OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1934 



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106747 to 106801— Continued. 



106793. TULIFA sp. 



No. 699. July 31, 1934. Bulbs from 

 the foothills south of Frunze. 



106794. Tulipa sp. 



No. 769. August 4, 1934. Bulbs and 

 seeds from the Karakol River, Issyk Kul. 



106795. Tulipa sp. 



No. 825. August 3, 1934. Bulbs and 

 seeds from the Jetty August River 

 Canyon, west of Issyk Kul. 



106796. Fritillaeia sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 833. August 4, 1934. Bulbs and 

 seeds from the Karakol River, Issyk Kul. 



106797. Tulipa sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 865. August 6, 1934. Bulbs from 

 the Chu River, east of Tokmak. 



106798. (Undetermined.) 



No. 204. July 1, 1934. An unknown 

 bulb from the mountains south of Stalina- 

 bad, Tajikistan. 



106799. (Undetermined.) 



No. 192. July 1, 1934. An unknown 

 bulb from south of Stalinabad, Tajikistan. 



106800. ( Undetermined. ) 



No. 195. July 1, 1934. Seeds from the 

 mountains near Stalinabad, Tajikistan. 



106801. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 763. August 1934. Bulbs found in 

 dry rocky soil near Frunze. 



106802. Rosa odorata gigantea (Col- 

 lett) Rend, and Wils. Rosaceae. 



Giant tea rose. 



! From India. Seeds presented by F. H. 

 Butcher, curator, Government Botanic Gar- 

 den, Ootacamund. Received October 30, 

 1934. 



A strong-climbing evergreen rose, native to 

 Burma, with creamy-white, single flowers 4 

 to 6 inches across, followed by large yellowish 

 hips. It resembles the Cherokee rose, but is 

 hardy in the United States only in the South 

 and on the Pacific coast. 



For previous introduction see 91292. 



106803. Prunus prostrata Labill. 

 Amygdalaceae. Mountain cherry. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Seeds collected in Turkistan by H. L. West- 

 over and C R. Enlow, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received October 29, 1934. 



No. 236. July 1, 1934. From the moun- 

 tains near Stalinabad, Tajikistan. A low, 

 widespreading, drought-resistant deciduous 

 shrub up to 3 feet high, with sharply serrate, 

 broadly ovate leaves, pubescent beneath and 

 over an inch long. The rose-colored flowers, 

 less than an inch across, are followed by 

 ; small red, nearly sessile fruits. 



For previous introduction see 101880. 



106804. Litchi philippinensis Radlk. 

 , Sapindaceae. 



AFrom the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Arthur F. Fischer, Director of 

 Forestry, Department of Agriculture and 

 Commerce, Manila. Received November 2, 

 1934. 



106804 — Continued. 



A Philippine relative of the lychee (Litchi 

 chinensis). The tree is about 50 feet high, 

 with dark-green pinnate leaves similar to 

 those of the lychee and roundish oblong 

 fruits about an inch long, borne in loose 

 terminal clusters. The tough leathery shell 

 encloses scanty edible pulp in which is em- 

 bedded a relatively large seed. This seed is 

 roasted and eaten. The tree may have value 

 as a stock for the lychee. 



For previous introduction see 106144. 

 106805. Phoenix sp. Phoenicaceae. 



From Africa. Seeds collected by J. F. Ward 

 and presented by J. K. Mayo, Agricultural 

 Department, Samiru-Zaria, Nigeria. Re- 

 ceived November 2, 1934. 



The wild date occurs quite commonly in 

 the northern districts of Nigeria. It is prac- 

 tially always confined to swamps and stream 

 sides and is commonly found in swampy 

 glades growing on old decomposed anthills. 

 These hills are mostly of darkish clay and, 

 being raised above the surrounding level, do 

 not get flooded. 



106806 to 108813. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. 

 Grey, Superintendent, Atkins Institution 

 of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos, through F. G. Walsingham. Re- 

 ceived November 30, 1934. 



106806. Coffea arabica L. Rubiaceae. 



Arabian coffee. 



Harrar variety. 



108807. Ixoea macrothyrsa Teijsm. and 

 Binn. Rubiaceae. 



A large shrub with linear-oblong leaves 

 a foot long and attractive scarlet flowers 

 in dense corymbs 8 inches across. Na- 

 tive to the East Indies where it thrives 

 in regions of heavy rainfall. 



For previous introduction see 70761. 



106808. Koelreuteria formosana Hayata. 

 Sapindaceae. 



A large handsome tree with attractive, 

 compound leaves and large terminal pani- 

 cles of yellow flowers. Native to the 

 island of Taiwan. 



For previous introduction see 62345. 



106809. Languas speciosa (Wendl.) Small. 

 Zinziberaceae. 



A herbaceous perennial 3 to 12 feet 

 high, the stems clothed with the imbri- 

 cated leaf bases. The large oblong-lance- 

 olate leaves are 5 to 20 inches long, and 

 the flowers, white tinged with red, are in 

 terminal thyrsoid panicles. Native to the 

 East Indies. 



108810. Phyllanthus grandifolius L. 

 Euphorbiaceae. 



A tall, symmetrical tree with thick 

 alternate oblong-lanceolate leaves 4 inches 

 long. Native to tropical America. 



106811. Psidium guajava L. Myrtaceae. 



Peruviana. A Peruvian variety. 



108812, Psidium guajava L. Myrtaceae. 



Pomiferum. A variety with round 

 fruits. Presented by Carlos Jurgens, Pas- 

 so de Mangueira, Rio Pardo, Brazil. 



