OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1929 



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81925— Continued. 



Bilucao. A slender tree up to 30 feet 

 high, with elliptical-lanceolate leaves, small 

 inconspicuous flowers in the axils of the 

 leaves, and globose fruits, about an inch 

 in diameter, which are reported to be 

 edible. Native to the Philippine Islands. 



81926 and 81927. 



From Bataan Province, Philippine Islands. 

 Seeds presented by P. J. Wester, Bu- 

 reau of Agriculture, Manila. Received 

 October 14, 1929. 



81926. Sandoriccm koetjape (Burm. f.) 

 Merr. Meliaceae. Santol. 



An evergreen tree, native to the Philip- 

 pine Islands, which becomes 80 feet high 

 in its native country. It has trifoliolate, 

 hairy leaves and greenish-yellow or 

 straw-colored flowers. The chief value 

 resides in its yellowish fruits, which are 

 rounded or flattened, about 2 inches in 

 diameter, with rather large seeds inclosed 

 in translucent, acid, edible pulp of good 

 flavor. The fruit makes a delicious pre- 

 serve. Tbis tree is not suited for culti- 

 vation in the United States except per- 

 haps in the warmest parts of Florida. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79558. 



81927. Uvaria rufa (Dunal) Blume. An- 

 nonaceae. 



Banawak. A much-branched shrub, 

 native to Java, with a stem between 4 

 and 6 inches in diameter and alternate, 

 elliptic-oblong, acute, or obtuse leaves 

 2 to 5 inches long. The purplish-red, 

 solitary flowers are about an inch wide. 

 The oblong kidney-shaped red fruits, 

 about 1% inches long, are in bunches of 

 18 to 20, with whitish, scanty flesh which 

 is juicy, aromatic, and subacid, without 

 a trace of sugar, and containing manv 

 seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 44091. 



81928. Cappabis miceacantha DC. 

 Capparidaceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of 

 Agriculture, Manila. Received October 

 14, 1929. 



Dauag. A large straggly spiny evergreen 

 shrub or small tree with smooth bark and 

 short stiff spines. The coriaceous shining, 

 broad-lanceolate leaves are 4 to 8 inches 

 long, and the white flowers, two to four 

 in a series in vertical lines on the branches, 

 are 1% inches across. The smooth, sub- 

 globose fruits. 2 to 3 inches long, are a 

 beautiful apple red and have a good flavor. 



For previous introduction see No. 51191. 



81929 to 81931. 



From Georgetown. Demerara, British Guiana. 

 Seeds presented by A. A. Abraham, Assist- 

 ant Superintendent, Botanic Gardens. 

 Received October 15, 1929. 



81929. Martinezia cohallisa 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 neck- 

 laces. Native to the island of Martinique, 

 French West Indies. 



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81929 to 81931— Continued. 



For previous introduction see Noi- 

 81592. 



81930. Thrinax paetifloea Swartz. 

 Phoenicaceae. Jamaica thatch palm* 



An unarmed fan palm with a ringed 

 trunk up to 20 feet high, circular leaves 

 1 to 2 feet across and divided on the 

 margin into bifid segments, and incon- 

 spicuous flowers and fruits. Native tov 

 Jamaica. 



81931. (Undetermined.) 



81932 to 81934. Allium cepa L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Onion. 



From Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, Canary Islands, 

 Seeds purchased from C. Garcia Dorta.. 

 Received October 19, 1929. 



81932. Crystal Wax. 



81933. Red Bermuda. 



81934. Yellow Bermuda. 



81935. Garcinia mangostana L. CIii- 

 siaceae. Mangosteen„ 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds presented 

 by T. W. Parsons, Curator, Royal Botanic- 

 Gardens. Received October 21, 1929. 



A delicious fruit about the size of a: 

 mandarin orange, round and slightly flat- 

 tened at each end, with a thick, smooth,, 

 rich red-purple rind, which, when cut,, 

 exposes the white segments lying loose in 

 the cups. The inside cup surface of the 

 rind is a most delicate pink. The separate 

 segments are whitish and covered with a 

 delicate network of fibers. The texture of 

 the pulp resembles that of the plum, and 

 the flavor is indescribably delicious. 



81936. Stylosanthes erecta Beauv.. 

 Fabaceae. 



From Boma, Belgian Congo, Africa. Seeds 

 presented by the Secretaire General,. 

 Congo Beige, Gouvernement General. Re- 

 ceived October 17, 1929. 



A copiously branched ascending shrufr 

 about 4 feet high, with broad, rather stiff, 

 compound leaves, and terminal oblong 

 heads of inconspicuous flowers. It is na- 

 tive to tropical Africa and is said to be of 

 value as a fodder plant. 



For previous introduction see No. 56798_ 



81937. Manglfera indica L. Anacar- 

 diaceae. Mango.. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Bud wood pre- 

 sented by W. T. Pope, Horticulturist of 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station,, 

 through Eugene May, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received October 17, 1929. 



Victoria. 



81938 to 81940. Pandanus spp. Pam- 

 danaceae. Screwpine.. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, Di- 

 rector, Botanic Gardens. Received **»= 

 vember 12, 1929. 



81938. PandAnus affinis Kurz. 



A low shrubby evergreen closely re- 

 lated to Pandanus foetidus, with limp* 

 swordlike leaves, 4 to 6 feet long, whicli 

 are spiny along the midribs and margins. 

 Native to Ceylon. 



