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91486 to 91489. 



From India. Seeds presented by the agri- 

 cultural officer, Northwest Frontier Prov- 

 ince, Peshwar. Received February 2, 

 1931. 



91486. Diospyros lotus L. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Dateplum. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 91323. 



91487. Olea ferruginea Royle (0. cuspi- 

 data Wall.). Oleaceae. Olive. 



A tree up to 30 feet high with 

 coriaceous oblong leaves 2 to 3 inches 

 long, short axillary panicles of small 

 flowers, and small ellipsoid black fruits 

 one-third of an inch long. It is native 

 to India. 



91488. Prunus armeniaca L. Anrygdala- 

 ceae. Apricot. 



A wild apricot. 



91489. Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. Mala- 

 ceae. Pashi pear. 

 A small tree common in Burma and 



northern India in the Himalayas at alti- 

 tudes of 3,000 to 8,000 feet. The bar- 

 ren branchlets usually end in a spine. 

 The simple, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, long- 

 pointed leaves, 2 to 4 inches long, are 

 tomentose when young, ultimately glab- 

 rous. The white flowers, tinged with 

 pink, 1 inch in diameter, are in simple 

 corymbs of 10 or fewer. The yellowish- 

 brown apple-shaped fruits, half an inch 

 in diameter, are rough with small white 

 spots. 



For previous introduction see 52342. 



91490. Acacia sp. Mimosaceae. 



From South Australia. Seeds presented by 

 J. Howard Johnson, St. Peters. Received 

 February 7, 1931. 



Dead finish. Collected at Bon Bon, about 

 500 miles from Adelaide, South Australia. 

 A low shrub, 10 to 12 feet high, with dull- 

 green, needlelike foliage and yellow flowers. 

 The trunk and branches are particularly 

 crooked, so that the wood can only be used 

 for veneers and in making small articles, 

 such as souvenirs, pipes, etc., although the 

 marking of the heavy dark-red wood is 

 very beautiful. The native Australians use 

 this wood to make their boomerangs. It 

 grows here in a limestone soil with not 

 much water. 



91491. Amygdalits persica L. (Prunus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Seeds presented by 

 Jacob Ben Lalou, through the American 

 consul, Oscar S. Heiser. Received Feb- 

 ruary 7, 1931. 



91492 to 91515. Diospyros spp. Dios- 

 pyraceae. 



From Okitsu. Japan. Scions collected by 

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

 cultural explorers, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received February 10, 1931. 



Received through Dr. K. Nagai, Acting 

 Director. Okitsu Imperial Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Okitsu, Shizuoka Ken, December 20, 

 1930. 



91492 to 91514. Diospyros kaki L. f. 

 Kaki persimmon. 



91492 to 91515— Continued. 



91492. No. 7647. Aosa, nonastringent. 



91493. No. 7659. Atago, astringent. 



91494. No. 7650. Banshi, astringent. 



91495. No. 7641. Benigaki, astringent. 



91496. No. 7655. ElosU, astringent. 



91497. No. 7652. Fujiwara-gosho, non- 

 astringent. 



91498. No. 7643. Gijo-sha-kokushi, as- 

 tringent. 



Heguro-gaki, non- 



91499. No. 7646. 

 astringent. 



91500. No. 7660. Hgakushi, astringent. 



91501. No. 7645. Ibogaki, astringent. 



91502. No. 7648. Ichiryo, astringent. 



91503. No. 7649. Inamochi, astringent. 



91504. No. 7654. Izaemon, astringent. 



91505. No. 7639. Kiyosu tanenashi, as- 

 tringent. 



91506. No. 7657. Kubo, nonastringent. 



91507. No. 7644. Kunitomi, astringent. 



91508. No. 7653. Kurogaki, nonastrin- 

 gent. 



91509. No. 7642. Mikagemaru, nonas- 

 tringent. 



91510. No. 7638. Sahuahu-mishirazu, 

 astringent. 



91511. No. 7658. Sangokuichi, astrin- 

 gent. 



91512. No. 7651. Shimpei, astringent. 



91513. No. 7656. Wase-jisha, astrin- 

 gent. 



91514. No. 7640. Yukineri, nonastrin- 

 gent. 



91515. Diospyros lotus L. Dateplum. 



No. 7661. Naga-mamegaki. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 91323. 



91516 and 91517. 



From Seville, Spain. Seeds presented by 

 Jose Gomez Cherlo, through Frank L. 

 Goll, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February 11, 1931. 



91516. Erythrina sp. Fabaceae. 



Coraltree. 

 A handsome flowering shrub, apparently 

 well adapted to severe dryness and warm 

 temperature. 



91517. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbi- 

 aceae. Common castor-bean. 



91518 and 91519. 



From Japan. Seeds purchased from the Yo- 

 kohama Nursery Co., Yokohama. Re- 

 ceived February 11, 1931. 



91518. Ilex latifolia Thunb. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. Holly. 

 A Japanese evergreen holly, one of the 



most attractive of the genus, which some- 

 times develops into a tree 60 feet tall. 

 The glossy green leaves, 3 to 7 inches 

 long, are oval or narrowly oblong, and 

 the red berries, about one-third of an 

 inch in diameter, are produced in dense 

 clusters. 



For previous introduction see 83975. 



