OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1927 



The strawberry clover has in some unknown 

 way become introduced into northeastern Oregon, 

 where, on the seepage irrigated lands that are too 

 alkali for alfalfa, it seems to thrive excellently. 

 It seems probable that the seed was originally 

 introduced with alfalfa, but at the present time 

 this variety has escaped into the pastures, wherever 

 the seepage from the irrigation ditches provides 

 sufficient moisture. 



75241. Calophyllum kunstleri King. 

 Clusiaceae. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds presented by 

 J. E. Higgins, Agronomist in Charge, Plant 

 Introduction Gardens. Received October 22, 

 1927. 



A tree up to 60 feet high, native to the Malay 

 Peninsula. The 4-angled branchlets are red 

 pubescent, and the elliptical leaves are prominently 

 nerved. The small axillary clusters of white 

 flowers are followed by drupes about one-third of 

 an inch in diameter. 



75242 and 75243. Cucumis melo L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Melon. 



From Ispahan, Persia. Seeds presented by A. 

 Mohammed Hossain Guiahi. Received 

 October 25, 1927. 



Locally grown varieties. 



Kharboozeh. 



No. 2 

 variety. 



75243. No. 4 



An oval-shaped 



Semsoori. A round variety. 



75244. Lobelia fulgens Willd. 

 Campanulaceae. Mexican lobelia. 



From Zacuapam, Huatusco, Vera Cruz, Mexico. 

 Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. Purpus. Received 

 October 25, 1927. 



A herbaceous perennial plant about 4 feet high 

 with bright-red flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 45353. 



75245. Galanthus 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



fosteri Baker. 

 Snowdrop. 



From London, England. Bulbs purchased from 

 Barr & Sons. Received October 28, 1927. 



A bulbous, spring-flowering plant native to 

 Asia Minor. The leaves are nearly an inch wide, 

 and the small flowers are white with the lower 

 half of the segments green. 



75246. Saguerus pinnatus Wurmb 

 (Arenga saccharifera Labill.). Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Sugar palm. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented 

 by S. Youngberg, Director of the Bureau of 

 Agriculture. Received December 20, 1927. 



Kaong. A handsome palm 30 to 40 feet high, 

 with immense leaves and enormous bunches of 

 fruit. A rich-flavored palm sugar is made from the 

 sap which flows from the bruised fruit stalk. It also 

 furnishes a valuable black fibrous substance, ejoo 

 fiber, superior in quality, cheapness, and durability 

 to that obtained from the husk of the coconut, and 

 renowned for its power to resist moisture. It is 

 used by the natives of the Indian Islands for every 

 purpose of cordage. Underneath this material is 

 found a substance of a soft gossamerlike texture 

 which is imported into China, where it is applied 

 as oakum in calking the seams of ships and more 

 generally as tinder for kindling fire. 



For previous introduction see No. 67178. 



75247. Lilitjm sp. Liliaceae. Lily. 



From Tokyo, Japan. Bulbs collected by R. K. 

 Beattie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 October 31, 1927. 



No. 1. (Yuri.) Obtained in the market, 

 September 30, 1927. A local variety with edible 

 bulbs. 



75248. Dolichos lablab L. Faba- 

 ceae. Hyacinth bean. 



From Cairo. Egypt. Seeds presented by William 

 Carlton McQuiston, of the American Univer- 

 sity. Received October 29, 1927. 



A locally grown variety. 



75249. Aletjrites fordii Hemsl. 

 Euphorbiaceae. Tung-oil tree. 



From Pineville, La. Seeds presented by Placide 

 Rodriguez, Superintendent of the Alexandria 

 National Cemetery. Received October 17, 1927. 



Seeds from trees growing in the Alexandria 

 National Cemetery. 



75250. Carica papaya L. Papaya- 

 ceae. Papaya. 



From Brownsville, Tex. Seeds collected by Dr. 

 J. N. Rose, of the United States National 

 Museum, and Paul Russell, of the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received November 12, 1927. 



October 30, 1927. A local variety of excellent 

 quality with an unusually hard shell. 



75251 to 75253. Macadamia terni- 

 folia P. Muell. Proteaceae. 



Macadamia. 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Seeds 

 purchased from Anderson & Co. Received 

 October 18, 1927. 



An evergreen tree up to 50 feet in height, which 

 is cultivated for its edible nuts. 



For previous introduction see No. 74219. 



75251. The true thin-shelled variety. 



75252. Medium thick-shelled variety with 

 smooth leaves. 



75253. Thick-shelled variety of the ordinary 

 type. 



75254 and 75255. Lilium spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. Lily. 



From Chosen. Obtained through C. H. Stephan, 

 American vice consul in charge, Seoul. Re- 

 ceived November 11, 1927. 



Seeds and bulbs of a wild pink lily from the 

 Chosen Government-General's Model Farming 

 Station, Suigen, near Seoul. According to that 

 station, the wild lily in Suigen is chiefly of the 

 species of Lilium concolor buschianum, and the 

 Japanese name is Aka hime yuri. 



75254. Bulbs. 75255. Seeds. 



75256. Cynometra cauliflora L. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Di. 

 W. M. Doctors van Leeuwen, director of the 

 botanic gardens. Received February 11, 1927. 

 Numbered October, 1927. 



A curious tree producing an abundance of 

 greenish yellow fruits which are the shape of tri- 

 angular apple tarts. They have an acid flavor 

 with little character, but when cooked are said to 

 make excellent pies. These fruits are produced 

 from knotlike excrescences on the trunk, often 

 near the ground. 



For previous introduction see No. 67692. 



75257 to 75262. 



From Texas and Mexico. Seeds collected by Dr. 

 J. N. Rose, of the United States National Mu- 

 seum, and Paul Russell, of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received November, 1927. 



75257. Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. Rubia- 

 ceae. 



No. 24289. Brownsville, Tex., October 29, 

 1927. A much-branched climbing shrub with 

 leathery shining, oval leaves about 2 inches 

 long, small, white flowers, and small globular, 

 white berries. Native to Mexico. 



