JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1934 



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106344 to 106363 — Continued. 



106353. Ckinum sp. Amaryllidaceae. 

 No. 2372. 



106354. Gustavia augcsta L. Lecythida- 

 ceae. 



No. 2399. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 106249 



106355. Hippeastrum sp. Amaryllida- 

 ceae. 



No. 2410. Bulbs. 



106356. Ipomoea tiliacea (Will.) Choisy. 

 Convolvulaceae. 



No. 2306. Casire. Tubers of a perennial 

 vine 6 feet or more long, with thin ovate- 

 cordate leaves 2 to 3 inches long and pur- 

 ple, pink, or nearly white flowers about 2 

 inches long. Native to tropical America. 



106357. Lonchocarpus sp. Fabaceae. 

 No. 2420. Ebecoro. Cuttings. 



106358. Paullinia pinnata L. Sapinda- 

 ceae. 



No. 2350. A strong-growing vine that 

 climbs 30 to 40 feet to the tops of trees. 

 The bright red fruits, the size of cherries, 

 are borne in racemes 6 inches or more in 

 length. 



For previous introduction see 99001. 



106359. Securidaca c o r i a c e a Bonpl. 

 Polygalaceae. 



No. 2349. A woody vine with alter- 

 nate ovate emarginate leaves and pinkish 

 flowers in lax panicles. Native to British 

 Guiana. 



106360. Banisteriopsis leptocarpa 

 (Benth.) It. O. Williams. Malpighia- 

 ceae. 



No. 2396. A climbing shrub with ovate 

 leaves 3 to 4 inches long and yellow flow- 

 ers in dense panicles. Native to British 

 Guiana. 



108361. Serjania membranacea Splitg. 

 Sapindaceae. 



No. 2319. A tropical woody vine with 

 alternate compound leaves and small white 

 or yellowish flowers in axillary racemes. 

 Native to Surinam. 



106362. Talisia sp. Sapindaceae. 

 No. 2378. Mauraballi. 



106363. (Undetermined.) 

 No. 2410. Small bulb. 



106364. Citrus aurantifolia 

 (Christm.) Swingle. Rutaceae. 



Lime. 



From Brazil. Budwood obtained at Estacao 

 Pomicultura, Deodoro, and presented by 

 Haroid Compere, American consulate, Rio 

 de Janeiro. Received September 4, 1934. 



Locally known as limdo cravo, limdo rosa, 

 and limdo francez. When young it makes a 

 vigorous growth, but it is a short-lived tree. 



106365 to 106369. 



From India. Seeds presented by Dr. Walter 

 Koelz, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 

 Mich. Received September 5, 1934. 



106365. Aquilegia sp. Ranunculaceae. 



From Guntung, Purog, Kashmir, July 

 1933. A columbine with large, exquisitely 

 scented, pale-blue flowers. 



106365 to 106369 — Continued. 



106366. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From Singapore. A very sweet Man- 

 darin orange, 2y 2 inches in diameter, with 

 orange-red skin. 



106367. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From Ceylon. A green-skinned orange 

 3 inches in diameter, with a fair flavor, 

 but the inner skin is very tough. 



106368. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Muskmelon. 



Sharbat amar (sirup pomegranate). 

 Purchased at Kamaloporam, between Bom- 

 bay and Madras, March 1934. A melon 

 the size of a grapefruit, with a very fine 

 flavor. 



106369. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Muskmelon. 



From Poona, India, March 1934. A 

 large yellow melon. 



106370 to 106377. 



From British Guiana. Collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived September 14, 1934. 



106370. Caryocar nuciferum L. Caryo- 

 caraceae. Sawarri tree. 



No. 2337. A lofty tree, eventually 100 

 feet high, with trifoliolate leaves and large 

 purple flowers with very numerous white 

 stamens. The large fruit, several inches 

 in diameter, contains two to four flat kid- 

 ney-shaped nuts with edible white almond- 

 like meat. Native to British Guiana. 

 (Seeds.) 



106371. Antonia ovata Pohl. Logania- 

 ceae. 



No. 2488. Plants of a tropical shrub, 

 with thick leathery, oval-elliptic, dark- 

 green leaves and small white flowers in 

 large terminal cymes. It is native to 

 Brazil. 



106372. Aspidosperma excelsum Benth. 

 Apocynaceae. 



No. 2483. Garuru. Plants of a hand- 

 some tree, with leathery elliptic leaves, 

 shining green above and 4 to 6 inches long, 

 and large yellow flowers. Native to sandy 

 places in British Guiana. 



106373. Bauhinia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 

 No. 2476. Plants. 



106374. Jacaranda copaia D. Don. Big- 

 noniaceae. 



No. 2492. Seedlings of a large hand- 

 some tree 60 to 80 feet high, with oppo- 

 site bipinnate leaves 1 to 2 feet long and 

 sky-blue flowers in large terminal panicles. 

 Native to British Guiana. 



106375. COXOMORPHA MAGNOLIIFOLIA Mez. 



Myrsinaceae. 



No. 2437. Teterumaballi. Seedlings 

 collected near Mazaruni Station of a tropi- 

 cal shrub with leathery, elliptic leaves up 

 to 8 inches long and lax racemes of in- 

 conspicuous flowers. 



Native to Surinam and British Guiana. 



106376 and 106377. Serjania paucidentata 



DC. Sapindaceae. 



Seedlings of Abaho. A woody vine with 

 biternate leaves, the leaflets oval, attenu- 

 ate, and coarsely dentate at the apex. 

 Native to French Guiana. 



108376. No. 2445. From Kauw Creek, 

 near Mazaruni Forest Station, Au- 

 gust 11, 1934. 



106377. No. 2462. Near Mazaruni For- 

 est Station September 15, 1934. 



