PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



123379 to 123389. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds collected by H. F. 

 Loomis, Bureau of Plant Industry, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived April 21, 1937. 



123379. Acanthorhiza sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



Palma de escoba. A spiny-trunked, pal- 

 mate-leaved palm about 15 feet high, found 

 growing in dense woods. 



123380. ASTROCARYUM ALATUM LOOmiS. 



Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A handsome tropical woodland palm, 

 with a trunk 12 to 18 feet high and numer- 

 ous moderately arching, dark-green pinnate 

 leaves 18 to 20 feet long. The large spiny 

 fruits are in dense terminal clusters. Na- 

 tive to the lowlands of Costa Rica. 

 123381 to 123383. Bactris spp. Phoenica- 

 ceae. Palm> 



123381. Bactris sp. 

 TJiscoyol or Biscoyol. A slender, spiny- 

 trunked, cespitose palm 12 to 15 feet 

 high. Inflorescence loose and with few 

 seeds. 



123382. Bactris sp. 

 Biscoyol. A different species from P. I. 



123381, although given the same name. 

 The denser inflorescence and the bright- 

 red fruits are smaller ; the trunk is very 

 spiny. 



123383. Bactris sp. 

 Pacaya de denta. A small palm, less 



than 2 feet high. The small dense in- 

 florescence bore 20 bright-red fruits in 

 a single cluster which was very showy. 

 A very desirable addition to patios and 

 shaded locations. 

 123384. Caltptrogtnb sarapiquensis H. 

 Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Cola de gallo ; Suita. A Costa Rican 

 pinnate-leaved palm, nearly stemless or 

 with a short thick stem and numerous 

 leaves 4 to 6 feet long. The young leaves 

 are pinkish green and very handsome. 

 123385 to 123387. Geonoma spp. Phoeni- 

 caceae. Palm. 



123385. Geonoma sp. 

 Palmito dulce. A slender, smooth, 



single-trunked palm found in the forest. 

 The pinnate leaves are very graceful, 

 and the relatively large inflorescence is 

 pinkish, loose, with the small black 

 fruits, less than a quarter of an inch in 

 diameter, rather widely scattered on the 

 branches. 



123386. Geonoma sp. 

 Surtuba. A slender, smooth-trunked 



palm, 12 to 15 feet high, which prefers 

 moist locations in dense shade. The 

 black fruits are rather sparsely placed 



123379 to 123389— Continued. 



on the thick branches of the rather pink- 

 ish inflorescence. 

 123387. Geonoma sp. 



This is a different species from Sur- 

 tuba (P. I. 123386) ; the dull purplish- 

 red inflorescence is somewhat larger, but 

 the branches are much more slender and 

 the fruits are about a quarter as large. 



123388. Heliconia sp. Musaceae. 

 Platanillo. The inflorescence is erect 



when young but drooping with age ; bracts 

 dark red ; fruits bright china blue. 



123389. (Undetermined.) 

 A bush or small slender tree, growing 



in dense woods. The mottled brown seeds, 

 the size and shape of medium-sized olives, 

 are covered by thin bright-red flesh and 

 occur singly in' a yellow fruit which splits 

 into equal divisions at maturity, allowing 

 the seed to drop. 



123390 to 123398. 



From India. Scions and seeds collected by 

 Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 United States Department of Agriculture. 

 Received May 1, 1937. 

 From the Fruit Research Station, Kodur, 



Madras Presidency, March 18, 1937. 



123390 to 123392. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



123390. Citrus sp. 

 No. 1516. Fruit 4 to 5 inches long, 



like a rough lemon in most, characters, 

 very warty with prominent protuber- 

 ances, petiole more prominent than in 

 rough lemons. Root system very strong. 



123391. Citrus sp. 

 No. 2517. A local bud sport. Fruit 



pale yellow, insipid. The tree is a vig- 

 orous grower and is used as stock. 



123392. Citrus sp. 

 No. 2518. Kichli. The so-called "coun- 

 try" orange of the Madras area, possibly 

 related to the sour orange (Citrus au- 

 rantium L. ) . Introduced under the name 

 "maderaspatana," not considered a valid 

 name. 



123393 to 123397. Mangifera indica L. An- 

 acardiaceae. Mango. 



123393. No. 2511. Neelum. A regular 

 bearer giving two crops a year ; fruits 

 medium to small, stone medium small, 

 flavor good. 



123394. No. 2512. Baneshcm. Fruit small 

 to medium ; skin thin and yellow. A 

 good keeper and an important com- 

 mercial variety of Cycars. 



123395. No. 2513. Alampur Baneshan. A 

 medium-sized fruit, long and tapering 

 to the tip, blotched green and yellow ; 

 stone small, skin thin, fiberless ; the 

 best mango of the district. 



