JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 192 9 



11 



80952 to 80995- 



-Continued. 





80956. 



No. 35. 



80978. 



No. 97. 



80957. 



No. 36. 



80979. 



No. 98. 



80958. 



No. 38. 



80980 



No. 106 



80959. 



No. 39. 



80981. 



No. 109. 



80960. 



No. 40. 



80982. 



No. 110. 



80961. 



No. 42. 



80983. 



No. 201. 



80962. 



No. 44. 



80984. 



No. 202. 



80963. 



No. 45. 



80985. 



No. 206. 



80964. 



No. 46. 



80986. 



No. 207. 



80965. 



No. 50. 



80987. 



No. 208. 



80966. 



No. 54. 



80988. 



No. 211. 



80967. 



No. 56. 



80989. 



No. 220. 



80968. 



No. 59. 



80990. 



No. 251. 



80969. 



No. 65. 



80991. 



No. 260. 



80970. 



No. 68. 



80992. 



No. 261. 



80971. 



No. 72. 



80993. 



No. 262. 



80972. 



No. 80. 



80994. 



No. 263. 



80973. 



No. 82. 



80995. 



No. 286. 



80976. 



No. 90. 



80974. 



No. 87. 



80977. 



No. 96. 



80975. 



No. 89. 



80996. Amorphophallus campanula- 

 tus (Roxb.) Blunie. Araceae. 



From India. Hoots presented by Richard 

 B. Gregg. Received December 15, 1928. 

 Numbered in August, 1929. 



ISurun. As a food root this is highly 

 esteemed in most Provinces of India, having 

 a high starch content and a gently laxa- 

 tive effect, and is also said to improve 

 digestive power. It is propagated by plant- 

 ing the large nodules which, for planting 

 purposes, are treated like parts of a potato. 

 The root and nodules may be dried indefi- 

 nitely, and. in fact, it is considered desir- 

 able to expose the mots to strong sunshine 

 for several days after peeling. The roots 

 grow to a la rue size, as big as a large 

 cabbage or even larger, and the meat is 

 dull yellow. Tbey may be cooked, baked, 

 or fried, but if not thoroughly cooked they 

 are a liitle bitter. 



80997. Dracaena sp. Lttiaceae. 



Dracena. 



From Cebu, Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

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

 culture. Manila. Received November 7. 

 1<)2S. Numbered in August, 1929. 



The dracenas are tropical, woody, ever- 

 green plants with sword-shaped to ovate, 

 mottled leaves, clustere 1 at the top of the 

 stem. The greenish yellow campanulate or 

 salverform flowers are followed by red or 

 yellow berries. 



80998. Lansium 

 Meliaceae. 



domesticum J a c k . 

 Langsat. 



From Laguna, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by Jose S. Camus. Acting Di- 

 rector. Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. 

 Received December 6. 1028. Numbered 

 in August, 1929. 



A tree 40 feet high, with pinnate leaves 

 composed of five to seven elliptic leaflets 

 each 4 to 8 inches long. The fruit varies 

 in form and character, but is generally oval 



80998 — Continued. 



or round, 1 to 2 inches in diameter, vel- 

 vety and straw colored, with a thick leath- 

 ery skin inclosing five segments of white, 

 translucent, juicy, aromatic flesh, and one 

 to three large seeds. 



80999. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Carabayllo Valley, north of Lima, 

 Peru. Seeds presented by Ralph T. 

 Gray, Estacion Experimental Agricola, 

 Lima. Received August 5, 1929. 



Variety cerasiforme. A wild form of the 

 tomato, native to Peru. 



For previous introduction see No. 79532. 



81000. GUNDELIA TOTJRNEFORTII L. As- 



teraceae. 



From southwestern Kurdistan. Seeds pre- 

 sented by George E. Lamsa, Mission 

 House. New York, N. Y. Received July 

 1, 1929. 



A perennial herb much resembling a this- 

 tle with milky juice, spiny mahy-lobed 

 leaves, and flower heads which produce 

 seeds somewhat like those of the sunflower, 

 Helianthus annuus. It is native to Kur- 

 distan and Persia, where the young shoots 

 are eaten as a vegetable. The seeds are 

 also eaten. 



For previous introduction see Nos. 80672 

 and 80673. 



81001 to 81004. 



From Japan. Collected by P. H. Dorsett 

 and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received 

 July 2, 1929. 



81001 to 81003. Lilium 



81001. Lilium sp. 



spp. Liliaceae. 

 Lily. 



No. 287. Bulbs obtained in Sapporo, 

 Hokushu, May 29, 1929. Taisfto yuri. 

 An edible variety used extensively in 

 Hokushu. 



81002. Lilium sp. 



No. 288. Bulbs obtained in Sapporo, 

 Hokushu, May 29, 1929. Wadu yuri. 

 An edible variety. 



81003. Lilium sp. 



No. 403. Bulbs obtained in Hako- 

 date, Hokushu. May 30, 1929. Shoyo- 

 kuyo yuri. An edible variety. 



81004. Zinziber officinale Roscoe. 

 Zinziberaceae. Ginger. 



No. 286. Obtained in Sapporo, Hoku- 

 shu, May 27, 1929. Imoshoga. Used as a 

 garnish when plants are young. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 72730. 



81005. Canarium sp. Balsameaceae. 



From the Santa Cruz Islands. Nuts pre- 

 sented by Dr. Alfred Rehder, Arnold Ar- 

 boretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Received 

 July 2, 1929." 



Anai. A species said to constitute one 

 of the principal foods of the New Hebrides 

 and the Solomon Islands. 



