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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



98087 to 98096— Continued 



98090. BOUGAINVILLEA sp. 

 Harvard No. 25. 



98091. Camoensia .maxima Welw. Faba- 

 < eae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 97953. 



98092. 1'AXDOKEa RICASOLIANA (Tanf.) 



Baill. Bignoniaceae. 



Ricasol pandorea. 



An evergreen climbing shrill) with pin- 

 nate, leaves of 7 to 11 ovate-serrate leaf- 

 lets an inch long, dark green above, pale 

 beneath, and loose terminal panicles of 

 large campanulate flowers 2 inches long, 

 light pink striped with red. Native to 

 southern Africa. 



For previous introduction see 81186. 



98093. Saraca indica L. Caesalpinia- 



ceae. 



Common saraca. 



A medium-sized Indian tree with pin- 

 nately compound leaves of 6 to 12 ob- 

 long leathery leaflets 6 to 9 inches long 

 and fragrant orange-red flowers in com- 

 pact panicles. 



For previous introduction see 90S90. 



98094. Tabebuia sauvallbi Britton. 

 Bignoniaceae. 



A shrub with papery compound leaves 

 and terminal cymes of small dark-red 

 flowers. Native to Trinidad, British 

 AVest Indies. 



98095. Tabebcia serratifolia (Vahl) 

 Nicholson. Bignoniaceae. 



An evergreen tree, native to the West 

 Indies, with digitately compound leaves 

 made up of 4 or 5 oblong-ovate leaflets 

 3 to 5 inches long and terminal panicles 

 of yellow funnelform flowers? 



For previous introduction ^ee 62108. 



98096. Termixalia myriocarpa Heurck 

 and Muell. Arg. Combretaceae. 



A very valuable timber tree of north- 

 eastern Assam. It reaches a height of 

 80 to 100 feet, is deciduous, and the 

 fruits ripen in January and February 

 while the tree is bare. 



For previous introduction see 94081. 



98097. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Prof. J. G. 

 Jack, from Atkins Institution of the Ar- 

 nold Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos. 

 through T. A. Fennell, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received March 8, 1932. 



Binon. A rather small or medium-sized 

 tomato, much flattened, oblately rounded or 

 curved towards the stem, and much wrin- 

 kled. Professor Jack believes this is simply 

 a degenerate form of the improved culti- 

 vated tomato which has become established 

 as a wild plant in Cuba. It is said, how- 

 ever, to withstand very trying conditions 

 and to grow luxuriantly at times when all 

 other tomatoes fail. 



98098 and 98099. 



From Tasmania. Seeds presented by L. A. 

 Evans, Hobart. Received March 7. 1932. 



98098. Indigofera adstbalis Willd. 

 Fabaceae. Indigo. 



An erect Australian shrub 2 to 4 feet 

 high, with pinnately compound leaves and 



98098 and 98099— Continued 



dense racemes of showy red flowers. It 

 may be suitable for growing as an orna- 

 mental in the warmer parts of the 

 United States. 



For previous introduction see 77441. 



98099. Trifolium repexs L. Fabaceae. 



White clover. 



The flowers have long pedicels. 



! 98100 to 98136. 



! From Japan. Plants purchased from the 

 Yokohama Nursery Co., Yokohama. Re- 

 ceived March 24, 1932. 



98100. Abelia graxdiflora Rehder, Cap- 

 rifoliaceae. Glossy abelia. 



A half-evergreen shrub 3 to 6 feet high, 

 considered to be a hybrid between A. 

 cJiinensis and A. uniflora. The ovate 

 leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, are lustrous 

 dark green above, and the pink-flushed 

 white flowers, 1 inch long, are borne in 

 leafy panicles during an exceedingly long 

 period. 



98101. Abelia spathdlata Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Caprifoliaceae. 



A low deciduous shrub up to 4 feet 

 high ; native to Japan. The elliptic- 

 lanceolate serrate leaves are 1 to 2 

 inches long, and the funnel-shaped flow- 

 ers, 1 inch long, borne in axillary pairs, 

 are white with a yellow throat. 



98102 to 98133. Acer spp. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



98102 to 98109. Acer p a l m a t u m 

 Thunb. Japanese maple. 



98102. Alcilaze nishiki; leaves green 

 with irregular yellow variegation. 



98103. Aoba-no- fuye : regularly 

 palmate green leaves. 



98104. Atro-purpureum variegatum 



(Toy a ma); deeply serrated dark- 

 maroon leaves with white variega- 

 tion. 



98105. Atropurpureum (Nomura) ; 

 deep-maroon, large regularly pal- 

 mate leaflets. 



98106. Atropurpureum dissectum ; 

 richly-fringed deep-maroon leaves 

 inclined to droop. 



98107. A u re u m : roundish, obtusely 

 cut yellow leaves. 



. Dissectum ; green leaves, 

 richly fringed and inclined to 



droop. 



98109. Hatsuyuht : broad, 5-lobed, 

 white-margined leaves. 



98110 and 98111. Acer japoxicum 

 Thunb. Fullmoon maple, 



98110. A shrub or small tree native 

 to Japan. The 7- to 11-lobed cor 

 date doubly seriate leaves. 3 to •> 

 inches across, are bright green in 

 summer and turn crimson in the 

 autumn. The purple flowers are 

 borne in long-stalked nodding 

 corymbs and are followed by 

 winged fruits spreading nearly 

 horizontally. 



98111. Filici folium. A form with 

 leaves divided nearly to the base 

 into 9 to 11 pinnatisect lobes. 



