PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



107757. Nannorrhops ritchieana 

 (Griffith) Wendl. Phoenicaceae. 



Mazri palm. 



From India. Seeds presented by R. R. 

 Stewart, Gordon College, American United 

 Presbyterian Mission, Rawalpindi. Re- 

 ceived January 4, 1935. 



A small rare cluster palm, native to the 

 mountains of Afghanistan and western India. 

 The rigid, fan-shaped leaves are very glaucous 

 both above and below and are about 3 feet 

 long. In its native habitat this palm is often 

 covered with snow in winter. 



For previous introduction see 99604. 



107758. Rubus hawaiensis A. Gray. 

 Rosaceae. Akala. 



From Hawaii. Seeds presented by W. T. 

 Pope, senior horticulturist, Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Honolulu. Received 

 January 11, 1935. 



A wild raspberry native to Hawaii be- 

 tween 3,500 and 5,000 feet altitude, which 

 grows over 15 feet high. The large fruits, 

 1 y 2 inches long and about 1 inch in diameter, 

 have a rather sharp but pleasant acid flavor. 



For previous introduction see 101344. 



107759. Polytrias a maura (Buehse) 

 Kuntze. Poaceae. Java grass. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by 

 Atherton Lee, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Mayaguez. Received January 5, 

 1935. 



A common lawn and pasture grass, native 

 to low altitudes in Java. 



For previous introduction see 77489. 

 107760 to 107769. 



From Surinam. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 9, 1935. 



107760. Cassia undulata Benth. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



No. 2707. Near Scotelweg, November 

 12, 1934. A shrub 10 to 12 feet high, 

 with falcate-oblong leaflets 2 to 3 inches 

 long and golden-yellow flowers in short 

 dense panicles. Native to British Guiana. 



107761. Cestrum latifolium tenuiflorum 

 (H. B. K.) O. E. Schulz. Solanaceae. 



No. 2705. Near Scotelweg, November 

 12, 1934. A low bush with ovate acumi- 

 nate leaves less than 4 inches long and 

 axillary spikes of white flowers. Native 

 to Venezuela. 



107762. Cleome aculeata L. Capparida- 



No. 2700. About 8 miles northeast of 

 Paramaribo, along the highway, Novem- 

 ber 6, 1934. A tall annual up to 3 feet 

 high, with digitately three-foliolate leaves 

 and small solitary white flowers. Native 

 to tropical America. 



107763 to 107765. Clibadium surinamense 

 L. Asteraceae. 



Kunami-ran. Near Scotelweg, Novem- 

 ber 12, 1934. A large bushy perennial up 

 to 10 feet high, with broadly ovate leaves 

 and small white flower heads in dense 

 clusters. 



For previous introduction see 106539. 



107763. No. 2716. A form with small 

 leaves. 



107760 to 107769— Continued. 



107764. No. 2717. A form with large 

 leaves. 



107765. No. 2725. Typical form. 



107766. Euphorbia brasiliensis Lam. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. 



No. 2719. Near Scotelweg, November 

 12, 1934. A herbaceous perennial, native 

 to Brazil, with reddish stems 8 to 10 inches 

 high, elliptic-oblong leaves, and small 

 brownish and white flowers. 



107767. POTHOMORPHE PELTATA (L.) Miq. 



Piperaceae. 



No. 2727. Near Scotelweg, November 

 12, 1934. An erect shrub with rounded- 

 cordate, peltate leaves ; closely allied to 

 Piper. Native to western India. 



107768. Solanum melongena L. Solana- 

 ceae. Eggplant. 



No. 2699. About 8 miles northwest of 

 Paramaribo along the highway. A culti- 

 vated eggplant with small greenish-white 

 fruits, 2% by 2 inches, shaped like a 

 tomato. 



107769. Vismia cayennensis (Jacq.) Pers. 

 Hypericaceae. 



No. 2706. About 8 miles northeast of 

 Paramaribo on the highway, November 6, 

 1934. A shrub or small tree with small 

 yellow flowers, whitish fuzzy on the in- 

 side and waxen on the outside. 



107770 to 107778. 



From China. Scions collected in Shantung 

 Province by Peter Liu. Received Janu- 

 ary 4, 1935. 



107770 to 107774. Castanea spp. Fagaceae. 



Chestnut. 



107770. No. 1. Chia Lee (home chest- 

 nut). From the foothills of Sun Chia 

 Tzu J'ang, near Nanking. The most 

 common variety of this region ; ripens 

 about the middle of September. 



107771. No. 2. Yu Lee. From the foot- 

 hills of Sun Chia Tzu J'ang. near 

 Nanking. Larger than the Chia Lee 

 [107770], with a bright shining skin. 



107772. No. 3. Kuei Hua Lee Tzu (cas- 

 sia flower chestnut). Collected be- 

 tween Nanking and Shanghai in the 

 foothills of Heui Shan, near Wusih. 

 One of the best in this region ; ripens 

 early in September. 



107773. No. 4. Ta Mine/ Lee Tzu (large 

 bright chestnut). From the village 

 of Ta Ching Kou, northeast of Taian. 

 The most common variety in Shantung 

 and the best of all ; ripens about the 

 third week in September. 



107774. No. 5. Hsiao Ming Lee Tzu 

 (small bright chestnut). Smaller 

 than Ta Ming Lee Tzu [107773] ; 

 ripens at the same time. 



107775 to 107778. DlOSPYROS KAKI L. f. 

 Diospyraceae. Kaki. 



107775. No. 6. Ho Shih (box persim- 

 mon) from near Ta Ching Kou, 

 Shantung. Fruit 3 inches wide and 

 over 2 inches high. 



107776. No. 7. Tung SJiih (freezing per- 

 simmon) from Ta Ching Kou, north- 

 east of Taian, Shantung. Fruit 2y 2 

 to 3 inches high and 2 inches wide ; 

 not good to eat until it has thawed 

 after being frozen. 



