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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



114845 to 115046— Continued. 



115006 to 115012. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



115006. Rubus lineatus Reinw. 



No. 142. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1036, 

 at 6,200 feet altitude ; grown from wild 

 Ceylon stock for experiment. The fruits 

 are sour and yellow. 



115007. Rubus niveus Thunb. 



Raspberry. 



No. 144. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1036. 

 A semierect plant 10 feet high, from 

 wild stock. The small purple-rose 

 fruits are woolly and sour. Of possible 

 use to breeders. 



115008. Rubus niveus Thunb. 



Raspberry. 



No. 202. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 March 5, 1936. Fruits of good ap- 

 pearance and flavor ; said to ftruit 

 freely throughout the year. 



115009. Rubus pedunculosus Don. 



Blackberry. 



No. 143. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1936. 

 A creeping vine, 10 feet long, culti- 

 vated from wild stock. The berry is 

 pleasant and of fair size. 



115010. Rubus moluccanus L. 



Blackberry. 



No. 145. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon. February 28, 1936. 

 A tall growing bramble with attractive 

 foliage and an abundance of sour, 

 purplish fruits ; cultivated from wild 

 stock. Probably of no use except for 

 breeding. 



115011. Rubus ellipticus J. E. Smith. 



Yellow Himalayan raspberry. 



No. 129. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1936. 

 Fruit very small, pea size, and yellow. 



115012. Rubus pedunculosus Don. 



No. 130. Collected in the Botanic 

 Gardens, Hakgala, Ceylon, at 6,500 

 feet altitude, February 28, 1936. 



115013. Sapindus sp. Sapindaceae. 



No. 26. Penela; bundikota. From the 

 market at Colombo, Ceylon, February 20, 

 1936. Used for washing ; especially good 

 for woolens. 



115014. Semecarpus anacardium L. f. 

 Anacardiaceae. 



No. 22. Sen gutta. From the market 

 at Colombo, Ceylon, February 20, 1936. 

 The juice of this nut, mixed with lime, 

 forms an indelible ink, used for marking 

 clothes. 



115015. Sesamum orientals L. Pedalia- 

 ceae. Sesame. 



No. 29. Tallu; ellu. From the market 

 at Colombo, Ceylon, February 20, 1936. 

 Seeds said to yield a high-grade oil. 



115016. Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Poir. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 153. Agati. From the market at 

 Kandy, Ceylon, February 23, 1936. A 

 small tree 20 feet high whose flowers and 

 pinnate leaves are eaten. 



114845 to 115046— Continued. 



115017 to 115024. SOLANUM MELONGENA L, 



Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



115017. No. 47. Wambatu; katerikai. 

 From the market at Kandy, Ceylon, 

 February 23, 1936. Fruit purple, 6 

 inches long. 



115018. No. 95. Wambatu. Collected 

 near Colombo, Ceylon, February 25, 

 1936. 



115019. No. 164. Wambatu. From 

 Dumballa, Ceylon, March 1, 1936. 

 Fruit purple white, the size of a 

 large orange. Said to be the best 

 variety grown in Ceylon. 



115020. No. 165. Wambatu. From 

 Dumballa, Ceylon, March 1, 1936. 

 Fruit purple white, about a foot long 

 and 2 inches in diameter. Said to 

 be inferior to the round variety (No. 

 164, P. I. 115019). 



115021. No. 178. Udapi; Katerikai. 

 From Coimbatore, March 11, 1936. 

 Fruit round, 3% inches in diameter, 

 with a green mantle over the yellow- 

 green body. There are few seeds in 

 the red flesh, and it is not acid ; said 

 to be one of the best varieties and to 

 be peculiar to Udapi where it has 

 been grown for centuries. 



115022. No. 183. Katerikai. From 

 Coimbatore, March 4, 1936. Fruit 

 many seeded, acid, round, yellow, 2 

 inches in diameter. Adapted to dry 

 alkaline soil. 



115023. No. 209. V ankay a. From 

 Bangalore, Mysore, March 5, 1936. 

 Fruit said to be large, round, purple. 



115024. No. 222. Erangere. From 

 Bangalore, Mysore, March 5, 1936. 

 Fruit said to be green and of supe- 

 rior quality. 



115025. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 172-0. From Kandy, Ceylon. 

 Ferot. Blue and white flowers. 



115026 and 115027. Solanum xanthocar- 

 pum Schrad. and Wendl. Solanaceae. 



Elabattu. A prickly annual, native to 

 the Tropics of the Old World. Small 

 fruits and leaves eaten as vegetables. 



115026. No. 54. 



115027. No. 94. 



115028 and 115029. Sorghum vulgare 

 Pers. Poaceae. Sorghum. 



Collected at Teldeniya, near Kandy, Cey- 

 lon, February 25, 1936. Said to be used 

 as grain. 



115028. No. 91. Teringu. 



115029. No. 105. Kara-iringu. 



115030. Stizolobium aterrimum Piper and 

 Tracy. Fabaceae. Velvetbean. 



No. 89. From Teldeniya, near Kandy, 

 Ceylon, February 25, 1936. Plant grown 

 for fodder ; said to have been introduced 

 from the United States. 



115031. Stizolobium deeringianum Bort. 

 Fabaceae. Deering velvetbean. 



No. 109. Endura. From Kandy, Cey- 

 lon, February 23, 1936. 



