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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



97817 and 97818— Continued 



stems are 3 to 4 feet high, and the roots 

 bear nitrogen nodules. 



For previous introduction see 71803. 



97818. INDIGOPERA LINIFOLIA (L. f.) 



Retz. Fabaceae. Indigo. 



A legume with fine stems and nu- 

 merous small leaves, growing to a height 

 of 6 to 8 inches. Considered one of the 

 best pasture plants of* the Ganges Valley. 



For previous introduction see 33608. 



97819. Capsicum annuum L. Solana- 

 ceae. Common redpepper. 



From India. Seeds presented by W. O'Brien, 

 Hyderabad, Deccan. Received March 11, 

 1932. 



Goa chillie. Grown in Goa, Portuguese- 

 India. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 96492. 



97820 and 97821. 



From the West Indies. Material collected 

 by David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the 1931-32 Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received March 15 

 1932. 



97820. Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) 

 Burkill. Dioscoreaceae. Lesser yam. 



No. 2878. Tuber collected in the Bo- 

 tanic Garden, Trinidad, February 15, 

 1932. A smooth-skinned, white-fleshed 

 yam with the sweetish taste character- 

 istic of most varieties of this species. 

 The single tuber received is roughly cylin- 

 drical and of good size. * weighing 15 

 ounces and measuring 8 inches long by 

 nearly 3 inches thick. 



97821. ZlNZIBER OFFICINALE RoSCOe. 



Zinziberaceae. Ginger. 



No. 2891. Roots of Jamaica ginger, 

 purchased in the market at Trinidad., 

 February IT, 1932. 



97822. Tueraea obtusifolia Hochst. 

 Meliaceae. 



From Los Angeles, Calif. Seeds presented 

 by P. D. Barnhart. Received March 8, 

 1932. 



An attractive dwarf evergreen shrub, 

 native to southern Africa, 4 to 6 feet high, 

 which bears, between October and March, 

 an abundance of white flowers which have 

 strap-shaped petals 2 inches long. When 

 in bloom the pure white flowers cover the 

 plant and it is a veritable bouquet. When 

 the capsules dehisce, the pretty seeds re- 

 main in the valves ; hence whether the 

 plant is in flower or in fruit, it is an orna- 

 ment to any garden. 



For previous introduction see 80214. 



97823. Pseudophoesix saegexti Wendl. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From the West Indies. Seeds collected by 

 G. G. Albury, commissioner. The Bight, 

 Cat Island, Bahamas, at the request of 

 Dr. Fairchild. Received March 21, 1932. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 96488. 



97824 to 97827. 



From the West Indies. Material collected 

 by David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the 1931-32 Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received March 7, 

 1932. 



97824. Ananas sativus 

 Bromeliaceae. 



Schult. f. 

 Pineapple. 



No. 2928. Suckers of a wild pineapple 

 found along the roadside in the eastern 

 part of Trinidad. It grows in light 

 sandy soil which is seldom dry and where 

 it is not exposed to the intense sunlight 

 for more than a few hours a day. May 

 be useful for breeding purposes. 



97825 to 97827. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



97825. Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) 

 Swingle. Lime. 



No. 2942. From Charlotteville, To- 

 bago, Windward Islands. 



97826. Citrus medica L. 



Citron. 



No. 2933. From the market at Port- 

 of-Spain, Trinidad, February 18, 1932. 

 A fruit with very thick, golden-yellow 

 skin, acid yellow flesh, and very small 



seeds. 



97827. Citrus geandis (L.) Osbeck. 



Grapefruit. 



No. 2931. From the Scarborough 

 Botanic Station, Tobago, February 19, 

 1932. A locally selected seedling of 

 exceptionally good flavor, but very 

 seedy and not very juicy. 



97828 and 97829. 



From Madagascar. Seeds presented by R. 

 Decary, Ambovombe, through C. F. Swin- 

 gle, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 March 16, 1932. 



97828. Euphorbia sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



Collected in December 1930 in the 

 Administrator's garden at Ambovombe. 



97829. (Undetermined.) 



Fengotra or flngoka. A large tropical 

 tree, native to Madagascar, which re- 

 sembles the Royal poinciana (Delonix 

 regia). The trunk sometimes attains a 

 diameter of over 3 feet. The leaves ap- 

 pear in October (in Madagascar), and 

 the flowers are borne in December. The 

 pod becomes 16 inches long. 



97830. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by Maj. C. R. 01- 

 berg, Tiflis, Transcaucasia. Received 

 March 21, 1932. 



A wild lemon which is used as a stock 

 on which to bud the mandarin orange. 



97831 to 97833. Castanea crenata 

 Sieb. and Zucc. Fagaceae. 



Japanese chestnut. 



From Japan. Scions presented by Sanichi 

 Ishihara, Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Gifu Ken. Received March 14, 

 1932. 



97831. Ginyose. 



97832. Kanotsume. 



97833. Kasahara Wase. 



