﻿86 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



40816 to 40823— Continued. 



40817. " Casuda," 



See S. P. I. Nos. 30915 and 35238 for previous introductions and de- 

 scription. 



40818. " Roja Vera." 



See S. P. I. Nos. 30918 and 35245 for previous introductions and de- 

 scription. 



40819. " Macho de Flor Colorada. Red-flowered male." 



See S. P. I. Nos. 30916 and 35230 for previous introductions and de- 

 scription. 



40820. " Macho de Flor Amarilla. Yellow-flowered male." 



See S. P. I. Nos. 30917 and 35242 for previous introductions and de- 

 scription. 



40821. " Vera." 



See S. P. I. No. 35240 for previous introduction. 



40822. " Flor de Altramuz" 



See S. P. I. No. 35244 for previous introduction. 



40823. " Roja Vera." 



See S. P. I. Nos. 30918 and 35245 for previous introductions and de- 

 scription. 



40824. Citrus hystrix DC. Rutacere. Wild orange. 



From Tutuila, American Samoa. Presented by the governor of American 

 Samoa, through Mr. W. E. Safford, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 Received June 2, 1915. 

 "Collected April, 1915. Seeds of the wild orange of Samoa, Citrus hystrix 

 DC. (Citrus aurantium saponacea Safford, Contr. U. S. National Herb., vol. 9, 

 p. 226, 1905), called moll or molt vao (forest moli) or moli u'u (anointing moli) 

 by the natives, who use it for washing. On account of its use as a detergent 

 the name moli is applied by the Samoans to soaps of all kinds. The moli vao is 

 a thorny tree growing spontaneously in the forests of Samoa, where it was un- 

 doubtedly established in prehistoric times. It also occurs in Fiji, and bears the 

 same common name there. The glossy dark-green leaves have a crenate margin 

 and a very broadly winged petiole, sometimes almost as large as the leaf itself. 

 The flowers occur in axillary or terminal clusters. The smooth spheroid fruit 

 is usually greenish yellow or lemon colored. The pulp is pleasantly aromatic, 

 but not edible. It leaves a peculiar fragrance in the hair when used as a sham- 

 poo, and the natives say that it prevents dandruff and stimulates the growth of 

 the hair. They make an infusion of the scraped bark of the tree as a remedy 

 for pectoral affections and use a hot decoction of the leaves for asthma. This 

 species is introduced as a possible stock for other less robust species of Citrus." 

 (Safford.) 



40825 to 40827. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the director. Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived June 2, 1915. 



40825. Aktocakpus integea (Thunb.) L. Moraceae. Jack fruit. 



(Artocarpus integrifolia L.) 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 27170 and 38890 for previous introductions and de- 

 scriDtion. 



