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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



Onion. 



105442 to 105447. 



From Turkey. Seeds presented by Harold 

 T Pence, Gaziantap. Received April 26, 

 1934. 



A collection of locally grown vegetable 

 seeds, collected at Merzifon ; introduced for 

 the use of Department specialists working 

 in the north-central part of the United 

 States. 



105442. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) 

 Moench. Malvaceae. Okra. 



Flowering okra. 



105443. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae 

 Kcllc; a large onion. 



105444. Capsicum annuum L. Solana- 

 ceae. Common redpepper. 



A mild pepper. 



105445. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



105446. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. Sola- 



naceae. Eggplant. 



105447. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopo- 

 diaceae. Spinach. 



105448 to 105461. 



From Jamaica, British West Indies. Ma- 

 terial presented by Col. Robert H. Mont- 

 gomery, Director, Coconut Grove arbor- 

 etum and T. A. Fennell, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received April 30, 1934. 



105448. Adenium obesum (Forsk.) Roem. 

 and Schult. Apocynaceae. 



Cuttings collected in Hope Garden, 

 Kingston. A slow-growing shrub, not 

 over 3 feet high, native to the dry regions 

 of Arabia and named after the desert port 

 of Aden. The gorgeous rose-pink to white 

 flowers are 3 inches across and remind one 

 of enormous oleander blossoms. The 

 flowers are borne so abundantly that they 

 cover the entire shrub. 



For previous introduction see 102644. 



165449. Amherstia nobilis Wall. Cae- 

 salpiniaceae. 



Plants collected in the Castleton 

 Gardens, Kingston. This gorgeous red- 

 flowered tree is considered by .some to be 

 the most beautiful of all the flowering 

 trees. It is native to the Malay Penin- 

 sula, and was named after Lady Amherst. 



105450. Ananas sativus Schult. f. Bro- 

 meliaceae. Pineapple. 



Seeds collected in Kingston. 



105451. Ananas sativus Schult. f. Bro- 

 meliaceae. Pineapple. 



Sugarloaf pineapple ; purchased in the 

 market at Kingston. 



105452. Artocarpus Integra (Thunb.) 

 S keels. Moraceae. Jackfruit. 



Seeds bought in the public market at 

 Kingston. 



105453. Astrocaryum vulgare Mart 

 Phoenicaceae. 



Plants purchased in the Castleton 

 Gardens, Kingston. A spiny pinnate- 

 leaved palm, 20 to 40 feet high, native to 

 northern Brazil. The 8 to 10 leaves are 

 about 9 feet long, with lanceolate shin- 

 ing-green segments, silvery white beneath. | 



105448 to 105461— Continued. 



105454. Buginvillea sp. Nyctagina- 

 ceae. 



Cuttings, collected in the Hope Gardens, 

 of a hybrid buginvillea (a seedling of B. 

 spectabilis lateritia) with large bracts of 

 a soft rosy-orange color. , 



105455. (Undetermined.) 



Cuttings, collected in the Hope Gardens, 

 of a large erect cactus, said to be a native 

 species and to produce large white noc- 

 turnal flowers. 



105456. Chrysophyllum cainito L. Sap- 

 otaceae. Star-apple. 



Seeds from a very large fruit of the 

 purple variety served in a hotel at Kings- 

 ton. The star-apple is a handsome West 

 Indian tree with striking dark-green 

 leaves, copper-colored underneath. The 

 smooth, round, dark-purple fruit is about 



3 inches in diameter. When the fruit is 

 ripe, the white jellylike substance sur- 

 rounding the seed is sweet and agreeable. 



For previous introduction see 73003. 



105457. DlLLENIA BURBIDGEI (Hook, f.) 



Gilg. Dilleniaceae. 



Plants purchased in the Castleton 

 Gardens, Kingston. A small ornamental 

 tree, native to Borneo, with large leaves 

 and very beautiful bright-yellow flowers 

 2 inches in diameter. 



For previous introduction see 66213. 



105458. Licuala elegans Blume. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



Plants purchased in the Castleton Gar- 

 dens, Kingston. A fan palm, native to 

 Sumatra, with a short thick trunk about 



4 feet high, a crown of orbicular leaves 

 on petioles 3 to 5 feet long, with linear- 

 lanceolate lobes obliquely truncate at the 

 end. 



For previous introduction see 80764. 



105459. Napoleona imperialis Beauv. 

 Lecythidaceae. 



Plant purchased in the Castleton Gar- 

 dens, Kingston. An interesting orna- 

 mental tree from west Africa with oblong 

 leaves, sometimes 18 inches in length, 

 and solitary, saucer-shaped axillary 

 flowers, dominantly reddish and bluish, 

 and about 2 inches across ; these are 

 borne on the trunk and larger branches. 



For previous introduction see 60439. 



105460. ONCOSPERMA FASCICULATUM 



Thwaites. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Seeds collected in Kingston. A grace- 

 ful cluster palm, 40 to 60 feet high, with 

 spiny stems and equally pinnate leaves 

 about 18 feet long. Native to Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see 103730. 



105461. Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T. 

 Anders. Acanthaceae. 



Plants purchased in the Castleton Gar- 

 dens, Kingston. Variety alba, a form 

 with white flowers. 



For previous introduction see 103933. 



105462. Dioscorea alata L. Diosco- 

 reaceae. Winged yam. 



From Florida. Tubers presented by H. O. 

 Albert, Brooksville ; originally from Ha- 

 waii. Received May 3, 1934. 



A strain of the Hawaiian purple-skinned 

 yam (F. P. I. 47446) with nearly pure- 



