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the flavor of a chestnut. The nuts should 

 not be eaten raw. Native to the Philip- 

 pines. 



For previous introduction see No. 72597. 



81495. Bambtjsa longispiculata Gam- 

 ble. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bengal, 

 India. Seeds presented by R. N. Parker, 

 Forest Botanist, Forest Research Insti- 

 tute and College, Dehra Dun, United 

 Provinces. Received August 22, 1929. 



This species appears to differ from Bam- 

 busa tulda only in the larger spikelets. 



81496 and 81497. Zephyranthes 93pp. 

 Amaryllidaceae. Zephyrlily. 



From Paget East, Bermuda. Seeds pre- 

 sented bv J. C. Nauen, Horticulturist, 

 Agricultural Station, Department of Ag- 

 riculture. Received August 31 and Sep- 

 tember 3, 1929. 



81496. Zephyranthes carinata Herbert. 



A bulbous perennial with linear leaves 

 and a scape about a foot high, bearing 

 a single rosy flower 3 to 5 inches across 

 and 3 inches long. Native to the West 

 Indies. It is said to be the largest and 

 choicest of the rosy-flowered zephyrlilies 

 and blooms in the summer. The seeds 

 were mixed with Zephyranthes egger- 

 siana when received. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 62796. 



81497. Zephyranthes eggersiana Urban. 



A bulbous perennial related to Zephy- 

 ranthes citrina, with very narrow leaves 

 about 6 inches long and small yellow 

 flowers an inch or so across. Native to 

 the West Indies. 



81498. AirrocARPUS communis Foist. 

 Moraceae. Breadfruit. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds presented 

 by J. E. Higgins, Plant Introduction 

 Gardens. Received September 5, 1929. 



A tropical tree 30 to 40 feet high, with 

 viscid milky juice and leathery ovate leaves 

 3 feet long, entire at the base but divided 

 above into three to nine lobes. The seeds, 

 which are much the size, shape, and flavor 

 of chestnuts, are roasted and eaten. Native 

 to the Malay Archipelago. 



For previous introduction see No. 80555. 



81499. Sacchabum spontaneum L. 

 Poaceae. 



From Sumatra. Cuttings obtained from 

 Harold L. Lyon, Department of Botany 

 and Forestry, Experiment Station, Hawai- 

 ian Sugar Planters' Association, through 

 Sidney F. Sherwood, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received September 4, 1929. 



Variety gigas. Collected near Prapat by 

 Messrs. Agee and Mangelsdorf, Hawaiian 

 Sugar Planters' Association. 



81500. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Barrington Island, Galapagos Islands. 

 Seeds obtained by A. K. Fisher, Bureau 

 of Biological Survey, United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture. Received Au- 

 gust 22, 1929. 



81501. Sacchabum officinarum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by Robert L. Davis, agronomist, 

 Porto Rico Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion. Received September 4, 1929. 



B 6885. 



81502. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



From Berlin. Germany. Seeds obtained 

 from the Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Ge- 

 sellschaft, through H. L. Westover, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 September 5, 1929. 



Old Frankish lucern. 



81503. Autocakpus communis Forst. 

 Moraceae. Breadfruit. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Plants pre- 

 sented by J. E. Higgins, Plant Introduc- 

 tion Gardens. Received September 13, 

 1929. 



A seedless form of breadfruit. 



For previous introduction see No. 81498. 



81504. Coedia gbeggii Torr. Boragina- 

 ceae. 



From Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Seeds 

 presented by C. J. Stafford. Received 

 September 9, 1929. 



Vara Prieta. A drought-resistant shrub 

 3 to 9 feet high, with mostly ovate or 

 obovate, coarsely dentate leaves, which are 

 very scabrous, and white flowers borne in 

 few-flowered headlike cymes. A decoction 

 of the leaves is said to be used as a stimu- 

 lant. Native to central and northwestern 

 Mexico. 



81505. Agonis flexuosa (Willd.) DC. 

 Myrtaceae. 



From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 

 Seeds presented by F. J. Rae, Director, 

 Melbourne Botanic Gardens. Received 

 September 10, 1929. 



A tall evergreen shrub or tree up to 40 

 feet high, native to Western Australia. The 

 young shoots are silky, and the linear- 

 lanceolate leaves, 2 to 6 inches long, have 

 in their axils small heads of flowers with 

 persistent white petals. 



For previous introduction see No. 75542. 



81506. Ceiba pentandka (L.) Gaertn. 

 Bombacaceae. Kapok. 



From Talisay, Cebu, Philippine Islands. 

 Seeds presented by S. Youngberg, Direc- 

 tor, Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. 

 Received September 9, 1929. 



A large deciduous tree with pods which 

 contain silky white floss (kapok) used for 

 stuffing mattresses, etc. Although native to 

 tropical America, it is grown extensively 

 throughout tropical Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 74414. 



81507. Pycnospoba hedysaeoides R. 

 Br. Fabaceae. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds presented 

 by F. A. Stockdale, Director, Department 

 of Agriculture. Received September 10, 

 1929. 



An undershrub native to southeastern 

 Asia, with the habit of the meibomias, hav- 



