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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



93315 to 93326 — Continued. 



of ways in which this palm is used in 

 Ceylon, it rivals the coconut. A deli- 

 cate sugar is made from the sap which 

 flows in abundance from its inflorescence 

 when cut. The seeds are germinated and 

 the young subterranean hypocotyl used 

 as a vegetable. The leaves are used in 

 many different ways. The fruit, half the 

 size of a coconut, is very attractive in 

 appearance, and when ripe exhales a 

 delicate fragrance. The hull also is 

 eaten by the Tamils of Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see 88611. 



93319. Calyptrocalyx spicatus (Lam.) 

 Blume. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A graceful palm 30 to 40 feet high 

 with pinnate leaves and slender spikes of 

 red fruits. 



For previous introduction see €9001. 



93320. Erythrina variegata orientalis 

 (L.) Merr. (L. lithosperma Blume). 

 Fabaceae. Dadap. 



A moderate-sized spineless leguminous 

 tree native to the East Indies. It is of 

 very rapid growth, with trifoliolate leaves 

 and red flowers. In Ceylon the tree is 

 used, as a shade tree for crop plants, 

 and also, the foliage is lopped for use 

 as green manure. It is being tested as 

 a cover plant at the experiment station 

 in Peradeniya. 



For previous introduction see 81923. 



93321. Licuala gracilis Blume. 

 nicaceae. 



Phoe- 

 Palm. 



A fan palm, 5 to 7 feet high, native to 

 Java, with the stems growing in clusters. 

 The orbicular, plicate leaves are deeply 

 cut into cuneate segments, and the peti- 

 oles are spiny along the edge. 



For previous introduction see 88672. 



93322. Licuala spinosa Thunb. Phoenica- 

 ceae. Palm. 



A dwarf fan-leaved palm, native to 

 the East Indies, 10 to 12 feet high, with 

 roundish leaves 3 feet or more in diam- 

 eter and 3-angled petioles armed with 

 brownish hooked spines. It requires 

 abundant heat and moisture. 



For previous introduction see 88673. 



to 93325. Phoenix spp. Phoenica- 



93323. Phoenix pusilla Gaertn. (P. 

 farinifera Roxb.). Date palm. 



A dwarf palm about 4 feet high, 

 with pinnate leaves having spiny peti- 

 oles and dark-green, sword-shaped leaf- 

 lets and black fruits. The stem is 

 said to contain a farinaceous pith. It 

 is native to Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see 88676. 



93324. Phoenix canariensis Chabaud 

 (P. tenuis Versch.). 



Canary date palm. 



A palm, native to the Canary Is- 

 lands, closely resembling the common 

 date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) , but 

 more slender and graceful in all its 

 parts, and the leaves are more 

 numerous. 



93325. Phoenix zeylanica Trimen. 



Ceylon date palm. 



A pinnate-leaved palm, native to 

 Ceylon, with a stem 8 to 20 feet high 



93315 to 93326— Continued. 



and a crown of rather short leaves 

 made up of numerous linear-lanceolate, 

 light-green leaflets 7 to 10 inches long. 

 The obovoid-oblong, violet-blue, edible 

 fruits are half an inch long. 



93326. Ptychosperma angustifolia 

 Blume. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A tropical Australian pinnate palm 

 which grows in great clumps. When 

 young it is suited for pot culture, but 

 should be tried out in the open in south- 

 ern Florida in private gardens. The 

 small, slender stems make it especially 

 adapted to small gardens. 



For previous introduction see 88677. 



93327 to 93335. 



From Japan. Plants presented by the di- 

 rector. Imperial Horticultural Experi- 

 ment Station, Okitsu. Received May 7 f 

 1931. 



93327 to 93334. Citbus nobilis unshiu 

 Swingle. Rutaceae. Satsuma orange. 



93327. Bito-Wase. 



Fujii-Wase. 

 Higuchi-Wase. 



93330. Osugi-Wase. 



93331. Sueoka-Wase. 



93332. Suzuki-Wase. 



93333. Ueno-Wase. 



93334. Yakushiji-Wase. 



rubra Sieb. and Zucc. 



93335. Myrica 

 Myricaceae. 



A handsome tree about 20 feet high, 

 with dark-green glossy foliage. The 

 globular fruits are quite acid, and, owing 

 to their fragility and peculiar structure, 

 they do not ship well. The fruits are 

 salted and dried, because the fresh fruits 

 are too soft to appeal to the Chinese 

 palate. 



For previous introduction see 70974. 



93336. Talauma mexicana (DC.) 

 Don. Magnoliaceae. 



From Zacuapam, Huatusco, Vera Cruz, 

 Mexico. Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. 

 Purpus. Received May 8, 1931. 



A large tree up to 90 feet high, with 

 persistent, oval leaves 10 inches long and 

 large, white, sweet-scented flowers. 



93337 to 93339. 



From Spain. Seeds presented by P. Patay, 

 Seville, through S. F. Morse, Morse Agri- 

 cultural Service, Malaga. Received May 

 8, 1931. 



93337. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare 

 Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



Trijo roji. A red winter wheat which 

 is grown as a dry-land crop near Seville. 

 It yields about 1.000 pounds of grain per 

 acre and produces a good quality of flour. 



93338 and 

 ceae. 



93339. Vicia faba L. Faba- 

 Broadbean. 



93340. Psidium guajava L. Myrta- 

 ceae. Guava. 



From Java. Seeds presented by the Tuin- 

 bouwkundig Ambtenaar, Pasar Minggoe. 



