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67537 to 67631— Continued. 



67554. Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendt. 

 Solanaceae. Tree tomato. 



No. 433. Medan. February 21, 1926. A 

 red-fruited variety shading into yellow. The 

 fruits are made into a deep-red jelly or preserve 

 resembling stewed apricots. 



For previous introduction see No. 52740. 



67555. Donax cannaeformis (Forst.) Rolfe. 

 Marantaceae. 



No. 519. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 25, 1926. A tall ornamental plant which 

 makes a wonderful growth of broad leaves and 

 long smooth stems in the shady forest. 



67556. Eulalia sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 667. A tall, rather coarse grass which 

 covers a considerable portion of the extensive 

 grass lands of the mountains in northern 

 Sumatra, at an altitude of about 2,000 feet. 

 Found on the road between Takengon and 

 Bireun. March 11, 1926. 



67557 to 67570. Ficus spp. Moraceae. 



67557. Fictrs toxicaria L. 



No. 672. A handsome species of fig tree 

 which bears enormous quantities of non- 

 poisonous though not edible fruits. An 

 excellent shade tree. Sibolangit Botanic 

 Garden, March, 1926. 



67558. Ficus variegata Blume. 



No. 674. Sibolangit Botanic Garden, 

 March, 1926. The gondang tree of Java and 

 Sumatra. A large forest tree with enormous 

 numbers of long pedicelled fruits an inch 

 or so across. 



For previous introduction see No. 50398. 



67559. Ficus kallicarpa Miquel. 



No. 472. Between Takengon and Bireun. 

 March 5, 1926. A climbing fig which covered 

 a tall forest tree with its growth as does 

 Ficus repens. It bears orange fruits V/i 

 inches in diameter which are mottled with 

 lighter yellow. From a distance this is a 

 striking species and is quite a splendid cover- 

 ing for stone fences, etc. 



67560. Ficus ampelos Burm. f. 



No. 473. Road between Takengon and 

 Bireun. March 5, 1926. A dwarf fig tree, 

 about 10 inches high, with tiny brilliant red 

 fruits produced in great abundance. Of 

 possible use as a potted plant. 



67561. Ficus parietalis Blume. 



No. 481. Takengon (Balica). March 5, 

 1926. A handsome climbing fig with leaves 

 8 inches by Z X A inches, ovate and glossy. 

 It bears pretty little figs five-eighths of an 

 inch in diameter on a short stem. 



67562. Ficus subulata Blume. 



No. 484. Found on the road between 

 Bireun and Takengon. March 5, 1926. 

 A handsome climbing large-leaved plant 

 bearing small orange fruits half an inch in 

 diameter. 



67563. Ficus sp. 



No. 492. Road between Bireun and 

 Takengon. March 5, 1926. An attractive 

 shade tree of medium to large size, bearing 

 an abundance of fruits from the main 

 branches. These fruits, 1% inches in diam- 

 eter, are not edible. 



67537 to 67631— Continued. 



67564. Ficus gibbosa Blume. 



No. 496. From the shore of Lake Tawar, 

 Takengon. March 9, 1926. A handsome 

 medium-sized tree with a single gray trunk. 

 The large glossy leaves are dark green, and 

 the berries are deep orange and half an inch 

 in diameter. 



67565. Ficus sp. 



No. 522. From the cliffs above the shore 

 of Lake Tawar, near Takengon. March 2, 

 1926. Hanging against the cliff there ap- 

 peared a hundred or so of the most superbly 

 colored fruits, a dull crimson shading into 

 gold on the shady side, which were the size 

 and shape of a lemon. The foliage, dark 

 green on both sides, was coriaceous and as 

 harsh to the touch as sandpaper. The 

 surface of the fruits was rough and when 

 ripe became soft and shiny. The large light- 

 yellow seeds are embedded in a sweet pur- 

 plish jellylike substance. 



67566. Ficus glabella Blume. 



No. 537. Found near a bridge at Ta- 

 kengon, at an altitude of 3,000 feet. March 

 4, 1926. A beautiful shade tree with a fine 

 rounded crown. In shape and general 

 character it resembles Ficus nilida. 



67567. Ficus alba Reinw. 



No. 662. Found between Bireun and 

 Takengon, at an altitude of 500 feet. March 

 11, 1926. A small but attractive tree having 

 an abundance of brilliant yellow figs scarcely 

 half an inch in diameter. When ripe these 

 figs are red and sweet. They are called 

 here "gompos." 



67568. Ficus sp. 



No. 675. February, 1926. One of the 

 interesting fig trees at the Sibolangit Botanic 

 Garden. It should be tried as a shade tree 

 in southern Florida. 



67569. Ficus sp. 



No. 676. Sibolangit. February 26, 1926. 

 A large forest tree which bears an abundance 

 of small fruits. 



67570. Ficus sp. 



No. 677. A forest tree from the Sibo- 

 langit Botanic Garden. February, 1926. 



67571. Abelmoschus angulosus Wall. Mal- 

 vaceae. 



No. 540. Found on a road at Balek, near 

 Takengon. March 3, 1926. A small shrubby 

 annual which may be a wild form of the ordi- 

 nary okra, but with more papery seed pods. 



67572. Honckenya ficifolia Willd. Tiliaceae. 



No. 503. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 25, 1926. A very pretty shrub for door- 

 yards, bearing attractive purple flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 62910. 



67573. INDIGOFERA SUFFRUTICOSA Mill. Fa- 



baceae. 



No. 529. March 3, 1926. A plant with 

 sharp-pointed pods which curl upwards, grow- 

 ing on poor volcanic sand at an altitude of 3,000 

 feet, near Lampehan. 



67574. Indigofera sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 681. A leguminous plant found near 

 Sibolangit. February 19, 1926. 



