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.97423 to 97490— Continued 



nirity ; the flesh is yellowish red 

 with a mild, very pleasant subacid 

 flavor. The fruits make an excel- 

 lent jelly. 



97488. Leningrad No. 41340. 



97489. Leningrad No. 41341. 



97490. Leningrad No. 41344. 



97491. Jubaeopsis gaffe a Beccari. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by E. Percy Phillips, principal 

 botanist. Department of Agriculture, 

 Pretoria. Received February 18, 1932. 



A southern African palm up to 20 feet 

 high, with leaves 12 to 15 feet long. The 

 edible fruits, about the size of walnuts, 

 differ from those of Cocos by the position 

 of the germinating holes which, in the 

 latter genus, are situated near the base of 

 the nut. but in Jubaeopsis near its equator. 

 The endosperm is hollow, as in the coco- 

 nut, but without milk. 



For previous introduction see 41484. 



97492. Cassia diphylla L. Caesalpin- 

 iaceae. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by 

 Robert R. Davis, plant breeder. Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, Mayaguez. 

 Received February 24, 1932. 



A much-branched herbaceous plant, 1 to 2 

 feet high, native to tropical America. The 

 single pair of leaflets, 1 inch long, are 

 obliquely obovate, and the yellow flowers 

 are borne in axillary clusters. Of possible 

 value as a g^een-manure or cover crop. 



97493 to 97517. 



From England. Plants purchased from 

 Hillier & Sons, Winchester. Received 

 February 19, 1932. 



97493 to 97509. Acer spp. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



97493. Acer rufinerve Sieb. and Zucc. 



Albo-Umbatum. A form having leaves 

 with a broad margin of white spots. 



97494. Acer barbinerve Maxim. 



A shrubby maple, native to Man- 

 churia, with coarsely toothed 5-lobed 

 leaves. 



For previous introduction see 95545. 



97495. Acer carpinifoeium Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Hornbeam maple. 



A tree up to 30 feet high with ob- 

 long sharp-pointed doubly serrate 

 leaves 3 to 5 inches long, short ra- 

 cemes of greenish flowers, and glabrous 

 fruits about an inch long. The bright- 

 green hornbeamlike leaves turn bright 

 brownish yellow in autumn. ' Native to 

 Japan. 



For previous introduction tee 95540. 



97496. Acer circixatum Pursh. 



Vine maple. 



A shrub or small tree up to 40 feet 

 high, with bright-green 7- to 9-lobed 

 leaves 3 to 4 inches across, cordate at 

 the base and doubly serrate on the 

 margins. The purple and white flow- 

 ers are in corymbs of 6 to 20 and are 

 followed by winged fruits which spread 

 horizontally. It is native to north- 

 west America. 



97493 to 97517 — Continued 



97497. Acer cissifolium (Sieb. and 

 Zucc.) Koch. 



A Japanese maple of compact 

 rounded habit becoming 30 feet or 

 more high, with leaves composed of 

 three leaflets up to 4 inches long. 

 The minute flowers are produced in 

 May with the leaves, and the keys, 

 about 1 inch long, occur in long 

 racemes. In autumn the foliage turns 

 red and yellow. 



For previous introduction see 95546. 



97498. Acer davidi Franch. 



A native Chinese maple. 50 to 60 

 feet high, with large oval heart-shaped 

 coarsely toothed leaves and long pend- 

 ent clusters of samaras. 



For previous introduction see 71176. 



97499. Acer diaboliccm Blume. 



Devil maple. 



A tree up to 30 feet high, with 5- 

 lobed leaves 4 to 8 inches across, the 

 broadly ovate lobes being coarsely and 

 remotely dentate. The racemes of yel- 

 low flowers are followed by winged 

 fruits with bristly nutlets. It is na- 

 tive to Japan and closely resembles 

 A. francheti of central China. 



For previous introduction see 81726. 



97500. Acer griselm (Franch.) Pax. 



Paperbark maple. 



A handsome maple, native to west- 

 ern China, which becomes 30 feet high 

 under favorable conditions. The 

 leaves are trifoliolate. The striking 

 feature of this maple is the cinnamon- 

 brown papery bark which flakes off 

 like that of the river birch. 



For previous introduction see 77821. 



97501. Acer lobelii Ten. 



A tree up to 60 feet high, with as- 

 cending branches and glaucous branch- 

 lets, related to the Coliseum maple, _ 

 Acer cappadocicum, and also a native 

 of Italy. The leaves. 4 to 6 inches 

 across, are usually divided into five 

 long-acuminate lobes and are dark green 

 above and slightly paler beneath. The 

 corymbs of small flowers are followed 

 by winged fruits which spread at a 

 wide angle. 



97502. Acer maximowiczii Pax. 



A small tree, native to central China, 

 with 3- to 5-lobed leaves 2 to 3 inches 

 long, the lobes doubly serrate and the 

 middle one much elongated into a tail- 

 like appendage. The flowers are borne 

 in racemes and are followed by wide- 

 angled winged fruits on slender pedi- 

 cels. 



97503. Acer miyabei Maxim. 



A deciduous tree, native to Japan, 

 30 to 40 feet high, with a trunk 18 

 inches in diameter, deeply 3-lobed 

 leaves, downy yellow flowers in corymbs 

 2 to 3 inches long, and keys up to an 

 inch long. 



For previous introduction see 80268. 



97504. Acer nikoense (Miquel) Maxim. 



A tree up to 40 feet high, native to 

 Japan and central China, with attrac- 

 tive foliage somewhat like the boxelder, 

 which becomes brilliant red or purple in 

 the autumn. 



For previous introduction see 95541. 



