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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



S19. CALYCOPHYLLrH 



Rubiaceae. 



73798. Chayotaedulis Jacq. (Sechium 73810 to 

 edule Swartz). Cucurbitaceae. ceae. 



Chayote. 



From Moca, Dominican Republic. Fruits pre- 

 sented by Dr. R. Ciferri, director, Estacion 

 Xacional Agronomica y Colegio de Agricultura. 

 Received May 3, 1927. 



A local variety. 



73799. Larix sibirica Ledeb. Pina- 

 ceae. Siberian larch. 



From Indian Head. Saskatchewan, Canada. Seeds 

 presented by Xorman M. Ross, forestry branch, 

 Department of the Interior. Received April 

 30, 1927. 



A tall, very hard, deciduous coniferous tree, 

 up to 40 meters high. It has a straight trunk and 

 short branches. Native to Siberia. 



For previous introduction see No. 5S392. 



73800. Sturtia gossypioides R. Br. 

 Malvaceae. 



From Sydney. New South Wales, Australia. 

 Seeds presented by G. P. Darnell-Smith, di- 

 rector, botanic gardens. Received May 9, 1927. 



An Australian shrub, several feet in height, with 

 broadly oval leathery leaves about 2 inches long, 

 and large purple flowers with darker centers. It 

 is closely related to cotton (Gossypium spp.). 



73801 to 73807. Fragaria spp. Rosa- 

 ceae. Strawberry. 



From Kingsley, Borden, Hants, England. Plants 

 presented by C. Howard Jones, i^ingsley Fruit 

 Farm and Nursery. Received May 6, 1927. 



European varieties not carried in the American 

 trade. 



73801. Fragaria sp. 

 Kentish Favourite. 



73802. Fragaria sp. 

 King Oeorge. 



73803. Fragaria sp. 

 Madame Kooi. 



73804. Fragaria sp. 

 Reliance. 



73805. Fragaria sp. 

 Royal Sovereign. 



73806. Fragaria sp. 

 Sir Joseph Paxton. 



73807. Fragaria sp. 

 The Duke. 



73808. SOLANUM MACRANTHTJM Duiial. 



Solanaceae. 



From Washington, D. C. Seeds obtained from 

 C. B. Doyle, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February 7, 1927. Numbered April, 1927. 



An ornamental Brazilian tree, about 12 feet high, 

 with large prickly veined leaves and axillary 

 racemes of pale-lilac flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 43665. 



73809. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Vicosa, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Seeds pre- 

 sented by P. H. Rolfs, Escola Superior de Agri- 

 cultura e Veterinaria. Received April 27, 1927. 



A local variety which grows to a height of 3 

 meters. Orange seedling. 



'3818. Oryza sativa L. 



Poa- 

 Rice. 



From Tashkent. Turkestan. Seeds presented by 

 Hilaria Rajkova, botanic garden, Central 

 Asiatic State University, through C. E. Cham- 

 bliss, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 May-. _- 



Locally grown varieties. 



73810. C. I. No. 6256. Kyrmycy. 



73511. C. I. Xo. 6257. Arpa. 



73812. C. I. No. 625S. 



73313. C. I. No. 6259. Dungan. 



73814. C. I. No. 6260. American. 



73815. C. I. No. 6261. 

 73815. C. I. No. 6232. A'ora. 



73817. C. I. No. 6263. Kizyl. 



73818. C. I. No. 6264. County Ashmot. 



73819 to 73822. 



From Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Seeds presented 

 by Robert M. Grey, superintendent, Harvard 

 Botanic Station. Received April 26, 1927. 



CANDIDISSIMUH DC. 



Degame. 



This Central American timber tree, known 

 commercially as the degame, is described by 

 S. J. Record (Timbers of Tropical America, p. 

 547) as being 40 to 65 feet high with a straight 

 trunk free from limbs. The wood has the 

 strength, toughness, and resilience of hickory 

 and is used for making agricultural implements, 

 tool handles, and similar articles. 



For previous introduction see No. 66769. 



73820. MoxTEZUiiA sp. Bombacaceae. 



A small ornamental tree with pale-pink 

 flowers, native to Cuba. 



73821. POSOQUERIA MULTTFLORA Lem. Ru- 



biaceae. 



A small tropical Brazilian tree with terminal 

 clusters of large erect fragrant white flowers. 



73822. TlLMIA CARYOTAEFOLIA O. F. Cook. 



(Martinezia caryotaefolia H. B. K.). 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A small graceful palm, becoming 30 feet high, 

 which is native to tropical South America. The 

 erect stem is slightly swollen at the base and is 

 clearly ringed; these rings are armed with stiff 

 black slender spines 2 or 3 inches long. The 

 bright-green terminal pinnate fronds are 4 to 5 

 feet long, spreading and drooping. 



For previous introduction see No. 51739. 



73823. Butia capitata Beccari (Cocos 

 capitata Mart.). Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From St. Leo, Fla. Seeds presented by Father 

 Jerome, St. Leo Academy, through R. A. Young. 

 Bureau of Plant Industrv. Received April 29, 

 1927. 



A large coconutlike palm, of ornamental appear- 

 ance, with a spineless trunk, pinnate leaves, and 

 large bunches of fruit, which is said to be hardier 

 than any other species of cocos. 



For previous introduction see No. 45009. 



73824. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From Solsdad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by Robert M. Grey, superintendent, 

 Harvard Botanic Station. Received May 9. 

 1927. 



