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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81884 to 81914— Continued. 



81910. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 1165. From the Sapporo Botanic 

 Garden, Sapporo, Hokushu, August 26, 

 1929. 



81911 to 81913. Vicia spp. Fabaceae. 



Vetch. 



81911. Vicia sativa L. Common vetch. 



No. 1129. Along the roadside be- 

 tween Kotoni and Sapporo, Hokushu, 

 August 22, 1929. Flowers large and 

 single, with purple standard and pink 

 keel. 



81912. Vicia sp. 



No. 1007. Along the railroad near 

 Shiroishi, Hokushu, August 24, 1929. 

 A species bearing medium-sized purple 

 flowers. 



81913. Vicia sp. 



No. 1141. Along the roadside be- 

 tween Kotoni and Sapporo, Hokushu, 

 August 22, 1929. Racemes of purple 

 flowers. 



81914. (Undetermined.) 



No. 1189. From the woods along the 

 trail up Moiwayama, near Sapporo, Ho- 

 kushu, August 28, 1929. A variety about 

 30 inches high, producing bright-red 

 fruits. 



81915 to 81917. Malus sylvesteis Mill 

 (Pyrus malus L.). Malaceae. 



Apple. 



From Lalla, Tasmania, Australia. Trees 

 purchased from Frank Walker. Received 

 October 8, 1929. 



81915. Lalla. A sport from a Delicious 

 apple tree which produced a bright, 

 full, red fruit. The flesh is, perhaps, 

 slightly firmer than the Delicious, but 

 in no other respect except in the 

 brilliance of its color is there any 

 noticeable difference. 



81916. Tasma. This is the most popu- 

 lar and well known of all the apples 

 raised in Tasmania. It is a late vari- 

 ety, highly colored, and a good keeper. 

 Though not possessing a delicate flavor, 

 it is eagerly sought for dessert pur- 

 poses because of its deep brilliant red 

 color. 



81917. Tasman's Pride. This is essen- 

 tially a dessert apple possessing a good 

 flavor, besides being highly colored and 

 juicy. While not being classed as a 

 keeping variety, it may be held for a 

 fair period in cold storage ; it is very 

 similar to the Jonathan in this respect. 



81918 to 81920. Lathyrus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



From London, England. Seeds presented by 

 T. Hay, of the Park Superintendent's 

 Office, Hyde Park. Received October 7, 

 1929. 



81918 and 81919. Lathyrus magellani- 

 cus Lam. Lord Anson pea. 



A strong-growing, woody, almost ever- 

 green species, usually a perennial, cov- 

 ered with a bluish bloom. The smooth, 

 angled, somewhat branched stem is 3 to 5 

 feet long, the leaflets are ovate or oblong- 

 linear, and the dark purplish-blue flowers 

 are on long peduncles. Native to south- 

 ern South America. 



81918 to 81920— Continued. 



For previous introduction see No. 



40875. 



81918. Combes No. 868. Andean ex- 

 pedition. A pale-purple form. 



81919. Combes No. 713. Andean ex- 

 pedition. A dark-purple form which 

 received the Royal Horticultural 

 Society's Award of Merit. 



81920. Lathyrus nervosus Lam. 



Anson pea. 



A glabrous plant with stems about a 

 foot long and leaves composed of two 

 nearly sessile, large, oval, acute leaflets 

 with conspicuous reticulate nerves. The 

 solitary peduncles, 2 inches long, bear 

 five to seven purple flowers. Native to 

 Uruguay. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 40876. 



81921 and 81922. 



From Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Seeds 

 presented by B. H. Hunnicutt, Instituto 

 Gammon, through Carlton Jackson, com- 

 mercial attache, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

 Received October 7, 1929. 



81921. PlTHECOLLOBIUM AUAREMONTEMO 



Mart. Mimosaceae. 



A vine bearing seeds which are com- 

 monly used for making necklaces. 



81922. DOLICHOLUS PHASEOLOIDE S 



(Swartz) Kuntze (Rhynchosia phaseo- 

 loidcs DC). Fabaceae. Rosarybean. 



A slender climber with trifoliolate 

 leaves, borne upon slender wiry stems, 

 which suggest those of the common bean 

 (Phaseolus). The plant is of interest 

 chiefly for the small bright-red seeds, 

 with a black eye, which are strikingly 

 similar to those of Abrus precatorius, the 

 crab's eye of the West Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 80090. 



81923 and 81924. 



From, Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds presented 

 by T. H. Parsons, Curator, Royal Botanic 

 Gardens. Received October 7, 1929. 



81923. Erythrina VARIEGATA ORIENTALIS 

 (L.) Merr. (E. Uthosperma Blume). 

 Fabaceae. Dadap. 



A moderate-sized spineless leguminous 

 tree native to the East Indies. It is of 

 very rapid growth, with trifoliolate leaves 

 and red flowers. In Ceylon the tree is 

 used to shade crop plants, and also the 

 foliage is lopped for use as green ma- 

 nure. It is being tested as a cover plant 

 at the experiment station in Peradeniya. 



For previous introduction see No. 



68855. 



81924. Terminalia kaernbachii Warb. 

 Combretaceae. Okari nut. 



A tropical evergreen tree, native to 

 New Guinea, with very thick ash-brown 

 branches and oblong-ovate leaves, a foot 

 long, which are hairy beneath when 

 young. The edible seeds, over an inch 

 long, are inclosed in an ovoid drupe over 

 2 inches long. 



81925. Gaecinia dives Pierre. Clusia- 

 ceae. 



From Tanauan, Atimonan, Tayabas, Philip- 

 pine Islands. Seeds presented by S. 

 Youngberg, Director, Bureau of Agricul- 

 ture, Manila. Received October 14, 1929. 



