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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81672. Tebminalia bbownii Fresen. 

 Combretaceae. 



From Giza, Egypt. Seeds presented by 

 Thomas W. Brown, Director. Horticul- 

 tural Section, Ministry of Agriculture. 

 Received October 25, 1929. 



A small tropical tree with ash-colored 

 bark and broadly lanceolate leaves, 3 .to 6 

 inches long, in large tufts at the tips of 

 the branches. The inconspicuous greenish 

 flowers are in long lax spikes and are fol- 

 lowed by flat-winged purplish-red fruits 2 

 to 3 inches long. Native to Ethiopia. 



81673 and 81674. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Roots presented 

 by Hernando Villa. Received October 

 30, 1929. 



81673. Oxalis tuberosa Molina. Oxali- 

 daceae. 



I~bia. A plant, native to South America, 

 related to the woodsorrel of the United 

 States. It is grown in the Andes for its 

 edible tubers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 74701. 



81674. Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz and 

 Pav. Tropaeolaceae. Nasturtium. 



Cu~bia. A tuberous-rooted herbaceous 

 climber, with red and yellow flowers, 

 native to the highlands of northern South 

 America, where the tubers are boiled 

 and eaten as a vegetable. The plant is 

 said to be able to withstand a slight 

 frost. 



For previous introduction see No. 



81675. Castanopsis akgyrophylla 

 King. Fagaceae. 



Evergre'en chinquapin. 



From Dehra Dun, United Provinces, India. 

 Seeds presented by R. N. Parker, Forest 

 Botanist, Forest Research Institute and 

 College. Received November 1, 1929. 



A tropical evergreen tree. 50 to 60 feet 

 high, with thinly coriaceous lanceolate 

 leaves. 4 to 6 inches long, green above and 

 silvery beneath. The one to three rusty 

 tomentose nuts are in a thin-walled shell 

 which has awl-shaped hooked spines. 

 Native to India. 



81676 to 81678. Ficrs caeica L. Mora- 

 ceae. Common fig. 



From West Worthing. England. Cuttings 

 obtained from the^ Tarring Fig Garden, 

 through Dr. S. H. Cameron. University 

 of California, Berkeley. Received October 

 24, 1929. 



81676. Brown Turkey. 



81677. Honey. 



81678. Madagascar. 



81679. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



From Valencia. Spain. Sepds purchased 

 through Clement S. Edwards, American 

 consul. Received October 31, 1929. 



Grano. 



81680. Citrus gbaxdis (L.) Osbeck (C. 

 dec it m ana Mult.). Rutaceae. 



Grapefruit. 



81680 — Continued. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Scions presented 

 by W. T. Pope, Hawaii Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, through W. T. Swingle, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received No- 

 vember 1, 1929. 

 Victoria shaddock. 



81681 to 81685. Mangifeea indica L». 

 Anacardiaceae. Mango. 



From Pasar Minggoe, Java. Plants pre- 

 sented by the Tuinbouwkundig Ambten- 

 aar. Received August 20, 1929. Num- 

 bered in October, 1929. 



81681. No. 1. Baroengooen, grafted on 

 Madoe. An everbearing mango but of 

 poor quality. 



81682. No. 2. Kopjor. A very fibrous 

 bright yellow seedling mango which is 

 used as a stock in eastern Java where 

 they have severe droughts and the soil 

 is alkaline and not suited to the growth 

 of ordinary mangos. 



81683. No. 4. Golek, grafted on Madoe. 

 A large, thin, very long, golden yellow, 

 very sweet and juicy mango with few 

 fibers. It is a good bearer on clay 

 soils with stiff subsoil, but not quite 

 as good a bearer as the Saigon. 



81684 and 81685. Aroemanis. In Java 

 this is a medium-sized mango of bluish- 

 green color. The fruit hangs on 

 peduncles, is of fine flavor, has no fiber, 

 is not injured by the winds, and is an 

 excellent shipper. It is considered the 

 besr mango in Java. 



81684. Aroemanis grafted on Madoe. 



81685. Aroemanis grafted on Mangifera 

 odorata. 



81688. Diospyeos sp. Diospyraceae. 



Persimmon. 



From Denison, Tex. Plants purchased from 

 the Munson Nurseries. Received Novem- 

 ber 12, 1929. 



Kaicakami. A hybrid of the Josephine 

 (Diospyros virginiana) with the Yemon Jap- 

 anese (D. kaki). The shape of the fruit is 

 like that of the native species, but is much 

 larger. It has much of the native quality 

 and is an excellent persimmon. 



81687 to 81689. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented 

 by H. L. Lyon, in Charge of the Depart- 

 ment of Botany and Forestry. Experiment 

 Station, Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Asso- 

 ciation. Received November 5, 1929. 



81687. Arecastrum romaxzoffianum 

 (Cham.) Becc. (Gocos romanzoffiana 

 Cham.). Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A palm, native to Brazil, with an un- 

 armed trunk about 30 feet high and a 

 foot in diameter, bearing a crown of 

 plumelike pinnate leaves 12 to 15 feet 

 long. The fruit is a pale orange drupe 

 about the size of a large acorn, inclosing 

 a bony seed which has three eyes near 

 the base. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 44534. 



81688. Flacourtia jaxgomas (Lour.) 

 Gmel. (F. cataphracta Roxb.). Fla- 

 courtiaceae. Paniala. 

 A small spiny tropical tree of compact 



habit, native to India. It bears small 

 purplish subacid fruits about an inch in 

 diameter, which may be made into an 

 excellent jelly. 



