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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



97260 to 97265— Continued 



dustry, with the 1931-32 Allison V. Ar- 

 mour expedition. Received February 8, 

 1932. 



From the Dominica Botanic Garden, 

 Dominica, Leeward Islands. Presented by 

 F. G. Harcourt, agricultural curator and 

 superintendent, Agricultural Department, 

 January 29, 1932. 



97260 to 97264. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



97260. Citrus aurantium L. 



Seville orange. 



No. 2714. 



97261 to 97264. Citrus aurantifolia 

 (Christm.) Swingle. Lime. 



97261. No. 2708. Harcourt Hybrid 

 No. 29. A cross between the Wog- 

 lum lime (F.P.I. 29110), which 

 Mr. Woglum sent from India in 

 1910, and the West Indian lime. 

 The hybrid is resistant to wither- 

 tip and yet retains the superficial 

 character of the West Indian lime. 



97262. No. 2709. Harcourt Hybrid 

 No. J f 2. This hybrid is larger than 

 No. 2708 (97261), has the shape 

 of a lemon and has the flavor of a 

 lime. From the lime-breeding sta- 

 tion, Rossau Valley, Dominica. 



97263. No. 2712. A hybrid lime, a 

 cross between the West Indian 

 lime and Citrus aurantifolia. 



97264. No. 2713. A hybrid between 

 the Woglum lime and the West 

 Indian lime. It is shaped like the 

 Woglum, but is smaller and has 

 the flavor of a lime. 



97265. Mangifera indica L. Anacardia- 

 ceae. Mango. 



No. 2710. Said to be the wild mango 

 from India. May prove of value as a 

 stock. 



97266 to 97279. 



From France. Plants purchased from B. 

 Turbat & Cie., Orleans. Received Feb- 

 ruary 10, 1932. 



97266. Berchbmia lineata (L.) DC. 

 Rhamnaceae. Supplejack. 



A diffuse shrub with somewhat twin- 

 ing branches, native to China. The 

 broadly orbicular leaves are 1 inch long, 

 and the small flowers, in clusters of two 

 or three in the axils of the leaves at the 

 ends of the branches, are followed by 

 fleshy ovoid blue fruits one quarter ineh 

 long. 



97267. Berchemia racemosa Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Rhamnaceae. 



Japanese supplejack. 



A deciduous twining shrub with ovate 

 leaves 1 to 3 inches long and large ter- 

 minal panicles of greenish flowers fol- 

 lowed by small ellipsoidal berries which 

 at first are red and later change to 

 black. It is native to Japan. 



For previous introduction see 86875. 



97268. Bignonia sp. Bignoniaceae. 



Trumpetcreeper. 



Mme. Gotten. A form with salmon-red 

 flowers. 



to 97276. Ceanothus sp. Rham- 

 naceae. 



Albert Pittet. A variety with 

 pink flowers. 



97266 to 97279— Continued 



97270. Charles Detriche. A variety 

 with dark-blue flowers. 



97271. Cladiateur. 



97272. Indigo. A variety with indigo- 

 blue flowers. 



97273. Perle Rose. A variety with 

 nice carmine-rose flowers. 



97274. Ringuet-Guindon. 



97275. Richesse. A variety with pure 

 rose flowers. 



97276. Roseus carmineus. A variety 

 with carmine-pink flowers. 



97277. Ligustrum chenaultii. Hickel. 

 Oleaceae. Privet. 



A deciduous shrub or small tree, 

 closely related to L. compactum, native 

 to southwestern China. The branchlets 

 have conspicuous white lenticels, the 

 lanceolate leaves are about 1 foot long, 

 and the small white flowers are followed 

 by bluish-black fruits. 



97278. Ligustrum japonicum T h u n b. 

 Oleaceae. Japanese privet. 



Mme. H. Lemoine. 



97279. Philadelphus lemoinei Lemoine. 

 Hydrangeaceae. Lemoine mockorange. 



Coup d'Argent. 

 97280 to 97291. 



From the West Indies. Seeds collected by 

 David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agri- 

 cultural explorers, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, with the 1931-32 Allison V. Ar- 

 mour expedition. Received February 8, 

 1932. 



97280 to 97290. Phoenicaceae. 

 97280. Bactris pavoniana Mart. 



Palm. 



No. 2648. Collected January 26, 

 1932, in Blubber Valley, Antigua, Lee- 

 ward Islands. A beautiful palm, 50 

 feet tall, with feathery leaves more 

 striking than those of the Royal palm. 

 The trunks of old trees are smooth, 

 but those of young trees are covered 

 with bands of black spines which later 

 fall off. The leaves are also armed 

 with black spines. The fruit is as 

 large as a walnut. This is apparently 

 an almost extinct species. Blubber 

 Valley is the only place where it is 

 found. 



97281. Bentinckia nicobarica (Kurz) 

 Beccari. 



No. 2707. Collected January 29, 

 1932, in the Botanic Garden, Dominica, 

 Leeward Islands. A very tall slender 

 feather palm, 60 to 70 feet high and 

 only 9 inches in diameter at the base. 

 Native to Nicobar Islands, India. 



97282. Rhyticoccos amara (Jaca.) 

 Beccari. 



No. 2702. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden, Dominica, January 29, 1932. 

 A tall slender, perfectly straight, feath- 

 er palm 50 feet high with leaves 15 

 feet long. The golden-yellow fruits, 

 2 inches long by 1% inches wide, are 

 covered with a pulp filled with long 

 fibers. This pulp ferments easily and 

 develops butric acid. The seed is 

 large and of the characteristic coconut 

 shape. 



