42 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 135 



128924 to 128984— Continued 



128981. Saueauja napaulensis DC. Dilleniaceae. 



A moderate-sized tree with the youngest branches, leaf stems, and midribs 

 covered with rough brown hairs ; the narrow, strongly toothed leaves are up to 

 15 inches in length, the pink flowers are borne in many-flowered panicles, and 

 the edible green fruits have a sweet mealy pulp. The tree is native to the 

 temperate Himalayas at altitudes between 5,000 and 7,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 55703. 



128982. Sckophulaeia elatior Benth. Scrophulariaceae. 



A tall stout branching perennial with ovate or lanceolate leaves 5 to 10 inches 

 long and many small flowers in long panicles. Native to the Himalayas at alti- 

 tudes up to 10,000 feet. 



128983. Sckophulaeia pauciflora Benth. Scrophulariaceae. 



A stout herbaceous perennial 2 to 3 feet high, with ovate-cordate leaves about 

 3 inches long and dense terminal cymes of small yellowish flowers. Native to 

 the Himalayas at altitudes up to 13,000 feet. 



128984. Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude. Ericaceae. 



A shrub or small tree with ovate or somewhat oblong leathery leaves 3 to 6 

 inches long and racemes of white or bluish or sometimes flesh-colored flowers. 

 Native to the temperate Himalayas from 3,000 to 8,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 100103. 



128985. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucnrbitaceae. Watermelon. 



From Cephalonia Island, Greece. Seeds presented through P. Demetratos, Bris- 

 tol, Va. Received May 7, 1938. 



A long watermelon with thin skin which turns yellow when ripe. The flesh is 

 sweet, of delicate flavor, and very aromatic. 



128986. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Butaceae. Orange. 



From Tunisia. Seeds presented by M. Plessis, Menzel-Bou-Zelfa, through N. 

 Champagne, Ville-Marie, Quebec, Canada. Received May 12, 1938. 



Var. Beldi. 



128987. Eranthemum nervosum (Vahl) Koem. and Schult. (Daeda- 

 lacanthus nervosus T. Anders.) . Acanthaceae. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Received June 2, 1936. Numbered in 

 May 1938. 



No. 508. From Jaipur City, Rajputana, April 10, 1936. A shrub up to 6 feet 

 high, with axillary spikes of scarlet flowers. Native to India. 



For previous introduction see 103488. 



128988. Cannabis sativa L. Moraceae. Hemp. 



From Germany. Seeds presented by Dr. H. Neugebauer, Director, Botanic Garden, 

 Leipzig. Received May 10, 1938. 



128989. Casuarina sumatrana Jungh. Casuarinaceae. 



From the Dutch East Indies. Seeds presented by Walter Baugham, Dolok Meran- 

 gir, Sumatra, through David Fairchild. Received May 17, 1938. 



A handsome shrub, sometimes over 6 feet high, and densely branched. The 

 branches, twigs, and little twigs are 3-angled, very slender, destitute of leaves, 

 gracefully arched, sometimes pendent, forming by their union plumy masses or 

 a kind of foxtail, the whole a deep shining green. 



The plant is widely distributed throughout the East Indies and the Philippine 

 Islands and, in the wild state, it often becomes a tree 50 feet high. 



For previous introduction see 92375. 



