PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



75854. Macadamia integrifolia 



Maiden and Betche. Proteaceae. 



Everbearing macadamia. 



From Upper Dungay, via Murwillumbah, New- 

 South Wales, Australia. Seeds presented by 

 S. M. Greer. Received January 30, 1928. 



A beautiful and vigorous tree with smooth, 

 dark-green leaves somewhat similar to those of a 

 mango. According to Mr. Greer, the nuts are of 

 medium size and resemble Macadamia iernifolia 

 in appearance, but have tougher shells, a different 

 flavor, and contain more oil. The variety is referred 

 to as ever-bearing. 



For previous introduction see No. 6C061. 



75855. Fragaria sp. 



Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



From St. Michael, Azores. Plants presented 

 through Stuart K. Lupton, American consul. 

 Received February 2, 1928. 



A variety grown locally. 



75856. Lilium tigrinum Ker. Lilia- 

 ceae. Tiger lily. 



From Seoul, Chosen. Bulbs obtained through 

 C. H. Stephan, American vice consul in charge. 

 Received January 30, 1928. 



Oni yuri. Collected by the Dendrological 

 Experimental Station. 



For previous introduction see No. 74221. 



75857. Shantzia sp. Malvaceae. 



From east Africa. Seeds collected by L. W. 

 Kephart and R. L. Piemeisel, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 January 31, 1928. 



No. 486. Near Camp Kifaru, Tanganyika, 

 September 18, 1927. A small tree common in the 

 thorny tree and grass areas between Mbulu and 

 Ngorongoro Crater. 



75858. Canna edtjlis. Ker. Canna- 

 ceae. Edible canna. 



From Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West 

 Indies. Tubers presented by A. Kopp, acting 

 director, Station Agronomique de la Guade- 

 loupe. Received June 4, 1927. Numbered 

 February, 1928. 



A close relative of the ornamental cannas, 

 cultivated for its edible tubers. 



For previous introduction see No. 66339. 



75859. Colocasia esctjlenta Schott. 

 Araceae. Dasheen. 



From Dominica, British W r est Indies. Tubers 

 presented by F. G. Hareourt, curator and agri- 

 cultural superintendent of the botanic gardens. 

 Received June 28, 1927. Numbered February, 

 1928. 



Sulphur dasheen. A variety with handsome red 

 leafstalks. The tubers are sometimes used as food, 

 but are inferior to those of the common dasheen. 

 The name probably refers to the color of the interior 

 of the tubers. 



For previous introduction see No. 59289. 



75860. Colocasia esctjlenta Schott. 

 Araceae. Taro. 



From Southern Rhodesia, South Africa. Tubers 

 presented by Dr. W. L. Thompson, of the 

 American Board mission at Mount Silinda. 

 Received July 30, 1927. Numbered February, 

 1928. 



Amadumbe. The plants of this Rhodesian taro 

 are much like those of the Trinidad variety except 

 that the petioles of the former are shaded the entire 

 length with maroon. 



75861. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



From Hong Kong, China. Bulbs obtained from 

 Andrew Tse, through David Griffiths, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received February 6, 1928. 



A wild Chinese lily. 



75862. Dipelta floribunda Maxim. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Cuttings presented 

 by E. H. Wilson, Arnold Arboretum, Harvard 

 University. Received February 7, 1928. 



An ornamental deciduous Chinese shrub up to 

 15 feet high, somewhat resembling Kolkwitzia, 

 with ovate entire opposite leaves about 4 inches 

 long. The racemes contain from one to six hand- 

 some, fragrant, rose-colored abelialike flowers with 

 yellow stripes in the throat, each flower having 

 two large shield-shaped bracts. 



75863. Castanopsis sp. Fagaceae. 



Evergreen chinquapin. 



From Hanoi, Indo-China. Seeds obtained from 

 P. Ducamp, Inspecteur Adjoint des Eaux et 

 Forets. Received February 7, 1928. 



An evergreen chinquapin, native to Indo-China, 

 with oblong-ovate coriaceous leaves 4 to 6 inches 

 long, smooth and shining above and covered with 

 tawny pubescence beneath. The chestnut-brown 

 ovate-cylindrical nuts, one-fourth to three-fourths 

 of an inch long and one-fourth of an inch in diam- 

 eter, are borne in small burs covered with long 

 straight spines. 



75864. Castanopsis cuspidata 

 (Thunb.) Schottky. Fagaceae. 



Japanese chinquapin. 



From Kochi, Shikoku, Japan. Seeds collected by 

 R. K. Beattie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February 7, 1928. 



No. 417. January 17, 1928. In Japan this tree is 

 common from Tokyo southward and is commonly 

 cultivated. It grows from 30 to 75 feet high, with 

 massive widespreading branches. The leaves are 

 variable in size and shape and vary in color on the 

 underside from brownish to nearly white. The 

 acorns are small but sweet and are baked, boiled, 

 or roasted and regularly sold on the Japanese 

 markets. This tree is hardy only in the southern- 

 most United States. 



For previous introduction see No. 34642. 



75865 to 75959. 



From east Africa. Seeds collected by L. W. Kep- 

 hart and R. L. Piemeisel, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received January, 

 1928. 



75865. Air a sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 323. August 31, 1927. A fairly soft 

 bunch grass which seeds sparingly. It is found 

 occasionally in the grasslands on Kilimanjaro 

 Mountain, Tanganyika. 



75866. Brachiaria sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 410. August 24, 1927. A variety infre- 

 quent in depressions along the Kibosho Road, 

 Moshi, Tanganyika. 



'5867. Brachypodium sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 326. August 31, 1927. Seeds of two 

 grasses accidently mixed in gathering from the 

 grassland just above the forest on Kilimanjaro 

 Mountain, Tanganjika. These two, with No. 

 325 [No. 75S70], are the only grasses of soft 

 texture in the high grasslands on Kilimanjaro 

 Mountain. The other grasses are as harsh and 

 stiff as Carex, and there is no evidence that 

 animals eat them. The soft grasses usually show 

 signs of having been grazed. The seed heads 

 are very seldom seen during this season. 



