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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



106949 to 106960— Continued. 



106957. IIl'RA CKEriTANS L. Euphorbi- 

 aceae. Sandboxtree. 



No. 2595. An ornamental tree, native 

 to the American Tropics, up to 100 feet 

 high, with broad-ovate, repancl-dentate. pop- 

 larlike, long-stemmed loaves. The small 

 reddish flowers are followed by deeply 

 ribbed capsules 3 inches wide and over an 

 inch thick, which explode with a loud noise 

 when ripe and throw the seeds many feet. 



For previous introduction see 94192. 



106958. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solanaceae. 



Tobacco. 



No. 2602. Bush tobacco. A native 

 strain collected at Rupununi by Carib In- 

 dians. 



Nos. 106059 and 106960 were collected 

 in the Botanic Garden, Georgetown, Sep- 

 tember 27, 1934. 



106959. Paullixia pixxata L. Sapinda- 

 ceae. 



No. 2554. 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. 



106960. Phyllaxthus acidus (L.) Skeels. 

 Euphorbiaceae. Star-gooseberry. 



No. 2576. A shrub or tree up to 50 feet 

 high, with ovate acute leaflets ; flowers 

 on separate branches below the foliage ; 

 the edible, white, very acid fruits are used 

 for pickles or made into preserves. Na- 

 tive to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see 76491. 



106961 to 106969. 



From Arizona. Seeds collected by Robert 

 Burton. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived October 26, 1934. 



Collected for Department specialists. 



106961. Amelaxchier utahexsis Koehne. 

 Malaeeae. 



A dwarf shrub with thick branches, 

 small roundish leaves, and short racemes 

 of small white flowers. Native to the 

 western United States. 



106962. Arctostaphylos puxgexs H. B. K. 

 Ericaceae. 



A shrub 3 to 10 feet high, with smooth 

 red-brown bark, lanceolate to rounded 

 leaves about an inch long, and small edible 

 brown fruits one-fourth inch in diameter. 

 Native to Mexico and the southwestern 

 United States. 



106963. Atriplex caxescexs (Pursh) 

 James. Chenopodiaceae. 



A shrub up to 3 feet high, with grayish- 

 white stems and narrow-oblong leaves. Na- 

 tive to the western United States. 



106964. Cercocarpus ixtricatus S. Wats. 

 Rosaceae. 



A low rigid evergreen shrub with short 

 revolute leaves, inconspicuous flowers, and 

 small feathery tailed fruits. Native to the 

 western United States. 



108965. Rhamxus betulaefolia Greene. 

 Rhamnaceae. 



A deciduous shrub with oval or ellipti- 

 cal, finely serrulate leaves 2 to 3 inches 

 long. Native to New Mexico and Arizona. 



106961 to 106969— Continued. 



106966. Cowaxia mexicaxa D. Don. Rosa- 

 ceae. 



A shrub up to 6 feet high, with small 

 crowded cuneate three- to seven-cleft 

 leaves less than half an inch long and 

 creamy-white flowers an inch across. It 

 is native to Mexico and the southwestern 

 United States. 



For previous introduction see 99410. 



106967. Elymcs gladcus Buckl. Poaceae. 



Blue wild-rye. 



A perennial grass with a loose or dense 



tuft of erect culms 2 to 4 feet high and 



lax flat leaves. Native to the western 

 United States. 



106968. Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. 

 Grossulariaceae. 



A deciduous shrub 3 to 5 feet high, 

 thickly covered with slender prickles. The 

 leaves, 1 to 2% inches wide and long, 

 are deeply three- to five-lobed. and the 

 funnel-shaped flowers, brownish crimson 

 inside and creamy white or pinkish out- 

 side, are borne in drooping racemes 2 to 

 3 inches long. The small round black 

 fruits are edible. Native to the northern 

 and western United States. 



For previous introduction see 40593. 



10 69 69. Symphoricarpos rotexdifolius 

 Gray. Caprifoliaceae. 



An upright shrub about 4 feet high, 

 with elliptic acute leaves and small pink- 

 ish flowers in axillary pairs or small ter- 

 minal spikes. Native to the western 

 United States. 



106970 to 106981. 



From the Territory of Ruanda and Urundi. 

 Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by J. B. 

 H. Lejeune. Director. Government Ex- 

 perimental Station, Kisozi. Received 

 October 30, 1934. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



106970. Acacia sp. Mimosaceae. 



106971 to 106973. Crotalaria spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



106971. Crotalaria digitata Hook. 



An erect annual 1 or 2 feet high, 

 white woolly throughout. The five or 

 seven leaflets are obovate. and the 

 large yellow flowers are in terminal 

 racemes. Native to southern India. 



For previous introduction see 99820. 



106972. Crotalaria sp. 



106973. Crotalaria sp. 



106974. Dolichos sp. Fabaceae. 



106975 to 106978. Ixdigofera spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Indigo. 



106975. Ixdigofera sp. 



106976. Ixdigofera sp. 



106977. Ixdigofera sp. 



106978. Ixdigofera sp. 



106979. Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae. 



106980. Sesbaxia sp. Fabaceae. 



106981. (Undetermined.) 



An unidentified leguminous plant. 



