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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



66623 to 66646— Contfnued. 



66844. Trigonella caerulea (L.) Seringe. 

 Fabaceae. 



An upright annual, 2 feet or less high, with 

 bright-blue flowers. Native to southeastern 

 Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 33297. 

 Trigonella striata L. f. Fabaceae. 



An annual yellow-flowered leguminous plant, 

 native to southeastern Europe and western Asia. 



66646. Vicia sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Common vetch. 



66647. Lecythis pisonis Cambess. 

 Lecythidaceae. 



From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seeds presented by 

 Amazones Torres, botanic garden. Received 

 March 27, 1926. 



A large Brazilian tree which, as described by St. 

 Hilaire (Flora Brasiliae Meridionalis, vol. 2, p. 377), 

 has broadly ovate glossy green leaves 3 inches long 

 and ellipsoidal woody fruits about the size of a 

 child's head. These fruits open by a circular lid, 

 and the edible seeds, the size of a cherry, have 

 white flesh of good flavor. 



66648 to 66660. 



From Ceylon. Seeds and cuttings obtained by 

 David Fairchild and P.'H. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 March 26, 1926. 



66648. Albizzia odoratissima (L. f.) Benth. 

 Mimosaceae. 



No. 34S. From the American Mission com- 

 pound, Tellippalai, near Jaffna, February 6, 

 1926. A large shade tree, spreading in habit, 

 with pure white sweet-scented flowers, which is 

 called suriya mara by the Singhalese. 



66649. Borasstjs flabellifer L. Phoenica- 

 ceae. Palmyra palm. 



No. 350. Jaffna. February 6, 1926. The 

 famous Palmyra palm of India and Ceylon which 

 in the northern part of this island takes the place 

 of the coconut palm. Though a slow grower, it 

 is a very handsome p"alm when old.. Inasmuch 

 as it grows in the dry coastal regions of Ceylon, it 

 is apparently able to withstand any amount of 

 lime, and as it is said to have been used success- 

 fully as a binder for sand dunes, it should prove 

 of real value in the calcareous soils of southern 

 Florida. \ In the number of uses to which it is 

 put here it rivals the coconut. A delicate sugar 

 is made from the sap which flows in abundance 

 from its inflorescence when cut. The seeds are 

 germinated and the young subterranean hypoco- 

 tyl is used as a vegetable. The leaves are used in 

 many different ways. The fruit, half the size of 

 a coconut, is very attractive in appearance and 

 when ripe exhales a delicate fragrance. The hull 

 is eaten by the Tamils of Ceylon. 



66650. Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. Divi-divi. 



No. 407. February 7, 1926. Seeds from a 

 very beautiful tree growing in deep sandy soil 

 in Regency Park, Jaffna. This tree, bearing 

 sweet-scented flowers, may prove a success as a 

 tannin-producing plant. 



For previous introduction see No. 42271. 



66651. Carica candamarcensis Hook. f. Pa- 

 payaceae. 



No. 401. From the Hakgala Botanic Gardens 

 at an altitude of 6,000 feet. February 8, 1926. 

 The mountain papaya of Ceylon. The fruits of 

 this Ecuadorian species are entirely different 

 from those of Carica papaya, being small and 

 acid flavored and useful only for jam and pre- 

 serves. 



For previous introduction see No. 51389. 



66648 to 66660— Continued. 



66652. Casuarina Montana Leschen. Casua- 

 rinaceae. 



No. 408. From the Hakgala Botanic Gar- 

 dens. January 28, 1926. A beautiful species 

 with drooping branches growing in the cool 

 rainy region of Hakgala. 



66653. Cissus quadrangula L. (Vitis qua- 

 drangularis'W&U.). Vitaceae. 



No. 406. Cuttings collected on the north coast 

 of Ceylon near Jaffna, February 6, 1926. A suc- 

 culent plant with square fleshy stems of most 

 interesting structure. 



66654. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. 

 (CpsoraloidesDC). Fabaceae. Guar. 



No. 412. Jaffna Mission School, Batticotta. 

 February 6, 1926. The guar or "cluster bean," 

 whose young pods are eaten in curries, is com- 

 monly cultivated in India and occasionally in 

 Ceylon. The plant may be useful as green 

 manure. 



For previous introduction see No. 57833. 



66655. Ehretia microphylla Lam. Boragina- 

 ceae. 



No. 344. From roadside thickets at Point 

 Pedro, Jaffna. February 6, 1926. A dark-green 

 glossy-leaved plant which makes an attractive 

 shrub when grown on salty land near the sea- 

 shore; suitable for hedges. The yellow fruits, 

 about the size of a pea, are said to be edible. 



For previous introduction see No. 43760. 



Hyphaene thebaica (L.) Mart. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Doum palm. 



No. 349. From Residency Park, Jaffna. 

 February 6, 1926. A palm 25 feet high, dis- 

 tributed from Upper Egypt to central Africa. 

 The stems of old trees are sometimes forked three 

 or four times. The beautiful yellowish brown 

 fruits are borne in long clusters of 100 to 200. In 

 Upper Egypt the poorer classes eat the fibrous 

 mealy fruit husk, which tastes much like ginger-, 

 bread but is rather hard and husky. The hard 

 tough wood is used for domestic utensils. 



For previous introduction see No. 53848. 



66657. Indigofera endecaphylla Jacq. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 391. From the agricultural experiment 

 station in the district of Kandy, January 23, 1926. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 66253. 



Ptychosperma sp. 



Phoenicaceae. 

 Palm. 



No. 421. February 12, 1926. A pinnate- 

 leaved palm with a smooth trunk. 



Schleicher a trijuga Willd. Sapin- 

 daceae. 



No. 343. A very handsome sapindaceous tree, 

 splendid for shade, growing in front of the Resi- 

 dency House at Jaffna. February 5, 1926. It 

 resembles a European evergreen oak, but the 

 small fruits are edible and slightly acid. 



For previous introduction see No. 25848. 



. Thunbergia coccinea Wall. Acantha- 

 ceae. 



No. 387. From the Hakgala Botanic Garden. 

 January 28, 1926. A beautiful red-flowered 

 climber which is a very fine ornamental. 



66661. Annona sp. Annonaceae. 



From Homestead, Fla. Seeds presented by H. W. 

 Johnston, through R. A. Young, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, Gainesville, Fla. Received 

 March 30, 1926. 



