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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



107844 to 107849— Continued. 



107844. Acacia pellacantha Vogel. Mim- 

 osaceae. 



No. 6763. Province of Guayas, October 

 1934. A spiny tree tomentose throughout, 

 with bipinnate leaves and small flowers in 

 dense axillary heads. Native to Peru at 

 altitudes of 2,000 to 3,000 feet. 



107845. Cerbera thevetia L. Apocyna- 

 ceae. Yellow oleander. 



No. 6748. Province of Guayas, Decem- 

 ber 10, 1934. An ornamental, willow- 

 leaved, yellow-flowered tree or shrub 10 

 to 15 feet high. Native to tropical 

 America. 



For previous introduction see 106951. 



107846. Diospyros psidioides H. B. K. 

 Diospyraceae. 



No. 6749. Province of Guayas, Decem- 

 ber 10, 1934. A low tree with alternate 

 obovate-oblong entire leathery leaves 4 

 inches long and solitary small yellow edible 

 fruits 1 inch in diameter. Native to Peru. 



Nos. 107847 to 107849 were collected in 

 the Province of Los Rios, October 1934. 



Nos. 107847 to 107849 were collected in 

 No. 6660. A vine with large pods. 



107848. Ochroma grandiflora Rowlee. 

 Bombacaceae. 



No. 6637. A tall tree with mottled gray 

 bark, entire orbicular leaves 8 inches wide, 

 and large showy flowers 6 inches long. 

 This tree is a source of kapok. Native to 

 Ecuador. 



107849. Smilax officinalis H. B. K. 

 Smilacaceae. Sarsaparilla. 



No. 6638. A climbing shrub with square 

 stems armed along the angles with small 

 prickles. The glabrous leaves, often a 

 loot long, are variable in form, often tri- 

 angular or oblong-acute, cordate or some- 

 what auriculate at the base. The green- 

 ish-yellow flowers are in stalked umbels, 

 and the cinnamon-brown roots are one of 

 the principal sources of sarsaparilla. 



For previous introduction see 45731. 

 107850. Serjania sp. Sapindaceae. 



From Texas. 'Seeds presented by Peter 

 Hemz, Brownsville. Received January 2, 

 1935. 



A woody vine from the eastern, rainy side 

 of the mountains below Taxco, Mexico. The 

 vine is a vigorous grower; it climbs to the 

 tops of trees and bears conspicuous reddish 

 winged fruits. 



107851 and 107852. 



From the Union of South Africa. Bulbs 

 purchased from E. G. Bryant, Prieska. 

 Received January 5, 1935. 



107851. Ammocharis falcata Herb. Ama- 

 ryllidaceae. 



A tender bulbous plant from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, with strap-shaped leaves up to 

 2 feet long and an umbel of 20 to 40 

 fragant red flowers. 



107852. Nerine ouparquetiana (Baill.) 

 Baker. Amaryllidaceae. 



A nerine with strap-shaped leaves 8 to 

 12 inches long, contemporary with the 

 flowers ; the latter are funnel-shaped, white 



107851 and 107852— Continued. 



with a carmine keel, in umbels of 20. 

 Native to the Kalahari region, South 

 Africa. 



107853 to 107864. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Bulbs presented by the Botanical Institute, 

 Turcomania. Ashkhabad, through H. L, 

 Westover, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 3, 1935. 



107853. Allium giganteum Regel. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



One of the largest members of the genus, 

 with large bulbs and broad fleshy leaves 

 about 18 inches long. The bright-lilac 

 flower heads, 4 inches across, are on stalks 

 about 4 feet high. 



For previous introduction see 106640. 



107854. Ixiolirion tataricum (Pall.) Her- 

 bert. Amaryllidaceae. 



A bulbous herbaceous perennial, native 

 from the Caucasus through central Asia, 

 with awl-shaped leaves and terminal um- 

 bels of deep-blue or violet six-lobed flowers, 

 which are borne in the spring. 



For previous introduction see 107552. 



107855 and 107856. Muscari racemosum 

 (L.) Mill. Liliaceae. 



A grape-hyacinth with five to six thick, 

 almost cylindrical leaves about 5 inches 

 long and dark-blue, fragrant flowers. Na- 

 tive to the Caucasus. 



107857 to 107864. Tulipa spp. Liliaceae. 



Tulip. 



107857. Tulipa kuschkensis B. 

 Fedtsch. 



A tulip about a foot high which has 

 four to six undulate, sickle-shaped 

 leaves with narrow white margins. The 

 yellow flower, black at the base of the 

 perianth segments, is about 2 inches 

 long. Native to Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 107427. 



107858. Tulipa micheliana Hoog. 



A tulip native to the Caspian region, 

 with a pubescent scape 12 inches high. 

 The lanceolate to linear-lanceolate 

 leaves, usually four, are striped with 

 brown and have undulate margins. The 

 large single flowers are lilac scarlet and 

 vermilion scarlet inside with black 

 lanceolate blotches on the back. 



For previous introduction see 106913. 



107859. Tulipa wilsoniana Hoog. 



A dwarf tulip with narrow, purple- 

 edged leaves and a deep-red flower on a 

 stem 4 inches high. Native to Turkis- 

 tan. 



For previous introduction see 107428. 



107860 to 107864. 



The following numbers were received 

 without labels. 



107860. Tulipa sp. 



107861. Tulipa sp. 



107862. Tulipa sp. 



107863. Tulipa sp. 



107864. Tulipa sp. 



