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62093 to 62098— Continued. 



62094. Beschorneria bigelowii Hort. 

 Anraryllidaceae. 



A very drought-resistant, ornamental 

 succulent plant, hardy at Nice. {Pros- 

 choivsky.) 



62095. Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega 

 (M. acanthocarpa Poir.). Mimosacese. 



Very drought resistant ; the best hedge 

 plant I know, absolutely impenetrable. 

 (Proschowsky.) 



62096. Pinus canariensis C Smith. 

 Pinacea}. Canary pine. 



Rapid-growing timber tree. (Proschow- 

 sky.) 



A pine, native to the Canary Islands, 

 which thrives in warm temperate cli- 

 mates. It is suited to nearly all soils 

 and has a straight trunk even when it 

 grows in an isolated position. The 

 wood of this pine, known in the Canary 

 Islands as " tea," is very hard, very 

 difficult to work, but unequalled for dura- 

 tion and building purposes because it 

 does not rot. 



62097. Raphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) 

 C. Schneid. (R. jwponica Sieb. and 

 Zucc). Malacea*. 



Fresh seeds of a beautiful evergreen, 

 very hardy bush which will, I think, 

 thrive in the southeastern parts of the 

 United States, at least as far as North 

 Carolina. {Proschowsky.) 



62098. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



To be grown to ascertain its horticul- 

 tural value. 



62099. Arachis nambyquarae Hoehne. 

 Fabacese. Peanut. 



From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seeds pre- 

 sented by F. W. Hoehne, Commissao de 

 Linhas Telegraphicas Estrategis de Matto 

 Grosso ao Amazonas. Received Decem- 

 ber 10, 1924. 



A Brazilian relative of the peanut, which, 

 according to Hoehne (Historia Natural 

 Botanica, Matto Grosso, Brazil, Part 

 XII) is a much-branched, prostrate or as- 

 cending plant. The pod is 2 to 3 inches 

 long, usually having two seeds which are 

 edible and very oily. 



62100. Cicer arietintjm L. Fabacese. 



Chick-pea. 



From Bengal, India. Seeds presented by 

 D. Dutta, second economic botanist. Re- 

 ceived December 10, 1924. 

 Introduced for trial as stock feed in the 



southwestern United States. 



62101 and 62102. 



From Benenden, Kent, England. Plants 

 presented by Capt. Collingwood Ingram. 

 Received December 20, 1924. 



L. Prunus serrulata Lindl. Amyg- 

 dalaceffi. Flowering cherry. 



Var. kojima. A variety of Japanese 

 flowering cherry which has very large, 

 pure-white flowers which are somewhat 

 campanulate and semidouble ; these are 

 produced in a long-stemmed, drooping 

 corymb, and are slightly fragrant. The 

 tree is quick growing and very vigorous. 

 (Ingram.) 



62102. Viola sp. Violacea?. 

 A pink-flowered violet. 



Violet. 



62103 to 62108. 



From Littleriver, Fla. Seeds presented by 

 Charles T. Simpson. Received December 

 17, 1924. 



These seeds were sent to Mr. Simpson 

 by Dr. B. E. Dahlgren, Field Museum of 

 Natural History, Chicago, 111. 



62103. Rhyticocos amara (Jacq.) Bee- 

 car i (Covos amara Jacq.). Phoenicacea^ 



Palm. 



A tall, feather-leaved palm, 50 to 100 

 feet in height, with a winged trunk. It 

 is native to Martinique, French West In- 

 dies, and is closely related to the coconut. 



62104. Licuala spinosa Thunb. Phceni- 

 cacese. Palm. 



A dwarf, fan-leaved, West Indian palm, 

 10 to 12 feet high, with roundish leaves 

 3 feet or more in diameter and 3-angled 

 stems armed with brownish hooked spines. 

 It requires abundant moisture and heat. 



62105. Inodes blackburniana (Glazebr.) 

 O. F. Cook (Sabal blackburniana 

 Glazebr.). Phcenicaeeae. Palm. 



The trunk of this West Indian palm is 

 spineless, about 40 feet? high, and thick- 

 ened in the middle, and the rather rigid 

 leaf blade is round, with about 40 sword- 

 shaped segments. The pear-shaped fruits 

 are an inch and a half long. 



62106. Sabal. maubitiaeformis (Karst.) 

 Griseb. and Wendl. Phcenicaceffi. 



Palm. 



A handsome West Indian palm with a 

 trunk 60 to 80 feet in height and over a 

 foot in diameter, and large, roundish 

 leaves multifid to the middle, up to 12 

 feet in diameter. The black fruits are 

 about the size of peas. 



62107. Simarouba amara Aubl. Sima- 

 roubacese. 



A tall, evergreen, tropical American 

 tree with alternate, leathery, pinnate 

 leaves and yellowish white flowers with 

 spreading petals. It yields a drug known 

 as simaruba bark. 



62108. Tabebuia serratifolia (V a h 1) 

 Nicholson. . Bignoniacea?. 



A West Indian relative of the trumpet 

 creeper of the northern United States 

 (Tecoma radicans) ; it is a handsome ev- 

 ergreen tree, with digitate leaves and ter- 

 minal panicles of yellow flowers. 



62109. Rodgersia purdomii Hort. Saxi- 

 fragacese, 



From Langley Slough, England. Plants 

 purchased from J. C. Allgrove, Middle 

 Green. Received December 22, 1924. 



A very attractive, hardy Chinese peren- 

 nial with large, feathery panicles of creamy 

 white flowers. It is said to thrive best in 

 a somewhat moist, peaty soil. 



62110 to 62115. 



From Kew, England. Cuttings presented by 

 Dr. A. W. Hill, director, Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, through David Fairchild, agri- 

 cultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received December 31, 1924. 



62110. X Populus eugenei Simon-Louis. 

 Salicacese. Poplar 



An unusually large and vigorous pop- 

 lar, which is described by Bean (Trees 

 and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles) 



