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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



93756 to 93762— Continued. 



berous-rooted perennial, 1 to 2 feet high, 

 found growing in clumps. The white 

 flowers have the odor of jasmine. 



93761. Vanilla fragrans (Salisb.) 

 Ames. Orchidaceae. 



No. 2117. Bejucillo. Collected May 

 20, 1931, above Quibdo on the Rio Atrato. 



93762. Acanthorhiza sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



No. 2199. Noli. A small palm which 

 grows from 10 to 20 feet high. 



93763. Litchi philippinensis Radlk. 

 Sapindaceae. 



Prom the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Bureau of Science, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture and Natural Re- 

 sources, Manila. Received July 7, 1931. 



A Philippine relative of the lychee (Lit- 

 chi Ghinensis). The tree is about 50 feet 

 high, with dark-green, pinnate leaves similar 

 to those of the lychee and roundish oblong 

 fruits about 1 inch long borne in loose ter- 

 minal clusters. The tough, leatherlike shell 

 of the fruit, which is covered with short 

 spiny projections, incloses a scant edible 

 pulp in which is embedded a relatively large 

 seed. This seed is roasted and eaten. The 

 tree may have value as a stock for the 

 lychee. 



For previous introduction see 80871. 



93764. Euphorbia sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



From Madagascar. Seeds presented by R. 

 Decarv, Ambovombe. Received July 2, 

 1931. 



Said to be a rubber plant. 



93765. Cassia absus L. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by Comm. L. 

 Baldrati, University di Pisa, Asmara, 

 Eritrea. Received July 2, 1931. 



An erect annual tropical legume, about 

 2 feet high, with small red-yellow flowers. 

 It is native to India and Egypt. 



For previous introduction see 75976. 



93766 and 93767. Tbiticum aestivum 

 L. (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Rumania. Seeds presented by the 

 Samanta, Society for Seed and Plant 

 Selections, Senad (Banat). Received 

 July 3, 1931. 



93766. Samanta 117. 



93767. Samanta 1252. 



93768. Lophira alata Banks. Diptero- 

 carpaceae. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by H. C. 

 Tebbitt, Director of Forests, Ibaden, Ni- 

 geria. Received April 7, 1931. 



A large tree, native to tropical Africa, 

 with obovate, crispate-undulate, coriaceous 

 leaves 30 inches long and terminal, pyra- 

 midal panicles of creamy white flowers 1 

 to 2 inches across. The fruit is subtended 

 by the calyx, one lobe of which is en- 

 larged to 4 inches long and becomes crim- 

 son when the fruit is ripe. 



For previous introduction see 93547. 



93769. Hymenocallis amancaes 

 (Ruiz and Pa v.) Nichols. Amarylli- 

 daceae. 



From Peru. Bulbs presented by Ralph H. 

 Gray, Estacion Experimental Agricola, 

 Lima. Received October 28, 1929. Num- 

 bered in July, 1931. 



A tender bulbous plant about 2 feet high 

 with large bright-yellow flowers. Native 

 to Peru and Chile. 



For previous introduction see 67993. 



93770. Urceolina miniata (Herb.) 

 Benth. and Hook. Amaryllidaceae. 



From Huancayo, Peru. Bulbs presented 

 by Paul G. Ledig, Huancayo Magnetic 

 observatory, Department of Research in 

 Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie 

 Institution of Washington, D. C. Re- 

 ceived July 1, 1931. 



A bulbous perennial native to the Andes 

 of Peru and Bolivia. The solid scape, 1 

 foot high, bears two to six urn-shaped 

 scarlet flowers 2 inches long, after which 

 appear the narrowly ovate leaves 1 foot 

 long. 



93771. Bambusa macroculmis A. Rivi- 

 ere. Poaeeae. Bamboo. 



From Algeria, Africa. Plants presented by 

 Dr. R. Maire, Jardin d'Essais, Algiers. 

 Received July 11, 1931. 



A very distinct and valuable clump bam- 

 boo introduced from Cochinchina by the 

 Jardin des Plantes, in Paris and sent to 

 Algiers for trial ; there is now a splendid 

 avenue in the Jardin d'Essais, of Algiers. 



For previous introduction see 79548. 



93772 to 93774. 



From La Sierra, near Medellfn, Colombia. 

 Seeds presented by W. A. Archer. Re- 

 ceived July 13, 1931. 



93772. Begonia sp. Begoniaceae. 



No. 1516. Collected in February, 1931. 



93773. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 1293. A vine 6 feet long, which 

 is either flat on the ground or climbing 

 on trees. The yellow flowers are pur- 

 plish beneath, and the small green fruits, 

 1 inch in diameter, grow in clusters of 20 

 to 30. 



93774. Bomarea sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 1210. Cortopico. Collected Jan- 

 uary 29, 1931. 



93775 to 93779. 



From Chiengmai, Siam. Seeds presented 

 by Mrs. William Harris. Received July 

 13, 1931. 



93775 to 93777. Cassia spp. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



93775. Cassia fistula L. 



Golden-shower. 



An ornamental tree which blossoms 

 in Siam in May. The long pendulous 

 racemes of large bright-yellow flowers 

 appear after the leaves. 



93776. Cassia javanica L. 



A tree which blooms in the hottest 

 part of the year. The gorgeous pink 

 or rose-colored flowers, over 2 inches 

 across, are borne in large clusters and 

 appear before the leaves. 



For previous introduction see 07542. 



