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94244. Citrus nobilis deliciosa (Ten.) 

 .Swingle. Eutaceae. 



Mandarin orange. 



From French Indo-China. Seeds purchased 

 from M. Poilane, Institut des Recherches 

 Agronomique, de l'lndochine, Division de 

 Botanique, Annam. Received September 

 10, 1931. 



Said to be one of the most prized varie- 

 ties in southern French Indo-China. 



94245. Pereskia graxdifolia Haw. 

 Cactaceae. Bush pereskia. 



From the Canal Zone. Plants presented by 

 J. E. Higgins, Director, Canal Zone Ex- 

 periment Gardens. Summit. Received 

 September 14, 1931. 



A shrub or tree 6 to 15 feet high, with a 

 short spiny trunk, fleshy branches, oblong 

 leaves 3 to 6 inches long, and terminal 

 clusters of rose-colored to wbite flowers 1 

 to 2 inches across. It is native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 93495. 



94246. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by F. M. 

 Grissett, Kribi, Cameroun. Received 

 September 15, 1931. 



A variety cultivated by the natives 100 

 miles southeast of Kribi. 



94247 to 94257. 



From China. Plants presented by G. Weid- 

 man Groff, Lingnan University. Canton. 

 Received September 15, 1931. 



94247. Claucena lansium (Lour.) 

 Skeels (C. tcampi Oliver). Rutaceae. 



Wampi. 



No. 377. Wong pei. Purchased in 

 the Canton market. A very ornamental 

 small tree, 18 to 20 feet high. In the 

 spring it bears small dense panicles of 

 whitish sweet-scented flowers, and in mid- 

 summer the grapelike clusters of edible 

 berries appear. The individual fruits are 

 about the size of a large marble, with a 

 rough pale straw-yellow orangelike rind 

 covered with glands filled with green bal- 

 samic oil. The rather large seeds, one to 

 three in number, are inclosed in colorless 

 juicy pulp which has an agreeable aro- 

 matic acid flavor. The wampi is a native 

 of southern China, where the berries are 

 highly esteemed as a dessert fruit and as 

 preserves. 



For previous introduction see 55598. 



94248. Dracontomelon sinense Stapf. 

 Anacardiaceae. 



No. 379. Yan min or ngan min. From 

 the Lingnan University gardens. A tree 

 25 to 30 feet high with brownish-yellow 

 ovoid fruits from 1 to 2 inches in diam- 

 eter. The taste is pleasant but slightly 

 acid. 



For previous introduction see 54655. 



94249 to 94257. Litchi chinensis Son- 

 ner. Sapindaceae. Lychee. 



A collection of varieties from the Ling- 

 nan University gardens. 



94249. No. 349. Chung un hung. 



94250. No. 357. Chong un hung. 



94251. No. 351. Kwa luk. 



94252. No. 350. Kuei wei. 



94247 to 94257— Continued. 



94253. No. 358. Shan chi. 



94254. No. 194. Pat po keung. 



94255. No. 205. Shan chi. 



94256. No. 376. Shan chi. Originally 

 from the Tsang Shen district. 



94257. No. 365. Tai tso. 



94258. ClNNAMOMUH BURMANNI 



Blume. Lauraceae. 



From Sumatra. Seeds presented by Edward 

 Jacobson, Fort de Kock. Received Sep- 

 tember 15, 1931. 



An evergreen tree, native to Java, with 

 shining-green, ovate-oblong papery leaves of 

 variable size, usually 2 to 6 inches long, 

 emitting a cinnamon aroma. 



94259. Anopterus glandulosus Labill. 

 Escalloniaceae. 



From Tasmania. Seeds presented by L. A. 

 Evans, Hobart. Received September 17, 

 1931. 



Mountain-laurel. A tall evergreen Tas- 

 manian shrub with spreading branches, ob- 

 long dentate leaves 4 to 6 inches long clus- 

 tered at the ends of the branches, and 

 axillary racemes of white flowers. 



For previous introduction see 76702. 



94260 to 94262. 



From Cuba. Seeds collected by John G. 

 Jack, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, 

 Mass. Received September 18, 1931. 



94260. Clidemia hikta (L.) D. Don. 

 Melastomaceae. 



A slender branching shrub 3 to 8 feet 

 high with ovate leaves half an inch long, 

 and axillary racemes of small campanu- 

 late, white or rosy flowers. It is native 

 to tropical America. 



94261. Huerta cubensis Griseb. Ana- 

 cardiaceae. 



A tropical tree with compound leaves 

 composed of 8 to 10 pairs of narrow- 

 oblong leaflets 3 to 4 inches long and 

 minute flowers in lax axillary panicles. 

 Native to western Cuba. 



94262. Securinega ramiflora (Ait.) 

 Muell. Arg. (S. flueggeoides Muell. 

 Arg.). Euphorbiaceae. 



A shrub with slender wandlike 

 branches, ovate-lanceolate bright-green or 

 yellow-green leaves 1 to 2 inches long, 

 and axillary clusters of inconspicuous 

 greenish-white flowers, followed by green 

 capsules. It is native to China and 

 Japan. 



94263. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



From Africa. Scions presented by Dr. W. L. 

 Thompson, Mount Silinda, Southern 

 Rhodesia. Received September 18, 1931. 



A wild fig which bears small but edible 

 fruits. 



94264 to 94266. 



From France. Seeds presented by R. Sal- 

 gues, Brignoles Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived September 21, 1931. 



94264. Gentiana lutea L. Gentianaceae. 

 Yellow gentian. 



