JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1924 



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61478 to 61505— Continued. 



61490. Ficus chlamydodora Warb. Mo- 

 raceae. 



No. 171. A stately tree grown largely 

 ^as a shade tree in parts of tropical Af- 

 rica because of the handsome foliage and 

 brick-red branches. According to Holland 

 (Useful Plants of Nigeria), twice a year 

 it bears abundant crops of peach-colored 

 figs, which are fairly sweet and juicy. 



61491. FUNTUMIA ELASTICA (PreUSS) 



Stapf . Apocynaceae. Lagos rubber tree. 



No. 177. A large forest tree which is 

 very widely distributed throughout cen- 

 tral Africa and is the source of Lagos 

 rubber, which is of excellent quality. It 

 is being introduced with a view of in- 

 cluding it in the collection of rubber 

 plants now being brought together in 

 southern Florida for investigational pur- 

 poses. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 58963. 



Landolphia kirkii Dyer. Apocy- 



No. 205. A number of native climb- 

 ing plants are used in East Africa as 

 sources of native rubber, and this 

 shrubby vine is one of the most im- 

 portant, according to Thiselton-Dyer 

 (Flora of Tropical Africa). It has 

 thin, tough leaves, loose clusters of 

 whitish flowers, and roundish fruits 1 

 to 3 inches in diameter. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 52583. 



61493. Landolphia stolzii Busse. Apocy- 

 naceae. 



No. 206. A number of Landolphias 

 are being introduced from tropical 

 Africa for testing by department rubber 

 specialists. This one is described by 

 Thiselton-Dyer (Flora of Tropical 

 Africa) as a climbing shrub with small, 

 oval leaves, dense clusters of white, 

 sweet-scented flowers, and fruits re- 

 sembling small oranges. 



61494. Lilium regale Wilson. Liliaceae. 



Royal lily. 



No. 210. Seeds of the royal lily as 

 grown in Africa, introduced for the use 

 of lily breeders. 



61495. Lino ma alba (Bory) O. F. Cook. 

 Phcenicaceae. 



No. 8. A slender, spineless, pinnate- 

 leaved palm resembling Areca in habit, 

 30 feet or more in height, and native 

 to tropical Asia. The leaves of the 

 mature plant are 8 to 12 feet long. 

 When young this makes a very desirable 

 house palm. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 43583. 



61496 and 61497. Manihot glaziovii 



Muell. Arg. Euphorbiaceae. 



Ceara rubber. 



Ceara rubber, obtained from this tree, 

 is one of the important rubbers of com- 

 merce. These seeds are introduced for 

 testing by rubber specialists. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 



No. 46809. 



61496. No. 217. 



61497. No. 216. Received as Manihot 

 dichotoma, but the seeds are not 

 of that species. 



61478 to 61505— Continued. 



61498. Mascarenhasia elastica Schum. 

 Apocynaceae. 



No. 220. A shrubby tropical African 

 tree, 20 to 30 feet high, which furnishes 

 rubber said to be of about the same qual- 

 ity as that from Landolphia Mrkii. In- 

 troduced for testing by rubber specialists. 



61499. Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) 

 Dunal. Annonaceae. Calabash nutmeg. 



No. 225. The calabash nutmeg is de- 

 scribed in Curtis' s Botanical Magazine 

 (pi. 3059) as a large, spreading, tropical 

 African tree, with shining, pale-green 

 leaves, and fragrant flowers. The lat- 

 ter, borne singly in the leaf axils, are 

 about 6 inches across, with six petals ; 

 three of these are spreading and yellow, 

 the other three are erect and creamy 

 white, and all are dotted with red. 

 The fruit, 4 to 6 inches in diameter, 

 contains a number of cylindric seeds 

 about an inch long ; these have a flavor 

 resembling closely that of the common 

 nutmeg. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 47500. 



61500. Musa textilis Nee. Musaceae. 



Abaca. 



No. 227. Abaca seeds introduced for 

 testing by fiber-plant specialists. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 57696. 



61501. Ptychosperma sp. Phcenicaceae. 



Palm. 



No. 34. Palms of this genus have 

 smooth, ringed trunks, crowned at the 

 summit by a dense cluster of pinnate 

 leaves. 



61502. SCHIZOLOBIUM PARAHYBUM (Veil.) 



Blake (S. excelsum Vog.). Caesalpini- 

 aceae. Bacarabti. 



No. 275. A tall leguminous tree, 

 sometimes 120 feet high in Brazil, its 

 native country, with large, handsome, 

 fern like leaves and large panicles of yel- 

 low flowers. It is of possible value as 

 a shade and ornamental tree for the 

 warmest parts of Florida. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 45621. 



61503. Syzygium owariense (Beauv.) 

 Benth. (Eugenia owariensis Beauv.). 

 Myrtacese. 



No. 169. A tropical African tree, 30 

 to 40 feet high, closely related to the 

 jambolan (Syzygium- jambotona) . The 

 small fruits are eaten by the natives of 

 Nigeria, according to Holland (Useful 

 Plants of Nigeria), and the tree is good 

 for timber. 



61504. Telfairea pedata (J. E. Smith) 

 Hook. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 288. In the eastern sections of 

 tropical Africa the roundish seeds pro- 

 duced by this clinging shrub are boiled 

 and eaten by the natives. The perennial 

 stems become 50 to 100 feet long ; the 

 flowers are pale purple, and the oblong 

 fruits, 2 to 3 feet long, contain many 

 seeds. These seeds also yield an abun- 

 dance of oil which is said to be equal in 

 quality to olive oil, according to an analy 

 sis made at the Imperial Institute, Lon- 

 don. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No, 55504. 



