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137190 to 137203— Continued. 



137197. No. 21. From an orchard north of Tsui Ke Chuang. A young tree with a 

 trunk 9 feet high. 



137198. No. 22. Fom an orchard north of Tsui Ke Chuang. A straight tree 10 

 3^ears old with a trunk about 9 feet high. 



137199. No. 23. Scions from the same location and type of tree as No. 22. 



137200. No. 24. From the same location as No. 22. 



137201. No. 25. From an orchard north of Tsui Ke Chuang. 



137202. No. 26. From an orchard in Tsui Ke Chuang. 



137203. No. 27. 



137204 to 137213. 



From the Dutch East Indies and the Philippine Islands. Seeds collected by the 

 Fairchild-Archbold Expedition. Received April 10, 1940. 



Unless otherwise stated, all seeds are from the Dutch East Indies. 



137204. Alpinia sp. Zingiberaceae. 



No. 174. From Port Lebek, Mindanao, Philippine Islands, January 25, 1940. 

 A tall species, with broad leaves and an inflorescence of drooping, bell-shaped white 

 flowers that are followed by numerous scarlet fruits 1J4 inches through. The 

 angular dark-brown seeds are enclosed in a papery covering. 



137205 to 137208. Areca spp. Phoenicaceae. Falm. 



137205. Areca catechu L. Betel palm. 



No. 211. From the village of Pananaroe on Bai van Dago, Sangi Island, Januarv 

 30, 1940. 

 For previous introduction see 135423. 



137206. Areca sp. 



No. 191. From Jahoena Bay, Sangi Island, January 29, 1940. The "Kanesu" 

 feather palm has a straight slender trunk 40 feet or more high, tapering gradually 

 from a base of 13^ feet in diameter to 6 inches at the top. The attractive leaf 

 sheaths are more than 4 feet long without anv bulge at the base. The fruit clusters 

 are 23^ feet and bear 60 to 100 lacquer-red fruits 2 inches long. 



137207. Areca sp. 



No. 201. From Mount Tomato, Siaoe Island, Febraury 3, 1940. A solitary 

 palm 25 feet high and 6 feet in diameter, with stilt roots 4 to 12 feet long in a dense 

 mass 3 to 6 feet across at the ground. The leaves are 6 to 8 feet long, with broad 

 pinnae 4 to 7-nerved, with pointed tips, and leave prominent scars. The fruit 

 clusters appear in the leaf axils when the leaf falls. 



137208. Areca sp. 



No. 219. From Mount Klabat, Minahassa, Celebes, February 15, 1940. A 

 stilt palm with orange leaf sheaths; the fruits and fruit stems are lacquer red with 

 the stems more orange than the fruits. 



137209. Mimusops kattki L. Sapotaceae. 



No. 203. From the shore of Siaoe Island, February 4, 1940. "Kajoe Saoe" of the 

 Javanese. The tree has glossy green foliage and bright-red fruits; prefers moist or 

 wet soils. 



137210. Pandanus sp. Pandanaceae. Screwpine. 

 No. 202. From Osloe, Siaoe Island, February 4, 1940. 



137211. Pinanga sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 No. 207. From Minahassa, Celebes, February 7, 1940. A solitary palm 20 feet 



high, with a trunk 3 inches in diameter and leaves 5 feet long, with the lower part of 

 the midribs turning red in sunlight. The leaf sheaths are dull orange. When only 

 3 feet tall the decorative clusters of black fruit are borne on red stems. 



137212. Pinanga sp. Palm. 

 No. 209. From the slopes of Sopoetan, Mount Minahassa, Celebes, February 7, 



1940. A solitary palm up to 40 and 50 feet high and 6 inches in diameter, irregular 



