﻿108 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



40334 to 40336. Lathyrus spp. Fabacea?. 



From Cambridge, England. Presented by Dr. R. Irwin Lynch, Botanic 

 Garden. Received April 2G, 1915. 



40334. Lathybus heterophyllus L. 



Plants gray-green, up to 3 m. (10 feet) long. Lower leaves with one 

 pair, upper with two to three pairs of leaflets. Petioles winged on the 

 upper portion and not between the leaflets. Leaflets lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate. Flowers purple. Throughout Europe. (Adapted from Ascherson 

 and Graebner, Synopsis der Mittel-Europdischen Flora, vol. 6, p. 1017.) 



40335. Lathyrus palustris L. Marsh pea. 

 " Stem slender, 1 to 3 feet long, glabrous or somewhat pubescent, often 



winged, rather erect; leaflets two to four pairs, oblong lanceolate, acute, 

 1 to 2 inches long ; tendrils branched ; stipules small, lanceolate ; pedun- 

 cles two to eight flowered, scarcely longer than the leaves; flowers pur- 

 plish, one-half inch long ; pod 2 inches long. Summer. Northern North 

 America and northern Europe, in moist places. A good bog plant." 

 (Bailey, Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 889.) 



40336. Lathyrus sylvestris L. Flat pea. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 20776 and 32415 for previous introductions and de- 

 scription. 



40337. Phaleria blumei (Decne.) Bentham. Thymelseaceae. 

 From Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysman, Jardin Botanique. 



Received April 26, 1915. 



" The bark of this shrub is used for cordage ; it is a rare species." (Buysman. ) 



Bushy glabrous shrub with opposite nearly oblong leaves, 6 inches long and 2 



inches broad. Numerous white or yellowish flowers in terminal heads. Fruit a 



drupe with a succulent but not very thick epicarp. Found throughout the Malay 



Archipelago, southern Asia, and the islands of the North and South Pacific. 



40338. Diospyros ebenaster Retz. Diospyraceae. Black sapote. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Gerrit P. Wilder. Received 

 April 23, 1915. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 24600 and 39719 for previous introductions and description. 



40339 to 40344. 



From Horqueta, Paraguay. Presented by Mr. Thomas R. Gwynn. Re- 

 ceived April 27, 1915. Quoted notes by Mr. Gwynn. 



40339. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. Malvaceae. 

 (Hibiscus esculentus L.) 



" Seed of okra that I have continually raised in this country for the 

 last 25 years, from seed sent from North Carolina." 



For previous introductions, see S. P. I. Nos. 33749, 34465, and 37806. 



40340. Carica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya. 

 " Mamoni. Tree melon ; grows to a height of 5 to 6 yards. Excellent 



for man. animals, and fowls." 



40341. Cucurbita sp. Cucurbitacese. 



il Andiy. A cross between squash and pumpkin. The plant is of tre- 

 mendous growth and surpasses anything in the pumpkin line I have ever 

 Been. Yields enormously." 



