Z PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



David Faircliild sent from Italy scions of two varieties of orange (Citrus 

 sinensis, Nos. 88418 and 88419), one of which may be left on the tree a year and 

 still retain its juiciness. 



Dr. H. S. Fawcett sent scions of Citrus aurantifolia (No. 86833), C. nobilis 

 deliciosa (No. 87401), and C. aurantium (No. 87431) from Cairo, Egypt. 



Through Prof. Frederic F. Bioletti, of the University of California, Mr. 

 Thauvin, Inspector of Agriculture, Mekinez, Morocco, Africa, presented cuttings 

 of olives (Olea europaea, Nos. 87439^-87445). 



From the Forest Experiment Station at Sukhoun, Caucasus, Union of Social- 

 istic Soviet Republics, were received seeds of wild almonds, peaches, pistache, 

 apricots, plums, and pomegranates (Nos. 88094-88103) collected in the Kopet 

 Dag Mountains. .These will be used in the plant-breeding work by the 

 department specialists. 



T. A. Fennell, in a visit to the Harvard Botanic Garden at Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos, Cuba, found many trees and ornamentals not commonly grown in the 

 United States, and sent seeds and cuttings (Nos. 87497-87519, 88105-88139). 



From Dr. A. W. Hill, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 

 a shipment of ornamentals (Rhododendron spp., Nos. 86758-86763) and lilacs 

 (Syringa spp., Nos. 86764-86766) was received. 



The return to favor of the old-fashioned rock garden has created a demand 

 for ornamentals that can be used to advantage in such situations. A shipment 

 of KcUanchoe spp. (Nos. 86824-86828), from the Director of the Botanic Garden, 

 Stockholm, Sweden, will be grown for this purpose. 



For the help of specialists who are working with rubber-producing plants, 

 seeds have been received from the Botanic Garden, Eala, Belgian Congo (Nos. 

 87385-87387), from Fort Dauphin, Madagascar (No. 87384), and from Hope 

 Gardens, Jamaica (No. 88372). 



The botanical determinations of these introductions have been made and the 

 nomenclature determined by H. C. Skeels, who has had general supervision of 

 this inventory. 



Knowles A. Ryerson, 

 Principal Horticulturist, in Charge. 



Division of Foreign Plant Introduction, 

 Washington, D. C, June 19, 1931. 



