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1 10860— Continued. 



A bushy, somewhat climbing plant from 

 eastern tropical Africa with palmately five- 

 lobed leaves and light-yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 80210. 



iamensis Miqnel. 



110861. Cycas 

 Cycadaceae. 



From Burma, India. Seeds presented by 

 W. V. Palmer, silviculturist, Mayayo. 

 Received May 3, 1935. 



A small eventually palmlike tree with a 

 trunk 2 to 6 feet high, much swollen at the 

 base. The stiffly spreading light-green, pin- 

 nately compound leaves are 3 feet long, 

 and the ovoid fruits, about 6 inches long, 

 are covered with orange wool. Native to 

 Siam. 



For previous introduction see 102373. 



110862. Heterospathe elata Scheff. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by David Barry, Jr., Los An- 

 geles, Calif. Received May 11, 1935. 



Bonga. A tall unarmed palm with a 

 straight slender stem and long pinnate 

 leaves, growing in protected situations 

 where the rainfall is evenly distributed. It 

 is one of the most attractive and graceful 

 palms and will make a good plant for the 

 conservatory and possibly a good house 

 plant. Native to Nefherland India. 



110863. Zephyranthes sp. Amarylli- 

 daceae. 



From Mexico. Bulbs purchased from Dr. 

 C. A. Purpus. Zacuapam, Huatusco, Vera 

 Cruz. Received May 11, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



A species with white flowers. 



110864 and 110865. 



From Puerto Ri<"0. Seeds presented by 

 Atherton Lee, Director, Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Mayaguez. Received 

 May 8, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



110864. Cassia nodosa Buch.-Ham. Cae- 

 salpiniaccae. 



A moderate-sized, deciduous tree with 

 long drooping branches and glossy bipin- 

 nate leaves. In the spring it bears a 

 profusion of beautiful pink, rose-scented 

 flowers in dense long-stalked racemes. 

 The leaves and flowers appear at the same 

 time. Native tc northwestern India. 



For previous introduction see 101435. 



110865. Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) 

 O. F. Cook (E. micropteryx Poepp.). 

 Fabaceae. Bucare. 



A handsome, tender, leguminous tree 

 with showy red flowers ; native to Peru. 



For previous introduction see 102606. 



110866. Zephyranthes tubispatha 

 (L'Herit.) Herb. Amaryllidaceae. 



From the British West Indies. Bulbs pre- 

 sented by F. G. Harcouft, Agricultural 

 Superintendent, Agricultural Department, 

 Dominica. Received May 15, 1935. 



Brujita hlanca. A summer flowering 

 plant with four or Ave narrow-linear leaves 

 5 to 12 inches long and a slender scape 4 



1 10866 — Continued. 



inches long bearing a white flower about 2 

 inches in length. Native to the West Indies. 



For previous introduction see 107148. 



110867. Ilex cornuta Lindl. and Paxt. 

 Aquifoliaceae. Chinese holly. 



Plants growing at the United States Plant 

 Introduction Garden, Chico, Calif. Num- 

 bered in May, 1935, for convenience in 

 distribution. 



A seedling of P. I. 24638; this has a 

 beautiful round habit of growth, and the 

 large, attractive berries are parthenocarpic. 



110868. Poa PALUSTRTS L. Poaceae. 



Fowl meadow grass. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by H. F. 

 Roberts, University of Manitoba, Winni- 

 peg. Received May 8, 1935. 



For previous introduction see 104677. 

 110869 and 110870. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented bv R. M. 

 Grey, Superintendent of the Atkins Insti- 

 tution of the Arnold Arboretum. Soiedad, 

 Cienfuegos, through F. G. Walsingham. 

 Received May 10, 1935. 



110869. Heterophragma adenophyllum 

 (DC.) Seem. Bignoniaceae. 



A handsome tree related to the catalpa, 

 but adapted for cultivation in tropical re- 

 gions only, as it is very susceptible to 

 frost. It reaches a height of 30 to 50 

 feet, with large opposite pinnate leaves 

 and woolly, brownish-yellow flowers in 

 terminal panicles. Native to tropical 

 Africa. 



For previous introduction see 105788. 



110870. Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. Big- 

 noniaceae. 



110871 to 110877. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by the Botanic Gar- 

 den, Samara 2. Received May 13, 1935. 

 Introduced for Department specialists. 



110871. Artemisia glauca Pall. Astera- 

 ceae. 



A herbaceous perennial up to 2 feet 

 high. Native to Siberia. 



110872. Aster holophtllus Hemsl. As- 

 teraceae. 



An annual or biennial, with oblong- 

 linear puberulent leaves and small sky- 

 blue flower heads. Native to the Amur 

 River region, Siberia. 



110873. Astragalus alopecuroides L. 

 Fabaceae. Foxtail milkvetch. 



An erect pubescent Siberian species 2 

 to 5 feet high, with narrowly oval leaves 

 and yellow flowers produced in thick ob- 

 long spikes. 



For previous introduction see 



110874. Caylusea abyssinica (Fres.) 

 Fisch. and Mey. Resedaceae. 



A bushy annual up to 3 feet high, with 

 narrow leaves and large racemes of in- 

 conspicuous flowers. Native to Ethiopia. 



110875. Lathyrds sp. Fabaceae. 



110876. Lycopersicon esculentdm Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



