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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



80170 to 80193— Continued. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 62105. 



80184. Lagebstboemia speciosa 

 (Muench.) Pers. (L. fios-reginae Retz.). 

 Lythraceae. Queen crapemyrtle. 



Tobago Gardens. An ornamental trop- 

 ical shrub or tree up to 50 feet high, 

 native to West Africa, with panicles of 

 large pink or purple flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73736. 



80185. Latania commebsonii Gmel. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. 



A tall spineless palm, native to the is- 

 land of Mauritius, 30 to 40 feet high, 

 with palmate leaves 5 to 6 feet long, hav- 

 ing a red petiole and with the veins and 

 margins tinged with red. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68118. 



80186. Livistona austealis (R. Br.) 

 Mart. Phoenicaceae. 



Australian fan palm. 



A tall slender palm, native to Aus- 

 tralia, 100 to 130 feet high and 12 to 18 

 inches in diameter, with a dense crown 

 of circular leaves, 3 to 4 feet in diameter, 

 divided nearly to the base into narrow 

 plicate segments. The moderately hard 

 light-colored wood is occasionally used 

 for light construction ; the leaves are 

 used for baskets ; and the unexpanded 

 fronds, after being dipped in boiling wa- 

 ter, are dried, shredded, and the fiber 

 used in making hats resembling Panama 

 hats. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77971. 



80187. Livistona chinensis R. Br. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Chinese fan palm. 



A palm, native to China, with a short 

 thick trunk up to 6 feet high and a foot 

 thick, having a crown of many reniform 

 palmately divided leaves 4 to 6 feet across 

 on petioles about 5 feet long, which are 

 armed below the middle with recurved 

 brown spines more than an inch in 

 length. 



80188. Maetinezia coeallina Mart. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A pinnate-leaved palm about 20 feet 

 high, with a spiny stem and coral-red 

 fruits. It is native to Martinique. 



80189. Poetlandia grandifloea L. Ru- 

 biaceae. 



A tropical shrub up to 15 feet high, 

 native to the West Indies, with opposite 

 elliptical leathery leaves and axillary 

 fragrant white flowers which are funnel- 

 form and 5 inches long. 



80190. Ptychospeema macaethuei 

 Wendl. (Kentia macarthuri Hort.). 

 Phoenicaceae. MacArthur palm. 



A palm, native to Australia, which 

 grows to a height of 30 feet, but is 

 usually a dwarf in cultivation ; it suckers 

 from the base, making a bushy plant. 

 The smooth ringed trunk is crowned by 

 a dense cluster of pinnate leaves with 

 arching leafllets 6 to 9 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77320. 



80191. Rhyticocos amaea (Jacq.) Bec- 

 cari (Cocos amara Jacq.). Phoenica- 

 ceae. Palm. 



80170 to 80193— Continued. 



A palm, native to Martinique, with a 

 ringed trunk reaching a height of 100 

 feet and bearing a crown of large pinnate 

 leaves resembling those of the coconut. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 62103. 



80192. Stylo ma pacifica (Seem, and 

 Wendl.) O. F. Cook. (Pritchardia 

 pacifica Seem, and Wendl.). Phoenica- 

 ceae. Fiji fan palm. 



A fan palm, native to the Fiji Islands, 

 with a smooth straight trunk up to 30 

 feet high and a foot in diameter. The 

 nearly circular leaves, 4 feet long by 3 

 feet wide, are on petioles 3 to 4 feet long 

 and when young are densely covered with 

 whitish brown tomentum, later becoming 

 smooth and rich green. 



80193. (Undetermined.) 

 From Tobago. 



80194 to 80207. 



From Leicester, England. Seeds purchased 

 from Rev. J. Farnworth Anderson. Re- 

 ceived April 4, 1929. 



80194. Cytisos peaecox Wheeler. Faba- 

 ceae. Warminster broom. 



An ornamental shrub with silky hairy 

 narrow leaves half an inch long and pale 

 sulphur-yellow flowers produced in great 

 abundance in early spring. It is a hybrid 

 between Cytisus purgans and C. multi- 

 florus, with the habit of the latter but 

 more densely branching. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73541. 



80195. Gentiana 

 Gentianaceae. 



beachyphylla Vill. 

 Gentian. 



A high-alpine perennial which forms 

 spreading tufts with small round leaves 

 and brilliant blue flowers of the general 

 type of Gentiana vernaj appearing in 

 late summer. Native to central Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79068. 



80196. Naecissus bolbocodium citeinds 

 Baker. Anraryllidaceae. 



Petticoat daffodil. 



A small bulbous plant with very slen- 

 der nearly terete leaves, and large pale 

 lemon-yellow flowers, 1 to 2 inches long, 

 with a large flaring, somewhat crenu- 

 late corona an inch across and incon- 

 spicuous perianth segments. The type 

 is a native of the western Mediterranean 

 countries. 



80197. Narcissus cyclamineus Baker. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



A dwarf daffodil with narrow droop- 

 ing orange-yellow trumpet and entirely 

 reflexed lemon-yellow perianth segments. 

 It is native to Portugal. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76268. 



80198. Omphalodes veena Moench. Bo- 

 raginaceae. Venusbutton. 



A creeping perennial, native to Eu- 

 rope, with small ovate or sublanceolate 

 leaves, acuminate and callose at the 

 apex, and blue flowers in pairs in a 

 raceme on an erect flower stem. It 

 is related to the forget-me-not. 



80199 to 8020<\. Pedicdlaris spp. Scroph- 

 ularJaceae. Woodbetony. 



