JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 19 31 



90894 to 90942— Continued. 



long leaves 2 to 3 inches long, clusters 

 of small white or pale-rose flowers, and 

 fruits 3 to 7 inches long which open 

 gradually and expose the bright red 

 inside. It is native to Cuba. 



90903. Cekeus repandus (L.) Mill. Cac- 

 taceae. 



A tall, treelike cactus up to 30 feet 

 high, branched at the top, native to 

 tropical America. The narrowly funnel- 

 form, nocturnal flowers are 3 to 4 inches 

 long and dark green. The oblong, dark- 

 red fruits are 1 to 2 inches long and 

 have white pulp. 



90904. ClTHAREXYLUM CORDATDM Hort. 



Verbenaceae. 



A name for which a place of publica- 

 tion has not been found. Said to be a 

 small tree with spikes of small white 

 flowers and dark berries, native to Cuba. 



PENDULIFLORUM 



90905. Clerodendrdm 

 Wall. Verbenaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion, see 90872. 



90906. Clitoria ternatea L. Fabaceae. 



An ornamental vine with white, 

 double, pea-shaped flowers. 



90907. Butia eriospatha (Mart.) Becc. 

 (Gocos eriospatha Mart.). Phoenica- 

 ceae. Apricot palm. 



A handsome pinnate-leaved palm with 

 violet-colored stems, creamy flowers, and 

 edible yellow fruits the size of a small 

 plum. Native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 73923. 



90908 to 90910. Colubrina spp. Rham- 

 naceae. 



90908. Colubrina cubensis (Jacq.) 

 Brongn. 



A shrub or small tree up to 18 feet 

 high, with branchlets, leaves, and in- 

 florescence densely velvety pubescent. 

 The thick, oblong leaves are 2 to 5 

 inches long, and the small yellow flow- 

 ers are followed by capsules with shin- 

 ing black seeds. It is native to Cuba. 



90909. Colubrina ferruginosa Brongn. 



A low tree, native to the West In- 

 dies, with rusty tomentose branchlets, 

 ovate to oblong, entire leaves 6 inches 

 long, yellowish-green flowers in umbel- 

 like clusters, and small black fruits 

 with shining black seeds. 



90910. Colubrina reclinata (L'Her.) 

 Brongn. 



A native* Cuban shrub or low tree 

 with elliptical lanceolate, glandular 

 margined leaves 3 inches long, small 

 greenish-yellow flowers, and purplish 

 fruits. 



90911 to 90913. Cordia spp. Boragina- 

 ceae. 



90911. Cordia alba (Jacq.) Roem. and 

 Schult. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 90874. 



90912. Cordia brachycalyx (Britt.) 

 Urb. 



90894 to 90942 — Continued. 



A tree similar to Cordia sebestena, 

 but having much rougher leaves and 

 yellow or orange fruits. It is native 

 to the West Indies. 



90913. Cordia tremula Griseb. 



A large tree with broadly ovate, re- 

 pand-crenate leaves, 3 to 4 inches long, 

 and lax cymes of lemon-yellow flowers 

 followed by greenish-white fruits. It is 

 native to Barbados. 



90914. Cyrtosperma senegalbnsb 

 (Schott) Engler. Araceae. 



A curious aroid which sends up its 

 spathe on a spiny stem 10 feet high. 

 The spathe itself is 16 inches long. The 

 plant requires wet sandy soil, tropical 

 conditions, and moist atmosphere. 



For previous introduction see 75271. 



90915. Diospyros discolor Willd. Dios- 

 pyraceae. Mabolo. 



A handsome tree with dark-green shiny 

 leaves, silky underneath. The edible 

 fruits, about the size of a peach, are of 

 good quality. 



. Hebestigma cubense (H. B. K.) 

 Urban (Gliricidia platycarpa Griseb.). 

 Fabaceae. 



A shrub or tree with opposite, pinnate 

 leaves made up of seven to nine ovate 

 leaflets 2 to 4 inches long and racemes 

 of rose-purple flowers appearing before 

 the leaves. It is native to Cuba. 



90917 to 90919. Hibiscus spp. Malva- 

 ceae. 



90917. Hibiscus cryptocarpos A. Rich. 



A native Cuban shrub with long 

 petioles, cordate, palmately 5-lobed 

 leaves 3 to 4 inches long and wide, and 

 solitary plum-colored flowers. 



90918. Hibiscus mutabilis L. 



Cotton rosemallow. 



A double variety of a tall East In- 

 dian shrub with large broad, cordate 

 leaves and large white flowers which 

 change to red. It blooms in summer and 

 late autumn and is considerably planted 

 in the Bermuda Islands in gardens 

 and hedges. 



For previous introduction see 50156. 



90919. Hibiscus sororius L. 



A shrub with cordate-crenate leaves 

 and axillary, rose-colored flowers an 

 inch across. It is native to the West 

 Indies. 



90920. Abutilon sp. Malvaceae. 



A shrubby plant, not very ornamental, 

 with small yellow flowers and bark which 

 may be useful for fiber. It is native to 

 Cuba. 



90921. JACQUINIA ACULEATA (L.) MeZ 



Theophrastaceae. 



A native West Indian shrub 2 to 3 feet 

 high with spiny tipped, ovate-lanceolate 

 leaves 1 inch long, in whorls of five to 

 eight. The small white flowers, in lax 

 drooping fascicles, are followed by small 

 red fruits. 



Latania loddigesii Mart. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



