APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1926 



37 



67537 to 67631— Continued. 



67599 and 67600. Rubus moluccanus L. 



No. 490. Between Bireun and 

 Takengon. March 5, 1926. The leaves 

 are very light green with a golden 

 pubescence below, and the wine-red 

 fruits are of fair flavor. 



67600. No. 491. Between Bireun and 

 Takengon. March 5, 1926. Variety 

 glomeratus. A spiny trailing shrub of 

 charming habit, which may have 

 value as an ornamental. The leaves 

 are pubescent and the fruits red. 



67601. Rubtts chrysophyllus Reinw. 



No. 526. Near Takengon. March 3, 

 1926. A very beautiful climber with light- 

 red berries and leaves which are golden 

 brown below. 



67602. Rubus pyrifolius J. E. Smith. 



No. 538. Collected on the shore of Lake 

 Tawar, near Takengon. March 4, 1926. 

 An attractive scandent shrub, very spim r , 

 which has large glossy oval leaves. The 

 dark-red berries, with only two or three 

 drupelets in each berry, do not have much 

 flavor. 



67603. Rub us moluccanus L. 



No. 657. Shore of Lake Tawar, near 

 Takengon. March 9, 1926. A very hand- 

 some bush with few spines and leathery 

 foliage, beautiful rusty yellow below. 



67604. Rubus alcaefolius Poir. Rosaceae. 



No. 668. Lake Tawar, near Takengon. 

 March 9, 1926. A handsome bush growing 

 on dry hillsides, worthy of cultivation 

 because of its attractive foliage. 



67605. Sambucus javanica Reinw. Caprifolia- 

 ceae. Elder. 



No. 486. From the road between Takengon 

 and Bireun. March 5, 1926. A black-berried 

 species about 10 feet tall, producing coarse 

 leaves and white flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 63377. 



67606. Sapindus rarak DC. Sapindaceae. 



Soapberry. 



No. 435. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 22, 1926. A good-sized tree, producing an 

 abundance of very large round fruits which are 

 larger than those of Sapindus saponaria or 

 S. mukorossi. This may be a tropical source of 

 saponin. 



67607. Solanum biflorum Lour. Solanaceae. 



No. 398. Brestagi. February 21, 1926. A 

 small bright-red fruit which looks distinctly 

 ornamental. 



67608. Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae. 



No. 436. From the island of Pulu We, near 

 Sabang. February 17, 1926. A yellow-flowered 

 beach-loving evergreen shrub with attractive 

 foliage. 



67609. Sporobolus sp. Poaceae. Grass. 

 No. 531. Lampehan. March 3, 1926. 



67610. Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) Kuntze. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 528. Near Takengon. March 3, 1926. 

 A very attractive grass with gray inflorescence 

 resembling a puff of smoke. 



For previous introduction see No. 61625. 



67537 to 67631— Continued. 



67611. Trichosanthes ouinouangulata A. 

 Gray. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 530. Takengon. March 3, 1926. A 

 vine with attractive white flowers and hand- 

 some foliage. The fruits are large and an 

 astonishingly brilliant red. This vine is very 

 ornamental when seen in the jungle, hanging 

 from tall forest trees. 



For previous introduction see No. 49858. 



67612. Trichosanthes sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 485. From the road between Bireun 

 and Takengon. March 5, 1926. A vine cover- 

 ing forest trees and producing egg-shaped fruits 

 of an attractive deep orange color. 



67613. Columella geniculata (Blume) Merr. 

 Vitaceae. 



No. 493. March 7, 1926. A scrambling vine 

 covering vegetation by the roadside between 

 Kota Dah and Takengon. The fruits are 

 white and when green are very acid. 



67614. Xiphidium sp. Haemodoraceae. 



No. 428. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. Feb- 

 ruary 21, 1926. An attractive white-flowered 

 plant resembling the iris. It should make a 

 beautiful border plant in tropical gardens. 



67615. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



No. 395. From the market in Medan. Feb- 

 ruary 19, 1926. A yellow flint corn said to have 

 been grown in this vicinity. 



67616 and 67617. Zinziber spp. Zinziberaceae. 



Ginger. 



67616. Zinziber sp. 



No. 518. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. 

 February 25, 1926. A plant having orna- 

 mental foliage. 



67617. Zinziber sp. 



No. 723. Sibolangit Botanic Garden. 

 March 26, 1926. A plant having ornamental 

 foliage. 



67618. Shuteria vestita Wight and Arn. Fa- 



No. 432. Brestagi. February 22, 1926. A 

 leguminous trailing plant found covering clay 

 banks at a high altitude . The leaves are marked 

 with light spots and are very attractive. 



67619. Flemingia congesta Roxb. Fabaceae. 



No. 469. A bushy legume, 3 feet high, found 

 in dry volcanic sandy soil near Lampehan,. 

 March 3, 1926. 



For previous introduction see No. 30878. 



67620. Ardisia lanceolata Roxb. Myrsina- 



No. 474. March 5, 1926. A small attractive 

 tree found in virgin forest near Balecg. The 

 translucent shell-pink waxy bell-shaped flowers 

 are very charming when in bud. 



67621. Carex baccans Nees. Cyperaceae. 



No. 487. Between Bireun and Takengon. 

 March 5, 1926. An ornamental sedge, useful for 

 water gardens, with brilliant red fruits produced 

 in long masses on upright stems. 



67622. (Undetermined.) 



No. 510. Sabang, island of Pulu We, north 

 coast of Sumatra. February 17, 1926. An at- 

 tractive low shrub with yellow fruits the size of: 

 peas. 



