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The large pods are very hard and con- 

 tain a greenish powdery material that 

 is edible. The willowy character of the 

 twigs should make it a good tree to plant 

 in hurricane regions. 



For previous introduction see 47559. 



97769. Ipomoea polyanthes Roem. and 

 Schult. Convolvulaceae. 



Morning-glory. 



No. 2780. Collected January 30, 1932 

 in Dominica, Leeward Islands. A yellow- 

 flctvered morning-glory. 



97770. Ixora lutea Hutch. Rubiaceae. 



No. 2668. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden, Dominica, January 28, 1932. A 

 glabrous shrub with sessile or subsessile 

 leaves, oblong, with rounded or cordate 

 base and sometimes an acuminate top. 

 It differs from I. coccinea by having a 

 laxer inflorescence and pale yellow flow- 

 ers with larger ovate-rhomboid corolla 

 lobes. 



97771. Jasminum azoricum L. Oleaceae. 



Azores jasmine. 



No. 2787. Collected at Orangetown, 

 St. Eustatius Island, Dutch West Indies. 

 A slender vine forming a mass of dark 

 gray-green foliage and bearing long white 

 tubular fragrant 7-parted flowers in loose 

 cymes. The berries are black. 



For previous introduction see 43802. 



97772. Lawsonia inermis L. Lythra- 

 ceae. Henna. 



No. 2660. Presented by the head 

 gardener of the Botanic Gardens, An- 

 tigua, Leeward Islands. This is the 

 henna bush of the Orient, used by 

 women to stain their finger nails. The 

 foliage contains an orange dye. This 

 bush is considered one of the best hedge 

 plants here, comparable to Dodonea vis- 

 cosa. 



97773. Lobelia persicaefolia Lam. 

 Campanulaceae. 



No. 2674. Collected along the road- 

 side at 1,200 feet altitude in Dominica, 

 Leeward Islands, January 31, 1932. A 

 perennial herb with a rather weedy ap- 

 pearance and brilliant crimson flowers. 



97774. Myeisttca feagrans Houtt. My- 

 risticaceae. Common nutmeg. 



No. 2739. Collected February 4, 1932, 

 in the Botanic Garden at St. Vincent, 

 Windward Islands. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 97573. 



97775. Opuntia sp. Cactaceae. 



No. 2667. Collected on St. Kitts, Lee- 

 ward Islands, January 23, 1932. A 

 small handsome unusually attractive 

 form with few spines, almost smooth, 

 and peach red fruits with red flesh which 

 is sour but refreshing. 



97776. Passifloea suberosa L. Passi- 

 floraceae. Cork passionflower. 



No. 2625. Collected on Saona Island, 

 Dominican Republic, January 20, 1932. 

 Several of the small-fruited passifloras 

 are valued as ornamentals, and this 

 woody climber properly comes under that 

 class. The small flowers are green, and 

 the fruit is a black berry. 



For previous introduction see 91827. 



97750 to 97790— Continued 



97777. Passifloea quadrangularis L. 

 Passifloraceae. Giant granadilla. 



No. 2645. From St. Kitts, January 24, 

 1932. A vine with large very luscious 

 fruits, growing in acid soil. 



97778. Pitcairnia bracteata Ait. Bro- 

 meliaceae. 



No. 2767. Collected on St. Vincent, 

 February 4, 1932. A very short-stemmed 

 shrubby plant resembling a billbergia, 

 with a dense rosette of narrow some- 

 what spiny leaves and a central spike- 

 like raceme of red or yellow flowers. It 

 is native to St. Vincent. 



97779. Pitcairnia coccinea Hort. Bro- 

 meliaceae. 



No. 2723. A very striking ornamental 

 with lax sprays of large tubular scarlet 

 flowers which rise from a mass of typi- 

 cal bromelialike leaves, collected in the 

 Botanic Garden, Dominica, Leeward 

 Islands. 



97780. Albizzia berteriana (Balb.) Faw- 

 cett and Rendle (Pithecollobium ber- 

 terianum Benth. ) . Mimosaceae. 



No. 2747. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden, St. Vincent, March 4, 1932. A 

 tree over 100 feet high with smooth gray 

 bark, long tough branches, and small 

 rather thin foliage which offers no re- 

 sistance to the West Indian hurricanes. 

 It does not cast a dense shade, but its 

 clean gray buttressed trunk is most at- 

 tractive and suited for large avenue 

 effects and as a stately tree in parks. 



97781 and 97782. Plumeria obtusa L. 

 Apocynaceae. 



A handsome small tree with dark-green 

 leathery leaves and rather small white 

 flowers with a yellow eye. 



97781. No. 2570. Collected on Rum 

 Key, Bahama Islands, January 6, 

 1932. 



97782. No. 2627. Collected on Beata 

 Island, Dominican Republic, January 

 27, 1932. 



97783. Qdamoclit coccinea (L.) Moench. 

 Convolvulaceae. Scarlet starglory. 



No. 2768. Collected at the Government 

 House, St. Lucia, Windward Islands, 

 February 3, 1932. A vine with entire 

 cordate leaves over 2 inches long and 2 

 inches wide and many brilliant scarlet 

 flowers with the corolla tube curved. 



97784. Randia Formosa (Jacq.) Schum. 

 Rubiaceae. 



No. 2664. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden, Dominica, Leeward Islands, Jan- 

 uary 28, 1932. An attractive flowering 

 shrub with long white fragrant flowers. 

 Each flower has a long slender tube and 

 flat salver-shaped corolla. The small 

 fruits are striped different tints of green- 

 ish yellow and are about the size of a 

 gooseberry. They are said to be edible. 



97785. Solanum mammosum L. Sola- 

 naceae. 



No. 2741. Collected February 3, 1932, 

 on St. Lucia. A strikingly ornamental, 

 very spiny shrub, covered with large glo- 

 bose orange-colored fruits over 2 inches 

 in diameter. The fruits are said to be 

 poisonous, and evidently cattle and sheep 

 do not touch them. 



For previous introduction see 90935. 



