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109606 to 109792— Continued. 



Groff, through O. A. Reinking, Los 

 Banos, Philippine Islands. Received 

 June 14, 1921. 



109759. CPB. 15093. Lau Ch'ang. 

 From Szwui. 



109760. CPB. 15094. From Paak 

 Shan. 



109761. CPB. 15095. Hang Chang. 

 From Szwui. 



109762. Citrus southwickii Wester. 

 Rutaceae. Limao. 



From the Philippine Islands. Plant 

 presented by the Bureau of Agriculture, 

 Manila. Received May 26, 1915. A 

 compact thorny tree which becomes 

 about 20 feet high, with dark-green, 

 thick, distinct leaves and attractive 

 oblate inedible fruits, used by the 

 Boholanos for washing clothes. Native 

 to the Philippine Islands, from the 

 island of Bohol through Mindanao. 



For previous introduction see 41387. 



109763. Feroniella oblata Swingle. Ru- 

 taceae. Krassan. 



CPB. 7521. (Date of origin not found.) 

 A spiny tree up to 65 feet high, native to 

 forests in Cambodia and Cochin-China. 

 The leaflets of the pinnate leaves are oval 

 with rounded or flattened tips, and the 

 very fragrant white flowers appear in 

 panicles on the branches of the previous 

 year's growth. The small fruits, less than 

 3 inches in diameter, are borne in clus- 

 ters and have a pronounced orange flavor 

 when young. The edible pinkish pulp is 

 subacid and is used as a condiment in 

 sauces. 



For previous introduction see 43968. 



109764. Ficus sp. Moraceae. Fig. 



CPB. 10348. Kazzi. From Syria. Cut- 

 tings presented by A. E. Day, American 

 University, Beirut. Received March 4, 

 1926. 



109765. Fortdnella hindsii (Champ.) 

 Swingle. Rutaceae. 



CPB. 7462-A. From Hong Kong, 

 China. Originally presented by S. T. 

 Dunn, Superintendent, Botanical and For- 

 estry Department, January 1909. A small 

 shrub with oval-elliptic, leathery leaves 

 and small orange fruits. Native to 

 southeastern China. 



For previous introduction see 24587. 



109766. Hesperethusa crenulata (Roxb.) 

 Roemer. Rutaceae. 



CPB. 2758. (Date of origin not found.) 

 A shrub or small tree, native to India, 

 where it grows in dry situations up to 

 4,000 feet altitude. The very small fruits 

 are occasionally eaten. 



109767. Hydnocarpus anthelminthica 

 Pierre. Flacourtiaceae. 



CPB. 15132. Seedling plants collected 

 by O. A. Reinking in Siam in 1920 ; re- 

 ceived from Los Banos, Philippine Islands, 

 June 14, 1921. The maikrabao, as this 

 tree is called in Siam, where it is native, 

 is 30 to 60 feet tall, with large leathery 

 leaves a foot long, pale yellow above and 

 greenish below. The rose or purplish 

 flowers are followed by round fruits 3 

 inches in diameter which contain about 

 SO seeds, from which a fatty oil is ex- 

 pressed. This oil closely resembles chaul- 



109606 to 109792— Continued. 



moogra oil, which is used in the treatment 

 of leprosy. 



For previous introduction see 65731. 



109768. Litchi chinensis Sonner. Sa- 

 pindaceae. Lychee. 



CPB. 12978-C. Specimen of fruit from 

 Estero, Fla., from P. W. Campbell, June 

 30, 1931. 



109769 to 109773. Microcitrus australa- 

 sica (F. Muell.) Swingle. Rutaceae. 



Finger lime. 



A spiny shrub or small tree 15 to 30 

 feet high, with small oval or ovate leaves 

 up to 1% inches long. The finger-shaped, 

 slender fruits, up to 4 inches long, con- 

 tain very acid juice. Native to New 

 South Wales and Queensland. 



For previous introduction see 57702. 



109769. CPB. 7307. From Australia. 



109770. CPB. 7307-B. A seedling of 

 CPB. 7307. 



109771. CPB. 7775-B. Received orig- 

 inally as seeds from James Pink, 

 Brisbane, Australia, in May 1906, and 

 assigned P. I. No. 18550. 



109772. CPB. 11372. Originally re- 

 ceived as seeds from Australia. 



109773. CPB. 11411. Sang. 



109774 and 109775. Microcitrus garra- 

 wayi (Bail.) Swingle. 



A small tree or shrub with very small, 

 white flowers and ovoid to finger-shaped 

 fruits. Native to Queensland, Australia. 



109774. CPB. 11008. 



109775. CPB. 11466. 



109776. Microcitrus sp. 



CPB. 7775-E. Original seed from Aus- 

 tralia. Received under the name "vir- 

 gata," for which a place of publication 

 has not been found. 



109777. Murraya exotica L. Rutaceae. 



Orange-jasmine. 



CPB. 7380. From India. An evergreen 

 shrub, native throughout tropical Asia to 

 the East Indies and as far as New Zea- 

 land. It has handsome pinnate foliage 

 and large fragrant white flowers. 



109778. Pedilanthus tithymaloides 

 Poit. Euphorbiaceae. 



CPB. 13104. A tender, cactuslike shrub 

 about 5 feet high, native to tropical Amer- 

 ica. The red or purple flowers are in 

 dense terminal cymes. In Mexico this is 

 known as the candelilla. 



[EXICANA H. B. K. 



109779. Pistacia 

 Anacardiaceae. 



CPB. 7581. Originally received as 

 seeds from Mexico, July 1, 1912. A 

 slender shrub or small tree with pinnate 

 leaves composed of 11 to 29 oblique-ob- 

 long leaflets and small dry fruits with 

 edible seeds. Native to Mexico. 



109780 to 109786. Severinia buxifolia 

 (Poir.) Ten. Rutaceae. 



A small spiny shrub, native to south- 

 ern China, with elliptical, wavy margined, 

 glossy-green leaves. The small pure-white 

 flowers are borne in axillary clusters, and 

 the black succulent berries are about the 

 size of a pea. 



