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85730 to 85740 — Continued. 



bracted racemes of reddish flowers fol- 

 lowed by red fruits which are said to be 

 edible. Native to Japan and China. 



85741 and 85742. 



From Giza, Egypt. Seeds presented by 

 Thomas W. Brown. Received January 

 L'4, 1930. 



85741. Hyphaexe thebaica (L.) Mart. 

 Phoenicaceae. Doum palm. 



A palm about 30 feet high, which is 

 noted as the only branching palm. It 

 grows in sandy and clay soils and is dis- 

 tributed from Upper Egypt to central 

 Africa. The stems of old trees are some- 

 times forked three to four times. The 

 beautiful yellowish brown fruits are 

 borne in long clusters of 1 to 200. In 

 Upper Egypt people of the poorer classes 

 ear the fibrous husk which tastes much 

 like gingerbread, but is rather hard. The 

 Ward tough wood is used for domestic 

 utensils. It is one of the most striking 

 and picturesque of the palms and is 

 capable of withstanding severe droughts. 



For previous introduction see No. 70958. 



85742. Livistona chinexsis (Jacq.) R. 

 Br. Phoenicaceae. Chinese fan palm. 



A palm, native to China, with a short 

 thick trunk up to 6 feet high and a foot 

 thick, having a crown of many reniform 

 palmately divided leaves 4 to 6 feet across 

 on petioles about 5 feet long, which are 

 armed below the middle with recurved 

 brown spines more than an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 80187. 



85743. Prunes ARMENIA C a L. Amyg- 

 daluceae. Apricot. 



From Tunis. Tunisia. Scions presented by 

 the Director. Jardin d'Essais. Sfax. Re- 

 ceived February 8, 1930. 



No. 5409. Abricotier gros UiflUjrur. 



85744. Amyci)ai.t;s persica L. (Primus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



From 1'alermo. Sicilv. Scions presented by 

 Dr. H. S. Fawcett. University of Cali- 

 fornia. Received February 12, 1930. 



No. 48. Intravaiu. In suburb of Mon- 

 treal. 1.000 feet above sea level, Januarv 

 13. 1930. Said to be yellow fleshed. The 

 tree was holding its leaves, or most of them. 

 when all other peach trees near by had 

 shed. 



85745. Citrus sinensis (L. ) Osbeck. 

 Rutaceae. Orange. 



From Tunis. Tunisia. Scions presented by 

 Dr. H. S. Fawcett. University of Cali- 

 fornia. Received February 12. 1930. 



No. 47. Behli, meaning in Arabic " fruit 

 of the land.'* Bud wood from same tree. 

 as described under Fawcett No. 46 [No. 

 85729]. 



85746. Meibomia triflora (L. ) Kuntze 

 (Desnwdium triflorum DC). Faba- 

 ceae. 



From Mayaguez. Porto Rico. Seeds pre- 

 sented by T. B. McClelland, Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Received February 

 13. 1930. 



85746 — Continued. 



A small herbaceous annual which covers 

 the ground with a dense mat resembling 

 white clover. 



85747. Genista monosperma (L. ) Lam. 

 Fabaceae. Bridal-veil broom. 



From Casablanca, Morocco. Seeds pre- 

 sented by H. Earle Russell. American 

 consul. Received February 14, 1930. 



An ornamental leguminous shrub, native 

 to Spain, about 10 feet high, with slender 

 grayish branches and small, very narrow 

 leaves. The fragrant white flowers are in 

 short lateral racemes. 



For previous introduction see No. 78902. 



85748. Khaya nyasica Stapf. Melia- 

 ceae. 



From Mount Silinda. Southern Rhodesia, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. 

 Thompson. Received February 15, 1930. 



The red mahogany is one of the most 

 valuable timber trees of Rhodesia, and is 

 nlso widely distributed over Mozambique. 

 It is fairly rapid in growth, though not 

 equal to some of the eucalypts in this re- 

 spect. It is found most often growing near 

 streams, but it also occurs on high ground 

 at a distance from water. The timber is 

 very durable and is not attacked by white 

 ants or borers. 



For previous introduction see No. 78257. 



85749. Saccharum 

 Poaceae. 



OFFICINARUM L. 



Sugarcane. 



From Baragua, Cuba. Cuttings presented 

 by D. L. Van Dine, Director, Cuba Sugar 

 Club Experiment Station, through E. W. 

 Brandes, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February 18. 1930. 



Ganna Criolla. 



85750. Citrus webbeiui Wester. Ruta- 

 ceae. Alsem. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of 

 Agriculture, Manila. Received February 

 13. 1920. 



Kalpi. A small handsome tree, 15 to 20 

 feet high, which is very drought resistant. 

 It is particularly abundant in the Moun- 

 tain Province, Nueva Viscaya, and south- 

 ern Luzon. The better forms have oblate, 

 very juicy, acid fruits somewhat like the 

 mandarin orange in appearance and be- 

 tween 2 and 3 inches in diameter ; these 

 may be used like the lemon. 



For previous introduction see No. 80662. 



85751. Medicago sativa L. 



Fabaceae. 

 Alfalfa. 



From Moscow, Union of Socialistic Soviet 

 Republics. Seeds purchased from the 

 Pan-Russian Pure Seed Agricultural Co- 

 operative Association, through H. L.. 

 Westover, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received February 17, 1930. 



KhivinskTchya lucern. 



85752 to 85766. 



From Indo-China. Seeds presented by M, 

 Poilane, Institut des Recherches Agro- 

 nomiques de l'lndochine, Division de 

 Botanique. Received February 15, 1930. 



