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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



92190 and 92191. Citrullus naxjdinia- 

 nus Hook. Cucurbitaceae. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by Herbert Lang, Transvaal 

 Museum, Pretoria. Received March 23, 

 1931. 



A wild watermelon said to have a per- 

 ennial root, trailing pubescent stents, and 

 leaves like those of C. colocynthis. The 

 seeds received are similar to those of the 

 colocynthis in shape, but are the size of the 

 common watermelon. 



92190. Received as Gemsbok cucumber. 



92191. Received as Tsama melon. 



92192 to 92197. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds presented 

 by J. E. Higgins, Director, Canal Zone 

 Experiment Gardens. Received March 

 23, 1931. 



92192. Arbca alicae F. Muell. Phoeni- 

 caceae. Palm. 



An Australian palm with several slen- 

 der graceful spineless trunks, 9 feet or 

 more in height, and pinnate shining-green 

 leaves 3 to 6 feet long. 



For previous introduction see 68107. 



92193. Calophylldm calaba L. Clusia- 

 ceae. Calaba-tree. 



A West Indian relative of the mango- 

 steen (Garcinia mangostana) which be- 

 comes a tree 60 feet high, with dark- 

 green glossy foliage and axillary clusters 

 of white flowers. The wood is used for 

 building purposes, and in Puerto Rico the 

 oil pressed from the seeds is sometimes 

 used in lamps. 



For previous introduction see 62141. 



92194. Canangium odoratum (Lam.) 

 Baill. Annonaceae. # Ylang-ylang. 

 A large quick-growing tree, 60 to 80 



feet high, native to the Philippines, 

 Guam, and Java. The laraje greenish- 

 yellow flowers are strongly scented and 

 yield by distillation the popular perfume, 

 ylang-ylang. 



For previous introduction see 51811. 



92195. Cassia multijuga Rich. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



A small tree 15 to 20 feet high, with 

 compound leaves made up of linear leaf- 

 lets about half an inch long and large 

 yellow flowers followed by flat glabrous 

 pods 6 inches long and less than an inch 

 wide. It is native to Mexico, South 

 America, and the West Indies. 



92196. Elaeis melanococca G a e r t n . 

 Phoenicac.eae. Palm. 

 A widespreading low palm which grows 



in damp situations. It is closely related 

 to the African oil palm (Elaeis guineen- 

 sis), and a clear oil is extracted from the 

 kernels in small quantities by the natives, 

 who prize it highly for cooking. 



For previous introduction see 61627. 



92197. Warszewiczia cocctnea (Vahl) 

 Klotzsch. Rubiaceae. 



An ornamental tree with dark-green 

 foliage and clusters of small flowers, each 

 a quarter of an inch across. One sepal 

 of each cluster is brilliant scarlet and 

 over 2 inches long, making a startling 

 splash of color against the dark leaves. 

 The tree blooms in summer (the wet 

 season), whereas most of the showy flow- 

 ering trees of the Tropics bloom in the 

 dry season. 



For previous introduction see 56022. 



92198. Beaumontia gsandifloka 

 (Roth) Wall. Apocynaeeae. 



From Mount Joy, Dominica, British West 

 Indies. Seeds presented by Stephen Ha- 

 weis. Received March 24, 1931. 



A tall-growing woody vine with obovate 

 cuspidate wavy-margined leaves and cymes 

 of large pure-white fragrant bell-shaped 

 flowers. It is native to India. 



For previous introduction see 42971. 

 92199 to 92245. 



From Europe and Asia Minor. Seeds col- 

 lected by James G. Dickson, "United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received 

 March 24, 1931. 



92199 to 92219. Medicago spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Alfalfa. 



Nos. 92199 to 92212 were collected in 

 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 



92199. Medicago falcata L. 



Yellow-flowered alfalfa. 



No. 151. An alfalfa hybrid of the 

 semierect type. It is hardy at Khar- 

 kof, Ukraine. 



92200. Medicago falcata L. 



Yellow-flowered alfalfa. 



No. 199. From Erivan, Armenia, 

 July 20, 1930 ; collected on canyon 

 slopes at 200 feet altitude. A wild 

 species which is a good seed producer. 



92201. Medicago sativa L. 



No. 157. From Saratov, August 14, 

 1930. A winter-resistant variety 

 which seeds freely along the dry road- 

 side. 



Nos. 92202 to 92208 were collected 

 June 29, 1930, at Atrada Kubanska. 



92202. Medicago sativa varia (Mart.) 

 Urban. Variegated alfalfa. 



No. 158. Grimm. A very good seed 

 producer. 



92203. Medicago sativa L. 



No. 159. Kharkov strain. Very 

 good seed. 



92204. Medicago sativa L. 



No. 160. Turkestan alfalfa. A me- 

 dium-good seed producer. 



92205. Medicago falcata L. 



Yellow-flowered alfalfa. 



No. 161. A yellow-flowered hybrid 

 of the erect type. 



92206. Medicago sativa L. 



No. 162. Frankenburg alfalfa. A 

 very good seed. 



92207. Medicago falcata L. 



Yellow-flowered alfalfa. 



No. 163. A white-flowered hybrid, 

 good seed, but not very hardy. 



92208. Medicago falcata L. 



No. 164. A semierect, very leafy 

 form. 



to 92211. Medicago sativa L. 



92209. No. 165. Midi alfalfa. Col- 

 lected in the south of France. 



92210. No. 166. A semierect form 

 from Alma Ata (Viernii), Union 

 of Soviet Socialist Republics. 



