JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1937 



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124868— Continued. 



paler beneath, have appressed teeth on the 

 margins and are nearly glabrous. The slender 

 pendulous fruiting spikes are 3 to 5 inches 

 long and are borne in fascicles. 



124869. Adenium honghel A. DC. Apo- 

 cynaceae. 



From Africa. Seeds from the Government 

 Gardens, Khartoum, Anglo-Egyptian Su- 

 dan, presented through F. G. Walsingham, 

 Atkins Institution of the Arnold Arbore- 

 tum. Soledad. Cienfuegos, Cuba. Received 

 August 13, 1937. 



A succulent shrub 6 to 10 feet high, with 

 stout branches, rather fleshy, obovate-ob- 

 long leaves 3 to 4 inches long, and small 

 crimson flowers in contracted cymes. Na- 

 tive to tropical Africa. 



robinioides Benth. 



124870. Diphysa 

 Fabaceae. 



From Guatemala. Seeds presented by M. 

 Pacheco, DirecciOn General de Agricultura, 

 Ministerio de Agricultura. Received Au- 

 gust 17, 1937. 



Guachipilin. A shrub or small tree some- 

 times over 20 feet high, with pinnate leaves 

 and numerous rather large yellow flowers in 

 racemose clusters. Native to Central Amer- 

 ica. 



124871. Soja max (L.) Piper. Faba- 

 ceae. Soybean. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by Yoshime 

 Fujine. through the Hokkaido Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Sapporo. Received 

 August 19, 1937. 



124872. C ABIC A PAPAYA L. 



Papayaceae. 

 Papaya. 



From India. Seeds presented by P. G. Joshi, 

 Modern Nurseries, Bassein, Thana District, 

 Bombay. Received August 23. 1937. 



Papaya No. N. N. No. 1. 

 124873 to 124882. 



From Chile. Seeds presented by the Admin- 

 istrator, Quinta Normal de Agricultura. at 

 the request of L. C, Corbett, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, United States Department 

 of Agriculture. Received August 26, 1937. 



124873. Aextoxicon punctatum Ruiz and 

 Pav. Euphorbiaceae. 



Tique. A Chilean tree with small color- 

 less scales covering all of its parts and 

 with dense foliage. The stiff, narrowly 

 oblong leaves are very dark green on the 

 upper surface and light green or even whit- 

 ish below. The small white flowers are borne 

 in short axillary racemes, and the fruits 

 are small, black, olive-shaped drupes. 



For previous introduction see 52586. 



124874. Celtis sp. Ulmaceae. 



124875. Embothrium coccineum Forst. 

 Proteaceae. Notro. 



A handsome evergreen shrub or tree, 

 which, under favorable conditions, becomes 

 40 feet high. The thick, ovate-lanceolate 

 leaves are dark glossy green, 2 to 4 inches 

 long, and the brilliant-scarlet, tubular flow- 

 ers, about 1 inch long, are in short, dense 

 axillary and terminal racemes. 



For previous introduction see 103793. 



124873 to 124882— Continued. 



124876. Laurelia sempervirens (Ruiz and 

 Pav.) Tulasne. Monimiaceae. 



Laurel de Chile. A handsome tree, na- 

 tive to southern Chile, with dark-green, 

 undulate-serrate, aromatic leaves and yel- 

 lowish inconspicuous flowers. The wood, 

 which is durable and is never injured by 

 boring insects, is much used for flooring. 



For previous introduction see 54633. 



124877. Lomatia obliqua (Ruiz and Pav.) 

 R. Br. Proteaceae. Radal 



An evergreen tree up to 35 feet in height, 

 with somewhat grooved branches, alternate 

 leathery leaves with shining upper sur- 

 faces, and axillary racemes of white flow- 

 ers. The leaves are fragrant, reminding 

 one of the European walnut ; the bark has 

 medicinal properties. Native to Chile-. 



For previous introduction see 52597. 



124878 to 124880. Nothofagus spp. Faga- 

 ceae. 



124878. Nothofagus 

 Oerst. 



obliqua (Mirb.) 



A tall deciduous tree up to 100 feet 

 high, with oval-oblong, serrate, clear- 

 green leaves, oblique at the base, and 

 three-seeded fruits. In Chile the wood 

 is used as blocks for street paving. 



For previous introduction see 93078. 



124879. Nothofagus procera Oerst. 

 (Fagus procera Poepp. and Endl.). 



Rauli. 



A tall deciduous tree, native to Chile, 

 once abundant in the Province of Val- 

 divia but now comparatively scarce, ow- 

 ing to the great demand for the wood, 

 which is reddish and compact and much 

 used for parquet flooring. It is very 

 similar to Nothofagus obliqua, but has 

 rounded-oblong, doubly serrate leaves. 



For previous introduction see 52594. 



124880. Nothofagus pumilio (Poepp. 

 and Endl.) Krasser. 



A deciduous shrub or small tree with 

 ovate leaves up to 1V 2 inches long. Na- 

 tive to Chile. 



124881. Persea lingue (Ruiz and Pav.) 

 Nees. Lauraceae. Lingue. 



An evergreen tree, widely distributed in 

 many parts of Chile. The oval-elliptic 

 leaves are entiie, and the short-pedicelled, 

 grayish-yellow flowers are followed by small 

 roundish, dark-violet fruits. The reddish- 

 yellow wood is orized both for its beauty 

 and its durability. 



For previous introduction see 49277. 



124882. Sophora macrocarpa J. E. Smith. 

 Fabaceae. Mayo, 



An evergreen shrub or small tree, native 

 to Chile, with elliptic leaflets 1 inch long, 

 silky pubescent beneath, and yellow flow- 

 ers, 1 inch long, in short axillary racemes. 



For previous introduction see 34399. 



124883 to 124887. Gossypium. 



Malva- 

 Cotton. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the Acting 

 Director, Agricultural Department, Ibadan, 

 Nigeria, at the request of the Empire Cot- 

 ton Growing Corporation. London, England. 

 Received September 7, 1937. 







