APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1927 



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73825 to 73862. 



From Africa, Balearic Islands, Spain, and Portugal. 

 Seeds collected by David Fairchild, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received April, 

 1927. 



73825. Amomum sp. Zinziberaceae. 



No. 1210. Buea, Cameroon, West Africa, 

 February 12, 1927. An ornamental gingerlike 

 plant with large leaves and purple flowers. 

 Native to tropical Africa. 



7382S to 73829. Amygdalus communis L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Almond. 



Iviza, Balearic Islands, August, 1925. Lo- 

 cally grown varieties. 



73826. Pau. 



73827. Duro. 



73828. Fitas. 



73829. Mollar. 



73330. Annona cherimola Mill. Annonaceae. 



Cherimoya. 



From Malaga, Spain. 

 73831. Asparagus sp. Convallariaceae. 



Near Agadiz, Morocco. Locally grown seeds. 



73332. Bauhinia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 1236. Assuausi, Gold Coast, West 

 Africa, March 1, 1927. A small ornamental 

 tropical bush with yellowish white flowers. 



73833. Belis lanceolata (Lamb.) Sweet (Cun- 

 ninghamia sinensis R. Br.). Pinaceae. 



Chinese fir. 



No. 1303. Bussaco, Portugal, April 7, 1927. 

 A hardy evergreen Chinese tree which sprouts 

 readily from the base. It has very attractive, 

 dark-green foliage. 



For previous introduction see No. 44665. 



73334. Callitris cupressiformis Vent. Pi- 



No. 1313. Bussaco, Portugal, April 7, 1927. 

 A handsome subtropical cypresslike tree which 

 is native to Australia. 



For previous introduction see No. 51754. 



73835. Caloncoba brevipes (Stapf) Gilg 

 (Oncoba brevipes Stapf). Flacourtiaceae. 



No. 1223. Assuausi, Gold Coast, West 

 Africa, March 1, 1927. An attractive tropical 

 tree 20 feet high, which bears fragrant pure-white 

 flowers, 3 inches in diameter, during the winter 

 when the tree is leafless. The fruits are yellow 

 and the size of a lime. 



73836. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Red pepper. 



No. 1285. Obtained in the market at Akkra, 

 Gold Coast, West Africa, February 26, 1927. 

 A tropical African variety with very small yel- 

 low fruits the shape of the large bullnose pepper. 



73837. Carica quercifolia (St. Hil.) Benth. 

 and Hook. Papayaceae. 



No. 1312. Coimbra, Portugal, April 8, 1927. 

 A low, rapid-growing tree with small yellow 

 fruits, which is a South American relative of the 

 papaya. 



For previous introduction see No. 48661. 



73833. Casuarina cunninghamiana Miquel. 

 Casuarinaceae. 



No. 1306. Bussaco, Portugal, April 7, 1927. 

 A slender-branched, leafless Australian orna- 

 mental tree, the so-called "beef wood," which 

 has branchlets suggesting horsetails. 



For previous introduction see No. 49720. 



73825 to 73862— Continued. 



73839. Catalpa sp. Bignoniaceae. 



No. 1319. Lisbon, Portugal, April 5, 1927. 

 A small ornamental catalpa with large leaves and 

 flowers. 



73840. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. (Erio- 

 dendron anfracluosum DC). Bombacaceae. 



Kapok. 



No. 1283. Bufuedru, en route to Assuausi, 

 Gold Coast, West Africa, February 28, 1927. 

 A local type producing an abundance of pods. 



For previous introduction see No. 50746. 



73841. Chrysophyllum africanum A. DC. 

 Sapotaceae. 



No. 1237. Experiment station, Aburi, Gold 

 Coast, February 26, 1927. A tree 60 feet high, 

 related to the star apple. The golden-yellow 

 fruits, 2 inches in diameter, have a sticky gutta- 

 like gum in the thick rind, and the pulp contains 

 a rather small amount of acid. This may have 

 value as a stock for the star apple. 



73842. Clitoria ternatea L. Fabaceae. 



No. 1234. Agricultural experiment station, 

 Assuausi, Gold Coast, March 1, 1927. A white- 

 flowered variety of a tropical leguminous annual 

 vine. This white variety seems to have larger 

 flowers than the blue variety. 



For previous introduction see No. 539S8. 



73843. Cucurbita sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 1253. Obtained in the market at Akkra. 

 and said to have come originally from Lagos, 

 Nigeria. March 27, 1927. A plant called 

 agushi by the natives. 



73844. Cupressus lusitanica Mill. Pinaceae. 



Portuguese cypress. 



No. 1300. Bussaco, Portugal, April 7, 1927. 

 An ornamental evergreen Mexican tree which is 

 cultivated as a forest tree in northern Portugal. 

 Its soft aromatic straight-grained wood is con- 

 sidered valuable. 



73845. Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperaceae. 



Chufa. 



No. 1254. Obtained in the market at Akkra, 

 Gold Coast, February 27, 1927. A tropical 

 African variety with large tubers which contain 

 oil. 



For previous introduction see No. 52899. 



73846. Dialium guineense Willd. Caesalpini- 

 aceae. Velvet tamarind. 



No. 1240. Obtained in the market at Akkra, 

 Gold Coast, February 27, 1927. A tropical 

 leguminous tree with small black edible pods 

 which, when ripe, contain a dry sweetish acid 

 pulp with the flavor of a tamarind and are used 

 as pickles. This variety is best suited to region? 

 with light rainfall, though it does occur where 

 the rainfall is heavier. The wood is strong and 

 excellent for carpentry. 



For previous introduction see No. 67313. 



73847. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. Yam. 

 No. 1298. Abuko, near Bathurst, Gambia, 



January, 1927. A fast-growing tropical vine 

 which may be of ornamental value. The tubers 

 are perhaps edible. 



73848. Diospyros ebenum Koen. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Ebony. 

 No. 1249. Botanic garden, Victoria, Came- 

 roon, February 15, 1927. An evergreen tropical 

 tree up to 50 feet high, which may be of use as a 

 stock for Diospyros kaki in Florida. The fruits 

 are round, about an inch in diameter, and 

 contain five or six seeds surrounded by a rather 

 thin pulp. 



