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97860 to 97909— Continued 



97871. Cracca villosa purpurea (L.) 

 Kuntze (Tepftrosia purpurea Pers.). 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2783. Wild senna. Collected Jan- 

 uary 23, 1932, at Basseterre, St. Kitts, 

 Leeward Islands. A legume with red- 

 purple flowers, which appears promising 

 as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 88150. 



97872 to 97880. Crotalaria spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



97872. Crotalaria incana L. 



No. 2633. Collected January 21, 

 1932, on a roadside on St. Eustatius, 

 Dutch West Indies. A tall yellow- 

 flowered trifoliolate species. 



For previous introduction see 75879. 



97873 and 97874. Crotalaria retusa L. 



For previous introduction see 88151. 



97873. No. 2774. Collected Feb- 

 ruary 5, 1932, on Cannouan. A 

 pubescent species with simple 

 leaves and yellow flowers. 



97874. No. 2777. Collected Feb- 

 ruary 5, 1932. on Bequia. A yel- 

 low-flowered species. 



97875. Crotalaria usaramoexsis 

 Baker f. 



No. 2772. Collected at the Experi- 

 ment Station near Castries, St. Lucia, 

 February 2, 1932. A leguminous plant 

 which forms a dense low growth and 

 endures partial shade. 



For previous introduction see 91469. 



97876. Crotalaria verrucosa L. 



No. 2773. Collected February 5, 

 1932, on Bequia. A small weedy look- 

 ing species with entire pubescent leaves 

 and blue flowers. It mav have 

 drought-resistant characteristics. 



For previous introduction see 81518. 



97877. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 2630. Collected on Monkev Hill, 

 St. Kitts, January 23. 1932. 



97878. Crotalaria axagyroides H. 

 B. K. 



No. 2642. Collected on St. Kitts, 

 January 24, 1932. A shrubby vigorous 

 species over 7 feet high, with mucro- 

 nate pubescent trifoliolate leaves and 

 terminal inflorescence of brilliant yel- 

 low flowers. 



For previous introduction see 91468. 



97879. Crotalaria retusa L. 



No. 2652. From St. Kitts, January 

 24, 1932. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 97874. 



97880. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 2649. Collected on St. Eusta- 

 tius. January 29, 1932. A species with 

 gray leaves. 



97881. Datura metel fastuosa (L.) Saf- 

 ford. Solanaceae. 



No. 49. Collected on Cannouan, Feb- 

 ruary 6, 1932. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 97766. 



97860 to 97909— Continued 



97882. Dolicholus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 2640. Collected on St. Kitts, 

 January 23, 1932. A climbing legume 

 with yellow flowers. 



97883. Phaseolus adexaxthus G. 

 Meyer. Fabaceae. 



No. 2775. Collected February 3, 1932, 

 on St. Lucia. A climbing leonine with 

 pods over 3 inches long. Flowers not 

 seen. 



97884. Guilandina ovalifolia (Urban) 

 Britton. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 2603. Collected on Beata Island, 

 Dominican Republic. A very prickly vine 

 which is one of the few that can stand 

 the constant salt breezes of the coast. It 

 differs from Chtilandia honduc in having 

 perfectly globular golden-brown seeds. 



97885 and 97886. Indigofera suffruti- 

 cosa Mill. Fabaceae. Indigo. 



A slender, yellow-flowered bushy leg- 

 ume, 3 to 5 feet high, producing a rather 

 scanty growth, which is not considered 

 one of the best cover crops. 



For previous introduction see 67845. 



97885. No. 2634. Collected January 

 22. 1932, on St. Eustatius, where it 

 was found growing wild. 



97886. No. 2661. Collected January 

 26, 1932. in the Botanic Garden at 

 Roseau, Dominica. 



97887. Teramnus labialis (L.) Spreng. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2769. Collected February 3, 1932, 

 on St. Lucia. A legume found growing 

 on the dry side of the island. It twined 

 up over the tall grasses, and its great 

 productiveness and the vigor of its 

 growth are in its favor as a cover crop, 

 although there is little substance in its 

 foliage. 



97888. Jasminum azoricum L. Oleaceae. 



Azores jasmine. 

 No. 2592. Collected at Nassau, New- 

 Providence, Bahamas, January 10, 1932. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 97771. 



97889. Meibomia sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 2782. Collected on Dominica, 

 January 30, 1932 A decumbent species 

 with very small trifoliolate leaves. It is 

 found commonly in the pastures of sev- 

 eral of the British West Indies. 



97890. Mvrospermum frutescens Jacq. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2784. Cercipo tree. Collected in 

 the Botanic Garden, Dominica, January 

 29. 1932. A large tropical-American le- 

 guminous tree with showy white flowers. 

 It is worth a trial for street and park 

 purposes. 



97891. Pennisetum setosum (Swartz) 

 L. Rich. Poaceae. 



No. 2662. Collected on St. Kitts. Jan- 

 uary 24, 1932. Said to be a valuable 

 pasture grass. 



For previous introduction see 92940. 



97892 to '97896. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Bean. 



97892 and 97893. Phaseolus lathy- 



ROIDES L. 



Collected on St. Lucia, February 2 

 and 3, 1932. 



