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PLANT MATEKIAL INTRODUCED 



35367 — Continued. 



less than an inch long. They are crim- 

 son, sometimes greenish, yellowish, or 

 orange yellow. The outer covering, from 

 which the spines arise, is thin and leath- 

 ery and is easily torn off, exposing the 

 white translucent juicy flesh (aril) which 

 adheres to the oblong pointed and flattened 

 seed. The flavor is acidulous, somewhat 

 suggesting that of the grape. 



For previous introduction see 56780. 



95368. Menziesia fekkuginea J. E. 

 Smith. Ericaceae. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by Mrs. 

 Susan Stoker, Duncan, Vancouver Is- 

 land, British Columbia. Received No- 

 vember 25, 1931. 



An erect shrub, 6 to 9 feet high, native 

 to Canada and Alaska. The broadly ob- 

 lanceolate leaves are 2 inches long, and the 

 pink bell-shaped flowers are borne in ter- 

 minal clusters. 



95369 to 95371. Ficus spp. Moraceae. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Arthur F. Fischer, Director of 

 Forestry, Department of Agriculture and 

 Natural Resources. Received November 

 25, 1931. 



95369. Ficus minahassae (Teysm. and 

 De Vr.) Miquel. 



Hagimit. A rather small tropical 

 tree, native to the Netherland East In- 

 dies, with a soft spongy trunk, irregu- 

 larly heart-shaped acute leaves, and nu- 

 merous small fruits about a quarter of 

 an inch long. 



For previous introduction see 80419. 



95370. Ficus nota (Blanco) Merr. 



Tioig, one of the best ©f the wild figs. 

 The tree is upright and of medium size. 

 The fruits, produced in short racemes on 

 the trunk from the ground up to the 

 stout branches, are nearly 2 inches in 

 diameter, fleshy and juicy, and very sweet 

 for a wild fruit, with the characteristic 

 flavor of the cultivated fig. The tree 

 does best in a fairly moist climate with 

 the rainfall equally distributed through- 

 out the year. It is probably very tender. 



For previous introduction see 61010. 



95371. Ficus odorata (Blanco) Merr. 



PaJciling. A tree, native to the Philip- 

 pine Islands, 15 to 18 feet high. It is 

 marked by its very rough, fragrant leaves 

 which are sublanceolate with a 1-sided 

 rounded margin at the base. 



For previous introduction see 80421. 



95372 and 95373. 



From France. Seeds presented by A. Ger- 

 ard, La Fosse, Loir-et-Cher. Received 

 November 27, 1931. 



95372. Davidia involucrata vilmorini- 

 ana (Dode) Hemsl. Cornaceae. 



Dovetree. 



A pyramidal Chinese tree with cor- 

 date serrate yellow-green leaves and 

 small flower heads each with two un- 

 equal creamy white bracts, the longer 

 one pendulous and 6 inches long. The 

 pear-shaped fruits, 1 to 2 inches long, 

 are green with a purple bloom. 



For previous introduction see 76573. 



95372 and 95373— Continued. 



95373. Pinus armandi Franch. Pina- 

 ceae. Armand pine. 



A tall pine, 60 to 100 feet high, with 

 trunks often 6 feet in diameter, found 

 growing between 9,000 and 10,000 feet 

 altitude in moist regions. It is native 

 to Yunnan, China. 



For previous introduction see 84027. 



95374. Phaseolus vulgaeis L. Faba- 

 ceae. Common bean. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by F. Pot- 

 hast, Rancho " La Union," Guerrero, 

 Chihuahua. Received November 27, 1931. 



A locally grown variety. 



95375. Pinus mekkusii Jungh. and De 

 Vr. Pinaceae. Pine. 



From Java. Seeds presented by the di- 

 rector, Department of Agriculture, Bui- 

 tenzorg, through the American consul- 

 general at Batavia. Received Novem- 

 ber 27, 1931. 



A giant pine native in a vast area of 

 poor volcanic soil in northern Sumatra. 

 It sometimes grows to a height of 240 feet, 

 with a diameter of 4 feet, and yields su- 

 perior grades of turpentine and resin. 



For previous introduction see 80103. 



95376. Casuarina ltjehmanni R. T. 

 Baker. Casuarinaceae. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 Alexander McTaggart, senior plant in- 

 troduction officer, Commonwealth For- 

 estry Bureau, Canberra. Received No- 

 vember 28, 1931. 



Bull oak. From near Gilgandra, New 

 South Wales. A tree 80 to 100 feet high, 

 native to Australia, with light-colored 

 branchlets and flattened cones half an inch 

 in diameter. The wood is hard and close- 

 grained. 



For previous introduction see 92484. 



95377. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir. 

 Convolvulaceae. Sweetpotato. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- 

 publics. Cuttings presented by V. P. 

 Alekseev, plant introducer, All-Union 

 Institute of Plant Industry, Sukhum 

 Subtropical Branch, Sukhum, Caucasus. 

 Received October 1, 1931. Numbered 

 in November, 1932. 



Selected seedling varieties which origi- 

 nated at the Sukhum Subtropical Branch 

 Station. 



95378. Glycine javanica L. Faba- 

 ceae. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the 

 Tanganyika Territory Department of Ag- 

 riculture, Northeastern Circle, Moshi. 

 Received December 1, 1931. 



A wide-climbing perennial vine, native 

 to Asia and Africa, where it is used as a 

 cover crop. The slender stems are silky 

 pubescent, the trifoliolate leaves have ovate 

 leaflets 2 to 4 inches long, finely pubescent 

 beneath, and the small bright-red flowers 

 are in axillary racemes 3 to 6 inches 

 long. 



