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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



97750 to 97790— Continued 



the wind-swept hillsides of the islands, 

 growing both on limestone and clay 

 soils. 



For previous introduction see 96502. 



97754. Cacara erosa (L.) Kuntze. Fab- 

 aceae. Yam-bean. 



No. 2663. Collected January 24, 1932, 

 on Mount Misery, Antigua. Found 

 climbing over a tree in the rain forest. 



97755 and 97756. Cajanus indicds 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeonpea. 



Collected on Bequia, Grenadine Islands, 

 February 5, 1932. 



97755. No. 2742. Willow stem. A va- 

 riety characterized by having its 

 pods at the tips of the slender 

 branches which hang over like wil- 

 low twigs. It is grown as an an- 

 nular crop for export, but is not 

 considered so good a variety as the 

 Rose pea. 



97756. No. 2743. Rose pea. This is 

 the favorite variety on Bequia Is- 

 land. The dark-brown pods are in 

 bunches at the tips of short 

 branches ; the seeds are light pink- 

 ish yellow. 



97757. Anneslia tergemina (L.) Britt. 

 and Rose (Calliandra tergemina 

 Benth.). Mimosaceae. 



No. 2690. Bois Ravine. Collected Jan- 

 uary 29, 1932, in the Botanic Garden on 

 Dominica, Leeward Islands. A shrub or 

 small tree which makes an exceedingly 

 attractive hedge and is in bloom most 

 of the time. When the foliage, first ap- 

 pears it is pink, turning to yellow green 

 and later to dark green. The showy 

 part of the flower is the bundle of 

 stamens colored in bands of pink, white, 

 and red. 



For previous introduction see 55790. 



97758. Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) 

 Thouars. Fabaceae. 



No. 2612. Collected on Beata Island, 

 Dominican Republic, January 11, 1932. 

 A leguminous plant found growing on 

 the beach of pure shell and limestone. 

 It produces a good mat of foliage, and 

 may be useful as a sand binder or as a 

 green manure. 



For previous introduction see 91236. 



97759. Capparis cynophallophora L. 

 Capparidaceae. 



No. 2596. Collected at the base of 

 Salt Pond Hill, Great Inagua, Bahamas, 

 January 15, 1932. A handsome small 

 tree with leaves that are glossy above, 

 and rusty scaly underneath. The fra- 

 grant flowers have long purple filaments, 

 and the long straw-colored pods are 

 borne on the long gynophore, the stalk 

 of the pistil. 



97760. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 



No. 2789. Purchased in the market 

 at Roseau. Dominica, Leeward Islands, 

 January 30, 1932. A small variety not 

 larger than an orange, with bright sal- 

 mon-colored flesh one half inch thick 

 and the outside of an unusually brilliant 

 color. The flesh is sweet with a de- 

 licious flavor. 



97750 to 97790— Continued 



97761. Chrysophylltjm bicolor Poir. 

 Sapotaceae. 



No. 2716. St. Antonie, St. Lucia, 

 Windward Islands, February 3, 1932. A 

 tree up to 50 feet high, with golden-silky 

 twigs and leathery elliptic leaves 2 to 3 

 inches long, dark-green above and silvery 

 beneath. The small flowers are borne in 

 fascicles and are followed by the brown 

 oblong edible fruits 1 to 2 inches long. 

 It is native to the West Indies. 



97762. Trimeza martinicensis (Jacq.) 

 Herb. (Gipura martinicensis H. B. K.). 

 Iridaceae. 



No. 2655. Collected January 26, 1932, 

 on Antigua, Leeward Islands. A yellow 

 irislike plant 18 inches high with small 

 round rhizomes having intensely yellow 

 flesh, light-green leaves, and small yellow 

 flowers. Found wild in the grass on the 

 hillsides of McCarthy Valley, near Boggy 

 Peak. Said to grow down almost to sea 

 level in Antigua where it is endemic. 



97763. Cordia alba (Jacq.) Roem. and 

 Schult. Boraginaceae. 



No. 2635, White manjack or Moral. 

 Collected on St. Kitts, Leeward Islands, 

 January 23, 1932. An attractive ever- 

 green tree about 30 feet high, with large 

 light-green glossy leaves. The fruits are 

 translucent, pinkish white, and very 

 mucilaginous. 



For previous introduction see 90911. 



97764 and 97765. Cracca spp. Fabaceae. 



Collected January 29, 1932, in the 

 Botanic Garden on Dominica, Leeward 

 Islands. 



97764. Cracca Candida (DC.) Kuntze 

 (Tephrosia Candida DC). 



No. 2721. A low shrub with slender 

 branches and large clusters of reddish 

 or white flowers. It is the preferred 

 cover crop in the lime plantations of 

 Dominica. 



For previous introduction see 81413. 



97765. Cracca villosa hirta (Buch.- 

 Ham.) Kuntze {Tephrosia hirta 

 Buch.-Ham.). 



No. 2770. A low-growing species 

 highly esteemed as a nitrifying legume 

 for orchards. 



For previous introduction see 76097. 



97766. Datura metel fastuosa (L.) 

 Safford. Solanaceae. 



No. 2590. Collected in Nassau. New 

 Providence Island, Bahamas, January 12, 

 1932. An ornamental herbaceous an- 

 nual which varies in height from 2 to 



6 feet. It has entire or deeply toothed 

 leaves about 4 inches long and flowers 



7 inches or more in length, varying in 

 color from white to lavender or rose. 



For previous introduction see 91416. 



97767. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 2749. Collected near Grand Bay, 

 Cannouan, Grenadine Islands. A variety 

 with white seeds. 



97768. Hymenaea courbaril L. Caes- 

 alpiniaceae. Courbaril. 



No. 2731. From St. Lucia, Windward 

 Islands, February 3, 1932. A tall hand- 

 some tree with glossy leaves in pairs. 



