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67515 to 67519. 



From Java. Seeds obtained by David Fairchild, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 with the Allison V. Armour expedition. Re- 

 ceived June 11, 1926. 



67515. Garcinia mangostana L. Clusiaceae. 

 Mangosteen. 



No. 771. Karangpandan. May 8, 1926. 

 Locally grown seeds. 



v67516 and 67517. Lansium domesttcum Jack. 

 Meliaceae. Langsafc. 



For previous introduction see No. 61899. 



67516. No. 771. Karangpandan. May 8, 

 1926. Seeds from the largest fruit I have 

 ever seen. 



67517. No. 771. Karangpandan. May 8, 

 1926. A very large-fruited variety. 



•67518 and 67519. Capsicum annuum L. So- 

 lanaceae. Red pepper. 



67518. No. 780. May 10, 1926. A strikingly 

 brilliant rather long slender variety which 

 is sold both green and ripe at the Kediri 

 market. 



67519. No. 781. Obtained at the market in 

 Kediri, May 10, 1926. A small very hot 

 variety used extensively in making 

 "Rys Tavel." 



67520 to 67526. 

 vaceae. 



From Trinidad, British West Indies. Seeds 

 obtained from the Trinidad Imperial College 

 of Tropical Agriculture through A. E. Longley, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 19, 

 1926. 



BRASILIENSE 



Gossypitjm spp. Mal- 

 Cotton. 



67520 and 67521. Gossypitjm 

 Macfad. 



67520. Trinidad red Mdney cotton. 



67521. Variety apospermum. A yellow- 

 flowered shrub, usually about 4 feet high, 

 native to Brazil. 



€7522. Gossypitjm cerntjtjm Todaro. 



An erect bush, 3 feet high, cultivated in 

 India. The flowers are pale sulphur yellow, 

 and the petals are marked with a purple spot. 



€7523. Gossypitjm neglectum Todaro. 



Cawnpore. A cotton cultivated in certain 

 parts of India and closely related to Gossypium 

 arboreum, but less arborescent. 



€7524. Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb. 



Himbury. A shrubby, much-branched 

 plant, with small three-Iobed leaves and three- 

 celled capsules with three seeds in each cell. 



€7525. Gossypium punctatum Schum. and 

 Thorn. 



Variety laciniatum. A wild cotton found in 

 tropical America and also in central and western 

 Africa. It is described (Watt, Wild and Culti- 

 vated Cottons of the World) as a shrub with 

 hairy three-lobed leaves and yellow flowers 

 spotted with purple. The wool is pure white 

 and silky. 



For previous introduction see No. 62597. 



€7526. Gossypium purpurascens Poir. 



Trinidad red leaf. A tropical American 

 shrub, 6 to 10 feet high, with purplish branches, 

 three-lobed leaves, and sulphur-yellow flowers. 



67527. Garcinia mangostana L. Clu- 

 siaceae. Mangosteen. 



From Java. Seeds obtained by David Fairchild, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 with the Allison V. Armour expedition. Re- 

 ceived June 28, 1926. 



No. 786. Seeds from medium-sized fruits 

 obtained in the market in Soerabaya, May 17, 1926. 



67528. Hevea brasiliensis (H. B. K.) 

 Muell. - Arg. Euphorbiaceae. 



Para rubber tree. 



From Port au Prince, Haiti. Seeds obtained 

 through O. F. Cook, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received June 8, 1926. 



The Para rubber tree, native to Brazil and now 

 extensively cultivated in the East Indies, has 

 always ranked as the principal and most important 

 rubber-producing tree of the world. In 1922 the 

 world's production of rubber amounted to 379,200 

 tons, of which 354,980 tons, or 93 per cent, came 

 from this source. 



For previous introduction see No. 64542. 



67529. CORYNOCARPTIS LAEVIGATA 



Forst. Corynocarpaceae. Karaka. 



From Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. Seeds 

 presented by H. R. Wright. Received May 

 20, 1926. 



A large, handsome tree with oblong glossy 

 laurellike leaves 3 to 7 inches long and small white 

 flowers in erect panicles about 4 inches long. The 

 pulp of the orange fruits, about an inch long, is 

 extremely poisonous, but the kernel was one of 

 the staple articles of diet of the Maoris, the original 

 inhabitants of New Zealand, where this tree is 

 native. 



67530 to 67533. 



From Nigeria, Africa. Seeds presented by H. 

 Caracciolo, Port of Spain, Trinidad, British 

 West Indies. Received May 27, 1926. 



67530. Albizzia welwitschii Oliver. Mimo- 



saceae. 



A tropical African leguminous tree, 40 to 50 

 feet high, with a spreading crown and attrac- 

 tive feathery foliage. 



67531. Annona squamosa L. Annonaceae. 



Sugar apple. 

 A special variety. ( Caracciolo.) 

 For previous introduction see No. 51015. 



67532. Chrysophyixum cainito L. Sapotaceae. 



Gaimito. 



White star apple. A large handsome West 

 Indian tree, with striking dark-green leaves 

 which are copper colored underneath. The 

 smooth round purplish fruit is four seeded. 

 In an unripe state the fruit contains a sticky 

 white latex, but when fully matured the white 

 transparent jellylike substance surrounding 

 the seeds is sweet and agreeable. This is well 

 worth cultivating as an ornamental shade tree. 



For previous introduction see No. 51814. 



67533. Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) 

 Willd. Sterculiaceae. 



A large Burmese tree, with very large oval 

 leathery leaves, white or gray beneath, and 

 long fragrant fleshy yellow flowers. 



