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63758 to 63783— Continued. 



63775, Lilium regale Wilson. Liliaceae. 

 Regal lily. 



No. 210. Seeds of the Regal (Royal) 

 lily as grown in Africa, introduced for 

 department horticulturists. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61494. 



63776 and 63777. Manihot glaziotii 

 Muell. Arg. Euphorbiaceae. 



Ceara rubber. 



Ceara rubber, obtained from this tree, 

 is one of the important rubbers of com- 

 merce. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 Nos. 61496 and 61497. 



63776. No. 216. Received as Manihot 

 dichtoma, but the seeds do not agree 

 with that species. 



63777. No. 217. 



63778. Musa testilis Nee. Musaceae. 



No. 227. 



Abaca seeds to be grown for testing as 

 fiber. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61500. 



63779. Pachira fastdosa (DC.) Decaisne. 

 Bombacaceae. 



No. 51. A handsome tropical tree na- 

 tive to Mexico, according to the Garden- 

 ers' Chronicle, vol. 54, p. 325. The flow- 

 ers in their size and color are both excep- 

 tional and attractive, as they measure 

 about a foot in diameter ; the strap- 

 shaped petals are white, and the large 

 brushlike clusters of stamens are crim- 

 son and yellow. The foliage is not un- 

 like that of the horse-chestnut, but it is 

 more leathery in texture. 



63780. Pentas sp. Rubiaceae. 



No. 238. A shrubby tropical plant, na- 

 tive to West Africa, which may have 

 value as a greenhouse ornamental. 



63781. Pttchococcus paradoxus 

 (Scheff.) Beccari. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 

 No. 262. A small palm, 9 to 12 feet 

 high, native to New Guinea. The slen- 

 der trunk is covered with white hairs, 

 and the feathery leaves are borne at 

 the summit of the trunk. 



63782. Rajstdia sp. Rubiaceae. 



No. 263. The Randias are tropical 

 shrubs or trees, often with showy white 

 or yellowish flowers. The round berries 

 of some species are edible. 



Received as RandAa sericantha. 



63783. SCHEFFLERODENDRON USAMBARENSE 



Harms. Fabaceae. 



No. 274. A handsome tropical African 

 leguminous tree, described by Harms 

 (Engler's Botanische Jahrbucher, vol. 30, 

 p. 88) as having dense compound foliage 

 and axillary racemes of reddish brown 

 flowers. 



63784. Musa paradisiaca sapienttjm 

 (L.) Kuntze. Musaceae. Banana. 



From San Juan, Porto Rico. Suckers pre- 

 sented by O. W. Barrett, agricultural 

 adviser, Department of Agriculture and 

 Labor. Received April 9, 1925. 



Colorado Blanco. A Porto Rican variety. 

 46980—27 3 



63785. Chrysophyllum monopyrenum 

 Swartz (C. oliviforme Lam., not L.). 

 Sapotaceae. Satin leaf. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester. Received 

 April 13, 1925. 



While the fruits of this tree are usually 

 poor for eating purposes, I had brought to 

 me recently a bag of fruits of remarkably 

 good quality. These are distinctly superior 

 to many native edible fruits. (Wester,) 



A tropical American tree of attractive 

 appearance ; the oval or oblong leaves are 

 silky golden beneath, the flowers are white, 

 and^ the blue-black fruits are over an inch 

 long. 



83786. Funtumia elastica (Preuss) 

 Stapf. Apocynaceae. 



Lagos rubber tree. 



From Accra, Gold Coast Colony, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by W. S. D. Tudhope, 

 Director, Department of Agriculture. 

 Received April 16, 1925. 



A large forest tree which is very widely 

 distributed throughout central Africa and 

 is the source of Lagos rubber which is of 

 excellent quality. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61086. 



63787 to 63797. 



From Kwangtung Province, China. Seeds 

 collected by F. A. McClure, agricultural 

 explorer. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 21, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 McClure. 



63787 and 63788. Adenanthera micro- 

 sperma Teijsm. and Binn. Mimosa- 

 ceae. 



63787. No. 89. February 5, 1925. Sai 

 sz kak. From trees growing in the 

 mission compound at Tukhing. This 

 is an excellent lumber tree with 

 rich-brown wood which is very strong 

 and hard in spite of its compara- 

 tively rapid growth. As an orna- 

 mental it is also desirable, with its 

 splendid clean-cut leaves and cork- 

 screw pods bearing bright-red beans. 

 It reaches a considerable size, the 

 largest specimen in the compound 

 being 40 centimeters in diameter and 

 15 meters high. 



63788. No. 90. February 10, 1925. 

 Seung sz kak. From Tenguhauen, 

 near Haulik, on the West River. 

 Similar to No. 89 [S. P. I. No. 

 63787] except that the seeds seem 

 slightly smaller and darker. 



63789. Bischofia sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



No. 83. February 10, 1925. Kat long, 

 Cliau fung. Found near Haulik, West 

 River. This tree, like Bischofia javanica, 

 to which it seems closely related but 

 from which it may be distinguished by 

 its smaller leaves and berries, is valued 

 as a source of lumber. It is a decidu- 

 ous tree bearing profusely large dense 

 pendulous panicles of small, brown, dry 

 fruits. 



63790. Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud. 

 Urticaceae. Ramie. 

 No. 92. February 17, 1925. Pak chue 



ma. From plants cultivated near Lintan. 

 Ramie, the material used to make the 

 very useful summer fabric called grass 

 cloth, is. obtained from this plant. 



