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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



97750 to 97790 — Continued 



97786. Stylosanthes hamata (L.)Taub. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 43. Collected January 23, 1932, 

 at Orangetown, St. Eustatius Island, 

 Dutch ^Yest Indies. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 96517. 



97787. Tabebuia leucoxyla DC. Big- 

 noniaceae. 



No. 2616. White cedar. Collected 

 January 24, 1932, on St. Kitts, Leeward 

 Islands. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 97579. 



97788. Tabebuia pentaphylla (L. i 

 Hemsl. Bignoniaceae. 



No. 2617. Collected January 26, 1932, 

 in the Botanic Gardens at St. Johns, An- 

 tigua, Leeward Islands. A handsome 

 tropical deciduous tree about 35 feet 

 hign, native to Central America. Durmg 

 its flowering period, from January to 

 March, the numerous large clusters of 

 pink flowers make this tree very attrac- 

 tive. 



For previous introduction see 81429. 



97789. Tamarixdus indica L. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. Tamarind. 



No. 2748. Collected February 6, 1932, 

 on Bequia, Grenadine Islands. A large- 

 fruited tamarind with pods nearly 6 

 inches long and over an inch in diameter ; 

 they are thin skinned and r.ch in pulp 

 of a delicate flavor. The pods are used 

 in the manufacture of tamarind sirup. 

 The young trees bear larger pods than 

 the old trees. 



97790. TlLLANDSIA UTRICUEATA L. Bl'O- 



meliaceae. 



No. 2644. Collected January 5, 1932, 

 on Conception, Bahamas. An immense 

 species with flower clusters said to be 8 

 to 10 feet high. 



97791. Linum usiTATissiMUM L. Lina- 

 ceae. Flax. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the 

 Agricultural Department, Nairobi. Kenya 

 Colony, through Simpson & Wliitelaw, 

 Ltd., seed merchants, Nairobi. Received 

 March 5, 1932. 



Locally grown linseed introduced for the 

 use of Department specialists. 



97792 to 97799. 



From Palestine. Seeds presented by the 

 deputy director, Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Forests, and Fisheries, American 

 Colony, Jerusalem. Received March 5, 

 1932. 



97792 to 97797. Trifolium spp. Fabaceae. 



Clover, 



97792. Trifolium campestre Schreb. 



A biennial or annual clover up to 

 about 20 inches high, prostrate or as- 

 cending, with bright-yellow flowers. 

 It is native to central Europe. 



For previous introduction see 78808. 



97793. Trifolium clypeatum L. 



For previous introdud ion spc 28792. 



97792 to 97799— Continued 



97794. Trifolium lappaceum L. 



This plant is one of the less vigor- 

 ous of the genus. It has a somewhat 

 reclining habit of growth ; the rather 

 soft and delicate stems are seldom 

 more than 12 or 15 inches long. 



For previous introduction s. e 31057. 



97795. Trifolium loiseleuri Rouy (T. 

 purpureum Loisel., not Gilib.). 



An annual clover, closely related to 

 T. angustifolium, but differing in hav- 

 ing somewhat broader leaflets and 

 shorter flower heads. Native to sandy 

 places in the fields of central Europe. 



97796. Trifolium scutatum Boiss. 



An annual clover with erect or 

 procumbent stems up to a foot high, 

 narrow obovate leaflets, and yellow 

 flower heads. Native to Asia Minor. 



97797. Trifolium loiseleuri Rouy (T. 

 purpureum Loisel., not Gilib.). 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 97795. 



97798. Ziziphus jujuba Mill. Rhamna- 

 ceae. Common jujube. 



A tree with small brownish fruits from 

 1 to 2 inches in length. 



For previous introduction see 90297. 



97799. Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) 

 Willd. 



A small tree with bright-green cordate 

 leaves and ovoid fragrant red-brown 

 fruits, the size of a hazel nut. 



97800. Pistacia vera L. Anacardia- 

 ceae. Pistache. 



From Syria. Scions presented by Arshak 

 Maroukian. through Sahac Sahacian, 

 Bab-el-Faraj, Aleppo. Received March 

 7, 1932. 



A good variety, collected in the vicinity 

 of Aleppo. 



97801 to 97803. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by P. R. L. 

 Putnam, Penje, Avakubi, Belgian Congo. 

 Received March 7, 1932. 



97801. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



An edible hard-shelled squash. 



97802. Randia sp. Rubiaceae. 



A shrub growing both in the dense for- 

 est and on village plazas. The flowers 

 are ornamental, and the full-grown but 

 unripe fruit is beaten to a pulp and used 

 by the natives to paint designs on their 

 bodies. When dry the juice becomes jet 

 black and cannot be removed for several 

 days. 



97803. Sarcophrynium sp. Marantaceae. 



A shrub found in the less shady parts 

 of the forest. Clumps of the. leaves are 

 ornamental, as are also the bright-red 

 seed capsules which are 3-chambered, 

 each chamber containing one seed. The 

 broad durable leaves are used by the na- 

 tives for thatching their huts ; the skin 

 of the stems of the leaves makes excel- 

 lent smooth mats ; the shoots are boiled 

 or fried as a vegetable and the seeds 

 are roasted and eaten. 



