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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67534 and 67535. 



From Sumatra. Seeds obtained by David Fair- 

 child and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received May 14, 1926. 



67534. Aeschynomene 

 Fabaceae. 



javanica Miquel. 



No. 509. Found in plot experiments at the 

 Avros Experiment Station, Medan. February 

 22, 1926. A leguminous plant which may prove 

 suitable as a cover crop in the southern United 

 States. 



67585. Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. 

 (.4. triloba Forst.). Euphorbiaceae. 



Lumbang. 



No. 445. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 24, 1926. The candlenut tree of the 

 Malayan Archipelago. The fruits are four 

 times as large as those of this species grown in 

 southern Florida. The nuts are eaten roasted. 



For previous introduction see No. 59301. 

 67536. Amaranthus gangeticus L. 

 Amaranthaceae. 



From Colombo, Ceylon. Seeds obtained by 

 David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorers. Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received May 

 14, 1926. 



No. 393. February 12, 1926. The leaves and 

 shoots are dark and light red and when young are 

 used as spinach. 



For previous introduction see No. 58461. 



67537 to 67631. 



From Sumatra. Seeds obtained by David Fair- 

 child and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received May, 1926. 



67537. Amomum sp. Zinziberaceae. 



No. 442. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 24, 1926. A plant 15 feet high with im- 

 mense pinnate leaves which are very handsome. 

 It is ideal for borders ©f ponds. 



67538. Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br. As- 

 clepiadaceae. 



No. 423. An asclepiad with enormous lilac 

 flowers. This interesting showy species was 

 found on a strand at Sabang, Pulu We Island, 

 off the coast of Sumatra, February 17, 1926. 



67539. Barleria sp. Acanthaceae. 



No. 444. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 22, 1926. A spiny hedge plant used 

 successfully as clipped hedge at the Avros 

 Experiment Station, Medan. 



67540. Bauhinia glauca Wall. Caesalpini- 



No. 506. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 25, 1926. Small tree or tall shrub with 

 white flowers, said to be very handsome. 



67541. Cajan indicum Spreng. Fabaceae. 



Pigeon pea. 



No. 656. Found in a little native clearing 

 on the shore of Lake Tawar, near Takengon. 

 March 9, 1926. This may be a distinct strain. 



67542. Cassia javanica L. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 438. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 24, 1926. A small tree with gorgeous 

 pink flowers 2 l A inches across, borne in large 

 clusters during February. 



67537 to 67631— Continued. 



67543. Casuarina sumatrana Juugh. Casu- 

 arinaceae. 



No. 443. Sibolangit. February 24, 1926. 

 A tree with drooping branches and very fine 

 pendent branchlets said to grow on rocky soils 

 in Sumatra. The fruits are large and globose 

 with prominent protruding tubercles. It is 

 the handsomest of the genus. 



For previous introduction see No. 54705. 



67544. Celtis tetrandra Roxb. Ulmaceae. 



Hackberry. 



No. 544. A small tree growing by the road- 

 side near Takengon, at an altitude of 3,000 feet. 

 March 3, 1926. 



67545. Chaetochloa sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 513. A small delicate grass from the 

 golf links at Brestagi, near Medan, at an alti- 

 tude of 5,000 feet. February 21, 1926. 



67546. Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swin- 

 gle. Rutaceae. Lime. 



No. 425. Obtained in the market at Sabang, 

 Pulu We Island, off the coast of Sumatra, 

 February 12, 1926. The so-called "Kaffir lime." 

 The deep-green fruits are rougher than those of 

 a rough lemon. They are boiled and used to 

 kill lice in the head. May prove of value as 

 stock. 



67547. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



No. 494. A strange fruit the shape of a 

 tangelo, light yellow and 4 inches long, found 

 at Takengon at an altitude of 3,000 feet. The 

 taste is resinous like the rind of a citrange, 

 making it inedible. It is used by the natives 

 for washing their hair. 



67548. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



No. 495. Obtained in the market at Taken- 

 gon. March 8, 1926. The rather juicy, though 

 sour, green fruits, 3 inches long, are obovate, 

 and the skin is somewhat rugose. There is an 

 abundance of seeds. 



67549. Costus rumphiana Hort. Zinziber- 

 aceae. 



No. 429. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 22, 1926. An attractive plant with im- 

 mense pinnate leaves, which rise from a rhizome, 

 and deep pink flowers borne on tall stalks. 



67550. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 



No. 659. March 9, 1926. A scraggly bush, 

 10 feet high, found on a hillside in a small canyon 

 leading down into Lake Tawar, near Takengon. 



67551 and 67552. Crotalaria usaramoenSIS 

 Baker f. Fabaceae. 



For previous introduction see No. 64064. 



67551. No. 466. Takengon. March 2, 1926. 

 A crotalaria with long spikes of yellow to 

 bronze flowers. 



67552. No. 523. Lampehan. March 3, 

 1926. A bushy yellow-flowered species 

 about 6 feet high, which is being grown 

 as a protection crop on poor volcanic 

 sand. It grows so rapidly that it shades 

 the young seedlings. 



67553. Crotalaria calyctna Schrank. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 532. Lampehan. March 3, 1926. A 

 curious low-growing plant with long hairy 

 sepals, found on poor volcanic sand at an alti- 

 tude of 3,000 feet. 



