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114845 to 115046— Continued. 



114933. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) 

 Taub. Fabaceae. Guar. 



No. 224. Gorichikadi. From Banga- 

 lore, Mysore. March 5, 1936. Used both 

 green and dried. 



114934. Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) 

 Sendt. Solanaceae. Tree-tomato. 



No. 1. Takkali. From the market at 

 Kandy, Ceylon, February 19, 1936. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 114441. 



114935. XCYRTANTHUS INTERMEDIUS Mast. 



Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 150. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon. February 28, r936. 

 Bulbs of an artificial hybrid, Cyrianthus- 

 mackcnii X angustifolius, about 18 inches 

 high, with strap-shaped leaves and 8 to 

 10 orange-pink, tubular flowers 2 inches 

 long in an umbel. 



114936. Cyrtanthus mackenii Hook. f. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 149. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1936. 

 Bulbs of a species with two to six linear 

 leaves 1 foot long, appearing with the 

 flower stem, which is a foot high, red- 

 brown at the base, and bears an umbal 

 of 4 to 10 ivory-white tubular flowers 2 

 inches long. It is native to southern 

 Africa. 



For previous introduction see 89645. 



114937. Datura suaveolens Humb. and 

 Bonpl. Solanaceae. Angel-trumpet. 



No. 135. From the Botanic Gardens. 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1936. A 

 handsome plant 15 to 20 feet high, with 

 smooth elliptic leaves, downy beneath ; 

 sometimes 300 of the very large, pure- 

 white, sweet-scented pendent flowers are 

 open at once. 



For previous introduction see 53919. 



114938. Delonix regia (Boj.) Raf. Caes- 

 alpiniaceae. Royal poinciana. 



No. 172-B. From Kandy, Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see 109208. 



114939 to 114948. Dolichos lablab L. 

 Fabaceae. Hyacinth-bean. 



114939. No. 69. Awara kai. Award. 

 From the market at Kandy, Ceylon, 

 February 23, 1936. 



114940. No. 126. Sudu dambala. From 

 Katukastota, near Kandy, Ceylon, 

 February 26, 1936. 



114941. No. 168. Kiri dhambula. From 

 Kekeriwa, Ceylon, March 2, 1936. 

 A vine with purple flowers and pods 

 30 inches long. Said to be eaten 

 green and as dry beans. 



Nos. 114942 to 114946 are bush 

 varieties obtained at the Imperial Agri- 

 cultural Station, Coimbatore, March 4, 

 1936. 



114942. No. 191. Khaki-colored seeds. 



114943. No. 191-A. Black seeds. 



114944. No. 191-B. White seeds. 



114945. No. 191-C. White seeds. 



114946. No. 191-D. Buff seeds. 



114845 to 115046— Continued. 



114947. No. 215. Peda chikad kaya. 

 From Bangalore, Mysore, March 5, 

 1936. Said to be a climbing sort. 

 Pods and beans both used as food. 



114948. No. 245. From Bombay, March 

 A 8, 1936, but said to have come from 



Rangoon. The dry seeds are used 

 as food. 



114949. Exacum zeylanicum Roxb. Gen- 

 tianaceae. 



No. 146. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1936. An 

 erect East Indian annual 1 foot high, 

 with basal leaves elliptic oblong and a 

 terminal cluster of large, deep-purple 

 flowers with bright-orange stamens. 



For previous introduction see 77484. 



114950. Ficus mysorensis Heyne. Mora- 

 ceae. Fig. 



No. 198. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 March 5, 1936. A large broadly spread- 

 ing tree native to the forests of the sub- 

 tropical Himalayas from Sikkim eastward. 

 The aerial roots are few, embracing the 

 trunk, and the oval leathery leaves, which 

 are prominently veined, are up to 8 inches 

 in length. 



For previous introduction see 92952. 



114951. Duchesnea indica (Andrews) 

 Focke. Rosaceae. Mock-strawberry. 



No. 128. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1936. 



For previous introduction see 58891. 



114952. Fuchsia arbokescens Sims. Ona- 

 graceae. 



No. 171-D. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1936. A 

 shrub or small tree, with large opposite 

 or ternate, oWanceolate or oblanceolate- 

 oblong leaves and dense terminal panicles 

 of pink or purplish flowers about one-half 

 inch long. Native to Mexico. 



114953. Fuchsia radicans Miers. Ona- 

 graceae. 



No. 136. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala. Ceylon, February 28, 1936. A 

 tropical shrub, sometimes climbing, with 

 whorled, elliptic, entire leaves about 2 

 inches long and few showy scarlet flowers 

 nearly 2 inches long in axillary clusters. 

 Native to Brazil. 



114954. Gerbera sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 160. From the Peradeniya Gardens, 

 . Ceylon, March 1, T936. 



114955. Gossypium arboreum L. Malva- 

 ceae. Cotton. 



No. 167. Kabupulun. From Kalawewa, 

 Ceylon, March 2, 1936. Altitude 600 feet. 

 Collected from a plant 10 feet high. The 

 flowers were yellowish and the yield was 

 abundant. Not much cultivated. 



For previous introduction see 102894. 



114956. Cosmos caudatus H. B. K. As- 

 teraceae. 



No. 172-G. From Kandy, Ceylon. A 

 perennial herb IV2 to 6 feet high, with 

 bipinnate leaves, the segments linear- 

 lanceolate, and rose-colored flower heads. 

 Native to the West Indies. 



