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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



74597 to 74652— Continued. 



74651 and 74652. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 

 Locally grown seeds. 



74651. No. 1. 74652. No. 2. 



74653. Caepotboche ckasiliensis 

 (Kaddi) Eudl. llacourtiaceae. 



From Yicosa, Minas Geraes, Brazil, Seeds 



presented by Prof. P. H. Rolfs, Et^eola 

 Superior de Agricultura e Yeteriuaria. 

 Received May 10, 1926. Numbered Sep- 

 tember, 1027. 



A tropical tree native to central Brazil. 

 A sirup said to cure leprosy and an oint- 

 ment used for skin affections are prepared 

 from the seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 64443. 



74654. Ribes sp. Grossulariaceae. 



Black currant. 



From Shitoukhetsy, Manchuria. Plants ob- 

 tained by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 

 plorer, .bureau of Plant Industry- Re- 

 ceived November 17, 1926. Numbered 

 September, 1927. 



No. 726S. A cultivated form of the Man- 

 churian wild black currant. 



74655 and 74656. 



From West Africa. Seeds collected by 

 David Fairchild, agricultural explorer. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Alli- 

 son V. Armour expedition. Received 

 March and April, 1927. Numbered Sep- 

 tember, 1927. 



74655. Cola acuminata (Beauv.) Schott 

 and Endl. Sterculiaceae. Cola nut. 



No. 1157. From the jungle near Duala, 

 Cameroon, February 0, J.927. An un- 

 usually vigorous strain of the cola nut. 

 The tree is 4u feet high, with large 

 leathery leaves and large pods inclosing 

 purplisn seeds which contain caft'ein. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 42359. 



74656. Nageia sp. (Podocarpus sp.). Tax- 

 aceae. 



No. 1206. Buea, Cameroon, February 

 12, 1927. A tall handsome tropical ever- 

 green tree with somewhat pendulous 

 branches. 



74657 and 74658. Psidium guajava L. 

 Myrtaceae. Gnava. 



From Calcutta, India. Seeds presented by 

 S. Percy Lancaster, Secretary, Agri- 

 Horticultural Society of India. Received 

 August 29, 1927. 



74657. A soft-seeded variety which is 

 sweet and very prolific. 



7465S. For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 74523. 



74659. Gajajstus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Tananarive, Madagascar. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Chief of the Agricultural 

 Service. Received August 29, 1927. 



A variety cultivated in Madagascar. 



74660. Gosstpium abboreum L. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



74660— Continued. 



From Sibpur. near Calcutta, India. Seeds 

 presented by C. C. Calder, Superintendent,. 

 Royal Botanic Garden, through X. U. 

 Kearney, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived August 18, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 74443. 



74661. Leea indica (Burm. f.) Merr. 

 Vitaceae. 



From Takengon, Sumatra. Seeds collected 

 by David Faircbild and P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour 

 expedition. Received May 14, 1926. 

 Numbered July, 1927. 



A tropical shrub or small tree with at- 

 tractive pinnate-crenate bronzy leaves. 



74662 to 74667. 



From Sumatra. Seeds collected by H. H. 

 Bartlett, University of Michigan, Ann 

 Arbor, Mich. Received August 30, 1927. 



74662. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



No. 8600. The wild orange of Si Na- 

 boen, growing in the forest belt around 

 the middle of the mountain near tLe para 

 leading up from Kampong Goeroe Kina- 

 jan, Karoland. The tree, as it grows in 

 the jungle, is 6 to 8 inches in diameter, 

 smooth barked, and branched above. The 

 -fruits are sour but have a very good 

 flavor and are about 3% inches in diame- 

 ter and 2% inches long. The skin is 

 thick and peels off only moderately easily. 

 The stem end is indented, and the other 

 end has a low prominence. This species 

 has been planted in the kampongs to a 

 small extent, but is said by the natives 

 to be wild, whereas the following [No. 

 74663], sent for comparison, is culti- 

 vated only. 



74663. Citeus sp. Rutaceae. 



Berastagi, Karoland. The sweet fruits 

 are smaller than those of the former 

 [No. 74662], often being only 2 inches 

 in diameter, or even less; the largest 

 fruits are about 3 inches in diameter. 

 The skin is very thin and easy to peel. 



74664. Crotalaeia steiata D.C. Faba- 

 ceae. 



Hisik-Jcisik. From Silo Maradja. Asa- 

 nan. A tropical East Indian leguminous 

 plant, possibly useful as a cover crop. 



74665. Magnolia sp. Magnoliaceae. 



No. 8535. From Deleng Singkoet, near 

 Berastagi, Karoland. A large, handsome 

 tropical tree. 



74666. Pinanga sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 8554. From Deleng Singkoet, near 

 Berastagi, Karoland. An attractive 

 tropical palm 6 to 12 feet high with reed- 

 like stems. 



74667. Quercus sp. Fagaceae. Oak, 



No. 8654. From Goenoeng Si Naboen, 

 Karoland. A large tree. 



Iris sintenisii Janka. Irida- 



From Philadelphia, Pa. Plants presented 

 by Mrs. J. Norman Henry. Received 

 September 30, 1927. 



A rather small iris from southeastern 

 Europe and Asia Minor, which has stiff, 

 very narrow leaves a foot long, a slender 

 stem, and small bright-lilac flowers. 



