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88607 and 88608 — Continued. 



in the river bottom in the vicinity of the 

 Keijo Prefectorate Seed and Nursery 

 Farm, outside the east gate of Keijo. 



88608. Quekcus sp. 



No. 1741. Collected November 11, 

 1929, from Kokan, on the island of 

 Kokato. Acorns picked up from under 

 narrow-leaved trees between Koka and 

 Kokan. Trees growing on extremely 

 poor red-yellow clay. 



88609 and 88610. 



From Greece. Seeds collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 July 15, 1930. 



Euphorbia dendroides L. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. Spurge. 



No. 3513. Collected June 6, 1930, at 

 an altitude of 1,500 feet, back of Tatoe, 

 near Athens. A smooth, dichotomously 

 branching shrub with small linear-lan- 

 ceolate leaves and small umbels of in- 

 conspicuous flowers. The latex is said 

 to be used as a fish poison. It is native 

 to Greece and the Mediterranean islands. 



88610. Medicago arborea L. Fabaceae. 

 Tree alfalfa. 



No. 3515. Collected June 6, 1930. A 

 large-leaved variety of this leguminous 

 shrub which occurs in the hottest re- 

 gions of Greece. It was planted as a 

 hedge and ornamental by Professor An- 

 agnostopulos in the Horticultural School 

 garden of Athens. Since the tempera- 

 ture descends to 23° F. here and does 

 not kill this species, I think it should 

 be tried in Superior, Ariz. Of use for 

 soil-binding purposes. 



88611. BORASSUS FLABELLIFER L. Phoe- 



nicaceae. Palmyra palm. 



From Wad Medani. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 

 Africa. Seeds purchased from the direc- 

 tor, Blue Nile Province. Received July 

 15, 1930. 



An African form of the famous Palmyra 

 palm of India. Though a slow grower, 

 it is a very handsome palm when old. In 

 as much as it grows in the dry coastal re- 

 gions of Ceylon, is apparently able to with- 

 stand any amount of lime, and is said to 

 have been used successfully as a binder for 

 sand dunes, it may prove of real value in 

 the calcareous soils of southern Florida. 

 In the number of uses to which it is put 

 in Ceylon, it rivals the coconut. A deli- 

 cate sugar is made from the sap, which 

 flows in abundance from its inflorescence 

 when cut. The seeds are germinated and 

 the young subterranean hypocotyl used as a 

 vegetable. The leaves are used in many 

 different ways. The fruit, half the size 

 of a coconut, is very attractive in appear- 

 ance and when ripe exhales a delicate frag- 

 rance. The hull is eaten by the Tamils of 

 Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see No. 81073. 

 88612 and 88613. 



From India. Seeds presented by J. N. 

 Ritchie, Secretary, Indian Central Cotton 

 Committee, Bombay. Received July 16, 

 1530. 



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88612 and 88613 — Continued.' 



88612. Gossypium cernttum Todaro. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



Comilla. An erect bush, 3 feet high, 

 cultivated in India. The flowers are pale 

 sulphur yellow and the petals marked 

 with a purple spot. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 80208. 



88613. Gossypium neglectum Todaro. 



Wani. (Gossypium neglectum verum 

 var. kokatia.) 



For previous introduction see No. 

 74453. 



88614. Ceeopegia monteiroae Hook. f. 

 Asclepiadaceae. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by G. Thorncroft, Barberton, 

 Transvaal. Received July 17, 1930. 



A glabrous climbing vine with brownish 

 mottled, white stems, opposite, oblong- 

 ovate, succulent leaves 2 to 3 inches long 

 with undulate margins, and axillary clust- 

 ers of two to three flowers 2 to 3 inches 

 long. The greenish corolla is tubular above 

 an inflated base and is expanded at the 

 top into five triangular fiat plates which 

 are white spotted with purple. It is na- 

 tive to tropical east Africa. 



88615 and 88616. Solanum spp. Sola- 

 naceae. 



From Peru. Tubers presented by Dr. E. 

 V. Abbott, Plant Pathologist, Estacion 

 Experimental Agricola, Lima. Received 

 July 18, 1930. 



88615. SOLANUM Sp. 



Collected near Jauja, at approximately 

 13,500 feet above sea level. 



88616. Solanum sp. 



Collected near Lima, at approximately 

 1,500 feet above sea level. 



88617. Mangifera indica L. Anacar- 

 diaceae. Mango. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Mrs. F. 

 S. Earle, Herrandura. Received July 19, 

 1930. 



Philippino. 



88618. Mangifera indica L. Anacar- 

 diaceae. Mango. 



From the Canal Zone. Plants presented 

 by J. E. Higgins, Director, Canal Zone 

 Experiment Gardens, Summit. Received 

 July 19, 1930. 



Fairchild. 



88619 to 88670. Saccharum offictna- 

 rtjm L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Sydney, Australia. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by the Colonial Sugar Refining 

 Co., at the request of E. W. Brandes, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 July 24, 1930. 



These cuttings belong to the 21 N. G. 

 series, a designation which indicates that 

 they were collected in New Guinea in 1921 

 and planted near Sydney. 



88619. No. 1. 



. No. 2. 



88621. No. 4. 



88622. No. 5. 



