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PLANT MATEKIAL INTRODUCED 



88197 to 88264— Continued. 



white or pink flowers in dense axillary 

 clusters. 



88252. Ruprechtia corylifolia Griseb. 

 Polygonaceae. 



Manzana del campo. A subtropical 

 tree, native to Cordoba, Argentina, with 

 small, stiff, oval-rounded leaves about an 

 inch long. The reddish-gray wood is 

 hard and compact. 



88253. Sambucds peruviana H. B. K. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



A small tree 18 to 24 feet high, from 

 the Peruvian Andes, with unequally pin- 

 nate leaves about 5 inches long, and very 

 small, white flowers in much-branched 

 terminal cymes, followed by small, ovoid, 

 black berries. 



88254. Schinopsis lorentzii (Griseb.) 

 Engler. Anacardiaceae. Quebracho. 



An Argentinian timber tree with leath- 

 ery, compound leaves and branched clus- 

 ters of small flowers. The wood is hard 

 and durable and yields an important tan- 

 nin of commerce. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68980. 



88255. Schinds latifolids Engl. Ana- 

 cardiaceae. 



A subtropical shrub native to Chile, 

 with rather stiff oblong-ovate leaflets 2 or 

 3 inches long and small, white flowers in 

 few-flowered clusters. 



88256. Schinus sp. Anacardiaceae. 



Peppertree. 



An undescribed peppertree belonging to 

 the section Duvaua and closely related to 

 Schinus latifolius (No. 88255). 



88257. Serjania glabrata H. B. K. 

 Sapindaceae. 



A climbing shrub with alternate biter- 

 nate leaves ; the leaflets are elliptic-ob- 

 long and coarsely serrate-crenate. The 

 white flowers are in axillary spikelike 

 racemes. Native to temperate regions in 

 Peru. 



88258 to 88261. Solanum spp. Solana- 

 ceae. 



88258. Solanum trichoneuron Hort. 



Hediondilla grande. A much- 

 branched little tree, common in north- 

 ern Argentina. The large shining 

 leaves have a disagreeable odor. 



• 88259. Solanum tucumanense Griseb. 



A subtropical shrub about 3 feet 

 high, with stout hairy branches, oval- 

 lanceolate leaves, and small white 

 flowers in few-flowered cymes. Native 

 to Tucuman, Argentina. 



88260. Solanum verbascifolium L. 



A shrub or small tree up to 30 feet 

 high with ovate to lanceolate velvety 

 tomentose leaves 6 to 10 inches long, 

 and small white flowers followed by 

 yellowish fruits half an inch in diame- 

 ter. Native to Mexico, and generally 

 established in the Tropics. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 47800. 



88261. Solanum sp. 



. Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz. 

 Bignoniaceae. 



88197 to 88264— Continued. 



A large, handsome tree with 5-parted 

 leaves about 4 inches across and very 

 numerous rosy-lilac flowers over an inch 

 wide near the ends of the branches. 

 Native to northern Argentina and 

 Paraguay. 



88263. Tipuana tipu (Benth.) Lillo (T. 

 speciosa Benth.). Fabaceae. Tipu-tree. 



A handsome unarmed tree,- with com- 

 pound leaves which are unevenly pin- 

 nate and showy yellow flowers in loosely 

 branched terminal panicles. The tree is 

 a rapid grower, and its horizontal 

 branches make it an excellent shade tree. 



88264. Trithrinax campestris Drude and 

 Grieseb. Phoenicacceae. Palm. 



A fan-leaved palm from northern Ar- 

 gentina, closely related to Trithrinax 

 brasiliensis. Unlike the latter, the 20 to 

 30 linear leaf segments are white to- 

 mentose above and shallowly bifid. 



88265. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea- 

 ceae. "Winged yam. 



From Yucatan. Tubers presented by Dr. 

 Sylvanus G. Morley, Carnegie Institu- 

 tion, Washington, D. C. Received May 

 19, 1930. 



Eh Makal. A white-fleshed yam with 

 purplish or red skin and purplish sprouts. 

 The tubers received are each over 2 pounds 

 in weight and of medium length and thick- 

 ness. This yam is of good quality. 



88266 to 88275. Lupinus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Lupine. 



From Western Australia. Seeds received 

 from the Chapman Experiment Farm, 

 through George L. Sutton, Director of 

 Agriculture, Perth, Western Australia. 

 Received May 19, 1930. 



A collection of lupines introduced for 

 trial as forage crops. Except L. mutdbilis, 

 all are native to Europe. 



88266 to 88268. Lupinus angustifolius L. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 75813. 



88266. No. P-1687. Dark blue. 



88267. No. P-1684. White. 



88268. Red. 



88269 and 88270. Lupinus hirsutus L. 



European blue lupine. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 75914. 



88269. Variety albus. 



88270. Variety carneus. 



88271. Lupinus luteus L. 



European yellow lupine. 



No. P-1690. Yellow. 



88272 to 88274. Lupinus mutabilis Sweet. 

 South American lupine. 



88272. No. P-1669. 



88273. No. P-1653. 



88274. No. P-1673. 



88275. Lupinus pilosus Murray. 

 A lupine with blue flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 39198. 



