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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



106914 to 106932— Continued. 



106916. Centeosema pubescexs Benth. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2582. A leguminous viue. native 

 to tropical Amerii a. with trifoliolate 

 leaves and small yellowish flowers. Used 

 as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 98981. 



106917. Cassia graxdis L. f. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



No. 2569. A leguminous tree, 40 to 50 

 foet high, that produces masses of pale- 

 pink flowers in the early spring, before 

 the leaves appear. Native to Panama. 



For previous introduction see 101077. 



106918. Cassia surattexsis Burm. f. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 2560. A tropical leguminous shrub 

 or small tree up to 15 feet high, with pale- 

 green compound leaves and clusters of 

 pale-yellow flowers. Native to the East 

 Indies. 



For previous introduction see 99696. 



106919 to 106922. Crotalaria spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



106919. Crotalaria qctxquefolia L. 



No. 2584. An annual plant cultivated 

 in British Guiana as a cover crop. 



106920. Crotalaria retusa L. 



No. 2577. A bushy plant with sulphur- 

 yellow flowers with brown markings. 

 Cultivated as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 102603. 



106921. Crotalaria spectabilis Roth. 



No. 2583. A handsome shrub 3 to 5 

 feet high, native to India and some- 

 times cultivated for the sake of its yel- 

 lowish-purple flowers, produced in dense 

 lax racemes often 20 inches long. It 

 is also cultivated as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 86706. 



106922. Crotalaria usaramoexsis 

 Baker f. 



No. 2579. A leguminous plant which 

 forms a dense low growth and endures 

 partial shade. Cultivated as a cover 

 crop. 



For previous introduction see 97875. 



106923. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 2580. Cultivated as a cover crop. 



106924. Ertthrixa variegata Stickm. Fa- 

 baceae. 



No. 2574. A tree 20 to 30 feet high, 

 native throughout India, with clusters of 

 laree bright-red flowers which appear be- 

 fore the leaves. The pods. 4 to 8 inches 

 long, contain dark-carmine seeds. 



For previous introduction see 104126. 



106925. Ertthrixa sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 2575. A small tree 20 to 30 feet 

 high, with white seeds. 



10692S. Gustavia sp. Lecythidaceae. 



No. 2551. A medium-sized tree 30 feet 

 high, with yellow flowers which shatter 

 easily. 



106927. HlPPOMAXE MAXCIXELLA L. Eu- 



phorbiaceae. 



106914 to 106932— Continued. 



No. 2570. A tropical evergreen tree, 

 sometimes 60 feet or more tall, with thick, 

 shining, oval leaves 2 to 4 inches long. 

 The acrid milky sap is poisonous, and the 

 hard, brown, fine-grained wood is used in 

 making furniture. Native to tropical 

 America. 



106928. Ixdigofera HiRsoTA L. Fabaceae. 



Indigo. 



No. 2555. An annual 3 feet high, with 

 crimson flowers. Cultivated as a cover 

 crop. 



For previous introduction see 42173. 



106929. Ixdigofera suffrdticosa Mill. 

 Fabaceae. Indigo. 



No. 2585. A slender yellow-flowered 

 bushy legume 3 to 5 feet high, producing 

 a rather scanty growth, which is not 

 considered one of the best cover crops. 

 Native to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see 99780. 



106930. LOXCHOCARPUS SERICEUS (Poir.) 



H. B. K. Fabaceae. 



No. 2564. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 106595. 



106931. Phaseolus lathyroides L. Fa- 

 baceae. 



No. 2558. A semierect annual legume 

 which makes a good growth un poor land. 

 The dark-red flowers are very ornamental. 

 It is cultivated as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 9/893. 



160932. Axdira ixermis (Sw.) H. B. K. 

 Fabaceae. Cabbage angelin. 



No. 2563. A slow-growing leguminous 

 tree called, in Jamaica, cabbage tree, on 

 account of its disagreeable odor. The 

 purple flowers are followed by fleshy pods 

 each containing one seed. The wood, 

 which is very hard and durable, varies 

 in the same tree from reddish yellow to 

 black and takes on a high polish. It is 

 used for all sorts ot carpenter work. The 

 tree is native to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see 48509. 



106933. Sorghum yulgare Pers. Poa- 

 ceae. Sorghum. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by P. E. 

 Baffert, Nogales. Ariz., at the request of 

 Walter Douglas, of the Southern Pacific 

 Railroad Co. of Mexico. Received Novem- 

 ber 5, 1934. 



A prolific sorghum which becomes 10 to 

 12 feet tall in the Barrancas region, Jalisco, 

 Mexico. 



106934 and 106935. Saccharum offtci- 

 nabtjm L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Australia. Cuttings presented by the 

 Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, 

 Brisbane, Queensland. Received November 

 14. 1934. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



106934. S. J. No. 4. 106935. S. J. No. 7. 



106936. PHYLLANTHrS A CUM I NAT US 



Vahl. Euphorbiaceae. 



From British Guiana. Cuttings collected by 

 W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 



