APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 1931 



92341 to 92373— Continued. 



92370. Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) karst. 

 Stereuliaceae. 



No. 35. Castailo. A handsome tree 

 up to 60 feet high, found growing in 

 open shrub. It is used as an avenue 

 tree throughout Mexico and Central 

 America. The pods contain edible seeds 

 which are enjoyed by children. 



For previous introduction see 54535. 



92371. Swietexia humilis Zucc. Melia- 

 ceae. Mahogany. 



No. 100. 'A'" deciduous tree up to 40 

 feet high with subsessile leaflets and 

 light-brown seeds. The tree is a rapid 

 grower and often forms pure stands ; the 

 hard dark red wood is used locally for 

 furniture, canoes, and other purposes ; it 

 is not known to be exported in any 

 quantity. 



92372. Virola sp. Myristicaceae. 



No. 90. Chauisoj. Presented by Al- 

 mado Zabadua, March 2, 1931. A tree 

 whose seeds when once ignited burn with 

 the steady light of a candle. They are 

 used for this purpose by the natives. 



92373. (Undetermined.) 



No. 66. Collected near La Laguna, 

 between Aeala and San Cristobal, Febru- 

 ary 24, 1931, at 6,000 feet altitude. A 

 shrub about 8 feet high with a capsule 

 which looks like a small apple. 



92374 and 92375. 



From Java. Seeds presented by the direc- 

 tor. Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg. Re- 

 ceived April 1, 1931. 



92374. Casuari.va rumphiana Miquel. 

 Casuarinaceae. 



A rather scraggly tree with very 



slender delicate green pendent branches 



and cones having few seeds. Native to 

 Java. 



For previous introduction see 67679. 



92375. Casuarina sumatrana Jungh. 

 Casuarinaceae. 



A handsome shrub sometimes over 6 

 feet high and densely branched. The 

 branches, twigs, and little twigs are 

 three angled, very slender, destitute of 

 leaves, gracefully arched, sometimes pend- 

 ent, forming by their union plumy masses 

 or a kind of " foxtail," the whole of a 

 deep shining green. As these twigs are 

 leafless, they retain their plumy lightness 

 for a long time. 



For previous introduction see 74474. 



92376 to 92393. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by the Bureau of 

 Introduction, Leningrad, through Dr. 

 John H. Parker, Kansas Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Received April 1, 

 1931. 



DISTICHOX NUDUM L. 



Two-rowed barley. 



92376. Hordeum 

 Poaceae. 



No. 26965. 



92377 to 92384. Triticum aestivum L. 

 [T. vulyare Till.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



92377. No. 30U1. 



92378. No. 9446. 



92379. No. 9449. 



92380. No. 9450. 



92376 to 92393 — Continued. 



92381. No. 10244. 92383. No. 36032. 



92382. No. 35681. 92384. No. 118337. 



92385 to 92393. Triticum durum Desf. 

 Poaceae. Durum wheat. 



92385. No. 2995-a, 92390. No. 17486. 



92386. No. 2996-a. 92391. No. 35680. 



92387. No. 3000. 92392. No. 41069. 



92388. No. 10245. 92393. No. 41073. 



92389. No. 17485. 



92394 to 92405. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Yill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From France. Seeds presented by the Sta- 

 tion de Selection de Montfort l'Amany, 

 through Dr. John H. Parker. Kansas 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived April 1. 1931. 



92394. BU des Allies. 



92395. Bon Fermier. 



92396. Fliche d'Or. 



92397. Galluis Trent e. 



92398. Ooldendrop L m. 



92399. Goldendrop type. 



92400. Levereon. 



92401. Oscar Benoist. 



92402. Yeoman variation Montfort. 



92403. Hybride I X I. 



92404. Hybride Vilmorin 23. 



92405. Hybride N. R. 



92406. Amygdalus persica L. {Prunus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



From South Africa. Seeds purchased from 

 H. E. V. Pickstone & Bro. (Ltd.), Si- 

 mondium, Cape of Good Hope Province. 

 Received April 1, 1931. 



Variety Fucelle de Malines. 



92407 to 92409. Lilium spp. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



From England. Bulbs presented by W. L. 

 Constable, Paddock Wood, Kent. Re- 

 ceived April 2, 1931. 



92407. Lilium bakerianum Coll. and 

 Hemsl. 



A lily with a gray-green stem 3 to 

 4 feet high, scattered, ascending, linear 

 to lanceolate leaves 2 to 3 inches long, 

 and one to six nodding, fragrant, cam- 

 panulate flowers 2 to 3 inches broad, 

 opening greenish yellow and changing 

 to creamy white, heavily spotted inside 

 with chocolate purple. It is native to 

 Burma and western China. 



92408. Lilium xepalexse D. Don. 



A showy lily, native to the central 

 Himalayas, with a slender erect stem, 2 

 to 3 feet long, leafy to the inflorescence. 

 The glossy, bright-green leaves, 4 to 6 

 inches in length, are oblong-lanceolate 

 and five ribbed. The flowers, 4 to 5 

 inches long, are greenish yellow outside 

 and yellow within, and flushed, except 

 in the upper third, with purplish black. 

 The oblanceolate segments are reflexed 



