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77617 — Continued. 



From Santiago de las Vegas. Cuba. Cut- 

 tings presented by Dr. Gonzalo M. For- 

 tun, director. Estacion Experimental 

 Agronomica. Received October 25, 1928. 



A Cuban variety. 



77618. Solanum sanitwongsei Craib. 

 Solanaceae. 



From Bangkok, Siam. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. A. Kerr, director of the botanical 

 section of the Ministry of Commerce and 

 Communications, through Prof. E. B. 

 Babcock, College of Agriculture, Univer- 

 sity of California, Berkeley, and G. F. 

 Reddish. Food, Drug, and Insecticide Ad- 

 ministration. Received October and No- 

 vember, 1928. 



A Siamese shrub about 3 feet high, with 

 small racemes of bluish flowers and orange- 

 colored fruits. It is said to be of value in 

 the treatment of diabetes. 



77619. Ephedea distachya L. (E. vul- 

 garis Rich.). Gnetaceae. 



Common jointfir. 



From Taru Jabba, P. O. Peshawar, North- 

 west Frontier Province, India. Seeds 

 presented by A. M. Mustafa, agricultural 

 officer, through Renwick S. McNiece. 

 American consul, Karachi, India. Re- 

 ceived October 25, 1928. 



A low-growing, rigid-tufted shrub, with 

 erect green leafless branches and small red 

 fruits. A possible source of ephedrine. 

 Native to Europe and Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 77450. 



77620. Styrax officinalis L. Styra- 

 caceae. Snowbell. 



From Brignoles, France. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. R. Salgues. Director, Brignoles 

 Botanic Station, Received October 24, 

 1928. 



A handsome shrub or low tree, 20 feet 

 high, with hairy, broadly oval leaves and 

 numerous white flowers, about throe-fourths 

 of an inch long, in small clusters. It is 

 native to Europe and Asia Minor. 



For previous introduction see No. 6G969. 



77621. Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Zacuapam, Huatusco. Vera Cruz, 

 Mexico. Seeds presented bv Dr. C. A. 

 Purpus. Received October 22, 1928. 



A Mexican palm up to 10 feet high, with 

 pinnate leaves about 4 feet long. The un- 

 developed flowers are eaten as a vegetable. 



For previous introduction see No. 68975. 

 77622 to 77624. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds purchased 

 from L. Koch, Chief. Plant Breeding 

 Station. Received October 26, 1928. 



77622. Bradburya plumieri (Turp.) 

 Kuntze (Gentrosema plumieri Turp.). 

 Fabaceae. 



A tropical Brazilian ornamental vine 

 with white and red flowers. Of value as 

 a green manure. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 72429. 



77623. Mimosa ixvisa Mart. Mimosa- 

 ceae. 



77622 to 77624— Continued. 



A bushy tropical Brazilian plant about 



3 feet high, with feathery leaves and 



rose-colored flowers. It is used as a 

 green manure. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 69122. 



77624. Shuteria vestita Wight and Arn. 

 Fabaceae. 



A slender leguminous vine, native to 

 India, with trifoliolate leaves and 

 copious racemes of small reddish flowers. 

 It is used as a green manure. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68039. 



77625 and 77626. Amygdalus persica 

 nectarina Ait. Amygdala ceae. 



Nectarine. 



From Sawbridgeworth, England. Plants 

 purchased from Thomas Rivers & Son. 

 Received October 22, 1928. 



77625. Early Rivers. A variety with 

 large fruits ripening the end of July. 



77626. John Rivers. A seedling from 

 Peregrine and Duke of York peaches. 

 The fruits have very juicy flesh and a 

 good flavor. 



77627. Psoralea bituminosa L. Faba- 

 ceae. Scurf-pea. 



From Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands. 

 Seeds presented by Dr. Cesar Peraza. 

 Received October 29, 1928. 



A herbaceous perennial, native to the 

 Mediterranean region, with trifoliolate 

 leaves and small bluish flowers in loose 

 heads. Of value for green manure. 



For previous introduction see No. 76765. 



7762S. Tkifolium repens L. Fabaceae. 

 White clover. 



From Brooks, Alberta, Canada. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Augustus Griffin, of the Ca- 

 nadian Pacific Railway, through Knowles 

 A. Ryerson. Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received October 10, 1928. 



A pink-flowered selection from ordinary 

 white clover, made at Brooks, Alberta, by 

 Augustus Griffin, who reports that it is 

 very vigorous and is said to be replacing 

 ordinary white clover in New Zealand be- 

 cause of its vigor and hardiness. 



77629 and 77630. Ananas sativus 

 Sehult. f. Bromeliaceae. Pineapple. 



From the Philippine Islands. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by S. Youngberg, Director of the 

 Bureau of Agriculture, Manila, at the 

 request of F. G. Krauss, University of 

 Hawaii, Honolulu. Received September 8, 

 1927. Numbered in November, 1928. 



Material grown at the Lamao Experiment 

 Station, Lamao, Bataan. 



77629. Los Banos. 



For previous introduction see No. 76198. 



77630. Orion. 



For previous introduction see No. 76197. 



77631 to 77633. Ananas sativus 

 Scliult. f. Bromeliaceae. Pineapple. 



From Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay 

 States. Suckers presented by B. Bunt- 

 ing, agriculturist of the Malay Depart- 



