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PLANT MATERIAL, INTRODUCED 



81507 — Continued. 



ing decumbent or ascending branched stems 

 1 to 2 feet long. The leaves are pinnately 

 trifoliolate with obovate leaflets about an 

 inch long, and the small purplish flowers 

 are in terminal racemes or panicles. It is 

 of value as a cover crop. 



81508 to 81510. 



From Maragha, Persia. Scions presented 

 by Jalil K. Hashimzade, Teheran, Persia. 

 Received July 18, 1929. 



81508. Peunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Plum. 



Kodja Sultan. An early variety of 



plum. 



81509. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Cherry. 

 A black cherry. 



81510. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 

 No7'GSS. An early variety. 



81511 and 81512. 



From Little River, Fla. Seeds presented 

 by Charles T. Simpson. Received Sep- 

 tember 16, 1929. 



81511. Chrysalidocarpus madagascari- 

 ensis Beccari. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A graceful palm, native to Madagascar, 

 about 15 feet high, with pinnate leaves 

 10 feet long, having the segments ar- 

 ranged in fascicles and appearing to be 

 in threes, giving a triangular effect. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77158. 



81512. Linoma alba (Bory) O. F. Cook 

 (Dictyosperma riibra Wendl. and 

 Drude) . Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A slender, spineless, .pinnate-leaved 

 palm, 30 feet or more high, resembling 

 Areca in habit. The mature leaves are 

 8 to 12 feet long. When young this 

 makes a very desirable house palm. Na- 

 tive to tropical Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 61495. 



81513. Psidium guajava L. Myrta- 

 ceae. Guava. 



From New Smyrna, Fla. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by John Y. Detwiler. Received 

 October 9, 1928. Numbered in Septem- 

 ber, 1929. 



The Detwiler guava is large, very thick 

 fleshed, and otherwise of high merit. The 

 flesh is white, smooth in texture, and sweet, 

 with a fair amount of acid. The seeds are 

 small and are restricted to the rather small 

 cavity. In a small specimen of the fruit, 

 examined late in November, which meas- 

 ured 3% by 2% inches and weighed 4 

 ounces, the flesh was nearly three-fourths 

 of an inch thick. The single fruits are 

 said- by Mr. Detwiler to attain occasionally 

 a weight of 1 pound. 



81514. Elaeophoebia drupifeea 

 (Thonn.) Stapf. Euphorbia ceae. 



From Victoriaborg, Akkra. Gold Coast. Af- 

 rica. Seeds presented by L. A. King- 

 Church, Conservator of Forests. Re- 

 ceived September 13, 1929. 



A deciduous tree 40 to 50 feet hijjh, with 

 milky juice that may be a source of rubber. 



Aristolochia- 



81514— Continued. 



The young branches are fleshy and angled, 

 becoming round and woody with age. The 

 thick fleshy obovate leaves are 3 to 8 

 inches long, with stipular spines ; the flow- 

 ers are similar to those of the euphorbias, 

 and the fleshy fruits vary in size from that 

 of a cherry to a walnut. Native to tropical 

 Africa. 



For previous introduction see No. 73010. 

 81515 to 81527. 



From Burma. Seeds collected by Capt. 

 F. Kingdon Ward and presented through 

 S. C. Simms, Director, Field Museum of 

 Natural History, Chicago, 111. Received 

 September 18, 1929. 



81515. Adenia sp. Passifloraceae. 

 No. 8473. A climber. 



81516. Aristolochia sp. 

 ceae. 



No. 8756. Obtained at Taungui at alti- 

 tudes between 4,500 and 5,000 feet. 

 Climbing by means of petioles and twin- 

 ing stems. The seeds are flat, thin, and 

 small. 



81517. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 

 No. 9060. 



81518. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 8874. Valley of the Nam Lwe, 

 near Mong Wa. 



An undershrub cultivated for its small 

 seeds crowded in fat pods which open 

 explosively. The flowers are dark blue- 

 violet with the standard and wings pret- 

 tily veined. 



81519. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 9050. From a plateau east of 

 Savanakket, at altitudes between 1,000 

 and 1,500 feet. An erect undershrub, 

 bearing bright sulphur flowers, which 

 grows on an open savanna. 



81520. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 9059. Coast of Anam. An erect 

 dune species about a foot high. 



Fig. 



No. 9021. Mekong River, below Luang 

 Prabana, at an altitude of 1,000 feet. A 

 small tree with white flowers and red 

 fruits* 



81522. Lagerstroemia sp. Lythraceae. 



No. 8870. Valley of the Nam Lwe, 

 near Mong Wa. A small tree, common 

 in thickets, which flowers as a modest- 

 sized bush. The flowers are fragrant, 

 almost white or beautifully flushed with 

 lilac or pink, about an inch across, and 

 are borne in showy heads. 



81523. Leucaexa glauca L. Mimosaceae. 



No. 9063. Coast of Anam. An orna- 

 mental tropical dune tree with numerous 

 white flowers borne in globular heads. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 43637. 



81524. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solana- 

 ceae. Tobacco. 



No. 8762. Salwin Valley, at an alti- 

 tude of 800 feet. A large-leaved, small- 

 flowered pink variety, 3 to 5 feet bigh, 

 growing in the sandy river bed below 

 summer flood level. The flowering stem 



81521. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



