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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



73956. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. African oil palm. 



From Cameroon, West Africa. Seeds collected by 

 David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. Armour 

 expedition. Received March 25, 1927. Num- 

 bered April, 1927. 



No. 1192. Botanic garden, Victoria, February 

 17. 1927. Variety Poissonii. A form of the African 

 oil palm with flowers having a so-called "fleshy 

 perianth'" (probably abortive fruits) which contain 

 69 per cent of oil. The common type has a papery 

 perianth. The native name is diwakkawakka. 



73957 to 73962. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Plants purchased from 

 the Yokohama Nursery Co. Received Febru- 

 ary 24, 1927. Numbered April, 1927. 



A collection of bamboos to be grown for identi- 

 fication. 



73957. Arundinaria fastuosa (Marl.) Makino. 

 Poaceae. Bamboo. 



73958. Bambusa nana Roxb. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



73959. Bambusa alphonso karri Hort. Po- 

 aceae. Bamboo. 



73960. Phyllostachys puberula nigra 

 (Lodd.) H. de LeHaie (P. nigra Munro). 

 Poaceae. Bamboo. 



73961. Sasa argenteo-striata (Regel) E. G. 

 Camus. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



73962. Sasa aureo-striata (Regel) E. G. 

 Camus. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



73963 to 73967. Vitis vinifera L. Vi- 

 taceae. European grape. 



From Baghdad, Iraq. Cuttings presented by J. F. 

 Webster, inspector general, Department of 

 Agriculture. Received March 16, 1927. Num- 

 bered April, 1927. 



73963. Baid al haman. 



73964. Dais al am. 



73965. Kishmishi. 



73968 and 73969. 



From Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa. Seeds col- 

 lected by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received in February, 1927. 



73968. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. 



Peanut. 



No. 1128. January 8, 1927. A white-seeded 

 selection from the red-seeded Philippine variety 

 which was introduced from the Philippine Is- 

 lands several years ago. This white-seeded 

 selection is the biggest yielder in Gambia. 



73969. Cymbopogon sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 986. Bigelo Beach, near Cape St. Mary, 

 January, 1927. A scented grass 6 feet high, with 

 fragrant leaves, which may be valuable for the 

 production of a variety of citronella oil. 



73970. Batjhinia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds presented by 

 J. E. Higgins, Plant Introduction Garden. 

 Received June 1, 1927. 



A tropical leguminous ornamental shrub. 



73971 to 73977. 



From Moscow, Russia. Seeds presented by the 

 secretary, Institute of Applied Botany and 

 New Cultures. Received May 13, 1927. 



Saidi. 

 73967. Shadda. 



73971 to 73977— Continued. 



73971. Astragalus variegatus Franch. Fa- 

 baceae. 



A hardy herbaceous leguminous perennial. 

 Native to Russia. 



73972. Campanula sp. Campanulaceae. 



Bellflower. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial with large blue 

 flowers. Native to damp woods in Armenia. 



73973. Delphinium flexuosum Bieb. Ranun- 

 culaceae. Larkspur. 



A hardy perennial larkspur with violet- 

 flowers. Native to Armenia. 



73974. Fragaria sp. Rosaceae. Strawberry. 



A wild strawberry from the region of the 

 Amur River, eastern Siberia. 



73975. Hedysarum semenowii Regel and Herd. 

 Fabaceae. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 73606. 



73976. Spiraea sp. Rosaceae. 



A hardy ornamental shrub from the region 

 of the Amur River, eastern Siberia. 



73977. Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd. Fabaceae. 



Vetch.. 



A hardy annual erect vetch native to the 

 Mediterranean countries. 



73978 to 73980. 



From Moca, Dominican Republic. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. R. Ciferri, director, Estacion 

 Nacional Agronomica y Colegio de Agricultura. 

 Received June, 1927. 



73978. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fabaceae. 



Pigeon pea. 



A local large-seeded variety. 



73979 and 73980. Ricinus communis L. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. Castor bean. 



73979. A rapid-growing vigorous form from 

 Panama. 



73980. Variety Bailudensis. A good yielder 

 from Palermo. Italy. 



73981 to 73984. 



From Nikita, Yalta, Crimea, Russia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by George V. Heintz, manager, library 

 of the Government botanical gardens. Received 

 June 3, 1927. 



73981. Celtis australis L. TJlmaceae. 



European hackberry. 



A shade tree, up to 60 feet high, with elmlike- 

 foliage and small purple edible fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 52285. 



73982. Cistus tauricus J. and C. Presl. Cista- 

 ceae. 



A hardy purple-flowered shrub about 2 feet 

 high, native to southwestern Europe. 



73983. Exochorda korolkowi Lavall. Rosa- 

 ceae. Turkestan pearlbush. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 73915. 



73984. Pistacia mutica Fisch. and Mey. Ana- 

 car diaceae. 



A deciduous tree, up to 35 feet high, with 

 pinnate foliage. It is sometimes used as stock 

 for pistache (Pistacia vera) . 



