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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



93991 to 94063— Continued. 



94060. (Undetermined.) 

 No. 42/1931. 



94061. (Undetermined.) 

 No. 43/1931. 



94062. (Undetermined.) 

 No. 44/1931. 



94063. (Undetermined.) 



94064. Litchi philippinensis Radlk. 

 Sapindaceae. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Bureau of Science, Depart- 

 ment or Agriculture and Natural Re- 

 sources, Manila. Received August 6, 

 1931. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 93763. 



94065. SOLANUM MURICATTJM Ait. So- 



lanaceae. Pepino. 



From the Madeira Islands. Plants pre- 

 sented by A. S. Noronha, Nusen Regional, 

 Funchal. Received August 6, 1931. 



A subshrub, 2 to 3 feet high, indigenous 

 to Peru, which is cultivated as far south 

 as northern Chile. The sweet juicy egg- 

 shaped yellow fruits, 4 to 6 inches long, 

 are highly prized by the natives and are 

 sold in the markets. 



For previous introduction see 89547. 



94066. Litchi chinensis Sonne r (Ne- 

 phelium litchi Cambess.). Sapinda- 

 ceae. Lychee. 



From India. Plant purchased from Fred- 

 erico Verela, Calcutta. Received March 

 22, 1929. Numbered in- August, 1931. 



Said to be a rose-scented form of the 

 lychee, which is a round-topped tree 30 to 

 40 feet high with glossy light-green foliage. 

 The globular fruits, 1 inch in diameter, are 

 deep pink when ripe, turning brown when 

 dried, and are borne in clusters of 3 to 20. 



94067. Agrostis sp. Poaceae. 



Dryland brown top. 



From New Zealand. Seeds presented by 

 Doctor Levy, Field Division and Plant 

 Research Station, Palmerston North. Re- 

 ceived August 7, 1931. 



A strain of the ordinary New Zealand 

 brown-top (Agrostis tenuis), which is de- 

 cidedly more winter-hardy, under New Zea- 

 land conditions, than the ordinary brown- 

 top. 



94068. Cephalocereus fluminensis 

 (Miquel) Britt. and Rose. Cacta- 

 ceae. Cactus. 



From Brazil. Cuttings presented by P. 

 Campos Porto, Ministerio da Agricultura, 

 Industria e Comereio, Rio de Janeiro. 

 Received August 6, 1931. 



A cactus, native to Brazil, with large 

 cylindrical stems several inches thick, erect, 

 spreading, or pendent. The stems are cov- 

 ered with white hairs intermixed with long 

 yellow bristles, and the small red or purple 

 fruits are almost hidden in the white wool 

 of the fruiting heads. 



94069. Ananas sativtjs Schult. f. 

 Bromeliaceae. Pineapple. 



From the Union of South Africa. Plants 

 presented by D. Gunn, Port Elizabeth. 

 Received April 26, 1920. Numbered in 

 August, 1931. 



Natal. The fruit of the Natal pineapple 

 as grown at Coconut Grove in southern 

 Florida is rather small, usually not over 6 

 or 7 inches long by nearly 5 inches in di- 

 ameter. The exterior is somewhat rough 

 and of a bright yellow when ripe. In qual- 

 ity the variety ranks high, the flesh being 

 sweet, mild in flavor, and almost free from 

 fiber; the core is small. The chief disad- 

 vantage of the Natal is its small size, some 

 fruits being too small for market. The va- 

 riety is outstanding in the large number of 

 suckers, often a dozen or more, it produces 

 at the base of the plant immediately after 

 fruiting. 



94070 to 94073. 



From China. Plants presented by G. Weid- 

 man Groff, Lingnan University, Canton. 

 Received August 4, 1931. 



94070. Atalantia sp. Rutaceae. 



No. 168. From seed obtained through 

 the Institute Scientifique, Saigon. 



94071. Atalantia sp. Rutaceae. 



No. 220. From the Botanical Garden, 

 Saigon. This plant is propagated by cut- 

 tings, and it is very difficult to root. 



94072. Citrus mbdica L. Rutaceae. 



Citron. 



No. 128. Wagner citron from French 

 Indo-China ; grafted on lemon. 



94073. Citbds sinensis (L.) Osbeck. 

 Rutaceae. Orange. 



No. 110. Seedling plants of the Caibe 

 orange from Indo-China. 



94074. Arachis hypogaea L. Faba- 

 ceae. Peanut. 



From Uruguay. Seeds presented by Ed- 

 uardo P. Brito. Facultad de Agronomia, 

 Catedra de Agricultura, Montevideo. Re- 

 ceived August 21, 1931. 



The Asiatic variety of peanut. 



94075 to 94086. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Cura- 

 tor, Lloyd Botanic Garden, 'Darjeeling, 

 through Ralph A. Fenton, Portland, Oreg. 

 Received August 4, 1931. 



94075. Daphne papybacea Wall. (D. 

 cannabina Wall.). Thymelaeaceae. 



A shrub up to 8 feet high, native to the 

 temperate slopes of the Himalayas in 

 India. The thinly coriaceous oblanceo- 

 late leaves are 2 to 4 inches long, and 

 the fragrant yellowish white flowers, half 

 an inch long, are in terminal heads. 



94076. Daphne involdceata Wall. Thy- 

 melaeaceae. 



A lax shrub up to 20 feet high, with 

 thin oblong-lanceolate leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long and silky white fragrant flowers in 

 long-stemmed heads. It is native to the 

 Sikkim region in India. 



94077. Meibomia flobibunda (D. Don.) 

 Kuntze. Fabaceae. 



A woody thickly pubescent Himalayan 

 plant with very copious axillary and 

 terminal racemes of red flowers. 



For previous introduction see 86684. 



