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89674 to 89677. 



From Gladwyne, Pa. Plants presented by 

 Mrs. J. Norman Henry. Received Novem- 

 ber 5, 1930. 



89674. Begonia cathcartii Hook. f. Be- 

 goniaceae. 



A begonia with a creeping rhizome, 

 decumbent stems covered with deflexed 

 brown hairs, and sharp-pointed cordate 

 leaves 2 to 5 inches long. The axillary 

 few-flowered peduncles, 3 inches long, 

 bear clusters of showy butter-yellow 

 flowers. It is native to the Himalayas 

 of northeastern India. 



89675. Bignonia sp. Bignoniaceae. 



Trumpetcreeper. 



Grown from seed received from Yuca- 

 tan. 



89676. Lonicera rupicola Hook. f. and 

 Thorns. Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



A rigid shrub 2 to 4 feet high, with 

 pubescent branchlets, oblong leaves half 

 an inch long, and pale-purple flowers 

 one-quarter of an inch long. It is native 

 to Tibet. 



89677. Rhamnds rupestris Scop. Rham- 

 naceae. Buckthorn. 



A low-spreading shrub 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with hairy branchlets, ovate to orbicular 

 dull-green leaves 1 to 2 inches long, and 

 umbels of inconspicuous flowers followed 

 by top-shaded fruits a quarter of an inch 

 across, first red then black. It is na- 

 tive to the mountains of southeastern 

 Europe. 



For previous introduction see 66306. 



89678. Aloe vaombe Decorse. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



From Madagascar. Seeds presented by 

 Rev. Andrew Burgess, Behara, through 

 C. F. Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received November 5, 1930. 



A large fleshy plant, native to sandy 

 places in southwestern Madagascar. It be- 

 comes about 25 feet high with incurved 

 reddish spiny leaves 4 feet long and red- 

 dish-orange flowers in an erect head of 50 

 to 70 flowers. 



For previous introduction see 77888. 



89679 to 89685. 



From the Mediterranean region. Seeds col- 

 lected by Knowles A. Ryerson, agricul- 

 tural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received November 5, 1930. 



89679 to 89684. Pistacia vera L. Ana- 

 cardiaceae. Pistache. 



Collected in the Sfax district, Tunisia, 

 Africa. 



89679. No. 1. 



89680. No. 2. 



89681. No. 3. 



89682. No. 4. 



89683. Mixed nuts. 



89684. Collected in Sicily. 



89685. (Undetermined.) 



From San Remo, Italy. A spreading 

 ornamental evergreen tree about 8 feet 

 high, which grows under very dry condi- 

 tions. 



89686 to 89692. Solanum spp. 



From Mexico. Tubers collected by Dr. 

 Donald Reddick, Cornell University, in 

 collaboration with Paul Russell and Max 

 Souviron, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived November 18, 1930. 



Nos. 89686 and 89687 were collected on 

 a mountain about 2 miles southeast of 

 Amecameca, State of Mexico, November 10, 

 1930, at 8,000 feet altitude. 



89686. Solanum sp. 



No. 312. A small plant 4 to 6 inches 

 high, with few white tubers, found in 

 rich loam in pine woods. 



89687. Solanum sp. 



No. 310. A plant with nearly spherical 

 green fruits, marked with purplish bands 

 or streaks, and white oval tubers ; found 

 in pine woods. 



Nos. 89688 and 89689 were collected 

 on Cerro de San Miguel, El Desierto, 

 Distrito Federal, November 5, 1930. 



89688. Solanum sp. 



No. 258. A plant with white tubers, 

 found under a spruce tree. 



89689. Solanum sp. 



No. 261. A plant with smooth green 

 fruits which have a vertical depression 

 and tubers which are both pink and 

 white. 



Nos. 89690 to 89692 were collected over 

 a mile above the convent in El Desierto, 

 Distrito Federal, November 5, 1930. 



89690. Solanum sp. 



No. 262. A plant with round to oval 

 white tubers, found in pine humus. 



89691. Solanum sp. 



No. 263. A plant with oblong purplish 

 tubers, found under a pine tree. 



89692. Solanum sp. 



No. 264. A plant with large oblong 

 white tubers, found under a pine tree 

 in rich loam and humus. 



89693. Strychnos mitis S. Moore. 

 Loganiaceae. 



From Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. 

 Thompson. Received November 8, 1930. 



A tall tree with oblong-lanceolate coria- 

 ceous leaves 2 to 4 inches long and axillary 

 cymes of small creamy yellow flowers fol- 

 lowed by yellow fruits about half an inch 

 long. It is native to tropical Africa. 



89694 to 89698. 



From China. Tubers and seeds collected 

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

 cultural explorers, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received November 7, 1930. 



89694. Ipomoea eatatas (L.) Poir. Con- 

 volvulaceae. Sweetpotato. 



No. 7327. From Peiping. Chihli Prov- 

 ince, October 6, 1930. Tubers of a 

 pink-skinned variety. Sweetpotatoes are 

 very much liked by the Chinese and are 

 eaten both boiled and baked. 



89695 to 89698. Quercus spp. Fagaceae. 



Oak, 



