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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



73911 and 73912— Continued. 



73912. Parkia sp. Mimosaceae. 



A tropical African ornamental tree, said to 

 have white flowers. 



73913 and 73914. 



From Matania el Saff, Egypt. Seeds presented by- 

 Alfred Rircher, Middle Egypt Botanic Station. 

 Received May 31, 1927. 



73913. Acacia scorpioides (L.) W. F. Wight 

 (A. arabica Willd.). Mimosaceae. 



A tropical African leguminous tree of variable 

 size, with bipinnate foliage and heads of small 

 white flowers. The pods are used in tanning. 



73914. Casuarina fraseriana Miquel. Cas- 

 uarinaceae. 



A tall erect shrub or small tree closely related 

 to Casuarina distyla, with leafless rigid branches 

 and with the leaves represented by very small 

 scales in whorls. Native to Australia. 



73915 and 73916. 



From Tashkent, Turkestan. Seeds presented by 

 Hilaria Rajkova, botanic garden. Received 

 June 2, 1927. 



73915. Exochorda korolkowi Lavall. Rosa- 

 ceae. Turkestan pearlbush. 



A hardy upright slender-stemmed shrub 

 up to 4 meters high, with racemes of wmite 

 flowers 4 centimeters in diameter. Native to 

 central Asia. 



73916. Thermopsis alternifolia Regel and 

 Schmalh. Fabaceae. 



A hardy herbaceous yellow-flowered peren- 

 nial, native to central Asia. 



73917 to 73920. Cajanus indicus 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. * Pigeon pea. 



From Moca, Dominican Republic. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. R. Ciferri, director, Estacion 

 Nacional Agronomica y Colegio de Agricultura. 

 Received June 2, 1927. 



Local varieties. 



73917. Todo el ano. A small-seeded variety. 



73918. No. 3. 73920. No. 1. 



73919. No. 2. 



73921 and 73922. 



From West Africa. Seeds collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received May 16, 1927. 



73921. Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile. 

 Zygophyllaceae. 



No. 1288. Obtained in the market at Dakar, 

 Senegal, March 17, 1927. The morotodi of the 

 Foulani people, which is sometimes called the 

 "desert date." A handsome tropical evergreen 

 shrub with fragrant flowers and fruits which 

 resemble the "dry" date as it is sold on the 

 market. The wood is very hard and is used for 

 plowhandles. The bark is used for fish poison, 

 the seeds for the oil contained in them, and the 

 leaves are used as a vegetable. 



For previous introduction see No. 50121. 



73922. Bauhinia tomentosa L. Caesalpini- 

 St. Thomas tree. 



No. 1286. Agricultural experiment station 

 Aburi, Gold Coast, March 26, 1927. An erect 

 tropical shrub with pale-yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 66150. 



73923. Butia eriospatha (Mart.) 

 Beccari (Cocos eriospatha Mart.) . 

 Phoenicaceae. 



From Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Seeds presented 

 by Robert M. Grey, superintendent, Harvard 

 Botanic Station. Received May 19, 1927. 

 A handsome pinnate-leaved palm with violet- 

 colored stems, creamy flowers, and edible yellow 

 fruits the size of a small plum. Native to Brazil. 

 For previous introduction see No. 45045. 



73924 to 73942. 



From West Africa. Seeds collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received May 16, 1927. 



73924. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fabaceae. 



Pigeon pea. 



No. 1274. Folota, near Kanakry, French 

 Guinea, March 10, 1927. 



73925. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Red pepper. 



No. 1284. February 27, 1927. A yellow 

 variety obtained in the market at Akuse, near 

 Akkra, Gold Coast. 



73926 and 73927. Carica papaya L. Papay- 

 aceae. Papaya. 



73926. No. 1280. Botanic garden, Victoria, 

 Cameroon, February 17, 1927. A variety 

 with deep-salmon flesh of excellent quality. 



73927. No. 1281. Konakry, French Guinea, 

 March 12, 1927. A selected strain, said to 

 be excellent. 



73928. Cassia sieberiana DC. Caesalpini- 

 aceae. 



No. 1259. Dalaba, Fouta Jalon, French 

 Guinea, March 10, 1927. A handsome tropical 

 tree with long racemes of large yellow flowers. 



73929. Clematis grandiflora DC. Ranuncu- 

 laceae. 



No. 1264. Mamou, Fouta Jalon, French 

 Guinea, March 10, 1927. A delicate climbing 

 ornamental shrub with large greenish white 

 flowers which produce balls of seeds 2 or 3 inches 

 in diameter. 



73930. Combretum sp. Combretaceae. 



No. 1263. Mamou, Fouta Jalon, French 

 Guinea, March 10, 1927. A large handsome 

 tropical shrub. 



73931. Combretum sp. Combretaceae. 



No. 1269. Dalaba, Fouta Jalon, French 

 Guinea, March 10, 1927. An ornamental 

 tropical woody climber producing long arching 

 shoots covered with masses of deep-scarlet 

 flowers which are arranged in cushionlike 

 clusters. 



73932. Crotalaria retusaL. Fabaceae. 



No. 1290. Near Dakar, Senegal, March 17, 

 1927. A yellow-flowered tropical annual legume. 

 For previous introduction see No. 64061. 



73933. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Phoenica- 

 ceae. African oil palm. 

 Seeds from the Gold Coast. 



73934. Erythrophloeum guineense Don. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 1279. Near Mamou, Fouta Jalon, 

 French Guinea, March 10, 1927. The "ordeal 

 tree, " so called because an infusion of the poison- 

 ous bark is used in many parts of Africa as an 

 ordeal to test the guilt of a suspected person. It 

 is also used as an arrow poison. This is a large 

 handsome tropical tree up to 50 feet high, and 

 the wood is very hard and durable. 



For previous introduction see No. 48457. 



