JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 192 9 



80872 to 80875— Continued. 



with drooping tips. The clump habit is 

 compact, not rapidly spreading. The 

 branches are in fascicles, nearly all of a 

 size, slender, and up to about 3 feet 

 long. The lower nodes are always free 

 of branches except when a culm is in- 

 jured, and usually even free of buds. 

 The leaves are 4 to 6 inches long. 



80873. Bambusa sp. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 1099. Obtained at the Lingnan 

 University, where it has been established 

 for several years. Fan taan chuk. A 

 bamboo known to occur somewhat on the 

 upper reaches of the Sui River, western 

 Kwangtung, and also in northern Kwang- 

 tung. It is a medium-large, thin-walled 

 sympodial type, used chiefly for making 

 steaming trays for Chinese restaurants. 

 It is too brittle for most weaving pur- 

 poses or for making rope, but is ex- 

 tremely ornamental on account of the 

 •compact clump habit. The tall, straight 

 culms are gray with siliceous powder and 

 naked of branches for 12 to 15 feet in 

 mature specimens. 



80874. Bambusa sp. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 1100. Obtained originally at 

 Heunglokeuk, Kwangtung, April, 1925. 

 Wgau kan chuk. A small to medium-sized 

 wild bamboo of the sympodial type. The 

 culms of the largest specimens are said to 

 be highly esteemed for opium pipes be- 

 cause of their hard, smooth texture. 

 Otherwise they are not known to be of 

 economic importance. It is a pretty orna- 

 mental, however, and although it does not 

 spread it produces new culms, even in 

 very poor soil, at a prodigious rate. The 

 bases of some of the more mature culms 

 are inconspicuously marked with pale- 

 yellow, longitudinal stripes. 



80875. Bambusa sp. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 1101. From the Lingnan Univer- 

 sity Garden, Canton. Chaang ho chuk. 

 A thick-walled, stiff, straight bamboo of 

 the sympodial type, cultivated for its 

 culms which are put to many uses such 

 as punting poles, the weaving of heavy 

 pig crates and chicken crates, and in 

 making the framework of temporary 

 buildings. The largest culms in well- 

 established clumps are 24 feet high and 

 about 5 inches in circumference. This 

 bamboo occurs in many parts of this 

 Province, especially in the North River 

 region. It is one of the most important 

 economic bamboos in this part of China. 



80876. Castilla elastica Cerv. Mora- 

 ceae. Mexican mbbertree. 



From Paris, France. Seeds purchased from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received July 

 23, 1929. 



A large deciduous tropical forest tree 

 from which rubber is obtained. It is native 

 to Central America. 



For previous introduction see No. 77387. 

 80877 to 80880. 



From Elstree, Herts, England. Plants pre- 

 sented by Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House 

 Gardens. Received May 4, 1929. 



80877. Clebodendrum trichotomum 

 Thunb. Verbenaceae. 



Harlequin glorybower. 



80877 to 80880— Continued. 



Variety montanum. A form of this 

 upright shrub or small tree, native to 

 China and Japan, with ovate leaves 4 to 

 8 inches long, loose terminal panicles of 

 fragrant white flowers, and blue fruits 

 with red calyxes. 



80878. Crtptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. 

 Don. Pinaceae. Common cryptomeria. 



Variety elegans nana. A dense, dwarf, 

 spreading form with short stiff leaves. 



80879. CUPRESSUS NANA GLAUCA Hort. 



Pinaceae. Cypress. 



A dwarf form with glaucous foliage. 



Genista stlvestris pdngens Vis. 

 (Gr. dalmatica Bartl.). Fabaceae. 



Broom. 



A shrub about 2 feet high with spiny 

 flowering branchlets. simple linear leaves 

 less than an inch long, and racemes 4 

 to 5 inches long of small yellowish flow- 

 ers. Native to the Balkan Peninsula. 



80881. Chamaedoeea tepejilote Liebm. 

 Phoenicaeeae. Palm. 



From Zacuapam, Huatusco, Vera Cruz, Mex- 

 ico. Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. Pur- 

 pus. Received August 27, 1929. 



A palm, native to southern Mexico, up 

 to 10 feet high, with pinnate leaves about 

 4 feet long. The undeveloped flowers are 

 eaten as a vegetable. 



For previous introduction see No. 77621. 



80882. Ananas sativus Schult. f. Bro- 

 meliaceae. Pineapple. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Plants pre- 

 sented by J. E. Higgins, Director, Plant 

 Introduction Gardens. Received June 17, 

 1929. 



Monte Lirio. 



80883 to 80896. 



From India. Seeds presented by the De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Madras Presi- 

 dency, through Edmund B. Montgomery, 

 American consul, Madras. Received 

 July 19, 1929. 



to 80887. ClTRDLLUS VULGARIS 



Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



80883. No. 6. From Cuddapah. Ka- 

 lingar. A variety producing dark 

 greenish striped fruits about 1% feet 

 long and iy 2 feet in diameter, which 

 are reddish inside and contain black 

 seeds when ripe. 



80884. No. 11. From Coimbatore. A 

 black-seeded variety bearing red 

 fruits. 



80885. No. 12. From Coimbatore. A 

 red-seeded variety bearing reddish 

 white fruits. 



80886. No. 13. From Coimbatore. A 

 white-seeded variety bearing white 

 fruits. 



80887. No. 14. From Nandyal. Khar- 

 ouj Kaya. A prolific variety bearing 

 round, black-seeded fruits about two 

 months after sowing. 



80888 to 80896. Cucumis melo L. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Melon. 



