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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



80761 to 80768— Continued. 



80764. Licuala elegans Blurae. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



A fan palm, native to Sumatra, with 

 a short thick trunk about 4 feet high and 

 a crown of orbicular leaves on petioles 

 3 to 5 feet long, having linear-lanceolate 

 lobes obliquely truncate at the end. 



80765. Linoma alba (Bory) O. F. Cook. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Variety aurea. 



80766. Livistona olivaefoemis Mart. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A fan palm, native fo Brazil, with a 

 medium-sized trunk, leaves on petioles 

 spiny at the base, and the segments di- 

 vided into long linear pendent lobes 12 

 to 15 inches long and solitary olive- 

 shaped fruits. 



For previous 

 79570. 



introduction 



No. 



80767. Exgleeophoenix sp. (Maximiliana 

 sp. ) . Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Tall spineless palms with pinnately 

 divided leaves, related to the Attaleas. 



80768. Rotstonea regia (H. B. K.) O. F. 

 Cook (Oreodoxa regia H. B. K.). 

 Phoenicaceae. Royal palm. 



Variety jenmani. 



80769 to 80772. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

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

 culture, Manila. Received June 27, 1929. 



80769. Acacia sp. Mimosaceae. 



From Ilocos Norte. A tall shrub with 

 long slender branches, growing on dry 

 sandy soil in a region where the dry 

 season is long. 



80770. Flacodetia rukam* Zoll. and Mor. 

 Flacourtiaceae. 



From Manila. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 80120. 



80771. Prosopis chilensis (Molina) 

 Stuntz (P. juliflora DC). Mimosaceae. 



Algaroba. 



From Laoag, Ilocos Norte, 

 less form. 



A spine- 



For previous introduction see No. 

 •50094. 



80772. Vigna lutea (Swartz) A. Gray 

 (Y. retusa Walp.). Fabaceae. 



A tropical perennial vine or creeper, 

 native to the Philippines, where it has 

 been found useful as a cover crop. It 

 has also made good forage for cattle. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 74587. 



80773. Soceatea exoekhiza (Mart) 

 Wendl. (Iriartea exorrliiza Mart.). 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. Seeds 

 presented by S. Sahal, Director of the 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived June 28, 1929. 



A tall handsome spineless palm, native 

 to tropical South America, bearing small 

 yellow flowers and olive-green fruits. It 

 has a swollen cylindrical trunk elevated on 

 a pyramid of exposed roots, giving it a 



80773— Continued. 



remarkable appearance. The trunk. 35 feet 

 cr more high, bears at its summit a crown 

 of large, irregularly pinnate leaves. 



For previous introduction see No. 59279. 



80774. Kentia sp. 



Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From Trinidad,' British West Indies. Seeds 

 collected bv Allison V. Armour. Re- 

 ceived April 10, 1929. 



Trinidad Botanic Gardens. The kentias 

 are ornamental spineless palms with pin- 

 nate leaves composed of linear-lanceolate 

 leaflets. They are closely related to the 

 betel palm, Areca catechu. 



80775 to 80779. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. Seeds 

 presented by S. Sahal, Director of the 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived June 28, 1929. 



Seeds collected on cotton trees by the 

 Carib Indians of Torelinde and Bisri, south 

 of Paramaribo. 



80775. Gossypium sp. 

 Amana Ma ulu. 



80776. Gossypium sp. 

 Ateriri Ma ulu. 



80777. Gossypium sp. 



Ma ulu ne, Kunibo en ulu. 



80778. Gossypium sp. 

 Parana Ma ulu. 



80779. Gossypium sp. 

 Tapulu Ma ulu. 



80780 to 80809. Phoenix dacttlifera 

 L. Phoenicaceae. Date palm. 



From Iraq. Offshoots obtained by Roy W. 

 Nixon, Bureau of Plant Industry, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived May 2, 1929. 



80780. Allona. A medium* to small, 

 amber-colored date, resembling some- 

 what, both in appearance and in qual- 

 ity, the Amir Haj [No. 80781], of 

 which it may be a seedling. It oc- 

 curs only in the Oasis of Mandali, 

 where there are probably fewer than 

 100 palms. 



80781. Amir Haj. A variety perhaps the 

 most famous in northern Iraq ; known 

 to the United States Department of 

 Agriculture by reputation for 30 

 years. The fruit is medium-sized, 

 oblong, deep amber, very translucent, 

 with light bloom, thin skin, and rich 

 flavor. The variety is rated by the 

 natives as being a good producer. 

 There is some shipment of fruit to 

 other points in Iraq, but chiefly as 

 gifts or special orders, for it is highly 

 esteemed. It occurs only in the Oasis 

 of Mandali, where there are probably 

 several thousand palms, although any 

 one garden seldom has more than a 

 few specimens. 



80782. Ashrasi. Obtained at Mandali. A 



medium to large, ovate, amber-colored 

 date intermediate between the soft and 

 the drv types, possessing many desir- 

 able qualities of both. The few speci- 

 mens of this variety already growing 



