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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67537 to 67631— Continued. 



67575. Indigofera sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 082. A leguminous plant from the 

 Sibolangit Botanic Garden. February, 1926. 



67576. Ligustrum glomeratum Blume. Ole- 

 aceae. Privet. 

 No. 527. March 3, 1926. A shrub with 



white flowers and bluish fruits which resembles 

 Ligustrum japonicum. found along a roadside in 

 the jungle near Takengon. 



67577. Lonicera javanica (Blume) DC. Ca- 

 prifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



No. .542. Takengon. March 2, 1926. A 

 handsome shrub, 10 to 12 feet high, with leaves 

 glossy on the upper surfaces and tomentose 

 beneath, and large clusters of fragrant white 

 flowers. It resembles Lonicera japonica some- 

 what, but is much prettier and, being a shrub, 

 it is not likely to be troublesome. 



67578. Shuteria vestita Wight and Arn. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 465. Takengon. March 1, 1926. A 

 small strong-growing leguminous vine found 

 on|banks along the mountain-side road. 



67579. Memecylon nudum Blume. Melasto- 

 maceae. 



No. 450. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 26, 1926. A shrub bearing masses of 

 sky-blue flowers on the stems. 



87580. MiMUSOPS elengi L. Sapotaceae. 



No. 434. February 20, 1926. A street tree 

 called "Bua Tanjong" growing in a yard at 

 Medan. It is a small handsome evergreen 

 which produces an abundance of long acorn- 

 shaped fruits which turn red when ripe. 



For previous introduction see No. 59681. 



67581. Mimusops kauki L. Sapotaceae. 



No. 661. March 12, 1926. A splendid shade 

 tree found by the side of the road in a kampong 

 near Lho Senmawe. The reddish brown fruits, 

 about 1}4 inches long and almost round, contain 

 white latex, seeds, and flesh resembling that 

 of the sapodilla. 



For previous introduction see No. 51820. 

 67582. Mussaenda sp. Rubiaceae. 



No. 515. Brestagi. February 21, 1926. A 

 decorative shrub, somewhat resembling the 

 dogwood, with one enlarged brilliant white 

 sepal to each flower cluster. Found at an 

 altitude of 5,000 feet. 



67583. Paspalum conjugatum Berg. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 511. February 24, 1926. A grass from 

 the edge of the golf links at Brestagi, at an 

 altitude of 5,000 feet. This grass forms part of 

 the lawn at Brestagi. 



For previous introduction see No. 62245. 



-67584 and 67585. Phaeomeria magntfica 

 (Roscoe) Schum. Zinziberaceae. 



For previous introduction see No. 45154. 



67584. No. 516. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. 

 February 26, 1926. A gigantic-leaved 

 species resembling Amomum in general 

 character. The bright pink flowers are 

 produced in large heads on stalks 3 feet 

 high and are quite showy. 



67585. No. 517. February 19, 1926. Seeds 

 obtained from large fruits bought as a 

 vegetable at the market at Medan. 



67586. Phrynium sp. Marantaceae. 



No. 512. Sibolangit. February 25, 1926. 

 An ornamental bearing beautiful light-blue 

 berries, which should prove very useful for 

 borders where large leaves are desired. 



67537 to 67631— Continued. 



67587. Phytolacca sp. Phytolaccaceae. 



Pokeberr 



No. 399. Brestagi. February 21, 1926. An 

 attractive pokeberry having red flowers, fruits, 

 and stems. 



67588. Pinus merkusii Jungh. and De Vr. 

 Pinaceae. Pine. 



No. 524. Lampehan. March 3, 1926. The 

 giant Sumatra pine which covers a vast area of 

 the poor volcanic soil in northern Sumatra. It 

 grows to a height of 240 feet, is 4 feet in diameter, 

 and yields a superior grade of turpentine and 

 resin. 



For previous introduction see No. 62271. 



67589. Pterocarpus indicus Willd. Fabaceae. 



Padouk. 



No. 520. From the roadside between Medan 

 and Langsar. March 2, 1926. A splendid 

 roadside tree producing yellow flowers which 

 are very fragrant. 



For previous introduction see No. 51821. 



67590. Rhododendron sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 470. Obtained near Takengon. Marcn 

 3, 1926. A tall bush, 5 feet high, bearing glossy 

 coriaceous leaves and large salmon-yellow 

 flowers 3 inches long, which are blotched in the 

 throat with red. 



67591. Rhododendron javanicum (Blume) 

 Benn. Ericaceae. 



No. 471. Obtained near Takengon. March 

 3, 1926. This bush, similar to No. 470 [No. 

 67590], is a smaller species, the leaves are not so 

 large, and the flowers, which are red, have much 

 shorter tubes. 



67592 to 67604. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 

 67592. Rubus moluccanus L. 



No. 456. From Brestagi. February 21, 

 1926. A plant producing rather small wine- 

 red berries similar to Rubus rosaefolius in 

 appearance and taste. 



Rubus alcaefolius Poir. 



No. 457. From Brestagi. February 21, 

 1926. A small yellow raspberry. 



67594. Rubus asper D. Don. Raspberry. 



No. 458. Brestagi. February 21, 1926. 

 An oblong yellow raspberry which is half an 

 inch in diameter and about three-fourths of 

 an inch long. The flavor is not especially 

 good. 



67595. Rubus alcaefolius Poir. 



No. 461. Between Lho Senmawe and 

 Takengon. March 1, 1926. A tall-growing 

 thorny plant with large wine-red fruits, the 

 individual drupelets being quite large. The 

 leaves are mottled dark green on the upper 

 surface and white tomentose below. 



67596 and 67597. Rubus moluccanus L. 



67596. No. 462. Takengon. March 1, 

 1926. A tall, very thorny bush found 

 on one of the high mountains. The 

 fruit is of good size and bright wine red. 



67597. No. 463. Takengon. March 1, 

 1926. The leaves of this plant are 

 mottled green above and tomentose 

 below. The small light golden-yellow 

 fruits are very juicy and slightly acid. 



67598. Rubus elongatus J. E. Smith. 



No. 489. Between Bireun and Takengon. 

 March 5, 1926. A beautiful climber with 

 long drooping flower clusters and small glossy 

 black berries. An extremely spiny species 

 with very attractive foliage. The leaves are 

 white tomentose below. 



