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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



95314 to 95344— Continued. 



terminal panicles and are followed by 

 yellowish fruits about 1 inch in diam- 

 eter. It is native to South Australia. 



Trichinium exaltatum Benth. 

 Amaranthaceae. 



A stout perennial 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with thick branches, thick oblong-lanceo- 

 late leaves 3 to 5 inches long, and cylin- 

 drical spikes 2 inches in diameter of 

 dull-red tubular flowers nearly an inch 

 long. It resembles the princesfeather, 

 to which it is closely related. 



95340 to 95343. Verticordia spp. Myrta- 

 ceae. 



95340. Verticordia grandis Drumm. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 95074. 



95341. Verticordia monadelpha Turcz. 



A much-branched heathlike shrub 

 with linear 3-cornered leaves about 

 one-half inch long. The rather large 

 flowers vary from pink to white, and 

 the calyx and corolla are fringed with 

 long silky hairs one-half inch long. 

 It is native to Western Australia. 



95342. Verticordia muelleriana E. 

 Pritz. 



A small erect shrub about 2 feet 

 high, with small clasping rounded- 

 reniform leaves which have hyaline 

 margins. The very small purple- 

 violet flowers are sessile in the upper 

 axils, forming elongated spikes. Na- 

 tive to sandy places in Western 

 Australia. 



85343. Verticordia polttricha Benth. 



An erect bushy shrub with linear 

 3-cornered or half-round leaves less 

 than one-fourth inch long. The small 

 ciliate flowers are borne in dense 

 leafy terminal corymbs. It is native 

 to Western Australia. 



95344. Xylomelum angustifolium Kipp. 

 Proteaceae. 



An erect shrub 6 to 8 feet high, with 

 thick flat linear-lanceolate leaves 4 to 6 

 inches long, veinless except the midrib. 

 The small silky flowers are borne in 

 loose spikes and are followed by woody 

 ovoid densely tomentose fruits, 2 to 3 

 inches long, often called " wooden 

 pears." 



95345. Phleum pratense L. Poaceae. 



Timothy. 



From Scotland. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 J. W. Gregor, Scottish Society for Re- 

 search in Plant Breeding, Craigs House, 

 Corstorphine, Midlothian. Received No- 

 vember 9, 1931. 



A collection of timothy representing 

 forms occurring in Great Britain and 

 northern continental Europe. Each packet 

 contained seeds from a single plant. In- 

 troduced for the use of department spe- 

 cialists. 



95346. Ananas sativus Schult. f . 

 Bromeliaceae. Pineapple. 



From Puerto Rico. Plants presented by 

 G. N. Walcott, Puerto Rico Department 

 of Agriculture. Received November 11, 

 1931. 



Cabezona. 



95347. ClNNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM 



Garc. Lauraceae. Cinnamon. 



From the island of Trinidad. Seeds pre- 

 sented by R. C. Button, manager of 

 nursery, Royal Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived November 13, 1931. 



A small evergreen tree 20 to 30 feet 

 high, with very stiff ovate leaves 4 to 7 

 inches long. The small yellow-white flow- 

 ers are borne in loose silky clusters. It is 

 native to southeastern Asia. 



95348. Brassica oleracea botrytis L. 

 Brassicaceae. Cauliflower. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Her- 

 bert J. Rumsey & Sons (Ltd.), Dundas, 

 New South Wales. Received November 

 13, 1931. 



A blue-leaved sport originating from seeds 

 sent to Mr. Rumsey from the Arlington 

 Experiment Farm, Rosslyn, Va., by Pro- 

 fessor Tracy. 



95349. Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt 

 Davy. Poaceae. Grass. 



From the Union of South Africa. Roots 

 presented by E. Percy Phillips, principal 

 botanist, division of plant industry, 

 Department of Agriculture, Pretoria. 

 Received December 30, 1930. Numbered 

 in November, 1931. 



A densely cespitose perennial grass with 

 slender culms and green acute leaves an 

 inch or more in length. It spreads rapidly, 

 is compact, and is excellent for lawns and 

 bowling greens, for which purpose it is 

 now the principal grass in the Transvaal. 

 It is known under the names Florida kweek 

 or Florida grass (after the town of Flor- 

 ida, near Johannesburg), Germiston grass, 

 etc. 



55350 and 95351. Atalantia missionis 

 (Wight) Oliver. Rutaceae. 



From Ceylon. Seeds presented by the dep- 

 uty conservator of forests, Jaffna. Re- 

 ceived November 19, 1931. 



A small tree, much resembling an orange 

 tree in habit, with pale-gray bark and 

 branches armed with short, stiff spines, 

 rather large stiff leaves with indistinct vein- 

 ing, and very sweet white flowers. The 

 fruit is like a small dark orange. The 

 pale yellow-white wood is close grained, 

 smooth, and suitable for cabinetwork. 



For previous introduction see 85028. 



95350. Collected in the Residency Park. 



95351. Collected in the forest. 



95352 to 95363. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



From the Netherlands. Bulbs purchased 

 from C. G. Van Tubergen (Ltd.), Zwan- 

 enburg Nurseries, Haarlem. Received 

 November 20, 1931. 



95352. Allium albopilosum C. H. 



Wright. 



A trans-Caspian species which has 

 probably the largest flower heads of the 

 genus. The bulbs are large, and the 

 strap-shaped leaves, 18 inches long, have 

 longitudinal lines of white hairs be- 

 neath the edges. The scape is nearly 

 2 feet high and bears large heads 9 

 inches across, each composed of from 

 60 to 80 deep-lilac flowers. 



For previous introduction see 69899. 



