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88104 — Continued. 



A tropical Asiatic ornamental tree, 40 

 feet or less high, with glossy compound 

 leaves 2 to 4 feet across, and terminal 

 panicles of white or purple flowers. The 

 large flat pods, up to 3 feet in length, con- 

 tain winged seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 66255. 

 88105 to 88139. 



From Cuba. Seeds collected by T. A. Fen- 

 nell at Harvard Botanic Garden, Soledad, 

 Cienfuegos. Received May 9, 1930. 



88105. Alibertia edulis A. Rich. Rubia- 

 ceae. 



No. 2. A subtropical shrub or small 

 tree up to 20 feet high, with lanceolate 

 to ovate, coriaceous leaves 3 to 8 inches 

 long ; white, salverform flowers an inch 

 across, and globose, yellow, berrylike 

 fruits an inch in diameter, said to be 

 edible but not agreeable in flavor. It is 

 native to Central America and the West 

 Indies. 



88106. Areca sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 70. A striking, straight-stemmed, 

 slender, pinnate-leaved palm. 



88107. Arikuryroba schizophylla 

 (Mart.) Bailey (Cocos schizophylla 

 Mart.). Phoenicaceae. Cutleaf palm. 



No. 74. A slender, straight-stemmed, 

 pinnate-leaved palm. 



88108. Caesalpixia sappan L. Caesalpin- 

 iaceae. Sappan. 



No. 56. A shrubby leguminous tree, 

 native to India and the Malay Archipel- 

 ago, which bears showy yellow flowers. 

 The wood yields a red dye, and the 

 bark is used for tanning. It is said to 

 be an excellent hedge plant and to en- 

 dure rather poor dry soils. 



For previous introduction sec No. 

 66182. 



88109. Cassia didymobotrya Fres. Caes- 

 alpiniaceae. 



No. 58. An African shrub or small 

 tree, 7 to 10 feet high, with finely di- 

 vided leaves about a foot long, and 

 numerous yellow flowers in erect racemes 

 up to a foot in length. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 59675. 



88110. Citrus limonia X aurantifolia. 

 Rutaceae. Lemon-lime. 



No. 86. Scions of a large-fruited va- 

 riety, originated by Mr. Grey. 



88111. Citrus sinensis X geandis, 

 Rutaceae. Sweet grapefruit. 



No. 85. Bud wood of a hybrid origi- 

 nated by Mr. Grey by crossing the Wash- 

 ington Navel orange with grapefruit. 

 Both plant and fruit have all the char- 

 acteristics of grapefruit except that the 

 fruit is as sweet as that of an orange. 



88112. Cordia glabra Cham. Boragina- 

 ceae. 



No. 89. A spreading Cuban tree bear- 

 ing numerous panicles of bright-orange, 

 cherrylike, edible fruits. The fruit is 

 made into a delicious and beautiful jelly. 

 The tree is very decorative when in fruit. 



88113. Coumarouxa paxamexsis Pittier. 

 Fabaceae. 



88105 to 88139— Continued. 



No. 59. A large tropical tree up to 

 150 feet high with alternate compound 

 leaves made up of five to eight obliquely 

 elliptic leaflets 6 to 12 inches long, loosely 

 branching terminal panicles of large pink 

 flowers, and flattened, elliptic, chocolate- 

 brown fruits 2 to 3 inches long. It is 

 native to the Canal Zone. 



88114. Ficus subscabrida Warb. Mora- 

 ceae. Fig. 



No. 4. A wide spreading Cuban tree 

 reaching a height of 60 to 70 feet and 

 a spread of 80 feet or more. The leaves 

 are very similar to those of Ficus elastica 

 in shape and thickness, but smaller. The 

 fruit is eaten by .pigs, bats, and other 

 animals and birds. 



88115. Genipa Americana L. Rubiaceae. 



Genipa. 



No. 78. Marmalade box. A large 

 stately tree, native to the American 

 Tropics, growing 60 feet in height, with 

 dark-green leaves a foot or more long. 

 The edible fruits are about the size of an 

 orange. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 44183. 



88116. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



No. 57. A native brown perennial cot- 

 ton. 



88117. IIeterospathe el at a Scheff. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 18. A tall, unarmed palm, with a 

 straight, slender stem and long pinnate 

 leaves, growing in protected situations 

 where the rainfall is evenly distributed. 

 It is one of the most attractive and 

 graceful palms and will make a good 

 plant for the conservatory and possibly 

 a uood house palm. 



88118. Ixodes causiarum O. F. Cook 

 isabal causUirvm Beccari). Phoenica- 

 ceae. Porto Rico hat palm. 



No. 92. A Porto Rican palm 50 feet 

 high, with a white trunk 2 feet thick 

 and palmately divided leaves about 12 

 feet wide. Most of the palm-leaf hats 

 made in Porto Rico are from the leaves 

 of this tree. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77166. 



88119. Lataxia loddigesii Mart. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



No. 22. A low spineless palm, native 

 to Mauritius, with rounded, fan-shaped 

 leaves 3 to 5 feet long, and pear-shaped 

 fruits over 2 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68119. 



88120. Licuala spixosa Thunb. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



No. 72. A beautiful fan palm, native 

 to the East Indies, with graceful stems 

 20 to 25 feet tall, produced in groups. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66226. 



88121. Livistona hoogexdorpii Andre. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 16. A tall Japanese palm with 

 fan-shaped leaves 4 to 6 feet wide on 

 spiny petioles, 3 to 5 feet long, red 

 brown at the base and becoming olive 

 green near the leaf. The leaves are made 



