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107276 — Continued. 



through the American consul at Santiago, 

 Chile. Received November 26, 1934. 



A pinnate-leaved palm of moderate size, 

 native to Juan Fernandez Island. The 

 leaves are 4 to 5 feet long, with linear- 

 acuminate pinnae, and the slender trunk 

 is without spines. 



For previous introduction see 91297. 



107277. (Undetermined.) 



"From Ecuador. Roots presented by Mrs. 

 Ynez Mexia, through the American con- 

 sulate, Guavaquil. Received November 22, 

 1934. 



107278 to 107284. 



From Norway. Seeds presented by Prof. 

 Olav Moen. horticultural division. Agri- 

 cultural College, Aas. Received Novem- 

 ber 27, 1934. 



Introduced under the following varietal 

 names, for Department specialists. 



107278 to 107280. Brassica oleracea ca- 

 pitata L. Brassicaceae. Cabbage. 



107278. No. 390. 



107279. No. 400. 



107280. No. 426. 



Moens hvitkal. 

 Amager Faales Blatopp. 

 Tronder. 



Brassicaceae. 



Turnip. 



Apiaceae. 



Carrot, 



107281. Brassica rapa L. 



No. 516. Trondhjemsk. 



107282. Dadcus carota L. 



No. 298. Londoner torv. 



107283. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. 



Common bean. 



No. 151. Erstling, Erikarud. 



107284. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodia- 

 ceae. Common spinach. 



No. 850. Kongen av Danmark. 

 107285 and 107286. 



From the Isla de Pinos, Cuba. Bulbs pre- 

 sented by Charles F. Fetter, through G. L. 

 Hoyt, Nueva Gerona. Received December 

 5, 1934. 



107285. Zephyranthes sp. Amaryllidaceae. 

 A variety with pink flowers. 



107286. Zephyranthes sp. Amaryllidaceae. 

 A variety with white flowers. 



107287. Phleum pratense L. Poaceae. 



Timothy. 



From England. Seeds purchased from 

 A. G. Leighton, Whitechurch, Shropshire, 

 through R. C. Stapledon, Welsh Plant 

 Breeding Station, Aberystwyth, Wales. 

 Received December 1, 1934. 



Strain TimotiiA) 8. 48 ; introduced for De- 

 partment specialists. 



107288. Aca'cia bonaeiensis Gillies. 

 Mimosaceae. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by the 

 Jardm Botanico, Buenos Aires, through 

 the Atkins Institution of tbe Arnold Ar- 

 boretum. Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Re- 

 ceived December 3, 1934. 

 An acacia with angular branches covered 

 with scattered short recurved spines. The 

 long bipinnate leaves and branches are gla- 



107288 — Continued. 



brous ; the youngest leaflets and the pe- 

 duncles are silky hairy, as are also the short 

 panicles of white flower spikes. 



For previous introduction see 104103. 



107289. Phoenix reclinata Jacq. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Senegal date palm. 



From Kenya Colony, Africa. Seeds collected 

 by H. C. Sampson, economic botanist, 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. 

 Received July 26, 1934. Numbered in 

 November 1934. 



A date palm 20 to 30 feet high, but 

 sometimes stemless, native to tropical and 

 subtropical parts of Africa. The reclinate 

 pinnate leaves are 6 to 9 feet long and 

 have rigid green leaflets. The yellowish 

 fruits with sweet edible pulp are half an 

 inch long. 



For previous introduction see 106104. 

 107290 to 107293. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by the 

 Jardin Botanico, Buenos Aires, through 

 the Atkins Institution of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Re- 

 ceived December 3, 1934. 



107290. Alnus jorullexsis H. B. K. 

 Betulaceae. 



A shrub or small tree 10 to 20 feet 

 high, with smooth reddish-brown branches 

 and oblong or obovate leaves 3 to 5 inches 

 long. Native to southern Mexico. 



107291. Cedrela fissilis Veil. Meliaceae. 



A tall ornamental tree, native to Brazil 

 and Paraguay, with pinnate leaves 10 to 

 15 inches long and large panicles of small 

 whitish flowers. Because of its handsome 

 foliage it is suitable for growing as an 

 avenue tree in the warmer parts of the 

 United States. 



For previous introduction see 65272. 



107292. COMBRETUM FRUTICOSUM (Loefl.) 



Stuntz. Combretaceae. 



Received as C. micropetalum, which is 

 now referred to the above species. An 

 ornamental climbing shrub, with op- 

 posite elliptic leaves and spikes of orange 

 and green flowers. It is native to the 

 temperate regions from Argentina to 

 Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 104111. 



107293. Enterolobidm timbouva Mart. 

 Mimosaceae. Timbo. 



A large tree with bipinnate leaves made 

 up of two to five pinnae, each bearing 10 

 to 20 pairs of falcate-oblong leaflets and 

 large heads of greenish flowers followed 

 by coriaceous kidney-shaped pods. It is 

 native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 88230. 



107294 and 107295. Solanum melon- 

 gena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



From California. Seed presented by Claude 

 D. Tribble. Elk Grove. Received Decem- 

 ber 5, 1934. 



107294. Seeds from a native Syrian egg- 

 plant which grows 48 inches high and 

 is well branched. The fruits are from 

 3y 2 to 8 inches long and 2 inches in 

 diameter. The flavor is better than any 

 of our domestic varieties. 



107295. Seeds from California-grown plants 

 from P. I. 107294. 



