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PLANT MATEKIAL INTRODUCED 



81938 to 81940 — Continued. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 72602. 



81939. Pandanus atrocarpus Griffith. 



A tree, 40 to 60 feet high and about 

 6 inches in diameter, with linear acumi- 

 nate dark-green leaves, 20 feet long and 

 4 inches wide, which are used for making 

 coverings for carts, screens, hats, etc. 

 The fragrant white spikes are 4 to 6 

 inches long, and the fruits an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 51727. 



81940. Pandanus vandermeeschii Balf. f. 



A screwpine, native to the island of 

 Mauritius, up to 20 feet high, having lat- 

 eral branches 8 feet long and stiff, sub- 

 erect leaves 2 feet long. 



For previous introduction see No. 



72608. 



81941. Hylocereus sp. Cactaceae. 



Nightblooming cereus. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Cuttings ob- 

 tained through T. C. Zchakke, by W. A. 

 Lloyd, Extension Service, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received Oc- 

 tober 22, 1929. 



From the Pan-Pacific Club in Honolulu. 



One of the epiphytic, moisture-loving 

 cacti, with a 3-angled stem. By means of 

 aerial roots it clings to trees and walls 

 and climbs to great heights in tropical 

 America, where this genus is native. 



81942 to 81945. 



From Burringbar, New South Wales, Aus- 

 tralia. Seeds presented by B. Harrison. 

 Received October 18, 192a. 



81942. Danthonia semiannularis (La- 

 bill.) R. Br. Poaceae. Grass. 



A perennial, fine-leaved, tussocky grass, 

 1 to 2 feet high, which provides feed for 

 the greater part of the year. It is said 

 to be a good winter grass, will stand a 

 great amount of grazing, and its palata- 

 bility both for cattle and sheep is well 

 known. 



For previous introduction see No. 74412. 



81943. Ehrharta caltcina J. E. Smith. 

 Poaceae. Perennial veldt grass. 



A heavy-yielding drought-resistant and 

 nutritious grass which grows to a height 

 of over 4 feet and seeds profusely. It 

 promises to outrival even the famous 

 Rhodes grass, and should prove valuable 

 to stock owners, especially in dry dis- 

 tricts. 



For previous introduction see No. 77436. 



81944. Lolidm loliaceum (Bory and 

 Chaub.) Hand.-Mazz. (L. sutulatum 

 Vis.). Poaceae. Grass, 



An annual bunch grass with much- 

 Tbranched slender prostrate or ascending 

 stems 2 to 8 inches long. Native to dry 

 sandy places along the coast of south- 

 eastern Europe. 



81945. Lupinus hirsutds L. Fabaceae. 



European blue lupine. 



An ovate-leaved lupine used for forage 

 and green manure. 



For previous introduction see No. 75914. 



81946. Allagoptera catjdescens 

 (Mart.) Kuntze (Diplothemium cau- 

 descens Mart.). Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From Georgetown, Demerara, British Gui- 

 ana. Seeds presented by A. A. Abraham, 

 Assistant Superintendent, Botanic Gar- 

 dens. Received December 23, 1929. 



A stout palm up to 25 feet high, with a 

 trunk a foot in diameter and a crown of 

 pinnate leaves 9 to 12 feet long, made up 

 of narrowly lanceolate segments which are 

 green above and silvery beneath. Native to 

 Brazil. 



81947 to 81973. 



From Japan. Collected by P. H. Dorsett 

 and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received in 

 October, 1929. 



81947. Actaea spicata L. Ranuncula- 

 ceae. Black baneberry. 



No. 1030. Seeds from plants growing 

 in the forest reservation near Nopporo, 

 Hokushu, September 5, 1929. Ruiyou- 

 shoma. A herbaceous perennial 1 or 2 

 feet high, with racemes of deep-blue fruits 

 in autumn. 



For previous introduction see No. 72405. 



81948. Clintonia udensis Trautv. and 

 Mey. Convallariaceae. 



No. 1029. Seeds from plants growing 

 in the forest reservation near Nopporo, 

 Hokushu, September 5, 1929. Tsubame 

 o moto. A low-growing liliaceous per- 

 ennial from damp places in southeastern 

 Siberia. The erect broadly oblong leaves, 

 6 inches long, are green, paler beneath. 

 The greenish-yellow flowers, borne on a 

 scape, are not showy, and the fruits are 

 deep blue. 



81949. Disporum sessile '(Thunb.) Don. 

 Convallariaceae. Fairybells. 



No. 1195. Seeds from plants growing 

 in the forest reservation near Nopporo, 

 Hokushu, September 5, 1929. A small 

 herbaceous perennial closely allied to the 

 TJvularias, of the eastern United States. 

 The narrowly ovate leaves are sessile, and 

 the flowers, usually solitary, are white. 

 Native to Japan. 



81950. Panax repens Maxim. Araliaceae. 



No. 1194. Seeds from plants growing in 

 the forest reservation near Nopporo, Ho- 

 kushu, September 5, 1929. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 81898. 



81951. POLYGONATUM JAPONICUM C. Morr. 



and Decaisne. Convallariaceae. 



Solomonseal. 



No. 1200. Seeds from plants growing 

 in the forest reservation near Nopporo, 

 Hokushu, September 5, 1929. Ohoama- 

 doro. A herbaceous perennial, 1 or 2 

 feet high, closely related to the Solomon- 

 seal of the eastern United States. The 

 oval leaves are 2 to 3 inches long, and 

 the campanulate, greenish-white flowers 

 are about one-fourth of an inch across. 

 Native to Japan. 



81952. Ribes sp. Grossulariaceae. 



No. 1349. Seeds from plants growing 

 in a field near Odomari, Sakhalin Island, 

 September 12, 1929. Fruits red. 



