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PLANT MATEKIAL INTRODUCED 



80556 to 80565 — Continued. 

 80565. (Undetermined.) 

 ■ Snoicdrops. 



80566. Chordospaktiuai stevensoni 

 Cheeseman. Fabaceae. 



From South Island, New Zealand. Seeds 

 presented by C. J. Reakes, Director Gen- 

 eral of the New Zealand Department 

 of Agriculture, Wellington. Received 

 June 4, 1929. 



A leafless shrub or small tree up to 20 

 feet high, native to New Zealand, with 

 long slender pendulous branches and ra- 

 cemes, 1 to 2 inches long, of small purple 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 77552. 



80567 to 80570. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agri- 

 culture, Manila. Received in May and 

 June, 1929. 



80567. Feronia limonia (L.) Swingle 

 (F. elephantum Correa). Rutaceae. 



Wood apple. 



Vilatti. A very graceful small thorny 

 tree, native to India. The round fruits, 

 about 2 inches in diameter, contain 

 rather dry sweetish aromatic pulp, suit- 

 able for making jelly. 



introduction see No. 



For previous 

 48626. 



80568. Albizzia lebbekoides (DC.) 

 Benth. Mimosaceae. 



A small feathery-topped ornamental 

 tree which is very drought resistant. It 

 is closely related to the well-known leb- 

 beck tree, Albizzia lebbek, but has 

 smaller and more numerous leaflets, 

 smaller flowers, and broader pods. A na- 

 tive of the Philippine Islands. 



80569. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



From. Ilocos Norte. A large orna- 

 mental shiny green— leaved tree of weep- 

 ing habit. 



80570. Radermachera sp. Bignoniaceae. 



Growing in coral lime formation in 

 Ilocos Norte. A tree bearing pale-mauve 

 flowers which have yellowish markings on 

 the throat. 



80571 to 80574. Amygdaltjs persica L. 

 (Primus persica Stokes). Amygda- 

 laceae. Peach. 



From the island of St. Helena. Seeds pre- 

 sented by H. Bruins Lich, Horticultural 

 Officer of the Agriculture and Forestry 

 Department. Received June 7, 1929. 



80571. No. 1. Large yelloio. Fruits cling- 

 stone with yellow skin and juicy yel- 

 low flesh of good flavor. 



80572. No. 2. Carrot. Fruits freestone 

 with pink skin and pink flesh of good 

 flavor. 



80573. No. 3. Red center. Fruits free- 

 stone with rosy skin and white and red 

 flesh of good flavor. 



80574. No. 4. White. Fruits freestone 

 with creamy white skin and cream- 

 colored flesh of fair flavor. 



80575. Ornithogalum lacteum Jacq. 

 Liliaceae. 



From Rosebank, near Cape Town, Union of 

 South Africa. Bulbs purchased from 

 Charles Ayres. Received June 10, 1929. 



Chincherichee Darling. A variety from 

 Darling, a district about 80 miles from 

 Cape Town. The flowers are white with 

 yellowish centers. They begin blooming 

 about the first of November and usually 

 continue until about the first of December. 

 This variety is only at its best from larger 

 bulbs. Anything of pigeon-egg size or 

 larger is considered good, and under culti- 

 vation the bulbs frequently increase to the 

 size of a large hen's egg. It does not in- 

 crease very freely, however, under cultiva- 

 tion, but can be reproduced very success- 

 fully from seed, the seedling buibs flower- 

 ing about the third season. 



80578 to 80629. 



From Tokyo, Japan. Collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, Agricultural 

 Explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received May 27, 1929. 



80576 to 80582. Brassica spp. Brassica- 

 ceae. 



Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant & 

 Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19 

 1929. 



80576. Brassica sp. 



No. 81. Nagina, Takana. A variety 

 used as greens and also pickled with 

 salt. 



80577. Brassica sp. 



No. 87. San ton Sai, variety Makino. 

 A variety which does not form a head. 

 It is used as a pickle when salted, and 

 the young leaves are used as spinach. 



80578. Brassica sp. 



No. 88. Tai Kai Shun Paku Sal 

 (large spring Chinese cabbage). A 

 variety which forms a head and is used 

 like ordinary cabbage. 



80579. Brassica sp. 



No. 89. Eatsuona (Japanese bigstem 

 mustard plant). A variety said to be 

 used as a salted pickle and a green 

 vegetable. 



80580. Brassica sp. 



No. 90. Seppaku Taisai, Pak Choi 

 (Japanese whitestem cabbage). A va- 

 riety which does not form a head. It 

 is said to be used like tbe Chinese 

 cabbage, and the young leaves are used 

 like spinach. It is also pickled with 

 salt. 



80581. Brassica sp. 



No. 92. Kekkyu Hakusai (improved 

 spring white Chinese cabbage). Said 

 to be used like the ordinary Chinese 

 cabbage, Pe tsai. 



80582. Brassica sp. 



No. 93. Uguisa Ka,, Komatsu Na 

 (Japanese green cabbage). Said to be 

 used like spinach. 



80583. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. • 



Papaya. 



No. 104. Obtained from a fruit stand 

 in Tokyo, where it had been shipped 

 from Taiwan. The fruit shows a star- 

 like arrangement in cross section which 

 has not been previously noted in a 

 papaya. 



