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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81406 to 81417— Continued. 



81415. Ceotalaria anagyeoides H. B. K. 

 Fabaceae. 



A shrubby leguminous plant, up to 6 

 feet high, used as a cover crop in the 

 East Indies. Native to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76099. 



81416. Ceotalaeia usaeamoensis Baker 

 f. Fabaceae. 



A crotalaria, native to East Africa, 

 which has proved very successful as a 

 green manure when grown in alternation 

 with corn, producing large quantities of 

 vegetation rich in nitrogen. In the cin- 

 chona plantations it endures partial shade 

 and forms a low dense growth, binding 

 the edges of the terraces. It is a very 

 strong grower 8 feet or more high, with 

 long spikes of yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76101. 



81417. Mimosa invisa Mart. Mimosaceae. 



A bushy tropical plant native to 

 Brazil, about 3 feet high with feathery 

 leaves and rose-colored flowers. It is 

 used as a green manure. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77623. 



81418 to 81426. Ceotalaeia spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented 

 by F. G. Krauss, assistant director of 

 agricultural extension, University of 

 Hawaii. Received August 14, 1929. 



81418 and 81419. Ceotalama anagyeoides 

 H. B. K. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 81415. 



81418. No. 158. Originally from the 

 experiment plantation, Serdang, Fed- 

 erated Malay States. 



81419. No. 167. Originally from the 

 College of Agriculture, University of 

 the Philippine Islands. 



81420. Crotalaria incana L. 



No. 15528. Originally sent to Hawaii 

 from Savannah, Ga. A somewhat shrubby 

 plant covered with soft gray pubescence 

 and bearing elongated racemes of yellow 

 flowers. It is native to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76089. 



81421. Ceotalaeia jdncea L. 



Sunn hemp. 



No. 166. Originally from the College of 

 Agriculture, University of the Philippine 

 Islands. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76100. 



81422. Crotalaria maxillaris Klotzsch. 



Originally sent to Hawaii from Savan- 

 nah, Ga., under F. P. I. No. 60302. 

 A plant iy 2 to 2% feet high, branching 

 along the entire main stem, with broad 

 leaflets and bright-yellow flowers. It 

 matures in four months. 



81418 to 81426— Continued. 



81423. Crotalaria retusa L. 



Originally sent to Hawaii from Savan- 

 nah, Ga., under F. P. I. No. 36969. 

 A tropical, annual legume with yellow 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73932. 



81424. Crotalaria usaeamoensis 

 Baker f. 



No. 165. Originally from the College 

 of Agriculture of the University of the 

 Philippine Islands. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 81416. 



81425. Crotalaria sp. 

 Originally from Kona, Hawaii. 



81426. Crotalaria sp. 



A wild species growing at the Univer- 

 sity of Hawaii farm B-2, of possible 

 value as a cover crop. 



81427 to 81429. 



From Zacuapam, Hnatusco, Vera Cruz, 

 Mexico. Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. 

 Purpus. Received August 19, 1929. 



81427. Eugenia capuli (Schlecht. and 

 Cham.) Berg. Myrtaceae. 



A shrub or small tree, native to Mexico, 

 with slender branches, dark-gretn lanceo- 

 late leaves 1 to 2 inches long, racemose 

 clusters of small white flowers, and small 

 subglobose edible fruits which are red at 

 first but turn black in ripening. 



Pinaceae. 

 Pine. 



A white pine 36 to 45 feet high, with 

 a round compact head and stout branches, 

 bright-green leaves 7 to 11 inches long, 

 and cones 2 to 4 inches long, persistent, 

 pendent or spreading, ocher-yellow, often 

 tinged with gray or green. Native to 

 western and central Mexico. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 50651. 



81429. Tabebuia pentaphylla (L.) 

 Hemsl. Bignoniaceae. 



A handsome tropical deciduous tree, 

 about 35 feet high, native to Central 

 America. During its flowering period, 

 from January to March, the numerous 

 large clusters of pink flowers make the 

 tree very attractive. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73286. 



81430 to 81435. Linum usitatissimum 

 L. Linaceae. Flax. 



From Ariana, near Tunis, Tunisia, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by F. Bceuf, Chief, Bo- 

 tanical Service. Received August 15, 

 1929. 



81430. Lin Denaiff (Nord de La France). 



81431. Lin de Tunisie No. 15. 



81432. Lin de Tunisie No. 16. 



81433. Lin Lin-o Grande (Italie). 



81434. Lin de Safl (Maroc). 



81435. Lin Malaorigo (Italie). 



81428. Pinus oocarpa Schiede. 



