10 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



54983. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscoreaeea?. Greater yam. 



From Trinidad, British West Indies. Tubers presented by Claude Connell, 

 through J. B. Rorer, Board of Agriculture, Port of Spain. Received 

 April 20, 1918, and grown at the Plant Introduction Garden, Brooksville, 

 Fla. Numbered April, 1922. 



" This is an unidentified variety of yam from a mixed collection of varieties 

 recorded under S. P. I. No. 45990. The individual tubers of this yam are 

 club-shaped to cylindrical, and thus far in Florida have not much exceeded 4 

 pounds in weight. They remain perfectly white when cooked and are mealy 

 and of very delicate flavor." (R. A. Young.) 



54984 to 54987. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Dr. H. L. Lyon, in charge, Depart- 

 ment of Botany and Forestry. Experiment Station of the Hawaiian 

 Sugar-Planters' Association. Received April 7, 1922. Quoted notes by 

 Doctor Lyon unless otherwise stated. 



54984. Cassia nodosa Buch.-Ham. Caesalpiniacese. 



" Seeds collected in Honolulu." 



Pink-cuid-white shower. This magnificent flowering tree is one of the 

 most commonly cultivated ornamental plants in Honolulu, where it is 

 much used for street planting. It is a moderate-sized deciduous tree, 

 with long drooping brandies and glossy leaves; during May and June 

 it bears a profusion of beautiful, bright-pink, rose-scented flowers in 

 dense clusters on long stalks. It is native from the eastern Himalayas 

 to the Malay Islands and the Philippines. (Adapted from Rock, Orna- 

 mental Trees of Hawaii, p. 106.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52797. 



54985. Kleinhovia hospita L. Sterculiacese. 



" Seeds collected in Honolulu." 



A handsome tree 25 to 45 feet or more in height, native to southern 

 India and the East Indies, with heart-shaped leaves about 4 inches long 

 and wide. The flowering panicles are large and full and bear small rose- 

 colored flowers ; the inflated papery pods are about an inch long. The 

 tree thrives well in low moist places and is quite suitable for planting 

 along avenues, for which purpose it is used considerably in Calcutta. 

 (Adapted from Rock, Ornamental Trees of Haivaii, p. 155.) 



54986. Pinanga insignis Beecari. Phoenicacese. Palm. 



" Seeds collected in the Philippines by F. X. Williams." 



A rather small palm with a slender, smooth trunk about 6 inches in 

 diameter, very graceful feathery leaves, and oval fruits 2 inches in 

 length. The seeds are occasionally used as a substitute for betel nuts 

 in preparing " buyo," the mixture of leaves of Piper betle, lime, and 

 betel nuts, which, when chewed, colors the saliva a characteristic red 

 and is held to be a tonic and general stimulant. (Adapted from Brotvn 

 and Merrill, Philippine Palms and Palm Products, pp. 20, 112, and 117.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 37607. 



54987. Uvaeia sp. Annonacese. 



" Seeds collected in the Philippines by F. X. Williams." 



54988 to 54990. 



From Matania el Saff, Egypt. Seeds presented by A. Bircher, director, 

 Middle Egypt Botanic Station. Received April 7, 1922. Quoted notes by 

 Mr. Bircher. 



54988. Baryxylum africanum (Sond.) Pierre. Csesalpiniacea?. 

 (Peltophorum africanum Sond.) 



"A handsome evergreen tree with feathery leaves and yellow flowers." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50125. 



