INVENTORY^ 



89215. Adonidia meeeillii Beccari 

 (Normanbya m er r illii Beccari) . 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agri- 

 culture, Manila. Received October 4, 

 1930. 



Bonga de China or tonga de Jolo. A 

 medium-sized palm with graceful somewhat 

 curved pinnate leaves, resembling the com- 

 mon betel-nut palm, but not so tall. The 

 crimson fruits, less than an inch long, are 

 borne just below the leaves. In Manila 

 this palm is grown as an ornamental. 



For previous introduction see 81851. 



89216. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. Sola- 



naceae. Eggplant. 



From Bangkok, Siam. Seeds presented by 

 A. Kerr, Director, Botanical Section, 

 Ministry of Commerce and Communica- 

 tions. Received October 6, 1930. 



A wild form. 

 89217 to 89382. 



From New Plymouth, New Zealand. Plants 

 purchased from Duncan & Davies (Ltd.). 

 Received October 6, 1930. 



A collection of plants native to New 

 Zealand. 



89211. Genista aetnensis (Bivona) 

 DO. Fabaceae. Aetna broom. 



From Sicily, Italy. Seeds presented by 

 Giardino Allegra, Catania. Received 

 October 1, 1930. 



An attractive shrub, 6 feet or less in 



height, with nearly leafless, slender 



branches and fragrant yellow flowers in 



loose terminal racemes. Native to Sicily 

 and Sardinia. 



For previous introduction see 88686. 

 89212 to 89214. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 

 Bittencourt, in charge, Estacao Experi- 

 mental de Agrostologia. through P. II. 

 Rolfs, Vicosa. Minas Geraes. Received 

 October 1, 1930. 



89212. Meibomia barbata (L.) Kuntze 

 (Desmodium oaroatum Benth.). Faba- 

 ceae. 



A stout erect suffrutescent perennial 

 with trifoliolate leaves of elliptical to 

 obovate leaflets and crowded corymbs of 

 light-blue to purple flowers. Cultivated 

 in Brazil for green forage and hay. 



89213. Meibomia discolor (Vogel) Kuntze 

 {Desmodium discolor Vogel). Faba- 

 ceae. 



A shrubby, erect, hairy plant from 

 southern Brazil with oval membranous 

 leaflets and large panicles of light-blue 

 flowers. Cultivated in Brazil for forage 

 and silage, being cut while young, as it 

 becomes woody with age. 



For previous introduction see 64288. 



89214. Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) 

 Swartz. Fabaceae. 



A branching herbaceous perennial 

 about 3 feet high, with rusty hirsute 

 stems, trifoliolate leaves of lanceolate 

 sharp-pointed leaflets, and globose heads 

 of small fragrant yellow flowers sub- 

 tended by leafy bracts. It is native to 

 Guiana and is grown in Brazil as a 

 forage plant wherever alfalfa can be 

 grown. 



1 It should be understood that the names of horticultural varieties of fruits, vegetables, 

 cereals, and other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was 

 received when introduced by the Division of Foreign Plant Introduction, and, further, that 

 the printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption 

 in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the American 

 trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes 

 necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be subject to 

 change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized 

 horticultural nomenclature. 



It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom 

 mention the seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible 

 identification from the seeds alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inventories 

 are appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no seed samples or herba- 

 rium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be compared. The only 

 identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other species 

 of the same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications, there- 

 fore, must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is any 

 question regarding the correctness of the identification of any plant received from this 

 division, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in, so that definite 

 identification can be made. 



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89217 to 89221. 

 baceae. 



Carmichaelia spp. Fa- 



89217. Carmichaelia arborea (Foist, 

 f.) Druce (G. australis R. Br.). 



A shrub up to 9 feet high, some- 

 what resembling Scotch broom, with 

 thin flat branches. The clusters of 

 small pealike lilac-striped flowers are 

 followed by small black pods the sides 

 of which drop off and expose the 

 bright-red seeds surrounded by the dark 

 margin of the pod. 



For previous introduction see 77176. 



