APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1927 



73123 and 73124 — Continued. 



73123. Acacia scorpioides (L.) W. F. Wight 

 (A. arabica Willd. ). Mimosaceae. 



According to J. H. Holland (Useful Plants 

 of Nigeria, pt. II, p. 288), a large proportion of 

 the gum arabic of commerce is furnished by this 

 tree, which is native to northern Africa and 

 southwestern Asia. True gum arabic, however, 

 is said to come only from another species, Acacia 

 Senegal. The pods and bark of A. scorpioides 

 are used for tanning, and the leaves and young 

 pods are sometimes fed to cattle. The wood is 

 hard and durable and is used in India for making 

 toolS. 



For previous introduction see No. 64663. 



73124. Ochroma lagopus Swartz. Bomba- 

 caceae. Balsa wood. 



A West Indian tree up to 18 meters high, with 

 large yellowish white flowers. The extremely 

 light wood is used for refrigeration purposes, 

 insulation, and life preservers. 



For previous introduction see No. 54332. 

 73125 to 73137. Gossypittm spp. Mal- 



vaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Kulikoro, Sudan, French West Africa. 

 Seeds presented by R. H. Forbes, Compagnie 

 Generate des Colonies. Received April 13, 1927. 



73125. GOSSYPIUM ARBORETJM L. 



Variety Sanguineum. Originally from 

 Dahomey. 



For previous introduction see No. 66870. 



73126. GOSSYPIUM HERBACETJM L. 



Korean silk. 



73127 to 73129. GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L. 



73127. Cambodia. Originally from India. 



73128. Hardwick 20. 



73129. Over the top. 



73130. Gossypium Nanking Meyen. 

 Karagani. Originally from India. 



73131. GOSSYPIUM OBTUSIFOLIUM Roxb. 



Originally from northern Nigeria. 



For previous introduction see No. 67524. 



73132. Gossypium peruvianum Cav. 

 Originally from Dahomey. 



For previous introduction see No. 65125. 



73133 and 73134. Gossypium PUNCTATUM^Schum. 

 and Thonn. 



73133. Koroniba, Eikasso. 



73134. Soudan Francais. 



73135. Gossypium sp. 



Garrabe hills. Originally from India. 



73136. Gossypium sp. 

 A kidney cotton. 



73137. Gossypium sp. 



Sea Island cotton originally from Dahomey. 



73138. Hermodactyltjs ttjberosus 

 (L.) Mill. Iridaceae. 



From Philadelphia, Pa. Tubers presented by 

 Mrs. J. Norman Henry. Received May 16, 

 1927. 



A hardy irislike plant a foot or more high with 

 leaves 1 to 2 feet long and dark-purple and green 

 flowers. Native to southern Europe. 



73139. Vigna cylindrica (Stickm.) 

 Skeels. Fabaceae. Catjang. 



From Giza, Egypt. Seeds presented by Man 

 A baza, director, horticultural section. Received 

 May 13, 1927. 



Lubia. A locally grown variety. 

 73140 to 73155. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by G. H. 

 Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived April 21, 1927. 



78140. Abies spectabilis Lambert (A. webbiana 

 Lindl.). Pinaceae. Himalayan fir. 



An Asiatic fir which, as described by W. J. 

 Bean (Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 1, p. 128), is a tree sometimes 150 feet 

 high in its native home in the Himalayas. The 

 dark-green leaves are arranged in two opposite 

 series so as to leave a v-shaped opening along 

 the top; the individual leaves are 1 to 2 inches 

 long. The cones, about 5 inches long, are 

 violet-purple at first, becoming brown. 



For previous introduction see No. 65751. 



73141. Acer pectinatum Wall. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



A small subtropical maple, with 5-lobed, 

 heart-shaped leaves about 4 inches long. Native 

 to Sikkim, India, at altitudes of 8,000 to 12,000 

 feet. 



For previous introduction see No. 56455. 



73142. Aconitum luridum Hook. f. and Thorns. 

 Ranunculaceae. i 



A subtropical herbaceous ornamental per- 

 ennial, 2 to 3 feet high, with dull-red flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 38994. 



73143. Ainsliaea pteropoda DC. Asteraceae. 



An erect herbaceous perennial, native to the 

 temperate Himalayas, with hairy oval or heart- 

 shaped leaves and small heads of white flowers. 



73144. Anaphalis contorta (Don) Hook. f. 



Asteraceae. 



A bushy subtropical perennial up to 2 feet 

 high, with narrow-oblong leaves and white or 

 yellowish flowers. Native to the temperate 

 Himalayas. 



73145. Aster sikkimensis Hook. f. and Thorns. 

 Asteraceae. 



An erect subtropical perennial, about 3 feet 

 high, with numerous blue flower heads. Native 

 to Sikkim, India. 



73146. Aster tricephalus C. B. Clarke. As- 

 teraceae. 



A small vigorous subtropical herbaceous 

 perennial, with reddish flower heads. Native 

 to Sikkim, India. 



73147. Astilbe rivularis Buch.-Ham. Saxi- 

 fragaceae. 



A subtropical herbaceous perennial with 

 creeping rhizomes and yellowish white flowers 

 borne on stems 5 feet high. 



For previous introduction see No. 50362. 



73148. Berberis napaulensis (DC.) Spreng. 

 Berberidaceae. Barberry. 



A fine ornamental shrub, which grows to a 

 good size, with stiff, bright-green, thorny leaves, 

 yellow flowers, and maroon-colored berries. 

 Native to eastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 67676. 



