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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



93486 to 93489 — Continued. 



93488. Pancratium maritimum L. Ama- 

 ryllidaceae. 



A bulbous perennial witb evergreen 

 leaves and large, fragrant, wbite flowers 

 which appear all through the winter. 



For previous introduction see 65030. 



93489. Prunus. armeniaca L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Apricot. 



Mech-mech. A small, round subacid 

 variety about an inch long. In Tripoli 

 it ripens at the end of April. 



93490. Syringa sp. Oleaceae. Lilac. 



From France. Seeds presented by Vilmorin, 

 Andrieux & Co., Verrieres-le-Buisson, 

 Seine-et-Oise. Received May 1, 1931. 



No. 2117 Hers. 



93491. Eugenia unifloea L. (E. brasi- 

 liana Aubl.). Myrtaceae. Pitanga. 



From Funchal, Madeira Islands. Seeds 

 presented through Prof. William T. 

 Home, College of Agriculture, Riverside, 

 Calif. Received June 1, 1931. 



An evergreen shrub, native to tropical 

 Brazil, up to 20 feet high with ovate- 

 lanceolate, glossy leaves 1 to 2 inches lontj. 

 creamy-white flowers, and edible red-ribbed 

 fruits an inch in diameter, resembling a 

 miniature tomato. 



For previous introduction see 59313. 



93492. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea- 

 ceae. Winged yam. 



From Cuba. Tuber presented by Robert 

 M. Grey, Harvard Botanic Garden, Sole- 

 dad, Cienfuegos. Received May 29, 1931. 



A purple-skinned yam, introduced origi- 

 nally by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture from Hawaii and recorded 

 under No. 10314. erroneously named 

 SmUax sandwicensis. 



93493 and 93494.* Zea mays L. Poa- 

 ceae. Corn. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Emil 

 Makrinius, Concordia, Oaxaca. Received 

 June 2, 1931. 



Introduced for the use of department 

 specialists. 



93493. Yellow. 



93494. White. 



93495. Pebeskia grandifolia Haw. 

 Cactaceae. 



From the Canal Zone. Cuttings presented 

 by J. E. Higgins, director. Canal Zone 

 Experiment Gardens, Summit. Received 

 June 3, 1931. 



A shrub or tree 6 to 15 feet high, with 

 a short spiny trunk, fleshy branches, ob- 

 long leaves 3 to 6 inches long, and terminal 

 clusters of rose-colored to white flowers 1 

 to 2 inches across. It is native to Brazil. 



93496 to 93536. 



From the West Indies. Seeds collected by 

 C. B. Doyle and R. L. Taylor. Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received June 3, 1931. 



93496 to 93527. Gossypidm spp. Malva- 

 ceae. Cotton. 



93496 to 93536— Continued. 



93496 to 93507. Gossypium barbadense 

 L. Sea-Island cotton, 



Nos. 93496 to 93498 were collected 

 on the island of St. Kitts. 



93496. Hand picked. 



93497. Second grade. 



93498. New seed cotton. 



93499. Average from the island of 



Nevis. 



93500. Second generation from the 

 island of Montserrat. 



Nos. 93501 to 93509 were collected 

 on the island of Puerto Rico. 



93501. Grade 1. 



93502. Grade 2. 



93503. Grade 3. 



93504. Grade 4, Amarillo (South). 



93505. Pelan cotton. 



93506. Haitian cotton. 



93507. Lowest grade. 



93508 to 93516. Gossypium barbadense 



X TOMENTOSUM. 



Collected on the island of Puerto 

 Rico. 



J. Grade 1. 



93509. Grade 2. 



93510. Grade 3. 



93511. Grade 7. 



93512. Grade 8. 



93513. Grade 11. 



93514. Grade 12. 



93515. Grade 14. 



93516. From the town of Rio Piedras. 



93517. Gossypium sp. 



Collected on the island of Nevis. 

 Seed presented by the Cotton Spinners' 

 Association. 



Nos. 93518 to 93520 were collected 

 on the island of Antigua. 



93518. Gossypium sp. 

 Peasant seed. 



93519. Gossypium sp. 

 Planting seed. 



93520. Gossypium sp. 



93521. Gossypium sp. 



Unselected seed from the island of 

 St. Vincent. 



93522. Gossypium sp. 



Collected on the island of Puerto 

 Rico, at Jones's planting. 



93523. Gossypium sp. 



Collected on the island of St. Kitts. 



Nos. 93524 to 93527 are samples of 

 wild cotton. 



93524. Gossypium sp. 



Collected on St. Croix. 

 Islands. 



Virgin 



