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109839 to 109875— Continued. 



109866. No. 2963. Arvejas verdes. 



109867. Ruprechtia coriacea (Karst.) 

 Blake. Polygonaceae. 



No. 3015. Biscochito. From near El 

 Sombrero, State of Guarico, February 3, 

 1935. A small tree, 20 feet high, native 

 to Venezuela, with ovate-lanceolate, acute 

 leaves about 3 inches long. 



109868. Ruprechtia sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 3030. Collected between El Som- 

 brero and La Democracia, State of Guari- 

 co, February 4, 1935. A small tree. 



109869. Sapindus saponaria L. Sapinda- 

 ceae. Southern soapberry. 



No. 3031. Para Para, pepo. Collected 

 between El Sombrero and La Democracia, 

 State of Guarico, February 4, 1935. 



For previous introduction see 51410. 



109870. SCHOENOCAULON OFFICINALE 



(Schlecht.) A. Gray. Melanthiaceae. 



No. 2994. Cebadilla. From Antimano, 

 near Caracas, January 28, 1935. A bulb- 

 ous plant, native to tropical America, 

 about 3 feet high, with long linear, grass- 

 like leaves and small white flowers on a 

 long spike. 



For previous introduction see 45810. 



109871. Serjania glabrata H. B. K. Sa- 

 pindaceae. 



No. 2954. From the lower Catuche 

 Woods, near Caracas, January 22, 1935. 

 A climbing shrub with alternate biternate 

 leaves and white flowers in axillary spike- 

 like racemes. Native to temperate regions 

 in Peru. 



For previous inaroduction see 101251. 



109872. Sicana odorifera (Veil.) Naud. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Casabanana. 



No. 2975. Cajua. From the market at 

 Caracas, January 23, 1935. A subtropi- 

 cal ornamental vine with cylindrical 

 fruits over a foot long, which have finely 

 mottled dark reddish rinds and yellow 

 flesh with a pleasing odor somewhat like 

 that of the muskmelon. The fruit is used 

 for preserves or dulces. 



For previous introduction see 98882. 



109873 to 109875. Vigna spp. Fabaceae. 



From the market at Caracas, January 

 23, 1935. 



109873 and 109874. Vigna cylindrica 

 (Stickm.) Skeels. Catjang. 



109873. No. 2958. Frijol bianco de 

 sopa. 



109874. No. 2965. Frijoles negros. 



109875. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 



Cowpea. 

 No. 2960. Frijol caia de santo. 



109876 to 109878. Festuca spp. Poa- 

 ceae. Fescue. 



From Germany. Seeds presented by Gustav 

 Ziilzer, Hamburg. Received March 5, 

 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



109876. Festuca capillata Lam. 



Hair fescue. 

 Sapi. 



For previous introduction see 109211. 



109876 to 109878— Continued. 



109877 and 109878. Festuca ovina L. 



Sheep fescue. 



For previous introduction see 109497. 



109877. Sano. 109878. Saru. 



109879 to 109883. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. 

 Grey, Superintendent, Atkins Institution 

 of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos, through F. G. Walsingham. Re- 

 ceived February 28, 1935. 



109879. Cassia bacillaris L. f. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



A small tree of rather straggly habit 

 with pinnate foliage and golden-yellow 

 flowers in loose racemes. 



For previous introduction see 106514. 



109880. Cassia excelsa Schrad. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



Received under the varietal name "an- 

 gustifolia," for which a place of publi- 

 cation has not been found. 



109881. Entada gigas (L.) Fawcett and 

 Rendle. Mimosaceae. 



A woody climber with stems often 100 

 feet long, bipinnate leaves about 6 inches 

 long, and small racemes of yellow or white 

 flowers. The fruit is a large, flat, jointed 

 pod 3 to 7 feet long, with one seed to a 

 joint. The handsome deep-brown seeds 

 are 2 inches across. Native to the West 

 Indies. 



109882. Ipomoea sinuata Ortega. Con- 

 volvulaceae. 



A handsome vine with attractive pal- 

 mately-divided leaves and bell-shaped flow- 

 ers 1 to 2 inches wide, white with a 

 purple center. Native to Mexico. 



For previous introduction see 26411. 



109883. Tectona grandis L. f. Verbena- 

 ceae. Teak. 



A tall evergreen tree, native to south- 

 ern and central Asia, with opposite ovate 

 leaves and white or bluish flowers in ter- 

 minal panicles 6 inches long. The wood 

 is highly prized by shipbuilders because 

 of its great strength and durability. 



For previous introduction see 94201. 



109884. Aloe sp. Liliaceae. 



From Venezuela. Plants collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived March 12, 1935. 



No. 3072. Zablla. Collected February 16, 

 1935, near the sea on a dry hillside, on the 

 road between Caracas and Cabo Blanco. A 

 stemless aloe about a foot high with dull 

 yellow flowers. 



109885 to 109888. 



From China. Seeds and bulbs presented by 

 Andrew Tse, Hong Kong. Received March 

 7, 1935. 



A collection of Chinese vegetables intro- 

 duced for Department specialists. 



109885. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



109886. Allium sativum L. Liliaceae. 



Garlic. 

 Bulbs. 



109887. Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae. 



Celery. 



