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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67669 to 67797— Continued. 



67715. Lansium domesticum Jack. Meliaceaei 



Langsat. 



No 751. From the market in Wonosobo, 

 Java. April 23, 1926. Doekoe. A refreshing 

 fruit with a mildly acid flavor which seems to be 

 a great favorite with the Javanese. It has an 

 unusually waxy texture and is very pleasant to 

 the touch. 



For previous introduction see No. 61899. 



67716. Meibomia gyroides (DC.) Kuntze 

 (Desmodium gyroides DC). Fabaceae. 



No. 727. Near Ilaranggaol, Sumatra. March 

 24, 1926. An attractive bush with dense clusters 

 of flowers in two shades of blue. 



For previous introduction see No. 64177. 



67717. Mimusops sp. Sapotaceae. 



No. 784. Solo market, Java. May 17, 

 1926. A handsome shade tree, 50 feet tall, with 

 olive-green obovate leaves which are a lighter 

 color below. The red egg-shaped fruits, V-A 

 inches in length, remind one of a quite dry 

 sapodilla in flavor and texture. 



67718. Mimusops sp. Sapotaceae. 



No. 785. Solo market, Java. May 17, 

 1926. The fruits from which these seeds were 

 taken were larger, more brilliant in color, and 

 rounder than No. 784 [No. 67717]. 



Musaceae. 



Banana. 



67719. Musa glauca Roxb. 



No. 721. Sibolangit Botanic Gardens, 

 Sumatra. March 26, 1926. A striking plant 

 producing a leafy inflorescence. When planted 

 in rich soil the plant becomes enormous. The 

 flower clusters are a mass of leaves, hiding the 

 small nonedible fruits which contain large black 

 seeds. 



67720. NlCOTIANA TABACUM L. 



Solanaceae. 

 Tobacco. 



No. 767. March 25, 1926. A high-altitude 

 tobacco growing at an altitude of 6,000 feet in 

 the Dijeng Plateau, Java. 



67721. Panicum paludosum Roxb. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 730. Lake Toba, Sumatra. March 24, 

 1926. A fodder grass which makes a good 

 •growth if grown in moist soil. Horses are very 

 fond of this grass and will wade into the swamps 

 to get it. 



67722. Paspalum conjugatum Berg. Po- 

 aceae. Grass. 

 No. 634. Kota Kenjaran, Sumatra. March 



12, 1925. A creeping perennial grass with the 

 flowering stems sometimes 3 feet tall. This 

 species, originally from Dutch Guiana, is found 

 in moist places in the Tropics of both hemi- 

 spheres and forms extensive and close mats. 

 For previous introduction see No. 62245. 



67723. Paspalum longifolium Roxb. Po- 

 aceae. Grass. 



No. 686. Scattered on the embankment 

 along the roadside between Kabandjahe and 

 Siantar, Sumatra. March 22, 1926. A per- 

 ennial tufted grass, native to southeastern 

 Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 31600. 



67724. Passiflora foetida L. Passifloraceae. 



No 694. En route from Kongke to Meloe- 

 woeh, Sumatra. March 18, 1926. A passion fruit 

 with small purple flowers and delicately flavored 

 yellow fruits, one-half to three-fourths of an 

 inch in diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 50618. 



67669 to 67797— Continued. 



67725 to 67727. Rhododendron spp. Ericaceae. 



67725. Rhododendron javanicum (Blume) 

 Benn. 



No. 592. Pang Mop, Sumatra. March 

 9, 1926. An attractive variety with quite 

 large pink and white flowers. 



67726. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 593. Pang Mop, Sumatra. March 

 9, 1926. A very showy rhododendron with 

 the interior of the white flowers tinged pink 

 and a dark purple spot at the base. 



67727. Rhododendron citrinum Hassk. 



No. 594. Pang Mop, Sumatra. March 

 9, 1926. An attractive small-leaved variety 

 with very light-yellow small flowers. 



67728 to 67740. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



67728. Rubus chrysophyllus Reinw. 



No. 758. Dijeng Plateau, Java. April 

 25, 1926. A handsome plant with leaves 

 which are rusty or gold below. The fruits 

 are brilliant red and very juicy, though 

 rather too acid to be acceptable. 



67729. Rubus lineatus Reinw. 



No. 757. Dijeng Plateau, Java. April 

 25, 1926. A very handsome plant with 

 palmately divided leaves and clusters of 

 large pinkish-yellow fruits three-fourths of 

 an inch across, which are of an agreeable 

 flavor. 



For previous introduction see No. 59667. 



67730. Rubus moluccanus L. 



No. 753. Wonosobo, Java. April 23, 

 1926. A stout prickly bramble, native to 

 the Himalayas at altitudes of 3,000 to 7,000 

 feet with brilliant red, globose fruits of good 

 size and appearance, but with too little flavor 

 to be popular. 



For previous introduction see No. 49653. 



67731. Rubus niveus Thunb. 



No. 756. Dijeng Plateau, Java. April 25, 

 1926. A variety called "Kala koeutjet" by 

 the Javanese; it is found in the higher moun- 

 tain regions of eastern and middle Java. 

 The dark-colored berries have a fair flavor. 



For previous introduction see No. 64214. 



67732. Rubus acuminatisslmus Hassk. 



No. 560. En route from Takengon to 

 Kota Dah (Tsag), Sumatra. March 7, 1926. 

 A very thorny strong grower producing large 

 orange-yellow fruits, three-fourths to an inch 

 in diameter, on a very large receptacle. 

 These fruits are watery and not of very good 

 quality. 



67733. Rubus asper D. Don. 



No 571. En route from Kota Dah (Tsag) 

 to Pang Mop, Sumatra. March 8, 1926. A 

 strong grower with hairy stems and branches 

 and long narrow yellow fruits. 



67734. Rubus sp. 



No. 589. Pang Mop, Sumatra. March 9, 

 1926. A strong-growing, thornless plant with 

 peculiarly parallel-veined leaves, which pro- 

 duces an abundance of light-yellow fruits. 



67735. Rubus lineatus Reinw. 



No 590. Pang Mop, Sumatra. March 9, 

 1926 A stout bush which bears large orange- 

 yellow fruits of excellent flavor. The bush 

 is very ornamental. 



For previou ^introduction see No. 59667 



