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97554 to 97557— Continued 



97557. Pxrus sp. 



Williams; late. A late variety resem- 

 bling the Bartlett. 



97558 and 97559. Ananas sativus 

 Schult. f. Bromeliaceae. Pineapple. 



From Brazil. Plants presented by F. C. 

 Camargo, Estacao de Pomicultura de Deo- 

 doro, Rio de Janeiro. Received February 

 29, 1932. 



97558. No. 184/31. Roxo de guaratiba. 



97559. No. 185/31. Verde de guaratiba. 



97560 to 97580. 



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 23, 

 1932. 



97560. Aerides lawrenciae sanderianum 

 (Reichenb. f . ) Sander. Orchidaceae. 



No. 2762. Presented February 3, 1932, 

 by Mrs. Charles W. Doorley, St. Lucia, 

 Windward Islands. An erect leafy- 

 stemmed orchid without pseudobulbs, 

 native to the Philippines. A. lawrenciae 

 has leaves 1 foot long and 2 inches 

 broad and the fragrant white flowers, 1 

 to 2 inches long, are in racemes as long 

 as the leaves. The form sanderianum 

 differs in having narrower leaves and yel- 

 lowish flowers. 



97561. Annona reticulata L. Annona- 

 ceae. Custard-apple. 



No. 2744. Collected February 5, 1932, 

 on Bequia, Grenadine Islands. 



97562. Artocarpds communis Forst. 

 Moraceae. Breadnut. 



No. 2715. Purchased in the market at 

 St. Lucia, February 3, 1932. A form 

 whose seeds are its chief attraction, as 

 they are roasted and eaten. The pulp 

 is also used, but is considered inferior to 

 that of the seedless breadfruit. 



97563. Artocarpus Integra (Thunb.) L. 

 Moraceae. Jackfruit. 



No. 2811. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden, Grenada, Grenadine Islands, Jan- 

 uary 10, 1932. 



97564. Cactus intortus Mill. Cactaceae. 



No. 2628. From St. Kitts, Leeward 

 Islands. January 23, 1932. Turkscap cac- 

 tus. A red-brown cactus with the upper 

 part shaped like a Turk's cap. The 

 small pink flowers are followed by deep 

 pink fruits filled with black seeds. It 

 is a slow-growing species adapted to con- 

 ditions where rather heavy summer rains 

 and winter droughts occur. 



97565. Calliandra surinamensis Benth. 

 Mimosaceae. 



No. 2822. Collected February 10, 1932, 

 in the Botanic Garden, Grenada. A 

 beautiful large open branching shrub 

 with showy flowers composed of many 

 long pink and white stamens. 



97566. Capparis flexuosa L. Capparida- 

 ceae. 



No. 2618. Collected in a dry savanna 

 pond on Saona Inland Dominican Re- 

 public. January 20. 1932. A shrub or 

 small tree up to 25 feet high with long 

 flexuose branches, oblong leaves 2 to 3 



97560 to 97580— Continued 



inches long, clusters of small white or 

 pale-rose flowers, and fruits 3 to 7 inches 

 long, which gradually open and expose 

 the bright red pulp inside. It is native 

 to Cuba. 



97567. Cassia bacillaris L. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



No. 2765. Collected January 28, 1932,. 

 in the Botanic Garden at Dominica, Lee- 

 ward Islands. A small tree of rather 

 straggly habit, suitable for street and 

 park planting. The golden-yellow flowers 

 an inch or more in diameter are in loose 

 flowering racemes. 



For previous introduction see 68020. 



97568. Chrysophyllum sp. Sapotaceae. 



No. 2717. Collected in the forest of 

 Bar de ITsle, St. Lucia, February 3 1932. 

 A tall tree with large glossy leaves and 

 long pointed fruits covered with a rough 

 fuzz. The parrots seem very fond of the 

 fruit. Introduced as a possible stock for 

 the star-apple. 



97569. COCCOLOBA GRANDIFOLIA Jacq. (CV 



pubesccns L.). Polygonaceae. 



No. 2656. Collected January 26, 1932,. 

 at 1,200 feet altitude on Boggy Peak 

 above McCarthy Valley, Antigua, Lee- 

 ward Islands. A giant-leaved species 

 which, when grown in the shade, has 

 leaves 3 feet in diameter. It is a rare- 

 species related to the seagrape. 



97570. Crescentia cucurbitina L. Big- 

 noniaceae. 



No. 2826. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden at Grenada, February 10, 1932. 

 A shade tree with abundant foliage and 

 fruits three fourths of an inch in diam- 

 eter which contain a single seed. 



97571. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



No. 2758. Collected on Mayero, Grena- 

 dine Islands, February 6, 1932. A tree 

 with a trunk a foot in diameter and 

 aerial roots ; found growing in an ex- 

 tremely dry and wind-swept situation at 

 the summit of a very rocky hill. The 

 leaves were large and glossy, and the 

 masses of almost white fruits turn pink 

 as they ripen. 



97572. Ficus sp. Moraceae. Fig. 



No. 2793. From the Botanic Garden, 

 Carriacou, Grenadine Islands, February 

 8, 1932. A handsome clean gray-barked 

 tree with spreading drooping branches 

 after the habit of F. benjamina, but bear- 

 ing lemon-yellow fruits one half inch in 

 diameter. 



97573. Myristica fragrans Houtt. My- 

 risticaceae. Common nutmeg. 



No. 2832. Collected February 10, 1932, 

 at Avondale, Grenada, Grenadine Islands. 

 An East Indian tree, 20 to 25 feet high, 

 with smooth gray-brown hark, oval dark- 

 green sharp-pointed leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long, slightly aromatic when bruised, and 

 pale yellow flowers in axillary racemes, 

 followed by nearly spherical pearlike 

 drupes. The flesh of these drupes is 

 yellow and full of astringent juice and 

 encloses a hard-shelled nut, the seed of 

 which is the nutmeg of commerce. 



For previous introduction see 93534. 



97574 and 97575. Pitcairnia CORALLINA 

 Linden. Bromeliaceae. 



The outer leaves of this Colombian 

 species are hard, dry, and spineless ; the 



