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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



74574 to 74587— Continued. 



74587. VlGNA lutea (Swartz) A. Gray. 

 Faba •> ae. 



An East Indian leguminous creeper, of 

 possible value as a cover plant or green 



forage. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 60253. 



745S8. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. 

 Rutaceae. Sweet orange. 



From Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 

 Plants presented by G. Williams, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture and Stock, through 

 W. T. Swingle, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received August 11, 1927. 



Byfteld seedless orange. A very vigorous 

 and productive tree originating near Bris- 

 bane. The fruit is of excellent quality with 

 no seeds. 



74589. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From Pasoeroean, Java. Seeds presented 

 by E. de Tries, Government horticulturist. 

 Received August 11, 1927. 



A very prolific Citrus of unknown origin, 

 growing in Java, which is called the Japa- 

 nese iemou, though it is not a lemon. Per- 

 haps, it is a natural hybrid between the 

 lemon and tangerine. The fruits make an 

 excellent orange-colored squash. In the ex- 

 periment garden at Java it is used as a 

 stock for Citrus nobilis, the only good stock 

 which we so far have in Java. It is also 

 an excellent stock for C. grandis. The tree 

 is susceptible to scab (Cladosporium) ). In 

 Java the seedlings bear freely at 3 or 4 

 years old. (Xote by Mr. de Vries in letter 

 dated May 22, 1927.) 



74590. Borassus flabellifer L. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palmyra palm. 



From Gambia, West Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by A. J. Brooks, Director, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received August 

 29, 1927. 



An African form of the famous Palmyra 

 palm of India. Though a slow grower, it 

 is a very handsome palm when old. Inas- 

 much as it grows in the dry coastal re- 

 gions of Ceylon, is apparently able to with- 

 stand any amount of lime, and is said to 

 have even been successfully used as a 

 binder for sand dunes, it should prove of 

 real value in the calcareous soils, of south- 

 ern Florida. In the number of uses to 

 which it is put in Ceylon it rivals the coco- 

 nut. A delicate sugar is made from the 

 sap, which flows in abundance from its 

 inflorescence when cut. The seeds are ger- 

 minated, and the young subterranean hypo- 

 cotyl is used as a vegetable. The leaves 

 are used in many different ways. The 

 fruit, half the size of a coconut, is very 

 pttractive in appearance and when ripe 

 exhales a delicate fragrance. The hull is 

 eaten by the Tamils of Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see No. 73399. 

 74591 to 74593. Ficus spp. Moraceae. 



From the island of Guam. Seeds presented 

 by C. W. Edwards, Director, Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Received August 8, 

 1927. 



74591. Ficus mariaxnensis Merr. 



A giant banyan fig which is epiphytic 

 on other trees. The latex is astringent 

 and is used to stop the flow of blood. 

 This variety is native to Guam. 



74591 to 75593— Continued. 



74592. Ficus philippinensis Miquel. 



A tropical tree, from Guam, with aerial 

 roois growing from the trunk. 



74593. Ficus tinctoria Forst. f. 



A tropical tree from Guam, with 

 branching aerial roots and small red 

 fruits. 



74594 to 74596. 



From Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Seeds 

 presented by Prof. L. Beille, Director, 

 Botanic Garden of Talence. Received 

 August 8, 1927. 



74594. Chenopodium quinoa Willd. Che- 

 nopodiaceae. Quinoa. 



A South American herbaceous plant 

 about 6 feet high, the seeds of which are 

 used for food. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73271. 



74595. Elaeagnus pungexs eeflexa 

 (Morr. and Dec.) Rehder. Elaeagna- 

 ceae. Bronze elaeagnus. 



An ornamental spreading hardy some- 

 what spiny Japanese shrub up to 4 

 meters high, with oval-lanceolate leaves, 

 silvery white, fragrant flowers in small 

 pendulous clusters, followed by red fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73272. 



74596. Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Lam.) 

 Spach (P. caucasica Meyer). Jugland- 

 aceae. Caucasian wingnut. 



A handsome spreading tree 60 feet or 

 less in height, with attractive dark-green 

 pinnate leaves about a foot long. It is 

 native to the Caucasus and will probably 

 not prove hardy north of Massachusetts. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73273. 



74597 to 74652. 



From Tientsin, China. Seeds presented by 

 Rev. B. M. Flory, the Church of the 

 Brethren Mission. Received August 8, 

 1927. 



74597. Acer sp. Aceraceae. Maple. 

 A hardy species. 



74598. Asclepias sp. Asclepiadaceae. 



Milkweed. 

 A hardy perennial. 



74599. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



A hardy leguminous herbaceous plant 

 which may be an ornamental. 



74600 to 74602. Berberis spp. Berberida- 

 ceae. Barberry. 



74600. Berberis sp. 

 No. 1. 



74601. Berberis sp. 

 No. 2. 



74602. Berberis sp. 



No. 3. 



74603 and 74604. Chaetochloa italica 

 (L.) Scribn. (Setaria italica Beauv.). 

 Poaceae. Millet. 



Locally grown seeds. 



74603. No. 1. 74604. No. 2. 



