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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



75967. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Corinto, Nicaragua. Seeds presented by 

 Christian T. Steger, American consul. Re- 

 ceived February 13, 1928. 



A variety grown locally which is said to be 

 immune from attack by the boll weevil. 



75968. Trifolium sp. Fabaceae. 



Clover. 



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

 hart and R. L. Piemeisel, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received in Jan- 

 uary, 1928. 



No. 295. August 23, 1927. A small red-flowered 

 clover very abundant in the kikuyu grass "downs," 

 on Kilimanjaro Mountain, just above the Mad- 

 schame mission, Tanganyika, at an altitude of 

 5,000 feet. The "downs " are generally very closely 

 grazed, but where not grazed this species grows a 

 foot or more tall. 



75969. Severinia buxifolia (Poir.) 

 Ten. (Atalantia buxifolia Oliver). 

 Rutaceae. 



A variety of unknown origin obtained through 

 W. T. Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received February 16, 1928. 



A subtropical thorny shrub resistant to alkali 

 and salt. It has shiny green leaves, clusters of 

 small white flowers, and dark -red berrylike fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 74188. 



75970. Crotalaria incana L. Faba- 

 ceae. 



From Trujillo, Honduras. Seeds collected by P. 

 H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, with the Allison V. Armour 

 1928 expedition. Received February 16, 1928. 



No. 1-a. January 23, 1928. A yellow and 

 bronze-colored flowering plant 18* to 24 inches high. 

 The plants from which these seeds were collected 

 were growing in almost pure beach sand on the 

 coast of the Bay of Trujillo. 



75971 and 75972. Solanum macro- 

 carpon L. Solanaceae. 



From Luchenza, Nyasaland Protectorate, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by L. S. Norman. Received 

 February 17, 1928. 



75971. A stout undershrub with a much- 

 branched smooth stem and ovate sinuate- 

 margined leaves 8 inches long. The racemose 

 cymes, opposite the leaves, bear blue-purple 

 flowers, 1 to 2 inches broad, which are followed 

 by globose yellow fruits the size of an apple. 



For previous introduction see No. 46330. 



75972. A variety grown locally. 



75973 to 75979. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, Director, Buit- 

 enzorg Botanic Gardens. Received February 

 17, 1928. 



75973 to 75975. Albizzia spp. Mimosaceae. 



75973. Albizzia falcata (L.) Backer (A. 

 moluccana Miquel). 



A rapid-growing tropical tree with large 

 feathery leaves and small globular flower 

 heads. It is used for shade in coffee planta- 

 tions. 



For previous introduction see No. 



75973 to 75979— Continued. 



75974. Albizzia lucida (Roxb.) Benth. 



A handsome spreading leguminous tree 

 with attractive feathery leaves, native to the 

 East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 73223. 



75975. Albizzia saponaria (Lour.) Blume. 



A small tree, native to the East Indies, 

 with gray bark and alternate double com- 

 pound leaves. The bark contains saponin 

 and is used by the natives of the Philippines 

 as soap for washing their hair. 



For previous introduction see No. 68840. 



75976 to 75978. Cassia spp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



75976. Cassia absus L. 



An erect annual tropical legume, about 2 

 feet high, with small reddish yellow flowers. 

 It is a native to India and Egypt. 



For previous introduction see No. 67899. 



75977. Cassia marginata Roxb. 



A small tropical tree with rose-colored 

 flowers and drooping branches. It is native 

 to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 68846. 



75978. Cassia quinquangijlata L. Rich. 



A yellow-flowered tropical evergreen shrub 

 3 feet high. 



For previous introduction see No. 72432. 



75979. Crotalaria albida Heyne. Fabaceae. 



A tropical Indian shrub, 1 to 2 feet high, with 

 numerous slender silky pubescent branches, 

 firm narrow leaves, short racemes of pale-yellow 

 flowers, and oblong pods about half an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 65698. 



75980. Lycopersicon 

 Mill. Solanaceae. 



ESCULENTUM 



Tomato. 



From Paris, France. Seeds purchased from Vil- 

 morin-Andrieux & Co. Received February 17, 

 1928. 



King Humbert. A medium-early, tall, vigorous 

 variety with long clusters of 8 or 10 very fleshy, 

 bright-scarlet fruits which resemble a hen's egg in 

 size and shape. 



75981. Hicoria cathayensis (Sar- 

 gent) Chun. Juglandaceae. Hickory. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds purchased from 

 Prof. J. H. Reisner, of the University of Nan- 

 king. Received February 21, 1928. 



A Chinese tree up to 75 feet high, with a gray- 

 barked trunk 1 to 2 feet in diameter and compound 

 leaves about a foot long, composed of five to seven 

 pairs of narrowly oval leaflets which are pale green 

 above and rusty brown beneath. The thick- 

 shelled nuts, about an inch long, are eaten as a 

 sweetmeat, and a clear yellow oil is extracted from 

 them for use in fancy pastry. The strong tough 

 wood is used for tool handles. 



For previous introduction see No. 65708. 



75982 to 75990. 



From Ottawa, Canada. Seeds presented by J. 

 Adams, botanist, Central Experimental Farm. 

 Received February 21, 1928. 



75982. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 



No. 932. Originally from Turkestan. 



