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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



105780. Melinis minutiflora Beauv. 

 Poaceae. Molasses grass. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by B. H. 

 Hunnicutt, Mackenzie College, Sao Paulo. 

 Keceived June 18, 1934. 



Gordura grass. Collected from the high- 

 est altitude at which this is known to grow 

 in Brazil. 



105781 to 105786. 



From Puerto Rico. Cuttings and plants col- 

 lected by K. A. Ryerson, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received May 21, 1934. 



105781. Magnolia portoricensis Bello. 

 Magnoliaceae. 



Cuttings from a handsome tree, endemic 

 in the forests of western Puerto Rico, 

 with leathery, broadly oval leaves about 

 6 inches long and terminal, solitary white 

 flowers 4 inches in diameter with about 

 12 perianth divisions. 



105782. Tillandsia sp. Bromeliaceae. 

 Plants. 



105783. (Undetermined.) 



Plant of an undetermined orchid. 



105784. (Undetermined.) 



Plants of an undetermined orchid. 



105785. (Undetermined.) 



Plants of an undetermined orchid. 



105786. (Undetermined.) 



A shrub with white flowers 1 inch 

 across, resembling those of anemone, and 

 red fruits. Collected in the mountains. 



105787. Lespedeza satsumensis Na- 

 kai. Fabaceae. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by T. Nakai, 

 Director, Botanic Garden, Imperial Uni- 

 versity, Tokyo. Received May 28, 1934. 



Collected at Kinsin, on Mount Isoma, 

 Satsuma Province. This bushy shrub is a 

 rare species and is found only on the sum- 

 mit of Mount Isoma. It has oblong-obovate 

 leaflets up to four-fifths of an inch long, 

 refuse or emarginate, and very short axil- 

 lary racemes of deep purple flowers. Allied 

 to Lespedeza floribunaa, but differing chiefly 

 in its smaller size and in having shorter 

 racemes. 



105788. Heterophragma adenophyi,- 

 lum (DC.) Seem. Bignoniaceae. 



From Florida. Seeds presented by W. D. 

 Carrier, Crescent City. Received June 14, 

 1934. 



An ornamental African tree related to the 

 catalpa, but adapted for cultivation in sub- 

 tropical regions only, as it is very susceptible 

 to frost. It reaches a height of 30 to 50 

 feet, with large opposite pinnate leaves and 

 brownish-yellow woolly flowers in terminal 

 panicles. 



For previous introduction see 59679. 



105789 to 105797. Castjarina spp. Ca- 

 suarinaceae. 



From Western Australia. Seeds presented 

 by C. A. Gardner, Government botanist, 

 State Herbarium, Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Perth. Received June 11, 1934. 



105789 to 105797— Continued. 



105789. Casuarina acuaria F. Muell. 



A leafless shrub with erect rigid 

 branches and numerous deciduous branch- 

 lets ; these are erect, slender but rigid, 

 and each consists of but two internodes. 

 The cones, globular and solitary or in 

 small clusters, are about 1 inch in diame- 

 ter. Native to Western Australia. 



105790. Casuarina acutivalvis F. Muell. 



An erect branched shruh with the in- 

 ternodes marked by 12 lines of low linear- 

 subulate teeth and with rather large 

 globular cones. The minute dark-brown 

 leaves are easily dislodged. Native to 

 Victoria, Australia. 



For previous introduction see 93780. 



105791. Casuarina campestris Diels. 



A dioecious shrub 3 to 6 feet high, with 

 numerous erect branches ; native to West- 

 ern Australia. The internodes are glau- 

 cous or shining green and striate. 



For previous introduction see 93782. 



105792. Casuarina decussata Benth. 



A small tree, native to Western Aus- 

 tralia, closely allied to Casuarina toru- 

 losu, with slender elongated branches ar- 

 ranged in fours. The stems have a decus- 

 sate appearance, owing to the prominence 

 of alternate pairs of angles at the nodes. 



For previous introduction see 93784. 



105793. Casuarina sp. 



Received under the name "dielsiana", 

 for which a place of publication has not 

 been found. 



105794. Casuarina glauca Sieber. 



An Australian tree 60 to 70 feet high, 

 usually straight and of rapid growth. 

 The timber is red, beautifully marked, 

 hard and tough and is there used for 

 cabinetwork. In periods of drought the 

 foliage is used for stock feed. When the 

 trees are cut down, the young growth 

 shoots up quickly from the stump. This 

 variety grows in the coastal districts, 

 marshy country, and frequently in land 

 submerged with tidal water. It makes a 

 very handsome shade tree. 



For previous introduction see 93788. 



105795. Casuarina grevilleoides Diels. 



A low much-branched shrub about 1 

 foot high, with the branches and branch- 

 lets much-jointed and the younger joints 

 white tomentose. Native to Western 

 Australia. 



105796. Casuarina humilis Otto and 

 Dietr. 



An erect shrub 2 to 6 feet high, with 

 the branchlets usually in whorls of four 

 and the angles of the internodes promi- 

 nent but obtuse. It is native to Western 

 Australia. 



For previous introduction see 93791. 



105797. Casuarina thutoides Miquel. 



A straggling shrub 3 to 5 feet high, 

 with numerous spreading slender branch- 

 lets about 1 inch long arranged in whorls 

 of four or five. The ribs on the nearly 

 round internodes are scarcely noticeable. 

 It is native to Western Australia. 



For previous introduction see 93793. 



