APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 19 3 



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87497 to 87519— Continued. 



No. 48. QuiebrahacJia. One of the 

 hardest timber trees in Cuba, used for 

 posts, bridges, etc., but nearly extinct as 

 it is much prized by charcoal burners. 

 The timber is very heavy and will sink 

 in water. It grows near the coast. 



87509. Cupaxia Americana L. Sapinda- 

 ceae. 



No. 39. A Mexican shrub or tree 30 

 feet high, with compound leaves of ob- 

 long, crenate-serrate, pubescent leaflets, 

 and panicles of greenish-white flowers. 



87510. Elaeagxcs philippensis Perr. 

 Elaeagnaceae. 



No. 20. A very sweet-scented flower- 

 ing shrub which grows to be 15 feet in 

 diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64762. 



87511. Espadaea amoena A. Rich. Sola- 

 naceae. 



No. 8. A native Cuban tree, very 

 common along the seacoast. The black 

 and yellow wood is very hard and dura- 

 ble, and the fruits are small and bright 

 yellow. 



87512. Harrisia eriophoua (Pfeiff.) 

 Britton. Cactaceae. 



No. 45. A tall, subeylindrical-stemmed 

 cactus, native to Cuba. The large white 

 flowers are nocturnal. 



67513. Hibiscus elatus Swartz. Malva- 

 ceae. Mountain rosemallow. 



No. 55. A small, spreading tree with 

 broadly cordate, entire leaves, and flow- 

 ers 4 incht s long which open primrose 

 colored in the morning and, as the day 

 advances, change to orange and deep 

 red. It is native to the West Indies. 



87514. Luehea speciosa Willd. Tiliaceae. 



No. 35. A shrub or small tree up to 

 50 feet high, with cordate, serrate leaves 

 4 to 10 inches long, pale beneath, and 

 axillary recemes of large, showy white 

 flowers 2 inches across. It is native to 

 Cuba and Mexico. 



87515. Montezuma cubensis (Britt. and 

 Wils.) Urban. Bombacaceae. 



No. 53. A tree, native to Cuba, which 

 grows 90 fret high ; the broadly cordate, 

 coriaceous leaves are 3 to 6 inches long ; 

 the small, yellowish-brown flowers are 

 solitary or clustered. 



87516. Opef.culixa tuberosa (L.) Meisn. 

 ilpomoca tuberosa L.). Convolvu- 

 laceae. 



No. 11. A perennial, stout-stemmed, 

 herbaceous vine, climbing to the tops of 

 the tallest trees. The leaves are large 

 and compound, with seven oblong leaf- 

 lets ; and three to six yellow flowers are 

 borne on a long peduncle. The fruit is 

 a membranous, globular capsule, about 

 an inch long, containing two to four 

 large seeds which are covered with short, 

 black hairs. It is native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 45888. 



87517. Psidium polycarpon Lamb. Myr- 

 taceae. Guava. 



No. 37. A relative of P. guajava to 

 which it is very similar, although the 

 leaves are larger and more pubescent ; 



87497 to 87519— Continued. 



the fruit is»of medium size and of good 

 quality. 



87518. Solanum piekreanum Paill. and 

 Bois. Solanaceae. 



No. 1. A small sweet pepper with 

 bright-scarlet fruits which are orna- 

 mental as well as edible. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 54695. 



87519. Trachylobium verrucosum 

 (Gaertn.) Oliver. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 6. The copal tree of Madagascar. 

 The Bauhinialike flowers are large and 

 white. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66246. 



87520. Bauhixia aialabakica Roxb. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of 

 Agriculture, Manila. Received May 5, 

 1930. 



A small, erect, bushy tree, with thick, 

 rigidj deeply bifid, somewhat heart-shaped 

 leaves 2 or 3 inches long. The small, 

 white flowers are in dense, sessile, axillary 

 clusters. The rather turgid, straight, 

 firm, narrow pods are a foot long. Its 

 native habitat is the mountainous country 

 of northeastern India. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 80042. 



87521 and 87522. 



From Miyazaki, Japan. Seeds and roots 

 presented by F. Oshiumi, Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Miyazaki, Kawa- 

 Minami Branch. Received May 5, 1930. 



87521. Boehmebia nivea (L.) Gaud. 

 Urticaceae. Ramie. 



Roots of several varieties which have 

 been improved by selection. 



87522. Cannabis sativa L. Moraceae. 



Hemp. 



Seeds of several varieties which have 

 been improved by selection. 



87523 to 87636. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Faba- 

 ceae. Soybean. 



From Japan and Chosen. Seeds collected 

 by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agri- 

 cultural explorers, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received May 6, 1930. 



87523. No. 3642. Kazusa, from the Ta- 

 mai Branch Experiment Station, Sai- 

 tama Ken. Japan, March 24. 1930. A 

 medium-sized, oval, light-yellow bean 

 with russet-brown hilum. 



87524. No. 3806. From a bean-curd fac- 

 tory, Tokyo, February 12, 1930. A 

 mixture of yellow and greenish-yellow 

 varieties from Manchuria which are 

 used in the manufacture of soybean 

 curd. 



87525. No. 4:248. Daizuohiga, from the 

 Ikimawa Ken Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Nawa. Ikimawa Ken, Japan, 

 March 10, I%o0. A medium-sized, yel- 

 lowish green, oval bean with large, 

 dark-brown hilum; used for green 

 manure. 



