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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67496 and 67497. Trifolium ixcar- 

 xatum L. Fabaceae. 



Crimson clover. 



From Budapest, Hungary. Seeds obtained from 

 Oebriider Schwartz. Received June 15, 1926. 

 Locally grown seed. 

 67496. No. 286. 67497. No. 574. 



67498. Hymexocallis amaxcaes 

 (Ruiz and Pav.j Nichols. Amaryl- 

 lidaceae. Spider lily. 



From Lima, Peru. Bulbs presented bv R. Beaton. 



Received June 16, 1926. 



A tender spider lily from Chile and Peru, about 

 2 feet high, with large bright-yellow flowers. 



67499 and 67500. Ipomoea batatas 

 (L.) Poir. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweet potato. 



From China, Tubers collected by F. A. McClure, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received Februarv IS. 1926. Numbered Mav. 

 1926. 



67499. No. 331. Hung faan shuc. Obtained at 

 Chukkouen, Lohkongtung, December 27, 

 1925. A variety of unusual flavor and quality 

 with red skin and cream-colored flesh. The 

 tubers often reach a fairly large size, but 

 when they do the skin has a tendency to 

 break open, resulting in malformed speci- 

 mens. 



67500. No. 332. Heung shui faan shuc. Ob- 

 tained at Chukkouen, Lohkongtung, Decem- 

 ber 27, 1925. A variety with pale-yellow skin 

 and deliriously flavored flesh, containing no 

 fibers, which is butter yellow when cooked. 

 This variety never reaches a very large size, 

 and for that reason it is not commonly culti- 

 vated. It compares favorably with, if not 

 actually superior to. our better varieties. 



67501 to 67504. 



From Java. Seeds obtained by David Fairchild, 

 agricultural explorer. Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 with the Allison V. Armour expedition. Re- 

 ceived June 18, 1926. 



67501. Ficus wabingiana Hort. Moraceae. 

 No. 769. May 7. 1926. A small tree p-owing 



below Karangpandan. The dark-red, almost 

 black fruits, the size of a pigeon's egg, are very 

 attractive. This waringian fig grows into an 

 immense tree suitable for very wide avenues. 

 It is of the banyan type, with many pendent 

 aerial roots which descend into the ground. 



67502. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



No. 770. A tall gray-barked tree with fine 

 buttresses, medium-sized leaves, and red fruits 

 as large as olives and of the same shape, which 

 turn almost black when ripe. This tree is used 

 as a shade tree at the gate of a private house near 

 the Pablengan Hot Springs, near Karangpandan. 



67503. Sapindus eaeae DC. Sapindaeeae. 



Soapberry. 



No. 772. From the market at Djokjakarta. 

 May 7, 1926. A dioecious tree which grows at 

 an altitude of 1,500 meters. The large sticky 

 semitransparent fruits of a waxy texture contain 

 much saponin and are used by the Javanese for 

 washing clothes. 



67504. Satjbatjja blumiana Benn. Dillenia- 

 ceae. 



No. 754. From the Dieng Plateau at an 

 altitude of 6,000 feet. April 25. 1926. The Tjoe- 

 woet, also Oembel-Oembelan. named because of 

 the slimy contents of the fruit in which the 

 seeds are embedded. A small tree or shrub 

 occurring all over Java at an altitude of about 

 5,000 feet, with attractive glossy leaves and 

 white, bell-shaped fruits. 



67505 to 67509. 



From Calcutta, India. Seeds purchased from 

 Frederico Varela. Received June 15, 1926. 

 Notes by B. T. Galloway, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. 



67505. Bambos jubbulporensis Hort. Poa- 

 ceae. Bamboo. 



This is the "dry -zone bamboo*' of upper 

 India. There is no recorded name or description 

 of the species. The seedlings closely resemble 

 those of Bambos polymorpha and B. tulda. 



67506. Bambos polymorpha Munro. Poiceae. 



Bamboo. 



A promising bamboo which may have many 

 uses commercially and domestically. It grows 

 in tufts or clumps and under favorable conditions 

 may reach a height of 75 to 80 feet. The culms 

 are thick walled and 3 to 6 inches in diameter. 

 The leaves are comparatively small for such a 

 large bamboo, usually 3 to 7 inches long and 

 from one-third to one-half inch wide. Native 

 to Bengal and Burma, India. 



For previous introduction see No. 61373. 



67507. Bambos tulda Roxb. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



One of the most promising species introduced, 

 but it will not stand much frost. The culms are 

 green and smooth and under good conditions 

 may reach a height of 60 to 70 feet and a diameter 

 of 2 to 5 inches. They are nearly solid and 

 extremely tough and strong. The culms split 

 easily and therefore lend themselves to many 

 uses. The plant is quite leafy and proves a 

 beautiful ornamental with its graceful leaning 

 stems and tropical frondage. Native to Bengal, 

 India. 



67508. Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees. 

 Poaceae. Bamboo. 



A strikingly beautiful and useful 

 already grown to a considerable extent in the 

 warmer parts of Florida, but worthy of further 

 planting. The culms under good conditions 

 may grow to a height of 80 to 100 feet. This 

 bamboo will stand considerable drought and 

 cold. It is more especially suited for clump 

 planting. Native to India, 



67509. Thtbsostachts siamensis Gamble. 

 ( Bam bos regia Thorns.). Poaceae. Bamboo. 



This is a so-called "regal bamboo'" of Siam 

 and as far as known has not previously been 

 introduced into this country. The culms grow 

 to a height of 35 to 40 feet, are very straight, and 

 do not branch until high up. It is said to be 

 one of the most graceful bamboos known. Its 

 chief value will doubtless be in its ornamental 

 nature. Suitable for the warmer coast sections 

 of Florida. Porto Rico, and the Canal Zone. 



67510 to 67514. 



From Jalta._Crimea, Russia, Seeds presented by 

 Th. X. Kalajda. horticultural director. 1 

 Botanic Garden. Received June 19. 1926. 

 A collection of locally grown leguminous forage 



plants. 



67510 to 87512. Meltlotus spp. Fabaceae. 



67510. Meltlotus alba Desr. 



White sweet clover. 

 No. 274. 



67511. Melilotus officinalis L Lam 



Sweet clover. 

 No. 275. 



67512. Melilotus taurica (Bieb.) Seringe. 



Sweet clover. 



67513. Trifolium arvense L. Fabaceae. 



Clover. 

 No. 286. 



67514. Trifolium pratexse L. Fabaceae. 



Red clover. 



No. 287. ' 



