PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



107787 to 107807— Continued. 



107801. Cupania diphylla Vahl. Sapin- 

 daceae. 



No. 2741. A tree 30 feet high, found in 

 the jungle. 



107802. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



No. 2769. A hybrid cotton 6 to 10 feet 

 high with yellow flowers, found on the 

 open savanna in pure-white sand. 



107803. Indigofera hirsuta L. Fabaceae. 



Indigo. 



No. 2744. An annual 3 feet high with 

 crimson flowers. Used as a cultivated 

 cover crop at the Sandrij Experiment Sta- 

 tion. 



For previous introduction see 106928. 



107804. Passiflora auriculata H. B. K. 

 Passifloraceae. 



No. 2785. A shrubby climber found in 

 the jungle, with ovate, obtuse, entire, 

 shining leaves and whitish flowers. Na- 

 tive to northern South America. 



107805. Phaseolus peduncularis H. B. K. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2773. A tropical annual vine with 

 narrowly ovate, acuminate leaflets and 

 axillary racemes of small pinkish flowers. 

 Native to Colombia. 



107806. Plumeria sp. Apocynaceae. 



No. 2793. A tree 20 feet high with red- 

 dish wood, milky latex, and cream-colored 

 flowers. Found in white sand. 



107807. Zea mats L. Poaceae. Corn. 



No. 2777. From a cooperative field of 

 Carib Indians. 



107803 to 107811. 



From China. Seeds presented by Dr. Wang 

 Tai Yih, the Sun Yat-Sen Tomb and 

 Memorial Park Commission, Nanking. 

 Received January 10, 1935. 



A collection of native vegetables introduced 

 for Department specialists. 



107808. Allium cepa L. Llliaceae. Onion. 

 White globe. 



107809. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 

 Yellow globe. 



107810. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



107811. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 

 Scarlet long. 



107812 to 107814. 



From Siam. Bulbs presented by Dr. H. M.- 

 Smith, Department of Fisheries, Bangkok. 

 Received January 5, 1935. 



Locally grown bulbs. 



107812. Crinum sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



107813. HlPPEASTRUM EQUESTRE (L. f.) 



Herb. Amaryllidaceae. 



107814. (Undetermined.) 



107815. Licania sp. Rosaceae. 



From Guatemala, Central America. Seeds 

 presented by Sr. Julio E. Castaneda de 

 Ranero, Puebla Nuevo, through J. L. 



107815 — Continued. 



Colom, Pan American Union, Washington, 

 D. C. Received January 9, 1935. 



The licanias are tropical American shrubs 

 or trees, some of which bear edible fruits. 



107816 to 107818. 



From Ecuador. Seeds and bulbs collected 

 by Mrs. Ynes Mexia, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received January 18, 1935. 



107816. Maximiliana sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palma real. 



No. 6736-A. Canton Pujili, Province 

 of Leon, November 24, 1934. A tree over 

 90 feet high, found in dense virgin forest. 

 The orange fruits fall as they ripen. 



107817. EUCHARIS GRANDIFLORA Planch. 



and Linden. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 6644. Bulbs of a Colombian 

 eucharis, with two to four ovate-acu- 

 minate leaves about 4 inches long and 

 three to five white flowers on a scape over 

 a foot high. It resembles Eucharis can- 

 Mda, but the flowers are about twice as 

 large. 



107818. (Undetermined.) 

 Bulbs and seeds. 



107819. Erythrina herbacea L. Faba- 

 ceae. Coraltree. 



From Texas. Seeds presented by W. L. 

 Gillespy, Taylor. Received January 19, 

 1935. 



A shrubby perennial with a very thick 

 root and stems 2 to 4 feet high. The three 

 leaflets are ovate to hastate, and the deep- 

 scarlet flowers, 2 inches long, are- in long 

 loose racemes. Native to the West Indies 

 and the Gulf States. 



107820 to 107837. 



From Ecuador. Seeds collected by Mrs. Ynes 

 Mexia, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 7, 1935. 



107820. Rollinia sp. Annonaceae. 



No. 6736. Guayas Province. Tropical 

 American shrubs or trees, closely related 

 to Annona. 



107821. Banisteriopsis quitensis Mor- 

 ton. Malpighiaceae. 



No. 6636. Los Rios Province. A 

 woody climber with ovate-lanceolate leaves 

 2 to 4 inches long and small yellow flowers 

 in terminal clusters. Native to Ecuador. 



107822. Browallia Americana L. Solana- 

 ceae. 



No. 6565. Los Rios Province. A 

 slender annual about 2 feet high, with 

 smooth ovate leaves up to 2 inches long 

 and solitary flowers less than an inch long. 

 Native to tropical America. 



107823. Clibadium surinamense L. Aster- 

 aceae. 



No. 6595. Los Rios Province. A shrub 

 up to 8 feet high, with broadly ovate 

 leaves and small white flowers in dense 

 clusters. 



For previous introduction see 106539. 



107824. Clibadium sylvestre (Aubl.) 

 Baill. Asteraceae. 



No. 6678. Los Rios Province. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 107798. 



