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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



93582 to 93584. 



From Central America. Plants purchased 

 from the United Fruit Co., through Wil- 

 son Popenoe, Research Department, Tela, 

 Honduras. Received in June and Septem- 

 ber, 1930. Numbered in June, 1931. 



93582. Gabcinia mangostana L. Clusia- 

 ceae. Mangosteen. 



93583 and 93584. Persea scHiEDEANA.Nees. 

 Lauraceae. Coyo. 



This plant, known as yas in Costa 

 Rica and coyo in Guatemala, occurs from 

 southern Mexico to Panama. In Costa 

 Rica it is found abundantly on the slopes 

 of Irazu at altitudes between 4.000 and 

 6,000 feet. The fruits greatly resemble 

 avocados. The tree is of slow growth 

 and probably does not bear until it is 8 

 or 10 years old. 



For previous introduction see 80540. 



93585 to 93588. 



From the Hawaiian Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by D. T. Fleming, Lahaina, Maui 

 Island. Received June 22. 1931. 



93585. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 

 Hybrid showers. 



93586. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 

 Rainbow showers. 



93587. Casuabina sp. Casuarinaeeae. 



93588. Desmanthds vibgatus (L.) Willd. 

 Mimosaceae. 



A white-flowered woody plant, common 

 in many places in the West Indies. The 

 leaves, which are sensitive, are bipinnate, 

 and the pods are linear compressed. The 

 brown polished seeds are sometimes used 

 as beads. 



For previous introduction see 49407. 



93589. Olea europaea L. Oleaceae. 



Common olive. 



From Greece. Cuttings presented by 

 George Choremis. Chios. Received June 

 22, 1931. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 93580. 



93590 to 93598. 



From China. Plants presented by G. 

 Weidman Groff, Lingnan University, 

 Canton. Received June 23, 1931. 



93590. Ficus sp. Moraceae. Fig. 



No. 331. A wild fig which gives 

 promise as a stock for better varieties. 



93591 to 93595. Citbds sinensis (L.) Os- 

 beck. Rutaceae. Orange. 



93591. No. 230. Ming lau chang. From 

 Lingtam (near Towah). Honan Is- 

 land, Canton. Grafted on Aus- 

 tralian lemon. 



93592. No. 97. Om lau chang. From 

 Lokongtung. Grafted on C. grandis, 

 Kwangsai shatin yau. 



93593. No. 214. Om lou chang. From 

 Towah, Honan Island. Canton. 

 Grafted on Australian lemon. 



93594. No. 232. Om lou chang. From 

 Lingtam (near Towah), Honan 

 Island, Canton. Grafted on Aus- 

 tralian lemon. 



93590 to 93598— Continued. 



93595. No. 279. Om lou chang. From 

 Lokongtung. Grafted on C. grandis, 

 Kwangsai shatin yau. 



93596 and 93597. Citbus nobilis deliciosa 

 (Ten.) Swingle. Rutaceae. 



Mandarin orange. 



93596. No. 258. Szwui kom, Szwui 

 mandarin. From Lokongtung. 

 Grafted on Australian lemon. 



93597. No. 259. Szwui kom, Szwui 

 mandarin. From Lokongtung. 

 Grafted on C. grandis, Kwangsai 

 shatin yau. 



93598. Citbus sp. Rutaceae. 



No. 248. 'T'in ling mung, sweet ling 

 mung. From Towah, Honan Island, Can- 

 ton. Grafted on Australian lemon. An 

 interesting and important form for study. 



93599. Soja max (L.) Piper {Glycine 

 hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



From England. Seeds presented by Dr. J. 

 L. North, Royal Botanic Society, London. 

 Received June 23, 1931. 



Originally from Yugoslavia (Belgrade). 



93600. Begonia engleri Gilg. Be- 

 goniaceae. 



From England. Seeds grown in the Royal 

 Botanic Gardens, Kew, presented by Mrs. 

 H. H. Buxton, Peabody, Mass. Received 

 June 23, 1931. 



A stout herbaceous perennial, native to 

 tropical Africa, with red hairy stems 5 feet 

 high and large, ovate-oblong, deeply ser- 

 rate leaves having red veins. The numer- 

 ous pink flowers are borne on long pendu- 

 lous peduncles. 



93601 and 93602. 



From Java. Seeds presented by the Tuin- 

 bouwkundig Ambtenaar, Pasar Minggoe. 

 Received March 19, 1930. Numbered in 

 June, 1931. 



93601. Citbus amblycabpa (Hassk.) 

 Ochse. Rutaceae. 



A small, almost unarmed tree, native to 

 Java. The lanceolate leaves are 2 to 3 

 inches long, and the roundish fruits are 

 only about an inch in diameter, the small- 

 est of any of the Javanese species of 

 citrus. 



93602. Citbus aubantifolia (Christm.) 

 Swingle. Rutaceae. Lime. 



Djeroek nipis. 



93603. PlTHECOLLOBIUM PRUINOSUM 



Benth. Mimosaceae. 



From New South Wales, Australia. Seeds 

 presented by G. P. Darnell-Smith, direc- 

 tor, Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Received 

 June 25, 1931. 



A tree, native to Australia, with the 

 branchlets. leaves, and inflorescence covered 

 with rusty tomentum. The bipinnate 

 leaves are made up of 2 to 5 pairs of 

 pinnae, each bearing 3 to 4 pairs of rhom- 

 boidal leaflets 2 to 3 inches long. The 

 small white flowers are borne in globular 

 umbels and are followed by flat, curved, or 

 twisted pods several inches long. 



