PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



111870 to 111875. Eucalyptus spp. 

 Myrtaceae. 



Prom Australia. Seeds presented by F. H. 

 Baker, Richmond, Victoria. Received July 

 23, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



111870. Eucalyptus caesia Benth. 



A small tree with the branches and fo- 

 liage pale glaucous to nearly white. The 

 ovate-lanceolate leaves are rather thick and 

 generally about 3 inches long. Native to 

 Western Australia. 



111871. Eucalyptus crucis Maiden. 



A small tree 25 feet or less high, glau- 

 cous throughout, with small thick ovate to 

 lanceolate leaves over an inch long. Na- 

 tive to Western Australia. 



111872. Eucalyptus ebythbocobys Muell. 



Usually a shrub 8 to 10 feet high, but 

 sometimes a tree up to 30 feet. The 

 broadly linear, rigid leaves are 6 inches 

 long, and the large flowers, in axillary 

 clusters, have bright-red, fleshy caps over 

 the buds ; the long stamens are yellow. The 

 ribbed, hemispherical fruits are 1 to 2 

 inches long. It is native to Western Aus- 

 tralia. 



For previous introduction see 106337. 



111873. Eucalyptus macbocabpa Hook. 



A stout shrub or small tree up to 15 

 feet high, with thick rigid cordate glaucous 

 leaves 6 inches long and large solitary, 

 brilliant orange or crimson flowers. Na- 

 tive to Western Australia. 



For previous introduction see 104169. 



111874. Eucalyptus peeissiana Schauer. 



A shrubby eucalyptus about 8 feet high, 

 with rigid branchlets, shining-green, ob- 

 long-elliptic leaves nearly 4 inches long, 

 and small yellowish flowers in axillary 

 clusters. Native to Western and South 

 Australia. 



For previous introduction see 106342. 



111875. EUCALYPTUS PYEIFOEMIS TurcZ. 



Red Mallet. A shrub or small tree, 

 found in Western and South Australia, 

 where it attains a height of 8 to 10 feet. 

 The very thick, narrow leaves are rarely 

 more than 3 inches long, and the large 

 flowers are red when fresh. The yellow- 

 ish-v,hite wood is hard, heavy, and durable. 



For previous introduction see 106343. 



111876. Asteebla lappacea (Lindl.) 

 Domin. Poaceae. 



Hook Mitchell grass. 



From Australia. Seeds purchased from Ar- 

 thur Yates & Co., Ltd., Sydney, New South 

 Wales. Received July 23, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



A tall perennial grass with broad succulent 

 leaves. Native to Australia, where it is con- 

 sidered an excellent pasture grass. 



For previous introduction see 75697. 



111877. Phoenix paludosa Roxb. Pho- 

 enicaceae. Date palm. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Royal 

 Botanic Gardens, Sibpur, near Calcutta. , 

 Received July 26, 1935. I 



111877— Continued. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



A small tree found in the estuarian regions 

 along the coast of India from Bengal to 

 Burma and in the Andaman Islands. It is a 

 typical mangrove plant which forms alter- 

 nating bands of associations with another 

 mangrove palm, Nipa fruticans. 



For previous introduction see 32822. 



111878 and 111879. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by Claud 

 L. Horn, Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Mayaguez. Received July 26, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



111878. AEEIA ATTENUATA O. F. Cook. 



Phoenicaceae. Palma de coyor. 



Locally known also as the coyure. The 

 tallest of the Puerto Rican palms, it 

 reaches a height of 60 to 100 feet. Its- 

 pinnate foliage resembles that of the royal 

 palm, but is shorter ; the trunk never ex- 

 ceeds 6 to 8 inches in diameter. This palm 

 is found only on limestone hills and usually 

 feeds upon nothing but the humus collected 

 in the cracks of these rocks. The large 

 bunches of orange-red berries, which are 

 the size of a small cherry, are very at- 

 tractive and are fed to chickens and hogs. 



For previous introduction see 39189. 



111879. Euphobia didyma Blanco. Sapin- 

 daceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 111861. 



111880 to 111885. Arachis spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Peanut. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Di- 

 rector, Instituto Agronomico, Campinas 

 Sao Paulo. Received July 26, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



111880 and 111881. Abachis hypogaea L. 



111880. Amarello. 



111881. Uommum. 



111882. Abachis nambyquabae Hoehne. 



Listed as Arachis hypogaea var. Nham- 

 biquam; changed for taxonomic reasons.. 

 A native variety, cultivated by the In- 

 dians ; seeds large and variable in color. 



111883 to 111885. Abachis hypogaea L. 



111883. Porto-Alegere. 



111884. Rasteiro. 



111885. Roxo. 



111886 to 111913. Hibiscus. Malvaceae. 



From Puerto Rico. Cuttings presented by 

 Atherton Lee, Director, Puerto Rico Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, Mayaguez. 

 Received August 1, 1935. 



A collection of hibiscus varieties, largely 

 the results of crosses, many of them between 

 varieties of hybrid or uncertain origin, made 

 at Mayaguez by T. B. McClelland, formerly 

 director of the Puerto Rico Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



111886. Christine. A dwarf, small-flow- 

 ered yellow variety. 



