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PLANT MATEKIAL INTRODUCED 



92883 to 92932 — Continued. 



92890. Agave sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 9182. Collected on Gallito Is- 

 land, Lower California, April 1, 1931. 

 A species with yellow flowers. 



92891. Attalba cohune Mart. Phoeni- 

 caceae. Cohune. 



No. 9164. Collected at Manzanillo, 

 Mexico, March 25, 1931. A magnificent, 

 feather-leaved palm, native to the West 

 Indies and Central America, which 

 reaches a height of 40 feet, with leaves 

 about 20 feet long, produced abundantly 

 at the top of the trunk. The yellowish 

 flowers are borne very freely, and the 

 ovoid fruit, 2 to 3 inches long, contains 

 the seed or nut which yields an oil of 

 considerable value, as it is of high quality 

 ana finds a ready sale for cooking pur- 

 poses. 



For previous introduction see 69063. 



92892. Elaphrium sp. (Bursera sp.) 

 Balsameaceae. 



No. 9173. Collected south of La Paz, 

 Lower California, March 30, 1931. A 

 tree with red bark ; one of several species 

 which furnish the copal gum that is 

 used as incense by the Indians of Central 

 America. 



92893. Calocaepum viride Pittier. Sapo- 

 taceae. Green sapote. 



No. 9161. Injerto. Obtained in the 

 market at Guatemala City, March 13, 

 1931. A tree, native to Guatemala, 

 which grows at altitudes between 5,000 

 and 6,000 feet. It is about 40 feet high, 

 with long, slender leaves and commonly 

 round to oval fruits often pointed at the 

 tip. The fruits are from 2 to nearly 4 

 inches in diameter, smooth, dull yellow 

 green, sometimes becoming almost dull 

 yellow. The skin is not thick and ad- 

 heres closely to the red-brown flesh, which 

 is often soft and melting with a sweet 

 flavor. The one or two large deep-brown 

 seeds are hard and polished and easily 

 removed from the pulp. 



For previous introduction see 80683. 



92894. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 



No. 9154. Obtained in the market at 

 Panama, February 26, 1931. i 

 with pink flesh. 



92895. Carica papaya L. 



Papayaceae. 

 Papaya. 



No. 9155. SgIo variety. Obtained 

 from J. E. Higgins, director, Experiment 

 Gardens, Summit, Canal Zone, February 

 26, 1931. 



92896. Entada polystachya (L.) DC. 

 Mimosaceae. 



No. 9168. Collected at Acapulco, 

 Mexico, March 21, 1931. A woody vine, 

 native to Mexico, with bipinnate leaves 

 made up of oblong leaflets 1 to 2 inches 

 long and dense spikes of small greenish 

 flowers followed by flat pods 1 foot long 

 and 2 to 3 inches wide. 



92897. Ceiba sp. Bombacaceae. 



No. 9166. Collected near Acapulco, 

 Mexico, in a dry arroyo. A tree 10 feet 

 high. 



92898. Euphorbia sp. Euphorhiaceae. 



Spurge. 



92883 to 92932— Continued. 



No. 9179. Collected at La Paz, Lower 

 California, March 31, 1931. Poinsettia, 

 a tree with a latex very much like rubber. 



92899. Fouquieria sp. Fouquieriaceae. 



No. 9184. Collected at La Paz, 

 Lower California, March 31. 1931. The 

 fouquierias are small trees or shrubs 

 which become leafless in dry weather. 

 The fleshy obovate leaves are produced 

 from the axils of the thorns, and the 

 showy tubular flowers are in terminal 

 racemes. 



92900 to 92916. Gossypium spp. Malva- 

 ceae. Cotton. 



92900 and 92901. Gossypium david- 



sonii Kellogg. 



No. 9171. Collected at La 

 Paz, Lower California, March 30, 

 1931, in the desert south of the 

 city, where it was growing among 

 cacti. A shrub up to 5 feet high, 

 with broadly cordate, entire or 

 rarely toothed leaves, densely vel- 

 vety on both sides. The bright 

 lemon-yellow flowers are 1 to 2 

 inches across and have a purple 

 spot at the base of each petal. It 

 is native to Lower California. 



92901. No. 9183. Collected March 

 31, 1931. 



92902 and 92903. Gossypium hark- 

 nessii T. S. Brandeg. 



For previous introduction see 92885. 



92902. No. 9189. Collected on Car- 

 men Island. April 3 and 4, 1931. 



. No. 9196. Collected on San 

 Marcos Island, Mexico, April 6, 

 1931. 



92904. Gossypium hirsutum L. 



Upland cotton. 



No. 9167. Presented by the Ameri- 

 can consul, Acapulco, Mexico, March 

 21, 1931. Locally grown seed. 



92905. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9180. Collected at La Paz, 

 Lower California, March 31, 1931. 



92906. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9181. Collected at La Paz, 

 Lower California, March 31. 1931. 



92907. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9195. Collected at Santa Ro- 

 salia, Lower California, April 6. 1931. 



92908. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9146. Collected at Pedro Miguel, 

 Canal Zone, February 22, 1931. 



92909. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9147. Collected at Pedro Mi- 

 guel, Canal Zone, February 22, 1931. 



92910. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9148. Collected at Panama, Feb- 

 ruary 27, 1931. 



92911. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9149. Collected at Panama, 

 February 26, 1931. A wild cotton. 



92912. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9151. Collected en route from 

 La Union to San Salvador, El Salva- 

 dor, March 6, 1931. A cultivated 

 cotton. 



