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PL.4XT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



97924 to 97941 — Continued 

 97929. Citrus medica L. 



97924 to 97941— Continued 

 Citron, ; 97938. Peteea volubilis L. Yerbenaceae 



No. 2998. Collected at Georgetown. I 

 British Guiana, February 25, 1932. ! 

 Scions of a peculiarly shaped citron ' 

 which turns a deep-orange color as it 

 ripens. 



97930. Citrus graxdis (L. i Osbeck. ■ 

 Grapefruit. 



No. 36S7. Alamoen. Collected at 

 Paramaribo, Surinam. March 2, 1932. 

 A flattened and irregular shaped grape- 

 fruit with a large cavity in the center, 

 thick segment walls, and very tender 

 follicles. Said to be the best grape- i 

 fruit grown in Surinam. 



97931. Crotalaria juncka L. Fabaceae. 



Sunn-hemp. 



No. 3699. Collected March 1. 1932, at I 

 the Experiment Garden. Paramaribo. 

 Surinam. A tall-growing species with 

 yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 81421. 



97932. FlCUS salicifolia Yahl. Mora- 

 ceae. Fig. 



No. 3656. Collected at the George- ; 

 town Botanic Garden, British Guiana. | 

 February 24. 1932. A remarkable form 

 of ficus' with long linear to lanceolate 

 leaves and small fruits not over a quar- 

 ter of an inch through. The fruits are 

 covered with chocolate spots, making 

 them very attractive. The tree climbs 

 and twines about itself, much as Ficus 

 aurea climbs over its host tree. 



97933. Gmelixa asiatica L. Yerbena- 

 ceae. 



No. 2969. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden. Georgetown, British Guiana. 

 February 25. 1932. A smail tree with 

 thorny drooping branches and odd-looking 

 trumpet-shaped flowers of a bright lemon 

 yellow. The fruits, about the size of a 

 small plum, are creamy yellow, and as 

 they lie untouched on the ground under 

 the tree, we infer that they are not 

 edible. 



97934. Ixora lutea Hutchinson. Rubia- 

 ceae. 



No. 2975. Collected February 25. 1932. 

 in the Botanic Garden, Georgetown. Brit- 

 ish Guiana. An attractive form with 

 light creamy-yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction *ee 97770. 



97935. Maba ixcoxstaxs (Jacq.) Griseb. I 

 Diospyraceae. 



No. 3697. Collected on Pigeon Hill. 

 Tobago. February 20. 1032. A form with 

 edible fruits. To be tried as a stock for 

 better varieties of persimmons. 



For previous introduction see 97532. 



97936 and 97937. Maxgifera indica L. 



Anacardiaceae. Mango. 



Purchased in the market at Paramar- 

 ibo, Surinam. March 1. 1932. 



For previous introduction see 97747. 



. No. 3694. A medium-sized kid- 

 ney-shaped mango with a pro- 

 nounced scarlet blush. The very fi- 

 brous flesh has a flavor much like 

 the Haden, although it is darker 

 red and more purplish. 



97937. No. 3695. A large nearly 

 round mango of very good flavor. 



No. 3653. Variety alba. Collected in 

 the Botanic Garden, Georgetown, British 

 Guiana. February 26, 1932. A woody 

 climber native to tropical South America 

 and the West Indies. The beautiful 

 white flowers are borne in loose pendent 

 sprays which hang gracefully from the 

 slender arching branches. These com- 

 bined with the rigid green leaves pro- 

 duce a striking effect. 



For previous introduction see 81476. 



97939. Plumeria rubra L. Apocyna- 

 ceae. Nosegay frangipani. 



No. 2806. Collected in the Botanic 

 Garden, Grenada, Grenadine Islands. 

 February 10. 1932. An immense tree 

 which bears shell-pink flowers. 



For previous introduction see 59647. 



97940. Raxdia Formosa (Jacq.) Schum. 

 Rubiaceae. 



No. 2994. Collected along the Lamaba 

 Canal in British Guiana, Februarv 26, 

 1932. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 97784. 



97941. Xtlopia frutescexs Aubl. An- 

 nonaceae. 



No. 3681. Collected March 3. 1932, at 

 Onverwacht, Surinam. A peculiar-look- 

 ing tree with glaucous blue-green leaves 

 which are narrow lanceolate and pointed. 

 Great masses of small fruits are pro- 

 duced. These have an aromatic taste, 

 but are not bitter. This may prove of 

 value as a shade or avenue tree. 



97942 to 97949. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by M. 

 Tozawa. director. Forest Experiment Sta- 

 tion. Keijo, Chosen. Received March 16. 

 1932. 



97942. Abies hoeophtlla Maxim. Pina- 

 ceae. Needle fir. 



A tall handsome fir. eventually 100 

 feet or more high, with stout spreading 

 or ascending branches and dark-green 



foliage. 



For previous introduction see 90649. 



97943. Acer triflorum Komarov. Acer- 

 aceae. Maple. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 97509. 



97944. Alxus hirsuta sibirica (Fisch.) 

 C. Schneid. Betulaceae. Alder. 



A handsome tree, native t<> Siberia. 

 60 feet high of broad pyramidal habit 

 and vigorous growth. The broadly ovate 

 leaves, about 5 inches long, are dark 

 green above and glaucous beneath. 



For previous introduction see 90787. 



97945. BUXUS MICROPHYLLA K O R E A X A 



Nakai. Buxaceae. Box. 



A variety which differs from the usual 

 form by its low stature, thicker leaves. 

 and pubescent branchlets. It is native 

 to Chosen. 



97946. Larix dahurica Turcz. Pinaceae. 



Dahurian larch. 



Received as variety Konana. 



