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93340 — Continued. 



Received March 19. 1930. Numbered in 

 May, 1931. 



Djamboe bidji. 



93341 to 93347. Ficus carica L. 

 Moraceae. Common fig. 



From Palestine. Cuttings presented by A. 

 Grasovsky, inspector of agriculture, Jeru- 

 salem. Received March 27, 1928. Num- 

 bered in May. 1931. 



Introduced for the use of specialists 

 working witb figs. 



93341. Biyadi. 



93342. Haroubi. 



93343. Hedari. 



93344. Moasi. 



93345. Molessi. 



93346. Sounari. 



93347. Swadi. 



93348 to 93350. Ficus carica L. Mora- 

 ceae. Common fig. 



From Palestine. Cuttings presented by 

 Amram Khazanoff, Jewish Colonization 

 Association, Haifa. Received April 30, 

 1928. Numbered in May, 1931. 



Introduced for the use of specialists 

 working with figs. 



93348. Khedari (the greenish). 



93349. Khurtmani (the carob-tasting). 



93350. Sultani (the Sultan's own). 



93351. Persea 

 Lauraceae. 



AMERICANA Mill. 



Avocado. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by G. N. 

 Collins and J. H. Kempton, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition to Mexico 

 and the West Indies, 1931. Received 

 May 11, 1931. 



No. 9199. Collected at 6,000 feet alti- 

 tude at a cafetal near Concordia, Oaxaca. 



93352 to 93357. Phleum pratense L. 

 Poaceae. Timothy. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by the Bureau of 

 Introduction, Leningrad. Received May 

 12, 1931. 



93352. A family selection from a cross of 

 dial method. T 2 ^-£z from Esthonia. 



93353. From the Government of Leningrad. 



g 



A family selection from T2 N 5 q_ q_9q 



93354. A family selection from a cross 01 



dial method, T 2 N ~ from the Station 

 Livoricu. 6 - z 



93355. A familv selection from a cross of 



dial method, T 2 N *° 

 tion Livoricu. i.^.iu 



from the Sta- 



93356. A family selection from T 2 N ^-— 



from Lifland. 20-4-20 



93357. A family selection from a cross of 

 dial method, T 2 N y^r from Lifland. 



93358 to 93364. 



From Colombia. Seeds presented by Edu- 

 ardo Hernandez, Department of Caldas, 

 Pijao. Received May 12, 1931. 



93358. Cartophyllus jambos (L.) Stokes 

 (Eugenia jambos L.). Myrtaceae. 



Rose apple. 



Pomarrosa. A medium-sized, handsome 

 tree, native to India and the Malay Pen- 

 insula, but cultivated in many tropical 

 countries for the edible, fragrant, pink- 

 ish fruits which are about the size of a 

 hen's egg, of a sweetish acid taste, and 

 said to be used as preserves. It thrives 

 best in moist regions at elevations up to 

 3,000 feet, preferring a deep rich soil, 

 and is propagated by seed. 



For previous introduction see 44891. 



93359. Guilielma gasipaes (H. B. K.) 

 Bailey (G. speciosa Mart.). Phoenica- 

 ceae. Pupunha. 



An Amazonian palm which becomes 60 

 feet high and is closely related to the 

 pe.iibaye (Guilielma utilis). Like the 

 pejibaye, it furnishes food for great 

 numbers of people in regions where it is 

 indigenous and appears to be of promise 

 for cultivating as a food plant through- 

 out the Tropics in congenial situations. 



For previous introduction see 87383. 



93360 to 93362. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Fabaceae. Common bean. 



93360. Cargamanto. 



93361. Radical. 



93362. Sangre de Toro. 



Rheedia madruno (H. B. K.) 

 Planch, and Triana. Clusiaceae. 



A handsome pyramidal tree, 35 feet 

 high, found between 3,000 and 4,000 feet 

 altitude. The dark-green, elliptic leaves 

 are about 6 inches long. The fruits are 

 about the size of a small lemon and the 

 same color, with thick leathery, very 

 rough skin and whitish translucent flesh 

 of aromatic, subacid taste. The two or 

 three rather large seeds are oblong. 



For previous introduction see 52301. 



93364. Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. 

 (Pithecollobium saman Benth.). Mim- 

 osaceae. 



A large spreading tree up to 60 feet 

 high, native to Central America, but 

 widely distributed throughout the Trop- 

 ics as an ornamental shade tree ; the 

 horizontal branches are extremely long. 

 The wood is not very hard, but the heart- 

 wood is a handsome red color and takes 

 on a fine polish. The pods are eagerly 

 eaten by cattle. 



For previous introduction see 51455. 



93365. Lapageria rosea albiflora 

 Hook. Liliaceae. White Chile-bells. 



From England. Plants purchased from 

 Robert Veitch & Sons (Ltd.), Exeter. 

 Received October 17, 1930. Numbered 

 in May, 1931. 



A form .in which the flowers are cream 

 colored with a tinge of rose at the base ; 

 purchased for a special experiment. 



For previous introduction see 88323. 



