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139527 to 139552— Continued 



139539. Euterpe edulis Mart. Palm. 



A palm, native to Brazil, which becomes 40 feet high, with a slender in- 

 clined trunk, pinnate leaves, and fruits the size of marbles. A nutritious 

 beverage is made by the natives from the fibrous flesh surrounding the seeds. 



For previous introduction see 104215. 



139540. Euterpe oleracea Mart. Palm. 



A tall graceful solitary palm, with a trunk seldom more than 4 inches 

 in diameter. The pinnate leaves, 4 to 6 feet long, droop gracefully, and the 

 small white flowers are followed by purple, pealike fruits. The fruits yield 

 oils reported to be suitable for making soaps. Native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 101002. 



139541. Hernandia GUIANENSIS Aublet. Hernandiaceae. 



139542. Lonchocarpus discolor Huber. Fabaceae. 



139543. Melocactus sp. Cactaceae. 



Introduced under the name "bahiensis," for which a place of publication 

 has not been found. 



139544. Cactus melocactoides Hoffmgg. (Melocactus depressus Hook.) 

 Cactaceae. 



139545. Cactus oreas (Miquel) Britt. and Rose. 



139546. Melocactus sp. Cactaceae. 



139547. Rheedia longifolia Planch, and Triana. Clusiaceae. 



139548. Scheelea amylacea Barb.-Rodr. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



139549. Scheelea leeandroana Barb.-Rodr. Palm. 



139550. Socratea exorrhiza (Mart.) Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm: 



A tall handsome spineless palm, native to tropical South America, bear- 

 ing small yellow flowers and olive-green fruits. It has a swollen cylindrical 

 trunk elevated on a pyramid of exposed roots, giving it a remarkable 

 appearance. The trunk, 35 feet or more high, bears at its summit a crown 

 of large irregularly pinnate leaves. 



For previous introduction see 99638. 



139551. Tilmia caryotaefolia (H.B.K.) Cook. (Martinezia caryotaefolia 

 H.B.K.) Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A slender, spiny-trunked, pinnate-leaved palm, with bright orange-red 

 fruits borne in drooping racemes. Native to Colombia. 

 For previous introduction see 113756. 



139552. Swartzia langsdorffii Raddi {Tounatea langsdorffli (Raddi) 

 Kuntze). Caesalpiniaceae. 



A tall tropical tree, native to Brazil, with pinnate leaves and small yellow 

 flowers in axillary racemes. 



139553 and 139554. 



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

 United States Department of Agriculture. Received November 8, 1940. 



139553. Malus sp. Malaceae. 



No. 6651. Sebi murabba. From Meshed, Khirassan, July 13, 1940. 

 Fruits 1 inch in diameter, yellow, washed red; flavor like crabapple, but 

 more acid. 



139554. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 

 A small sour cherry. 



