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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81581 to 81594— Continued. 



and mealy pericarp, and when cooked has 

 a flavor between that of the potato and 

 the chestnut, but superior to either. 



For 

 60367. 



previous introduction see No. 



81588. Hyophorbe 

 Wendl. Phoenicaceae. 



VERSCHAFFELTI 



Spindle palm. 



An unarmed palm, native to the island 

 of Mauritius, with a spindle-shaped trunk 

 25 to 30 feet high, pinnate leaves having 

 a yellow band along the midrib, and 

 orange-colored flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 80182. 



81589. Licuala grandis (Bull) Wendl. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A dwarf palm with the stem clothed 

 with the dead leaf sheaths, erect-spread- 

 ing fan-shaped leaves having closely pli- 

 cate segments which are two lobed at the 

 end. Native to the island of New Pom- 

 mern, Bismarck Archipelago. 



81590. Licuala spinosa Thunb. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



A dwarf fan-leaved palm, native to the 

 West Indies, 10 to 12 feet high, with 

 roundish leaves 3 feet or more in diam- 

 eter and 3-angled petioles armed with 

 brownish, hooked spines. It requires 

 abundant heat and moisture. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66226. 



81591. Livistona altissima Zoll. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



A graceful palm, up to 80 feet high, 

 with fan-shaped leaves. T,he hardwood is 

 valued by the natives for construction 

 work. It is native to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 



72598. 



81592. Martinezia corallina Mart. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A spiny palm with pinnate leaves 

 about 9 feet long and clusters, 2 to 3 

 feet long, of small white flowers followed 

 by bright-red fruits nearly an inch in 

 diameter. The pale-brown seeds are used 

 for necklaces. Native to the island of 

 Martinique. 



For previous introduction see No. 



80188. 



81593. Ptychoraphis augdsta (Kurz) 

 Beccari. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A pinnate-leaved palm growing to a 

 height of 100 feet, with a smooth slender 

 trunk and bright-green leaves 6 to 10 feet 

 long, made up of linear segments 1 to 2 

 feet long. The red, elliptical-oblong fruits 

 are borne in clusters 2 to 3 feet long. 

 Native to the Nicobar Islands. 



81594. Rhyticocos amara (Jacq.) Bec- 

 cari (Cocos amai a Jacq.) Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



A tall, feather-leaved palm, 50 to 100 

 feet high, with a ringed trunk and bear- 

 ing a crown of large pinnate leaves re- 

 sembling those of the coconut. It is 

 native to the island of Martinique. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 80191. 



81595. Pandanus ftjrcatus Roxb. 

 Pandanaceae. Screwpine. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by 

 C. C. Calrler, Lloyd Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived September 26, 1929. 



One of the most ornamental of the screw- 

 pines, which attains a height of about 15 

 feet, with dark-green spiny leaves 9 or more 

 feet long, gracefully arcbing and somewhat 

 spirally arranged. * The flowers are sweetly 

 scented. Native to tbe East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 73249. 



81596. Sicana sp. Cucnrbitaceae. 



From Moca, Dominican Republic. Seeds 

 presented by Dr. R. Ciferri, Director de 

 la Estacion Nacional Agronomica y Cole- 

 gio de Agricultura. Received September 

 20, 1929. 



A woody vine producing edible cylindri- 

 cal fruits which are remarkable for their 

 strong and persistent applelike flavor. 



81597. Schinopsis lorentzii (Griseb.) 

 Engl. Anacardiaceae. Quebracho. 



From Tucuman, Argentina. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. William E. Gross, Director, Esta- 

 cion Experimental Agricola^ Received 

 September 26, 1929. 



A deciduous timber tree, with leathery, 

 compound sumachlike leaves and branched 

 clusters of small flowers. The deep-red 

 wood is very hard and durable and yields 

 quebracho, an important tannin of com- 

 merce. Native to the drier western plains 

 of Argentina. 



For previous introduction see No. 68980. 

 81598 to 81601. 



From Oran, Algeria. Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Prof. A. Faure. Received Sep- 

 tember 23, 1929. 



81598. Celsia battandieri Murbeck. 

 Scrophulariaceae. 



Collected on rocky slopes at Santa 

 Cruz, at an altitude of about 1,200 feet, 

 January 9, 1929. A mulleinlike biennial 

 or annual, 1 or 2 feet high, native to 

 western Algeria. The stem is stiffly erect, 

 and the oblong-lanceolate or ovate den- 

 tate lobed leaves are petiolate on the 

 lower part of the stem but sessile above. 

 The attractive orange-yellow flowers, 1 

 to 2 inches across, are in an elongated 

 raceme. 



81599. Celsia faurei Murbeck. Scrophu- 

 lariaceae. 



Collected on railway embankments at 

 Oued Imbert, at an altitude of about 

 1,500 feet, April 8, 1929. An erect bien- 

 nial up to 6 feet high, native to Algeria. 

 The ovate-lanceolate leaves are coarsely 

 dentate or lobed, sessile above and petio- 

 late below. The showy yellow flowers, 

 about 2 inches across, are in a many- 

 flowered lax raceme. 



81600. Hedysarum pallidum Desf. Fa- 

 baceae. 



Collected in gravelly meadows in Santa 

 Cruz, at an altitude of about 900 feet. 

 May 26, 1929. A decumbent perennial 

 legume, native to northern Africa, with 

 compound pubescent leaves, clusters of 

 purple-streaked white flowers, and spiny 

 articulated pods. It has been recom- 

 mended for green manure in olive 

 orchards. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77453. 



