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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



76689. Gladiolus tristis L. Irida- 

 ceae. Gladiolus. 



From Kirstenbosch, Ncwlands, Cape Province, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by R. U. Compton, 

 Director of the National Botanic Gardens. 

 Received April 20, 1928. 



A South African bulbous perennial with flat 

 linear leaves 1 to 2 feet long and lax spikes of yellow 

 flowers streaked with purple, which have a strong 

 lemon fragrance at night, but are scentless during 

 the day. 



For previous introduction see No. 62860. 



76690 and 76691. Zea mays L. Poa- 

 ceae. Corn. 



From Leningrad, Russia. Seeds presented by A. 

 Kol, chief of the bureau of introduction of the 

 Institute of Applied Botany. Received April 

 20, 1928. 



76690. No. 271 vi-24. Hordeiforme 05. 



76691. Perbenetz. From Altai Province. 



76692 to 76694. Solanum melongena 

 L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Seeds purchased from 

 the Yokohama Nursery Co. Received April 

 20, 1928. 



Japanese varieties. 



76692. Chinese giant eggplant. 



76693. Japanese long eggplant. 



76694. Japanese round purple eggplant. 



76695. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Seeds presented by the 

 Directeur, Institut Agricole d'Algerie, Station 

 de Semences de Maison-Carree. Received April 

 28, 1928. 



An Algerian variety. 



76696. Saccharum officinarum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Silay, Negros Occidental, Philippine Islands. 

 Cuttings presented by R. C. Pitcairn, Hawaiian- 

 Philippine Co., through E. W. Brandes, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received May 1, 1928. 



A Philippine variety. 



76697. VOANDZEIA STJBTERRANEA (L.) 



Thouars. Fabaceae. 



From Macequeco, Mozambique. Seeds presented 

 by R. G. Garvin. Received May 3, 1928. 



Juga Nymo. An African variety grown by the 

 natives along the eastern coast of Africa as far south 

 as Natal. It is an underground bean with the true 

 bean flavor and has the same habits of growth as 

 the peanut, doing best in sandy loam. The yield 

 here is at least 25 per cent greater than the peanut. 



For previous introduction see No. 68972. 



76698. Bambusa sp. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



From Oneco, Fla. Cuttings presented by Reasoner 

 Bros., Royal Palm Nurseries, through R. A. 

 Young, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 May 11, 1928. 



A medium-sized, semihardy, clump bamboo 

 which much resembles Bambusa thouarsii but is 

 thought to be different from it. It is believed to be 

 an early introduction by the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, but the record of it has been 

 lost. 



76699. Carica papaya L. Papaya- 

 , ceae. Papaya. 



From Port au Prince, JJaiti. Seeds presented by 

 n. D. Barker, Service Technic. Received May 

 11, 1928. 



Madame Russell. 



76700. Mussaenda ERYTHROPHYLLA 

 Schum. and Thonn. Rubiaceae. 



From West Africa. Cuttings collected by David 

 Fairchild, agriculture I explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received April 29, 1927. Numbered 

 April, 1928. 



No. 1179. Collected between Buea and Victoria, 

 Cameroon, February 13, 1927. A climbing shrub 

 often reaching a great height. One sepal in each 

 flower cluster expands into a beautiful bright-red 

 floral bract about 3 inches long. The style is 

 remarkably beautiful, and the fact that it flowers 

 in winter should make it worthy of a very wide 

 distribution throughout the Tropics. 



76701 to 76724. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Mrs. Frieda 

 Cobb Blanchard, University of Michigan, Ann 

 Arbor, Mich. Received April, 1928. 



Unless otherwise stated these seeds were ob- 

 tained in National Park, Tasmania. 



76701. Acacia riceana. Henslow. Mimosaceae. 



Rice acacia. 



No. 66. Botanic Garden, Hobart, Tasmania. 

 An erect much-branched Tasmanian shrub 6 to 

 10 feet high, with spreading and drooping 

 branches, filiform to lanceolate leaves 1 to 2 

 inches long, and globular heads of pale citron 

 flowers in long loose spikes. 



For previous introduction see No. 48061. 



76702. Anopterus glandulosus Labill. Escal- 

 loniaceae. 



No. 32. A tall evergreen Tasmanian shrub 

 with spreading branches, oblong dentate leaves 

 4 to 6 inches long clustered at the ends of the 

 branches, and axillary racemes of white flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 67805. 



76703. Astelia alpina R. Br. Liliaceae. 



No. 1. A densely tufted alpine Tasmanian 

 plant forming compact mats covered with loose 

 silky white hairs. The leaves are 6 to 12 inches 

 long, and the panicles of small flowers on slender 

 short stems are followed by bright-red berries. 



76704. Atherosperma moschatum Labill. 

 Monimiaceae. 



No. 48. An erect Tasmanian tree with oppo- 

 site ovate leaves 1 to 3 inches long, white tomen- 

 tose beneath, and small axillary flowers clustered 

 at the ends of the branches, followed by white 

 villous carpels resembling short clematis fruits. 



76705. BlLLARDIERA LONGIFLORA Labill. 



Pittosporaceae. 



No. 36. A Tasmanian climbing shrub with 

 linear to elliptical leaves, solitary pendulous 

 dull-yellow or blue flowers an inch long, and 

 red, white, or blue berries half an inch in diam- 

 eter. 



For previous introduction see No. 64597. 



76706. Billardiera scandens J. E. Smith. 

 Pittosporaceae. 



No. 68. From the garden of L. Rodway, 

 Government botanist, Hobart, Tasmania. 

 Similar to Billardiera longiflora, but with larger 

 leaves and berries which are usually yellow. 



