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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81074 to 81208— Continued. 



81199. Semperyiyum poculi forme 

 Berg, and Wildeni. 



No. 1475. A succulent with the ob- 

 long-lanceolate, basal leaves in a ro- 

 sette and the stem leaves obovate- 

 spatulate. The simple erect stem 

 bears a glabrous panicle of yellow 

 flowers. Probably native to the Ca- 

 nary Islands. 



81200. Sempeeyivum urbicum C. Smith. 



No. 1476. A shrubby succulent with 

 a simple stout erect stem about 3 feet 

 high and covered with leaf-scars. The 

 thick pale-green narrowly spatulate 

 leaves are borne in a rosette at the 

 top of the stem. The large pyramidal 

 panicle of pale-yellow flowers is 3 feet 

 high and nearly as broad. Native to 

 the Canary Islands. 



81201. Semperytyum velutinum N. E. 

 Brown. 



No. 1477. A succulent plant about 

 2 feet high, with rosettes 6 to 9 inches 

 broad of crowded spatulate velvety 

 leaves 3 to 4 inches long, grayish green 

 above and with darker green lines be- 

 neath. The bright-yellow flowers are 

 in a compact cj-me. Known only in 

 cultivation. 



81202. Solanum pyracanthum Jacq. 

 Solanaceae. 



No. 1507. An erect shrubby plant 

 about 3 feet high, with oblong, deeply 

 lobed leaves 6 inches long and spiny along 

 the midrib. The numerous blue flowers 

 are borne in lateral racemes sometimes 

 6 inches long. Said to be native to 

 tropical Africa. 



81203. Stapelia hinburyaxa Berger and 

 Ruest. Asclepiadaceae. 



No. 1528. A freely branching cactus- 

 like plant with obtusely 4-angled stems 

 2 to 6 inches long. The flowers are 

 2 to 3 inches broad, rugose inside, green- 

 ish yellow evenly marked with small 

 transverse purplish brown spots and lines 

 and edged with the same color. Con- 

 sidered to be a hybrid of some form of 

 Stapelia variegata, 



81204. Styrax officinalis L. Styraca- 

 ceae. Snowbell, 



No. 1549. A handsome shrub or low 

 tree. 20 feet high, with hairy broadly 

 OYal leaves and numerous white bell- 

 shaped flowers about three-fourths of an 

 inch long, in small clusters. It is native 

 to Europe and Asia Minor. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77620. 



81205. Toona ciliata Roemer (Cedrela 

 toona Roxb.). Meliaceae. Toon tree. 



No. 1574. A large tropical tree 50 to 

 80 feet high, with nearly evergreen foli- 

 age and white, honey-scented flowers. 

 The wood, which is used for furniture, 

 carvirjgs, and for making cigar boxes, is 

 very durable and is not attacked by ter- 

 mites. Native to India. 



For previous introduction soe No. 

 61766. 



81206. WlGANDIA CARACASANA H. B. K. 



Hydrophyllaceae. 



No. 1632. A robust subshrub 9 feet 

 high, with soft golden pubescence, long 

 petioled. broadly ovate, crenate leaves, 



81074 to 81208 — Continued. 



white tomentose beneath, 18 inches long 

 by 10 inches broad. The broadly cam- 

 panulate violet flowers are borne in a 

 1-sided terminal raceme. Native to Vene- 

 zuela. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 51152. 



81207. Wigandia urens (Ruiz and Pa v.) 

 H. B. K. Hydrophyllaceae. 



No. 1633. A stout erect subshrub cov- 

 ered with dense whitish hairs. The 

 short-petioled. ovate, serrate leaves are 

 12 inches long by 7 inches broad, and the 

 violet flowers are in a broad terminal 

 raceme. Native to Peru. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 44126. 



81208. Sempervivum youngianum (Webb 

 and Berth.) Christ. Crassulaceae. 



Houseleek. 



No. 1478. A fleshy plant with a thick 

 woody stem and thick shining dark-green 

 obcordate-spatulate leaves with short 

 hairs along the margins. Native to the 

 Canary Islands. 



81209 to 81217. 



From Yemen. Arabia. Seeds presented by 

 Prince Mohamed Saiffal-Islam, Hodeida. 

 through K. S. Twitchell. Aden. Received 

 July 22, 1929. 



81209 and 81210. Pennisetum glaucum 

 (L.) R. Br. (P. typhoideum Rich.). 

 Poaceae. Pearl millet. 



81209. Balade. 



81210. Mikaici. 



81211. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Faba- 

 ceae. Mung bean. 



Kislirey. 



81212. Sesamum orientale L. Pedalia- 

 ceae. Sesame. 



81213 to 81216. Sorghum vulgare Pers. 

 Poaceae. Sorghum. 



81213. Bainey. 



81214. Gharb. 



81215. H ombre. 



81216. lligna. 



81217. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



Hind. 



81218. (Undetermined.) 



From Peradeniva. Ceylon. Seeds collected 

 bv David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorers of the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, with the Allison V. Ar- 

 mour expedition. Received February 26, 

 1926. Numbered in September, 1929. 



No 256. RoYal Botanic Gardens. Janu- 

 aiv 1. 1926. A beautiful slender-stemmed 

 tail palm with graceful pinnate leaves. Na- 

 tive to Singapore. 



81219 to 81229. 



From Ariana, Tunis, Africa. Cuttings pre- 

 sented bY F. Bceuf. Chef du Seiwice Bo- 

 tanique. Received August 2, 1929. 



81219 to 81224. AmyGdalus communis L. 

 (Prunus amygdalus Stokes). Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Almond. 



81219. Abiod. 



