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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



97539 to 97553— Continued 



97540. Akeca catechu L. Betel palm. 



No. 2802. Collected on Grenada, Feb- 

 ruary 9, 1932. The betel palm is» con- 

 sidered one of the most graceful, bearing 

 at the top of its trunk, 40 to 100 

 feet high, a large crown of pinnately 

 divided leaves 4 to 6 feet long, the 

 lowest usually pendulous. The ovoid 

 smooth fruits, 1 to 2 inches in diameter, 

 are orange yellow or scarlet, and fur- 

 nish the well-known betel nut. It is 

 native to southeastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see 81583. 



97541. Ptychosperma sp. 



No. 2798. Collected at Grenada, Feb- 

 rubary 10, 1932. A handsome cluster 

 palm whicb has pinnate leaves with 

 obliquely truncated pinnae. The slender 

 stems rising from a common base make 

 this, if possible, even more attractive 

 than the yellow palm, Chrysalidocarpus 

 lutescens. 



97542. Attalea cohune Mart. Cohune. 



No. 2746. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden of St. Vincent, Windward Is- 

 lands, February 4, 1932. A magnificent 

 feather-leaved palm, native to the West 

 Indies and Central America, which 

 reaches a height of 40 feet, with leaves 

 about 20 feet long, produced abundantly 

 at the top of the trunk. The yellowish 

 flowers are borne very freely, and the 

 ovoid fruit, 2 to 3 inches long, contains 

 the seed or nut which yields an oil of 

 considerable value, as it is of high qual- 

 ity, and finds a ready sale for cooking 

 purposes. 



For previous introduction see 92891. 



97543. Attalea spectabilis Mart. 



No. 2840. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden. Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Febru- 

 ary 13, 1932. A nearly stemless palm 

 with large pinnate erect or spreading 

 -leaves up to 20 feet long. It is native to 

 the banks of the Amazon in Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 80175. 



97544. Tilmia sp. 



No. 2735. Collected February 2, 1932 

 in the Botanic Garden at Bar de ITsle, 

 St. Lucia, Windward Islands. A slender 

 spiny feather palm over 20 feet high 

 which grows in the high altitudes of the 

 mountain crests on the island of St. 

 Lucia. 



97545. Ptychosperma sp. 



No. 2838. Collected February 13, 1932 

 near the Government House in the Bo- 

 tanic Garden, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. A 

 spineless feather palm which forms 

 clumps 9 feet high and has dark-red 

 fruit. 



97546. Cyrtostachys renda Blume. 



No. 2834. From Port-of-Spain, Trini- 

 dad, February 15. 1932. Presented by 

 Mrs. Fitt, daughter of Eugene Andre, 

 orchid hunter and explorer of the Ori- 

 noco. Sealing wax palm. A handsome 

 palm with scarlet leaf sheaths. A Su- 

 matran palm of stately habit, about 25 

 :feet high, with a slender spineless trunk 

 crowned by a graceful cluster of pin- 

 nately divided leaves. 



For previous introduction see 93406. 



97539 to 97553— Continued 



97547. LlVISTONA ALTISSIMA Zoll. 



No. 2799. Collected February 10. 1932, 

 in the Botanic Garden, Grenada, Grena- 

 dine Islands. A graceful palm, native to 

 the East Indies, up to 80 feet high, with 

 fan-shaped leaves. The hardwood is 

 valued by the natives of the East Indies 

 for construction work. 



For previous introduction see 90802. 



97548. Livistona rotundifolia (Lam.i 

 Mart. Java fan palm. 



No. 2800. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden. Grenada, February 10, 1932. An 

 erect pinnate-leaved palm, native to tropi- 

 cal Asia, about the same size as the 

 coconut palm. The hard durable wood is 

 used for general construction. 



For previous introduction see 93413. 



97549. Tilmia sp. 



No. 2829. Collected February 13. 1932, 

 on Trinidad. A slender palm with pin- 

 nate leaves whose pinnae are ornately 

 truncate. The trunk and leaf petioles 

 are covered with dark-red spines. 



97550. ROYSTONEA BORINQUENA O. F. 



Cook. Puerto Rico royal palm. 



No. 2839. Collected February 13, 1932, 

 at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. A much 

 shorter and more robust palm than either 

 R. regia or R. oleracea, with a smaller 

 seed than either. 



97551. ROYSTONEA OLERACEA (Jacq.) O. F. 



Cook. 



No. 2837. Collected in the Botanic Gar- 

 den, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. February 13, 

 1932. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 97286. 



97552. Sabal glaucescens Lodd. 



Palmetto, 



No. 2801. Collected February 10. 1932, 

 in the Botanic Garden, Grenada, Grena- 

 dine Islands. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 97290. 



97553. Jessenia oligocarpa Griseb. and 

 Wendl. 

 No 2833. A tall, handsome, slender 



feather palm. 35 to 40 feet high, related 

 to Euterpe- The dark-brown fruits are 

 oval. The tree thrives on rather poor 

 soil and seems to prefer the shade. It 

 mav be suitable as a house plant. 



97554 to 97557. Pyeus spp. 



Malaceae. 

 Pear. 



From India. Scions presented by His 

 Highness Government, Jammu and Kash- 

 mir, Kashmir Province, Srinagar, through 

 M. R. Fotidar, assistant director of horti- 

 culture. Received February 25, 1932. 



Strains of the Williams pear, introduced 

 into India from France, obtained for the 

 use of Department specialists. 



97554. Pyrus sp. 

 Williams. 



97555. Pvrus sp. 



Williams: early. This is said to be 

 the same as the Bartlett. 



97556. Pyrus sp. 



Williams; medium. A midseason va- 

 riety resembling the Bartlett. 



