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73223 to 73262— Continued. 



73237. Crotalabia mysorensis Roth. Fa- 



A much-branched tropical leguminous an- 

 nual, 2 feet high, with yellow flowers. Native 

 to eastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 72435. 



73233. Dammara alba Rumph. (Agathis lo- 

 ranthifolia Salisb.). Pinaceae. 



White dammar pine. 



A large Malayan coniferous tree, up to 100 

 feet, which is the source of the gum known 

 commercially as dammar, which is used in the 

 making of varnish. 



For previous introduction see No. 51815. 



73239. Elaeocarpus grandiflorus J. E. 

 Smith. Elaeocarpaceae. 



An ornamental evergreen shrub about 20 feet 

 high, with white and crimson flowers. Native 

 to Mauritius. 



For previous introduction see No. 69153. 



73240. Elaeocarpus treubu Hochr. Elaeo- 

 carpaceae. 



A tropical Asiatic tree with clusters of small 

 flowers. It may be of value as an ornamental. 



73241. Elettaria atropurpurea Teysm. and 

 Binn. Zinziberaceae. 



A herbaceous tropical plant, up to 4 meters 

 high, leaves marked with red and greenish sour 

 edible fruits. 



Gardenia gjellerupu Valet. Rubi- 



A tropical East Indian shrub or small tree up 

 to 5 meters high, with fragrant showy yellow 

 flowers. 



73243 and 73244. Honckenya ficifolia Willd. 

 Tiliaceae. 



For previous introduction see No. 67572. 



73243. A purple-flowered ornamental shrub, 

 native to the East Indies. 



73244. Variety alba. A white-flowered form. 



73245. Jatropha multifida L. Euphorbiaceae. 



An ornamental tropical tree, 5 to 15 feet high, 

 with palmately divided leaves and scarlet 

 flowers. Native to Java. 



For previous introduction see No. 60398. 



73246. Jatropha podagrica Hook. Euphor- 



A handsome Central American shrub 1 or 2 

 feet high, with peltate, 3-lobed to 5-lobed leaves 

 4 to 8 inches wide and orange flowers with 

 scarlet petals. 



For previous introduction see No. 69157. 



73247. Livistona cochinchinensis (Blume) 

 Mart. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 A tall fan-leaved palm, 50 feet high, native to 



Malakka. 



73248. Melia candollei Juss. Meliaceae. 



A tropical ornamental tree with pinnate 

 foliage and panicled flowers. 



73249. Pandanus furcatus Roxb. Pandana- 

 ceae. Screw pine. 



An East Indian ornamental tree, up to 5 

 meters high, with dark-green linear spiny leaves. 



For previous introduction see No. 51728. 



73223 to 73262— Continued. 



73250. Pangitjm edule Reinw. Flacourtiaceae. 



A Philippine tree up to 25 meters high, with 

 very large leaves, yellowish green flowers, and 

 oval brown fruits, 6 inches long, with edible 

 flesh. The seeds are poisonous when fresh, but 

 are edible after steeping in water. 



For previous introduction see No. 56067. 



73251. Payena leerh (Teysm. and Binn.) 

 Kurz. Sapotaceae. 



The gutta sundek tree of the Malay Penin- 

 sula; of possible value as a source of gutta-percha. 



For previous introduction see No. 66233. 



73252. Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) Schum. 

 (P. imperialis Lindl.). Zinziberaceae. 



A tropical herbaceous perennial, up to 20 feet 

 high, with leaves 1 to 2 feet long and numerous 

 scarlet flowers. Native to Mauritius. 



For previous introduction see No. 67585. 



73253. Phaseolus caracalla L. Fabaceae. 



Bertoni bean. 

 Java-grown seeds. 

 For previous introduction see No. 61006. 



73254. Pithecolobium clypearia (Jack) Benth. 

 Mimosaceae. 



A tropical ornamental low tree with finely 

 cut foliage and small whitish flowers. Native 

 to the East Indies. 



73255. Pithecolobium hymeneaefolium 

 (Humb. and Bonpl.) Benth. Mimosaceae. 



An ornamental leguminous tree with pinnate 

 foliage, native to tropical America. 



73256. Psidium araca Raddi. Myrtaceae. 



A tropical American shrub which bears sma 1 

 edible yellow fruits, said to contain few seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 38944. 



73257. Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Ait.) Wight. 

 Myrtaceae. Rose myrtle. 



A small handsome shrub with abundant pink 

 flowers and small edible purplish fruits the size 

 of gooseberries. Native to southeastern China. 



For previous introduction see No. 65849. 



73258. Sacciolepis interrupta (Willd.) Stapf. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



A tall stout tropical grass, 3 to 5 feet high, 

 native to swampy places in the East Indies. 



(Jack) Miquel. 



73259. Saraca declinata 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



A tropical ornamental pinnate-leaved tree 

 with bright-yellow, red-tinged flowers, native to 

 Java. 



For previous introduction see No. 44900. 



73260. Saraca indica L. Caesalpiniaceae. 



An ornamental tropical tree with large heads 

 of scarlet flowers, native to southern India. 

 For previous introduction see No. 66154. 



73261. Sesbania paulensis Barb.-Rodr. Fa- 

 baceae. 



A leguminous shrub described by Rodrigues 

 (Plantes Novas Cultivadas Jardim Botanico 

 do Rio de Janeiro, vol. 2, p. 13) as of erect habit, 

 about 10 feet high, with narrow, angular 

 branches, finely pinnate leaves, and handsome 

 yellow flowers in few-flowered racemes. 



For previous introduction see No. 65306. 



