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137595 and 137598— Continued. 



137595. Ficus pretoriae Burtt-Davy. Moraceae. 



Wonderboom. An evergreen tree up to 75 feet high, with wide-spreading branches, 

 some of which finally touch the ground and put out roots from which new stems 

 arise. The leaves are oblong to oblong-elliptic, mostly abruptly acuminate, rigid, 

 entire, and rounded at the base, often somewhat glaucous below, up to 3^2 inches 

 long by 1 3^2 inches wide. The spotted globose fruits, usually in threes, are % inch 

 in diameter and are crowded toward the ends of branchlets. The fruits become 

 reddish when mature and are said to be attractive to birds. Native to tropical 

 Africa. 



137596. Olea verrucosa (Roem. and Schult.) Link. Oleaceae. 

 For previous introduction see 119291. 



137597 to 137603. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the New England Experiment Farm, Glen Innes. 

 Received May 22, 1940. 



137597 to 137599. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 



137597. Cinerea W 2774. From Portugal. 



137598. CremaW 2294. From Italy. 



137599. Klein 69 B. W 1957. From Argentina. 



137600 to 137603. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



137600. Argentine No. C 8681. 137602. Kleintron C 10817. 



137601. Argentine C 9655. 137603. Uruguay C 10834. 



137604 and 137605. 



From the Dutch East Indies. Seeds collected by the Fairchild-Archbold Expedition. 

 Received April 10, 1940. 



137604. Lansium domesticum Jack. Meliaceae. Langsat. 



Doekoe. A Malayan tree up to 40 feet high, with pinnate leaves composed of five 

 to seven elliptic leaflets each 4 to 8 inches long. The fruits, borne in dense pendulous 

 clusters, vary from oval to round and from 1 to 2 inches in diameter, velvety and 

 straw-colored, with a thick leathery skin enclosing juicy aromatic flesh, and one to 

 three large seeds. The seeds are extremely bitter. The best fruits are found in the 

 village of Menteng, near Batavia, Java. 



For previous introduction see 109408. 



137605. (Undetermined.) 



No. 188. From the hills back of Tahoena Harbor, Sangi Island, January 28, 1940. 

 An ornamental vine bearing clusters of golden yellow fruits Yi inch in diameter, 

 which turn red on ripening. 



137606 to 137608. Pistacia spp. Anacardiaceae. 



From Turkey. Seeds purchased from Merrill N. Isely, Gazientep. Received May 27, 

 1940. 



137606. Pistacia sp. 



137607 and 137608. Pistacia vera L. Pistachio. 



137607. Kimiz. 



137608. Boz, whitish-yellow. 



137609 to 137641. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling. Received 

 June 11, 1940. 

 137609. Anaphalis royleana DC. Asteraceae. 



[A perennial herb 4 to 6 inches high, slightly woody at the base, native to the slopes 

 of the Himalayas up to 15,000 feet altitude. The ssssile, linear to oblong leaves are 

 about 1 inch long and woolly beneath, and the small flower heads are densely white- 

 tomentose. 



For previous introduction see 99716. 



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