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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



79525— Continued. 



An erect shrub, native to South Africa, 

 with leathery ovate leaves 3 inches long 

 and panicles of small white flowers fol- 

 lowed by red drupes an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 51144. 



79526. Wahlenbergta bivalvis Merr. 

 Campanulaceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of 

 Agriculture. Received February 27, 1929. 



An erect glabrous branched annual up to 

 16 inches high, with sessile leaves and 

 blue, bell-shaped flowers a quarter of an 

 inch long. Native to the Philippine 

 Islands. 



79527. Yigna sinensis (Tomer) Savi. 

 Pabaceae. Cowpea. 



From Tirana, Albania. Seeds presented by 

 A. T. Fultz, Director, Albanian Voca- 

 tional School of the American Junior 

 Red Cross and Ministry of Education. 

 Received March 15, 1929. 



Seeds white with a black eye ; from the 

 market at Kavaji. 



79528. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solana- 

 ceae. Tobacco. 



From New Guinea. Seeds presented by 

 L. P. B. Armit, Port Moresby. Received 

 March 25, 1929. 



Mixed seeds from Autemba and Biagi, 

 Kokoda district, northern division. 



79529. Oechidantha maxillabioides 

 (Ridley) Schum. Musaceae. 



From Glasnevin. Ireland. Plants pre- 

 sented by J. W. Besant, Director, Bo- 

 tanic Gardens. Received March 16, 1929. 



A gingerlike stemless Malayan plant with 

 oblong leaves about 8 inches long and 

 panicles 1 to 2 feet, high of rather showy 

 purple flowers, resembling those of Maxil- 

 la ria. 



79530. Oechidantha longiflora 

 (Scort.) Ridley. Musaceae. 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. 

 Plants presented by R. E. Holttum, Di- 

 rector, Singapore Botanic Gardens. Re- 

 ceived March 23, 1929. 



A large stemless tropical plant, related 

 to the banana and native to the Malay 

 Peninsula, which forms huge tufts of 

 lanceolate leaves 3 feet long. The solitary 

 axillary flowers, about 8 inches in length, 

 have long purple bracts and yellowish 

 petals. 



79531. Amaranthtjs 

 Amaranthaceae. 



V I R I D I S L. 



Amaranth. 



From Antigua, British West Indies. Seeds 

 presented by A. E. Collens, Government 

 Chemist and Superintendent of Agricul- 

 ture. Received March 22, 1929. 



A plant cultivated in Antigua and used 

 in the same manner as spinach. 



79532. Lycopersicon esculenttjm Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From near Trujillo, Peru. Seeds presented 

 by Ralph T. Gray, Estacion Experimental 

 Agricola, Lima, Peru. Received March 

 28, 1929. 



A wild Peruvian tomato collected by G. 

 N.Wolcott, Estacion Experimental Agricola, 

 Lima. 



79533 to 79545. 



From the West Indies. Seeds collected by 

 Allison V. Armour. Received March 25, 

 1929. 



79533. Amerimnon lancbolarium (L. f.) 

 Kuntze (Dalhergia Imvceolaria L. f.). 



Fabaceae. 



Dominican Botanic Gardens. A tree 60 

 to 80 feet high, native to India, with 

 compound leaves made up of 11 to 15 

 elliptical rigidly subcoriaceous leaflets 2 

 inches long and terminal and axillary 

 compound panicles of small purplish 

 flowers followed by bright-brown flexible 

 pods. 



79534. Bbrria ammonilda Roxb. Tilia- 

 ceae. 



Dominican Botanic Gardens. A large 

 tree, native to southeastern Asia, with 

 long-stemmed heart-shaped leaves and 

 dense racemes of small white flowers. 

 The hard durable dark-red wood is used 

 for agricultural implements and is also 

 exported under the name of trincomali 

 wood. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 63761. 



79535. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Common redpepper. 



A very fine aromatic variety obtained 

 in the market at Port au Prince, Haiti. 



79536. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 



St. Lucia Botanic Gardens. An excel- 

 lent local variety. 



79537 to 79545. From the Dominican 

 Botanic Gardens. 



79537. Catalpa longissima (Jacq.) 

 Sims. Bignoniaceae. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 78580. 



79538. COLVILLEA RACEMOSA Boj. 



Caesalpiniaceae. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 78604. 



79539. Euterpe edulis Mart! Phoeni- 

 caceae. Palm. 



A palm, native to Brazil, 40 feet 

 high, with a slender inclined trunk, 

 pinnate leaves, and fruits the size of 

 marbles. A nutritious beverage is 

 made by the natives from the fibrous 

 flesh surrounding the seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66218. 



79540. Garcinia morella (Gaertn.) 

 Desr. Clusiaceae. 



A small tree, 30 to 50 feet high, 

 w T hich is related to the mangosteen 

 and may be of use as a stock. It is 

 native to India. 



For previous introduction see No. 



58589. 



79541. Kleinhovia hospita L. Ster- 

 culiaceae. 



A fine Dombeyalike shrub up to 50 

 feet high, with heart-shaped leaves 4 

 inches long and lax clusters of small 

 rose-colored flowers followed by in- 

 flated papery pods an inch long. It 

 is native to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 54985. 



