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94206 — Continued. 



or creeping, with leaves dark shiny green 

 above and silvery gray beneath. The leaves 

 reach a height of 3 to 4 feet. Slender 

 sharp black spines up to a foot long pro- 

 ject from the trunk in every direction and 

 also surround and protect the inflorescence. 

 The staminate and pistillate flowers are 

 borne on separate plants. 



94207. Lagunaeia patersonii (An- 

 drews) Don. Malvaceae. 



From Sicily. Seeds presented by Giardino 

 Allegra, Catania. Received July 31, 1931. 



A tree up to 50 feet high, native to the 

 Norfolk Islands. The broadly lanceolate 

 to ovate-oblong leaves are 3 to 5 inches 

 long, and the pale-rose hibiscuslike flowers, 

 2 to 3 inches across, are in axillary clusters 

 of three to five. 



94208. Ananas sativtjs Schult. f. 

 Bromeliaceae. Pineapple. 



From Jamaica, British West Indies. Plants 

 presented by A. P. Hanson, Agricultural 

 Instructor. Stony Point. Received Au- 

 gust 29, 1931. 



Jamaica Sugar. 



94209. Bambusa loxgispicuxata Gam- 

 ble. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From India. Seeds presented by R. N. 

 Parker, Forest Botanist. New Forest, 

 Dehra Dun. Received August 29. 1931. 



An Indian clump bamboo with bright 

 green stems 20 to 80 feet high and numer- 

 ous branches bearing dense foliage. It ap- 

 pears to differ from Bambusa tulda only 

 in the larger spikelets. 



For previous introduction see 81495. 



94210. Ficus rigo F. M. Bailey. Mora- 

 ceae. Fig. 



From Hawaii. Plants presented by H. L. 

 Lyon, in charge. Department of Botany 

 and Forestry, Experiment Station of the 

 Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, 

 Honolulu. Received August 31. 1931. 



A tree with angular branches and alter- 

 nate oblong to ovate leaves 3 to 4 inches 

 long. The small fruits, about one-fourth 

 of an inch in diameter, have three persis- 

 tent basal bracts which are large in pro- 

 portion to the size of the fruit. This tree 

 is a source of rubber in the Ri?o district 

 of New Guinea. 



94211. Raphia yinifera Beauv. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



From the Canal Zone. Seeds presented by 

 James Zetek. Mo.iinga Swamp, Balboa. 

 Received August 31, 1931. 



The sugar or wine palm of west tropical 

 Africa. A large handsome palm with im- 

 mense pinnate leaves and ornamental fruits 

 in enormous pendent bunches 10 to 12 feet 

 lone. This is a striking palm for large 

 parks. 



For previous introduction see 70746. 



94212 to 94222. 



From New Zealand. Plants presented by 

 George A. Green, Secretary, New Zealand 

 Horticultural Trades Association (Inc.), 

 Auckland. Received September 1, 1931. 



94212 to 94222— Continued. 



94212 to 94215. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



94212. Citkus limonia Osbeck. Lemon. 



Benjamin type. A short-thorned Lis- 

 bon. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 93848. 



94213 and 94214. Citrus graxdis (L.) 

 Osbeck (C. d-ecumana Murr.) 



Grapefruit. 



94213. Poorman (Morrison's type). 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 93849. 



94214. New Zealand (Morrison's 

 type). 



94215. Citrus limonia Osbeck. Lemon. 



Doncaster Lisbon. 



94216 to 94218. Prunus SALiciNA Lindl. 

 Amygdalaceae. Japanese plum. 



94216. Purple King. 



94217. Wilson's early. A hybrid be- 

 tween the Japanese plum, Burbank, 

 and Prunus cerasifera divaricata, the 

 cherry plum. 



94218. Ngata. 



94219. AMYGDALUS persica xegtarina 

 Ait. Amygdalaceae. Nectarine. 



Ansenne. 



94220. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 

 Dreadnought. 



94221. AMYGDALUS PERSICA L. (PfUnUS 



Peach. 

 Prize taker. 



94222. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 



Sharp's Early. 



94223 to 94225. Mangifera ixdica L. 

 Anacardiaceae. Mango. 



From Tahiti, Society Islands. Bud wood 

 presented by Harrison W. Smith, Papeari. 

 Received September 3, 1931. 



94223. Rougier. 



94224. Mission. This is considered the 

 best variety on the island. 



94225. Tutehau. An excellent variety 

 which comes true from seed. 



94226. Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb. 

 Moraceae. 



From Ceylon. Seeds presented by S. W. 

 Parsons, Curator, Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 Peradeniya. Received August 4, 1931. 



Kana-gona or tampang-manis. A hand- 

 some tropical tree with deep-green leaves 

 and yellowish green sour fruits 2 inches in 

 diameter. The edible fruits are good for 

 stewing. 



For previous introduction see 76877. 



94227. Cucumis melo L. Cueurbita- 

 ceae. Melon. 



From Cuba. Seeds purchased from Severino 

 Wilson, Playa del Vapor, Habana. Re- 

 ceived August 4, 1931. 



Melon de Costilla. A commercial variety 

 introduced for the use of department 

 specialists. 



persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



