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80681 to 80709— Continued. 



In the early fall, commencing about Oc- 

 tober, the fruits ripen, and from this 

 month until after Christmas they are 

 quite abundant. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 78755. 



. Dahlia maxonii Safford. Astera- 

 ceae. 



Flor de Scuita Catarina. From Xetzac, 

 near Tecpam, at 6,500 feet altitude. A 

 tree dahlia, native to Guatemala, where 

 it becomes about 15 feet high and bears 

 clusters of large lilac-pink flowers. A 

 detailed description of this tree dahlia 

 with a discussion of its horticultural 

 possibilities is given in the Journal of 

 Heredity, vol. 11, pp. 265 to 268, 1920. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73687. 



£0690. Enterolobium cyclocarpum 

 (Jacq.) Griseb. Mimosaceae. 



CoiHicaste. From Escuintla. One of 

 the most beautiful and largest trees of 

 the Pacific region of tropical America, 

 where it grows at an altitude of about 

 2.700 feet. The trunk sometimes be- 

 comes 3 feet in diameter. The com- 

 pound leaves close up during the night, 

 and the pods arc twisted into a short 

 spiral. The leaves and pods are much 

 relished by cattle. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 51406. 



80691. Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth 

 (G. maculata H. B. K.). Fabaceae. 



Madre Cacao. From Monte Grande, at 

 an altitude of about 600 feet. 



89692. IIONCKENYA FICIFOLIA Willd. Til- 



iaceae. 



From Lancetilla. A very striking or- 

 namental shrub native to western tropical 

 Africa. The branches are purplish and 

 covered with yellowish hairs. The hairy 

 leaves are more or less deeply 3-lobed to 

 7-lobed, and the large purple flowers, 2 

 to 4 inches wide, are in terminal racemes. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73513. 



80693. Luehea seemannii Planch, and 

 Triana. Tiliaceae. 



Tapisquit. A tropical tree with alter- 

 nate oblong-elliptic irregularly serrulate 

 leaves and rather small white or pink 

 flowers in terminal cymes. Native to 

 Colombia. 



80694. Parmentiera edulis DC. Bigno- 

 niaceae. 



Guajilote. A small tree up to 30 feet 

 high, with the branches armed with short 

 stout recurved spines. The trifoliolate 

 leaves have three ovate entire leaflets, 

 the greenish yellow flowers are in clus- 

 ters on the old wood, and the edible yel- 

 lowish green fruits are 4 to 6 inches long 

 and about an inch in diameter. Native 

 to Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. 



80695. Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae. 



Choreque. From Monte Grande, at an 

 altitude of about 600 feet. 



80696. Phyllocarpus septentRionalis 

 Donn. Smith. Caesalpiniaceae. 



Flor de Mico. A handsome flowering 

 tree native to eastern Guatemala at alti- 

 tudes between 1.500 and 2,000 feet. It is 



80681 to 80709— Continued. 



of broad spreading habit, 40 to 50 feet 

 high, with small light-green compound 

 leaves and clusters of small crimson- 

 scarlet flowers borne in great profusion 

 during January and February. 



For previous introduction see No. 59768. 



8G697. Pixus oocarpa Scheide. Pinaceae. 



Pine. 



A white pine from Concepcion, Chiqui- 

 mula, at an altitude of 1,800 feet. 



For previous introduction see No. 50651. 



80698. Platymiscium polystachyum 



Benth. Fabaceae. 



Hormigo, Palo de Marimba. From 

 Monte Grande, at an altitude of 600 feet. 

 A handsome tropical leguminous tree 

 with opposite, shining-green, compound 

 leaves made up of three to five ovate 

 leaflets and racemes of small flowers. 

 The wood is hard, streaked black and red, 

 and is considered excellent for cabinet- 

 work. 



80899. Sexecio salignus DC. Asteraceae. 



Chilca. From Xetzac, Tecpam, at an 

 altitude of 6,500 feet. A glabrous shrub 

 4 to 8 feet high, native to Mexico and 

 Guatemala. The narrowly lanceolate 

 sessile leaves are 1 to 5 inches long, and 

 the bright-yellow daisylike flowers are 

 borne in a terminal cyme. 



80700 and 80701. Sicana odorifera (Veil.) 

 Naud. Cucurbitaceae. Casabanana. 



Melocoton. A subtropical ornamental 

 cucurbitaceous vine producing large 

 fruits a foot or more long, which are 

 edible but insipid. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 72986. 



80700. Front Monte Grande at an alti- 

 tude of 600 feet. 



80701. From the market in Solola. 



80702. SlDEROXYLON TEMPISQUE Pittiei*. 



Sapotaceae. 



Tempisque. From the market in the 

 city of Guatemala, and probably origi- 

 nating in Antigua. A large tree, glab- 

 rous throughout, native to El Salvadoi 

 and Guatemala. The coriaceous ellip- 

 tical leaves are 2 to 4 inches long on 

 long petioles ; the small greenish-yellow 

 flowers are in dense clusters on the old 

 wood and are followed by ovoid 1-seeded 

 fruits 1 to 2 inches long. 



80703. Sterculia sp. Sterculiaceae. 

 Castano. From Santa Cruz. 



80704. Symphonia globulifera L. f. 

 Clusiaceae. 



Leche Amarilla. A large tropical tree 

 up to 80 feet high, with oblong-lanceo- 

 late short-stemmed leathery leaves and 

 red flowers, either solitary or in inany- 

 flowered umbels. Native to tropical 

 Africa and also tropical America. 



80705 to 80707. Tabebuia spp. Bignonia- 

 ceae. 



80705. Tabebuia donnell-smithii Rose. 



Hatilisguate. From Monte Grande, 

 at an altitude of 600 feet. A tree up 

 to 80 feet high, with a trunk often 

 4 feet in diameter, native to Guate- 

 mala. The palmately compound ever- 

 green leaves are made up of five to 



