INVENTORY 1 



62231. Lycopeesicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Lima, Peru. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 A. Weberbauer. Received January 31, 

 1925. 



Seeds of wild-grown tomatoes, collected 

 during December between Lima and An con 

 on the coastal plain on stony saline soil, in 

 an almost rainless district. (Weberbauer.) 



62232. ECDEIOCOLEA MONOSTACHYA F. 



Muell. Baloskionaceae. 



From Perth, Western Australia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by W. M. Came, botanist and 

 plant pathologist, Department of Agri- 

 culture. Received January 31, 1925. 



Collected at Wongan Hills, "Western Aus- 

 tralia, December, 1924, by C. A. Gardner. 

 (Came.) 



A perennial, rushlike, herbaceous plant, 

 introduced for testing as a possible source 

 for paper-making material. 



62233. Elaeocarpus oblongtjs Gaertn. 

 Elaeocarpaceae. 



From Guntur, Madras Presidency, India. 

 Seeds presented by William Bembower. 

 Received February 3, 1925. 



The " Nilghiri mock olive " is a tree of 

 domelike habit, with a white, well-branched 

 trunk. The elliptic leaves are shining 

 green, and the white flowers appear in 

 slender, axillary racemes 2 to 6 inches 

 long. The crimson color of the autumn 

 foliage is very attractive, resembling that 

 of the Virginia creeper. The tree appears 

 to be a satisfactory ornamental for sub- 

 tropical regions. (Bembower.) 



62234. Saccharum 

 Poaceae. 



OFFICINARUM L. 



Sugar cane. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Cut- 

 tings presented by the agricultural ex- 

 periment station, through E. W. Brandes, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 March 25, 1925. 



Hawaii 109. 



62235. Qlearia forsteri Hook. f. As- 

 teraceae. 



From Dublin, Ireland. Plants and cut- 

 tings presented by J. W. Besant, Glas- 

 nevin Botanic Garden, at the request of 

 Dr. Augustine Henry, College of Science. 

 Received February 7, 1925. 



A handsome, evergreen, New Zealand 

 shrub, about 7 feet in height, which belongs 

 to a group closely allied to the shrubby 

 asters. The oblong leaves have wavy mar- 

 gins and are whitish below, and the insig- 

 nificant but fragrant flowers appear late 

 in the fall. While this plant is said to be 

 able to endure rather low temperatures, it 

 also requires a cool, moist summer. 



62236 to 62238. Viola odorata L. 

 Violaceae. Violet. 



From Killalow, County Clare, Ireland. 

 Plants purchased from Mrs. Stanistreet. 

 Received February 7, 1925. Notes by 

 Mrs. Stanistreet. 



62236. Lady Hume Campbell. A variety 

 with very large, long-stemmed flowers, 

 which are a soft lavender-blue and 

 very fragrant. Blooms freely and is 

 valuable for its long flowering season. 



62237. Mrs.. David Lloyd George. The 

 highly perfumed flowers, borne on long 

 stems, are purple, with center petals 

 shaded lavender, rose, and white. 



62238. Soiw&nwr de ma Fille. A new va- 

 riety with enormous dark-violet, highly 

 perfumed flowers, borne on long stems. 

 Good for frames or open air. 



62239. Cissus striata Ruiz and Pav. 

 ( Vitis striata Miq. ) . Vitaceae. 



From Paris, France. Plants purchased 

 from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., through 

 David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 March 19, 1925. 



A low, shrubby, evergreen vine, native 

 to southern South America. The leaves 

 are small, with three to five leaflets ; the 

 yellowish 'flowers are in rather dense clus- 

 ters. Probably tender except in the South- 

 ern States. 



1 It should be understood that the names of horticultural varieties) of fruits, vegetables, 

 cereals, and other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was 

 received when introduced by the Office of Foreign Plant Introduction, and, further, that 

 the printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption 

 in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the American 

 trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes 

 necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be subject 

 to change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized 

 horticultural nomenclature. 



It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, sel- 

 dom mention the seeds at all, and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible 

 identification from the seeds alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inven- 

 tories are appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no samples 

 of herbarium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be compared. 

 The only identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other 

 species of the same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications 

 therefore must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is 

 any question regarding the correctness of the identification of any plant received from 

 this office, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in so that definite 

 identification can be made. 



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