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93067. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by the 

 Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. Received April 20, 1931. 



Haitien perennial cotton. From a plant- 

 ing of Mateo Fajardo, jr., of Mayaguez. 



93068 to 93070. 



From Lithuania. Seeds presented by 

 Frank Kakaska, Mariampole. Received 

 April 21, 1931. 



93068. Axthyllis vulneraria L. Faba- 

 ceae. Kidney-vetch. 



A perennial herb, found throughout 

 Europe, northern Africa and Asia, which 

 is grown for sheep fodder and is particu- 

 larly recommended for lime soils. 



For previous introduction see 84275. 



93069. Oxobrychis vulgaris Hill (O. vi- 

 ciaefolia Scop.). Fabaceae. Sanfoin. 



A pink-flowered, herbaceous perennial, 

 1 to 2 feet high, native to Europe. 



For previous introduction see 77875. 

 Ornithopds sativus Brot. Faba- 



ceae. Serradella. 



For use as winter forage and as a 

 green manure. 



For previous introduction see 81546. 



93071 and 93072. 



From South Africa. Bulbs purchased from 

 K. C. Stanford, Stellenbosch. Received 

 April 21, 1931. 



93071. Lachenalia tricolor a u r e a 

 (Lindl.) Hook. f. Liliaceae. 



Cape-cowslip. 



A herbaceous perennial, native to South 

 Africa, closely resembling Lachenalia 

 rubida, but the flowers are bright orange- 

 yellow. 



For previous introduction see 79565. 



93072. Lachenalia tricolor Jacq. Lilia- 

 ceae. Threecolor Cape-cowslip. 



A bulbous perennial, native to south- 

 ern Africa, with usually two radical, 

 tongue-shaped, often spotted leaves 1 foot 

 long, and a scape 1 foot high bearing a 

 raceme of three or more tubular flowers, 

 the lower ones nodding. The outer seg- 

 ments of the perianth are yellow with 

 green tips, and the inner segments are 

 purplish red and longer than the outer 

 ones. 



93073 to 93075. 



From Hawaii. Seeds presented by Harold 

 L. Lyon, in charge, Department of Bot- 

 any and Forestry, Experiment Station, 

 Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. 

 Received April 21, 1931. 



93073. Saguerus langkab Blume (Arenga 

 obtusifolia Mart. 1 ). Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



A Javanese palm, related to the sugar 

 palm (Arenga saccharifera) of the Malay 

 Archipelago, with a spineless thick- 

 ringed trunk 20 feet high and 9 to 13 

 pinnate leaves about 15 feet long which 

 have spiny petioles. 



For previous introduction see 79565. 



93073 to 93075— Continued. 



93074. Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz. 

 Lecythidaceae. 



A large handsome tree 50 feet high, 

 with thick leathery leaves, brigbt green 

 and 1 foot long, racemes of large showy 

 flowers having white petals, and crimson- 

 tipped stamens resembling a brush. The 

 smooth shining black fruits are shaped 

 like a 4-sided pyramid and are 3 to 4 

 inches long on each side. It is native to 

 the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see 80176. 



93075. Haematoxylum campechianum L. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. Logwood. 



A tropical American tree up to 40 feet 

 high, which yields the logwood of com- 

 merce used for dyes and inks. 



For previous introduction see 76756. 

 93076 to 93084. 



From England. Seeds presented by Edwin 

 Beckett, Aldenham House Gardens El- 

 stree, Herts. Received April 22, 1931. 



93076. Acer cappadocicum Gleditsch (A. 

 laetum Meyer). Aceraceae. Maple. 



Variety aureum; a form with red and 

 golden-yellow leaves. 



93077. Acer laxiflorum Pax. Acera- 

 ceae. Maple. 



A tree up to 50 feet high with cordate- 

 oblong leaves 4 inches long, having two 

 to four sbort lobes near the base and 

 serrate margins. The yellowish floWers 

 are borne in slender pendulous racemes 

 and are followed by winged fruits 

 spreading at right angles. It is native 

 to western China. 



93079 to 93083. Rosa spp. 



93078. Nothofagus obliqua (Mirb.) 

 Oerst. Fagaceae. 



A tall deciduous tree with oval-oblong, 

 clear-green leaves and 3-seeded fruits. 

 The wood, which is considered valuable 

 timber, varies in quality with the nature 

 of the soil. In Cbile the wood is used 

 as blocks for street paving. It is con- 

 sidered the most northerly of the Chilean 

 beeches. 



For previous introduction see 52593. 



Rosaceae. 



Rose. 



93079. Rosa banksiopsis Baker. 



False Banksian rose. 



An erect shrubby rose., common in 

 western Hupeh, China, where it is 

 found on mountain slopes at altitudes 

 between 4,000 and 7,000 feet. The 

 flowers are rose red and the fruits are 

 coral red. 



For previous introduction see 66481. 



93080. Rosa omeiensis Rolfe. 



Mount Omei rose. 



Variety atrosanguinea ; a red-flow- 

 ered form. 



For previous introduction see 59264. 



93081. Rosa setipoda Hemsl. and Wils. 



Nodfruit rose. 



A shrub often 10 feet high, native 

 to central Cbina, with pairs of wide- 

 based, straight prickles, seven to nine 

 elliptical leaflets, loose corymbs of 

 pale-pink flowers 2 inches across, and 



