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67669 to 67797— Continued. 



67698 and 67694. Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) 

 Sendt. Solanaceae. Tree tomato. 



67693. No. 704. Hakgala Botanic Garden, 

 Newara Eliya, Ceylon. February, 1926. 

 A blood-red variety of the tree tomato 

 which is grown extensively in the high- 

 lands of Sumatra. It seems to have more 

 flavor than the yellow variety and is used 

 here for jelly making. 



67694. No. 705. A red variety obtained in a 

 garden in Kabandjahe, Sumatra. March 

 22, 1926. 



67695. Euonymus javanica Blume. Cela- 

 straceae. 



No. 645. Variety sphaerocarpus. Kongke, 

 Sumatra. March 17, 1926. A rather tall 

 upright tree with beautiful green leaves and 

 dark-pink angular fruits containing small black 

 seeds with orange arillas. 



67696 to 67705. Ficus spp. Moraceae. 



67696. Ficus fulva Reinw. 



No. 556. Collected between Takengon 

 and Koeto Tchane, near Kabandjahe, 

 Sumatra, March 7, 1926. A small tropical 

 tree with dense foliage and yellow-red fruits 

 about three-fourths of an inch in diameter. 

 Native to Burma and the East Indies. 



67697. Ficus sp. 



No. 577. March 8, 1926. An oblong 

 yellow-spotted fruit of good size, picked up 

 from along the trail between Kota Dah 

 (Tsag) and Pang Mop, Sumatra. 



67698. Ficus sp. 



No. 578. March 8, 1926. A rather small, 

 oblong, reddish yellow fruited fig, picked up 

 along the trail between Kota Dah (Tsag) 

 and Pang Mop, Sumatra. 



67699. Ficus sp. 



No. 619. En route from Lomot to Sim- 

 pang Tiga, Sumatra. March 11, 1926. 



67700. Ficus ampelos Burm. f. 



No. 640. Kota Kenjaran, Sumatra. 

 March 12, 1926. A large tree with good- 

 sized leaves and small yellowish red to deep 

 red fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 67560. 



67701. FlCUS BENJAMIN A L. 



No. 641. En route from Kota Kenjaran 

 to Blang Kedjeren, Sumatra. March 14, 

 1926. A large fine-looking tree with small 

 leaves and very small fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 41438. 



67702. Ficus parietalis Blume. 



No. 644. En route from Kota Kenjaran 

 to Blang Kedjeren, Sumatra. March 14, 

 1926. A good-sized well-formed tree which 

 was loaded with deep golden-yellow fruits 

 one-half to three-fourths of an inch in diam- 

 eter. The large oblong leaves are shiny 

 deep green above and dull green below. 



For previous introduction see No. 67561. 



67703. Ficus rostrata Lam. 



No. 649. En route from Blang Kedjeren 

 to Kongke, Sumatra. March 17, 1926. This 

 attractive bright-orange fruited fig is one of 

 the smallest fruited varieties we have seen. 

 With the exception ol the color, this small 

 shrub resembles a holly. 



67669 to 67797— Continued. 



67704. Ficus sp. 



No. 695. En route from Kongke to Mel- 

 oewoeh, Sumatra. March 18, 1926. Yel- 

 lowish red fruits, 1H inches in diameter, 

 found under a good-sized tree. 



67705. Ficus kallicarpa Miguel. 



No. 699. En route from Kongke to Mel- 

 oewoeh, Sumatra. March 18, 1926. A 

 beautiful creeper covering a large stump in 

 the virgin forest. The leaves are large, 

 leathery, and dark green, the scarlet fruits 

 spotted with a lighter color are 2Vi by 3 inches, 

 and not edible; the seeds are elongated. 



For previous introduction see No. 67559. 



67706 and 67707. Garcinia atroviridis Griffith. 



Clusiaceae. 



A large tree 50 feet tall with stiff, horizontal, 

 finally drooping branches and medium-sized 

 bright-red leaves. The bright deep-yellow 

 fruits, 4 inches in diameter, are furrowed into a 

 number of segments like a melon. These seg- 

 ments fall apart when the fruits are ripe, dis- 

 closing the seeds which are covered with a slimy 

 yellow arillus, pleasant but very sour. When 

 dried the segments of the the rind are used to 

 give a sour taste to curries. 



67706. No. 713. Sibolangit Botanic Garden, 

 Sumatra. March 26, 1926. 



67707. No. 745. Kabandjahe, Sumatra., 

 March 28, 1926. 



67708. Garcinia mangostana L. Clusiaceae. 



Mangosteen. 

 No. 746. Seeds from fruits obtained in the 

 market at Tegal, Java. April 19, 1926. 



67709. Hydrangea oblongifolia Blume. Hy- 

 drangeaceae. 



No. 616. En route from Pang Mop to Lomot, 

 Sumatra. March 10, 1926. A beautiful shrub 

 30 feet or more in height, with leaves white 

 tomentose below and dark green above, having 

 red stems and veins. The pink buds open into 

 white flowers. 



67710. Hydrangea sp. Hydrangeaceae. 



No. 768. On the trail to the Dijeng Plateau,. 

 Java. An ornamental shrub cultivated in Java 

 at high altitudes, ranging around 6,000 feet. 



677 1 1 . Impatiens sp . Impatientaceae. 



Snapweed. 

 No. 601. Pang Mop, Sumatra. March 9,. 

 1926. A handsome herbaceous plant with leaves 

 rich green above and reddish below, produced 

 on red stems. The flowers are bright red and 

 very showy. 



67712. Impatiens sp. Impatientaceae. 



Snapweed, 

 No. 602. Pang Mop, Sumatra. March 9,. 

 1926. A yellow-flowered attractive plant which 

 is more common than the red. 



67713. Indigofera confusa Prain and Baker 

 (/. arrecta Benth., not Hocht.). Fabaceae. 



Indigo. 



No. 725. Haranggaol, Sumatra. March 24, 

 1926. A shrubby indigo growing on the shore of 

 Toba Sea. 



For previous introduction see No. 31848. 



67714. Lagerstroemia speciosa (Muenchh.y 

 Pers. (L. flosreginae Retz.). Lythraceae. 



Queen crape myrtle. 



No. 733. Sibolangit Botanic Garden, Su- 

 matra. March 28, 1926. An unusually large- 

 flowered form of this superb tree, the flowers 

 being 2H inches across and of the loveliest, 

 purple pink. 



For previous introduction see No. 59315. 



