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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



73825 to 73862— Continued. 



73849. Erythrina crista-galli L. Fabaceae. 



No. 1301. Bussaco, Portugal, April 7, 1927. 

 An ornamental shrub or small tree with dark- 

 red flowers in large clusters a foot long. Native 

 to southern South America. 



73850. Erythrina senegalensis DC. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 942. Bathurst, Gambia, January 4, 1927. 

 A small ornamental tree 8 to 16 feet high, with 

 thorny branches and large crimson flower 

 clusters 6 to 9 inches long. The pods are con- 

 stricted, and each segment contains a brilliant 

 red seed. 



73851. Firmiana barteri (Masters) Schum. 

 (Sterculia barteri Masters). Sterculiaceae. 



No. 1239. Akkra, Gold Coast, February 27, 

 1927. A handsome tropical forest tree with 

 coral-pink flowers. 



73852 to 73854. Gossypium spp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



73852. Gossypium hirsutum L. 



No. 1221. Assuausi, Gold Coast, March 

 1, 1927. "Black rattler" cotton. 



73853. Gossypium sp. 



No. 1229. Winneba, Gold Coast, Feb- 

 ruary 28, 1927. A tall plant which probably 

 has escaped from cultivation. 



73854. Gossypium sp. 



Lisbon, Portugal. [No other notes.] 



73855. Hakea acicularis (Vent.) Knight. 

 Proteaceae. 



No. 1311. Bussaco National Forest, Portu- 

 gal, April 7, 1927. A tall evergreen shrub or 

 small bushy tree, native to Australia, with 

 very handsome foliage which is rigid and spiny, 

 thus serving to protect the plant against animals. 

 The plant is suitable for hedges and shrubberies 

 and requires but little moisture or cultivation. 



For previous introduction see No. 56879. 



73856. Homalium dolichophyllum Gilg. 

 Flacourtiaceae. 



No. 1258. Village of Bufuedru, en route 

 from Winneba to Swedru, Gold Coast, February 

 27, 1927. A tropical ornamental tree with large 

 racemes of pink flowers which turn to deep 

 brown as the winged seeds mature. 



73857. Laurocerasus officinalis Roemer 

 (P.runuslaurocerasus L.). Amygdalaceae. 



English cherry laurel. 



No. 1308. Bussaco National Forest, Portu- 

 gal, April 7, 1927. A very free-flowering, low- 

 spreading evergreen shrub with narrow, flat foli- 

 age. It is perhaps more hardy than the common 

 type. 



For previous introduction see No. 67802. 



73858 and 73859. Lycopersicon esculentum 

 Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



73858. No. 1314. Malaga, Spain, March 30, 

 1927. A Spanish variety with small, 

 deep-red fruits which keep well. 



73859. From Malaga, Spain. [No other 

 data.] 



73860. Michelia chamfaca L. Magnoliaceae. 



No. 1230. Agricultural experiment station, 

 Aburi, Gold Coast, West Africa, February 27, 

 1927. An ornamental tropical tree with fragrant 

 cream-colored flowers which is used as an avenue 

 tree in this region. 



For previous introduction see No. 67416. 



73825 to 73862— Continued. 



73861. Morinda conffsa Flutchins. Rubia- 

 ceae. 



No. 1233. En route from Winneba to Assua- 

 usi, Gold Coast, West Africa, February 26, 1927. 

 A woody tropical climber with fragrant white 

 flowers and large orange fruits. The roots are 

 used as a remedy for fever. 



73862. Phaseolus lcnatcs L. Fabaceae. 



Lima bean. 



No. 1228. These seeds were obtained in the 

 market at Secundee, Gold Coast, West Africa, 

 and perhaps were originally grown in the interior 

 of Africa. 



73863. OXYTENANTHERA ABYSSINICA 



(A. Rich.) Munro. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From Africa. Seeds obtained from the depart- 

 ment of agriculture, Southern Rhodesia, 

 through the Federal Horticultural Board, 

 United States Department of Agriculture. 

 Received September 16, 1926. Numbered in 

 April, 1927. 



A large bamboo 25 to 50 feet high and 1\4 to 

 3 inches in diameter, reported to have a wide 

 range in Africa. It has a very different 

 appearance from the remainder of the genus, 

 but the structure of the spiculae in all the 

 species is very similar. 



For previous introduction see No. 42835. 

 73864 to 73880. 



From Africa and Portugal. Seeds collected by 

 David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, with the Allison V. Armour 

 expedition. Received April, 1927. 



73864. Pterocarya stenoptera DC. Jug- 

 landaceae. Chinese wing nut. 



No. 1309. Bussaco National Forest, Portu- 

 gal. A handsome shade tree up to 60 feet high 

 with leaves 6 to 12 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 61938. 



73865. Sorghum sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 1222. En route from Winneba to As- 

 suausi, Gold Coast, West Africa, February 28, 

 1927. A tropical grass 7 feet high with reddish 

 leaves, resembling Sudan grass. 



73866. Strophanthus sarmentosusDC. Apo- 

 cynaceae. 



No. 1271. Fouta Jalon Mountains, French 

 Guinea, March 10, 1927. An ornamental trop- 

 ical woody climber with white and purple 

 flowers. The seeds contain a poisonous alkaloid 

 which is used as a heart stimulant. 



73867. Teistania conferta R. Br. Myrtaceae. 



Brisbane bos. 



No. 1307. Bussaco, Portugal, April 7, 1927. 

 An attractive evergreen drought-resistant tree 

 with white flowers, which will probably be 

 hardy only in the southern United States. 



For previous introduction see No. 43783. 



and 73869. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



73868. No. 1255. Obtained in the market at 

 Akkra, Gold Coast, February 27, 1927. 

 The Aiye bean from Togoland. 



73869. No. 1256. Obtained in the market at 

 Akkra, Gold Coast, February 27, 1927. 



73870 to 73874. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



73870. No. 1188. A white flint variety ob- 

 tained in the market at Tico, Cameroon, 

 and originally from Mbassi, February 16, 

 1927. 



