APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1923 



56821. Androcymbittm punctatum 

 (Cav.) Baker. Melanthacese. 



From Tripoli, Libia, North Africa. Bulbs 

 presented bv E. O. Fenzi. Received April 

 4, 1923. 



A stemless ornamental of the Amaryllis family, 

 native to the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers, 

 whitish with green veins and purple stamens, are 

 in a dense umbel surrounded by about four narrow, 

 spreading, bright-green leaves 5 or 6 inches long. 

 (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, vol. 1, new 

 series, p. 786.) 



56822. Garcinia mangostana L. Clu- 

 siacese. Maneosteen. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. P. J. S. Cramer, director, General Ex- 

 periment Station, Department of Agriculture, 

 Industry, and Commerce. Received April 

 11, 1923. 



Mangosteen seeds introduced from Java for test- 

 ing in our tropical dependencies. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 56667. 



56823 to 56829. 



From Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by 

 J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received April 2, 

 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



56823. Goedonia sp. Theacese. 



"(No. 7884. Tienyinssu. January, 1923.) 

 A shrub about 8 feet high found at an altitude 

 of 6,000 feet. The handsome white flowers 

 are 1}4 inches across, and the fruit is a woody 

 capsule." 



56824. Ligustrum sp. Oleacese. Privet. 



"(No. 7877. Wolung. January, 1923.) A 

 very ornamental shrub 10 feet high which 

 grows among lava bowlders near Tengyaeh 

 at an altitude of 6,000 feet. The cream-colored 

 flowers are in large pyramidal clusters." 



56825. Luculia sp. Rubiaceae. 



"(No. 7824. December, 1922.) A hand- 

 some shrub 6 to 18 feet in height which grows 

 on the Shweli-Salwin Divide in mixed rain 

 forests at an altitude of 8,000 feet and also in 

 open gulches at a slightly lower altitude, even 

 as low as 6,000 feet, but reaches its best de- 

 velopment at 8,000 feet. In winter this region 

 is often covered with snow and ice. The 

 bright-green narrow leaves have reddish 

 stems, and the rich-pink flowers are in large 

 terminal corymbs 6 inches wide. The indi- 

 vidual flowers are deliciously fragrant and 

 nearly 2 inches across, with a salver-shaped 

 corolla and a tube an inch long. This is one 

 of the handsomest shrubs of which I know." 



56826. Pittosportjm sp. Pittosporacese. 



"(No. 7886. Kaotien. January 21, 1923.) 

 A tree 30 to 40 feet high, handsome in shape 

 and foliage, with cream-colored flowers 

 borne in large terminal panicles and red 

 fruits." 



56827 and 56828. Rhododendron spp. Eri- 



56827. Rhododendron sp. 



"(No. 7865. Homushu. December, 

 1922.) A shrub 10 to 15 feet high, which 

 grows at an altitude of 8,000 feet on the 

 summit of the Salwin watershed in dense 

 forests but near the margins. The oval 

 dark -green leaves, deeply wrinkled above, 

 are covered with matted brown wool, as 

 is also the inflorescence. The flowers are 

 white." 



56823 to 56829— Continued. 



56828. Rhododendron sp. 



"(No. 7866. Kaotien. January 6, 1922.) A 

 handsome compact shrub 6 to 8 feet high, 

 found in forests 2 days' travel from Tengyueh 

 at an altitude of 6,500 feet. The uniformly 

 green leaves are quite narrow, and the flowers 

 are said to be white." 



56829. Schista sp. Theaceae. 



"(No. 7864. Homushu. December, 1922.) 

 A fine tree 30 to 40 feet in height, which grows 

 in dense forests on the Salwin watershed at 

 an altitude of 8,000 feet. The leaves are nar- 

 rowly oval, the flowers are white, and the 

 fruits are small globular capsules. There are 

 about four species of Schima found in Yun- 

 nan, and this one is rarer than the others." 



56830. Trifolium incarnatum L. 

 Fabaceae. Crimson clover. 



From Valence sur Rhone, France. Seeds pur- 

 chased from Tezier Freres. Received April 

 12, 1923. 



Locally grown seed introduced for department 

 specialists engaged in clover breeding. 



56831 to 56833. Diospyros kaki L. f, 

 Diospyracese. Kaki, 



From Osaki Machi, Tokyo, Japan. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Sengo Matsuda. Received April 

 6, 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Matsuda. 



Wild kaki varieties introduced as stocks for the 

 cultivated sorts. 



56831. "Gara-gara (prolific bearer). A very 

 stout tree from the mountainous districts of 

 Kyusiu Island. The sour fruits are pickled , 

 and the juice is used for waterproofing 

 purposes." 



56832. " Tsurushi-gaki. This is good for using 

 dried." 



" Yama-gaki. Sour fruits used for 

 pickles." 



56834 to 56837. Soja max (L.) Piper. 

 (Glycine fiispida Maxim.) Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



From Liaoyuanchow, Manchuria, China. 

 Seeds presented by H. C. Chang. Received 

 April 12, 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Chang. 



56834. "Black (green inside)." 



66835. "Black (yellow inside)." 



'Green." 56837. "Yellow." 



56838 to 56841. Mangifera indica L. 

 Anacardiaceae. Mango. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Plants presented by 

 Willis T. Pope, horticulturist. Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Received April 12, 

 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Pope. 



56838. " West India No. 9. This variety, now 

 quite common in Hawaii, Was introduced 

 about 1885 under this name by Joseph 

 Marsden. 



"Description of fruit: Shape resembling 

 the letter S; stem prominent; size from 3>6 

 to 4H inches long, from 2% to 2'/ s inches 

 broad, and from 2 to 2]/ 2 inches thick; 

 color before fruit is mature green, turning 

 to a pale yellow when ripe, with a slight 

 blush of pink on the upper end of the ex- 

 posed side; peeling qualities very good; 

 texture variable but in most specimens 

 rather fibrous; flesh light yellow, sweet 

 but watery; seed small; tree an abundant 

 bear ,t . The fruit appears to be quite resist- 

 ant to the attacks of the mango blight." 



