JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1934 



106142 to 106145— Continued. 



106142. Adonidia merrillii Beccari. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Bong a de China or bonga de JoJo. A 

 medium-sized palm with graceful, some- 

 what curved pinnate leaves, resembling 

 the common betel-nut palm, but not so tall. 

 The crimson fruits, less than an inch long, 

 are borne just below the leaves. In Ma- 

 nila this palm is grown as an ornamental. 



For previous introduction see 103976. 



106143. Caryota cumingii Lodd. 

 caceae. 



Phoeni- 

 Palm. 





A palm, native to the Philippine Islands, 

 with a tall stout spineless ringed trunk 

 about 20 feet high crowned by a few 

 spreading bipinnate leaves. The small 

 globular fruits are purple. 



For previous introduction see 103734. 



106144. Litchi philippinensis Radlk. 

 Sapindaceae. 



A Philippine relative of the ly.chee (Lit- 

 chi chinensis). The tree is about 50 feet 

 high, with dark green pinnate leaves sim- 

 ilar to those of the lychee and roundish 

 oblong fruits about 1 inch long borne in 

 loose terminal clusters. The tough leath- 

 erlike shell encloses a scant edible pulp in 

 which is embedded a relatively large seed. 

 This seed is roasted and eaten. 



For previous introduction see 94064. 



106145. Saguerus pinnatus Wurmb. 

 Phoenicaceae. Sugar palm. 



A handsome palm 20 to 40 feet high, 

 with about 25 immense pinnate leaves and 

 enormous bunches of fruit, the individual 

 fruits being the size of an apple. A rich- 

 flavored palm sugar is made from the sap 

 which flows from the bruised fruitstalk. 



For previous introduction see 99632. 



106146 to 106180. Teiticum aestivum 

 L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by H. 

 Wenholz. Director of Plant Breeding, New 

 South Wales Department of Agriculture, 

 Sydney. Received August 17, 1934. 



A collection of common wheats, chiefly 

 red-grained segregates of crosses of American 

 and Australian varieties ; introduced for the 

 use of Department specialists. 



106146. Barwang X {Pentad X Marquis). 

 G-100-0. 



106147. Clarendon X (H.U X Marquis). 

 G— 13— 0. 



106148. Dan X (H.U x Marquis). G-4-0. 



106149. Dan X (Pentad X Marquis). 

 G-10-0. 



106150 to 106152. Dundee X (H.U x Mar- 

 quis). 



106150. G-10-0. 



106151. G-59-0. 



106152. G-69-0. 



106153. (Euston X Hope) x Federation. 

 C-3-G-5-4-0. 



106154. Florence X (H.U X Marquis). 

 G— 100— 0. 



106155. Ford X (Pentad X Marquis). 

 G-12-0. 



106156. Ford X (Pentad X Marquis). 

 G— 61— 0. 



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106146 to 106180— Continued. 



106157. (Geeralying x Cleveland) X Hope. 

 G-88-8-0. 



106158. (Geeralying X Cleveland) X Hope. 

 G-88-10-0. 



106159. H.U 

 G-401-0. 



X Marquis X N ab aw a 



106160 to 106162. Hope X Currawa. 



106160. G-147-4-0. 



106161. G-240-44-0. 



106162. G-240-45-0. 



106163 to 106166. Hope X (Currawa X 

 Dundee). 



106163. G-l-6-0. 



106164. G-52-6-0. 



106165. G-59-3-0. 



106166. G-232-6-0. 



106167 to 106169. Hope X Waratah. 



106167. C5-G-S-0-0. 



106168. C5-G-7-0-0. 



106169. C2-G-9-13-0. 

 X Y a ndill a King. 



X Y a n dill a King. 



106170. Hope 

 C2-G-1-2-0. 



106171. Hope 

 C2-G-1-8-0. 



106172. Kenya X Reward. F 3 . Unselected. 

 X (H.U X Marquis). 



106173. Laicson 

 G-18-0. 



106174. Nebawa 

 G-7-0. 



106175. Pentad 

 G-90-0. 



X (H.U X Marquis). 

 X Marquis X Dundee. 



106176. Pentad X Marquis X Hard Fed- 

 eration. G-17-0. 



106177. Pusa 

 G-1-0. 



106178. Pusa 

 G-0-0. 



k X 



(H.U X Marquis). 

 Pentad X Marquis. 



106179. Waratah X Hope. G-32-7-0. 



106180. Waratah X Hope. G-63-1-0. 



106181 and 106182. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by the McGregor Museum, Kim- 

 berley. Received August 11, 1934. 



106181. Acacia stolonifera Burchell. 

 Mimosaceae. 



A spiny shrub said to have underground 

 stoloniferous stems. The bipinnate leaves 

 have 3 to 7 pairs of pinnae, each bearing 

 7 to 15 pairs of oblong-lanceolate leaflets. 

 The stipular spines, in pairs, are spread- 

 ing and are white with recurved brown 

 tips. The heads of fragrant whitish 

 flowers are followed by straight yellow 

 obliquely striate pods. It is native to 

 southern Africa. 



For previous introduction see 94237. 



106182. Othonnopsis sp. Asteraceae. 



A shrubby composite with yellow flow- 

 ers. 



106183 to 106188. Teiticum aestivum 

 L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by H. 

 Wenholz, Director of Plant Breeding, New 



