UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



INVENTORY No. 108 



Washington, D. C. T Issued May, 1933 



PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED BY THE DIVISION OF FOREIGN 

 PLANT INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY, JULY 1 

 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1931 (Nos. 93749-94282) 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introductory statement 1 



Inventory 3 



Index of common and scientific names 29 



INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 



The present inventory, recording the materials arriving between July 1 

 and September 30, 1931, inclusive (Nos. 93749-94282), differs from former inven- 

 tories in that most of its records concern gifts and exchanges from private 

 individuals and institutions rather than the results of exploration conducted 

 independently by the division, which is most conspicuously represented by the 

 collection of soybeans (Nos. 94153-94173) collected by Dorsett and Morse. 



Among the many gifts are the large collections of seeds from the last Forrest 

 expedition, generously presented by Maj. Lionel de Rothschild (Nos. 93871- 

 93970, 93991-94063. 94100-94150) from his share in the returns of that 

 exploration. 



Interest in tropical fruits, particularly lychees, is reflected in Nos. 93971- 

 93977, 94070-94073, and 94247-94257, which include many lychee forms collected 

 by G. Weidman Groff at the Lingnan University, Canton, China. 



Plants from Australia are well recognized with collections from C. A. Gard- 

 ner, Government Botanist, Perth, Western Australia (Nos. 93780-93793), an 

 important collection of Casuarina species, particularly needed for a Florida 

 specialist; and from Ida W. Richardson (Nos. 93828-93845), comprising many 

 ornamental shrubs and trees. 



Famous botanic gardens are represented by seeds from Buitenzorg, Java 

 (Nos. 94095-94098), Peradeniya, Ceylon (Nos. 94089-94094), and the Lloyd 

 Botanic Garden, Dar jeering, India (Nos. 94075-94086), all of which contribute 

 particular plants to complete, or to add to, various permanent collections. 



The botanical determinations of these introductions have been made and 

 the nomenclature determined by H. C. Skeels, who has had general supervision 

 of this inventory. 



Knowles A. Ryerson, 

 Principal Horticulturist, in Charge. 



Division of Foreign Plant Introduction. 

 Washington. D. C, August 16, 1932. 

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