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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81475 and 81476. Petkea spp. Verbe- 

 naceae. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West 

 Indies. Seeds presented by R. O. Wil- 

 liams, Superintendent, St. Clair Experi- 

 ment Station. Received August 24, 1929. 



81475. Petkea arborea H. B. K. 



A vigorous tropical climber with 

 oblong leaves about 4 inches long and 

 harsh to the touch, and trusses of blue 

 star-shaped flowers. It blooms more or 

 less throughout the year, but is covered 

 with flowers during the early spring. 

 Native to Colombia. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 50605. 



81476. Petrea volubilis L. 



A woody climber native to tropical 

 South America and the West Indies. 

 Tbe beautiful white flowers are borne in 

 loose pendent sprays which hang grace- 

 fully from the slender arching branches. 

 These combined with the rigid green 

 leaves produce a striking effect. 



For previous 

 54325. 



introduction see No. 



81477 to 81482. Tritictjm aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Magyarovar, Hungary. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Emil Grabner, Director, Royal 

 Hungarian Plant-Breeding Institute. Re- 

 ceived August 28, 1929. 



White-bearded winter varieties. 



81477 and 81478. Originated in the wheat- 

 breeding experiments under the direc- 

 tion of the Royal Hungarian Plant- 

 Breeding Institute. The selection of 

 pure line and saving of good seeds for 

 sowing was carried out at the home of 

 Count Dr. Paul Eszterhazy in Ester- 

 hazy, Comitat Sopron. They are long- 

 stemmed, prolific varieties which are 

 useful for intensive cultivation. 



81477. Eszterh&zai No. 11. 



81478. Eszterh&zai No. 18. 



81479 and 81480. Hybrids of Hungarian 

 and foreign winter wheat varieties 

 originated by Dr. Endre Pap, Minds- 

 zentpuszta, Post Sarszentmiklos. Suited 

 for extensive cultivation. 



81479. Mindszentpusztai No. JfiS. 



81480. Mindszentpusztai No. 609. 



81481 and 81482. Developed from Hun- 

 garian Theiss wheats through individ- 

 ual selection by Head Agriculturist 

 Elmer Szekacs, Budapest. 



81481. Szek&cs No. 1055. 



81482. Szekdcs No. 12J t 2. 



81483. Attalea gomphococca M art. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Zacuapam, Huatusco, Vera Cruz, 

 Mexico. Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. 

 Purpus. Received August 27, 1929. 



An ornamental palm, 20 to 30 feet high, 

 crowned by a magnificent cluster of large 

 leaves, with very numerous linear or linear- 

 lanceolate leaflets, bright green above and 

 pale beneath. The fruit is fibrous coated. 

 Native to Central America. 



For previous introduction see No. 47440. 



81484 to 81487. Gosstpium barbadense 

 L. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Ariana, near Tunis, Tunisia, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by F. Boeuf, Chief, 

 Botanical Service. Received August 15, 

 1929. 



81484. No. 21 (2). 



81485. No. 48. 



81486. No. 60. 



81487. No. 75. 



81488 and 81489. Medicago sativa L. 

 Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



From France. Seeds obtained from Tezier 

 Freres, Paris. Received August 30, 1929. 



81488. Luzerne de Provence. From the 

 valley of the Rhone. 



81489. Luzerne de Provence. From the 

 Alps. 



81490. Libertia ixioides (Forst. f.) 

 Spreng. Iridaceae. 



From Nelson, Auckland, New Zealand. 

 Seeds presented by A. Wilkinson, New 

 Zealand Alpine and Rock Garden Society. 

 Received August 22, 1929. 



A herbaceous perennial, native to New 

 Zealand, with a short creeping rhizome 

 which forms a compact clump like a beard- 

 less iris. It has rigid coriaceous linear 

 leaves a foot long, and large panicles of 

 small white flowers on a stem 2 feet high. 



For previous introduction see No. 77564. 



81491 to 81493. Ficus spp. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by J. E. Higgins, Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden. Received August 27, 1929. 



81491. Ficus conora King. 



A tree, native to New Guinea, with 

 softly pubescent branchlets, lanceolate 

 entire leaves 7 inches Ions, pubescent be- 

 neath, and turbinate fruits an inch in 

 diameter, borne on long flexuose leafless 

 branches arising at the base of the trunk. 



For previous introduction see No. 80047. 



81492. Ficus involuta (Liebm.) Miquel. 



A spreading tree with thick triangular 

 branches and leathery elongate-obovate 

 leaves 7 or 8 inches long. It is native 

 to tropical America. 



81493. Ficus mitrophora Warb. 



A West Indian tree 15 to 60 feet high, 

 with thick branches and dense foliage. 

 The oblong obtuse sessile leaves are 

 about 4 inches long, and the globose 

 fruits are scarcely half an inch in 

 diameter. 



81494. Gnetum indictjm (Lour.) Men*. 

 (G. funiculare Blume). Gnetaceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by S. Youngberg, Director, 

 Bureau of Agriculture, Manila, at the 

 request of P. J. Wester, Bureau of 

 Agriculture. Received August 19, 1929. 



Bulso. A tropical woody vine with brick- 

 red fruits in bunches like grapes, each 

 containing a nut which, when roasted, has 



