

 graceful palm, suitable for the conserva- 

 tory. Native to the island of Amboyna, 

 Dutch East Indies. 



For previous introduction see 103971. 



105351. Livistona rotundifolia luzon- 

 ensis Becc. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A Philippine palm up to 35 feet high, 

 with a straight terete trunk 6 to 10 inches 

 thick. The fan-shaped leaves, 3 to 5 feet 

 in diameter, are used for thatching. Na- 

 tive to the island of Luzon. 



For previous introduction see 103783. 



105352. Oncosperma tigillaria (Jack) 

 Ridley. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



An elegant palm with a trunk 30 to 40 

 feet high, armed with long black spines. 

 The drooping pinnate leaves are 10 to 12 

 feet in length, with coriaceous pinnae 2 

 feet long, scurfy beneath. The blue-black 

 berries are half an inch in diameter. Na- 

 tive to Malaya. 



For previous introduction see 51777. 



105353. Orania palindan (Blanco) Merr. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A tall unarmed ornamental palm, na- 

 tive to Mindanao, Philippine Islands, at 

 about 1,000 feet altitude. The trunk is 

 straight and remarkably uniform in diam- 

 eter, rarely exceeding 6 inches. The 

 leaves are pinnate and silvery beneath. 



For previous introduction see 94197. 



105354. PlNANGA 



Phoenicaceae. 



i n s I G N I 



Beccari. 

 Palm. 



A rather small Philippine palm with a 

 slender smooth trunk about 6 inches in 

 diameter, graceful feathery leaves, and 

 oval reddish fruits 2 inches in length. 

 The seeds are occasionally used as a sub- 

 stitute for betel nuts in preparing "buyo," 

 the mixture of leaves of Piper betle, lime, 

 and betel nuts, which, when chewed, col- 

 ors the saliva a characteristic red and is 

 held to be a tonic and general stimulant. 



105355. Ziziphus talanai (Blanco) Mer- 

 rill. Rhamnaceae. 



A large forest tree of the Philippines, 

 with alternate, ob'.iquely obovate-lance- 

 olate leaves, small flowers, and globose 

 fruits. The seeds are said to be roasted 

 and eaten. 



