PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67932 to 67941— Continued. 



67932. No. 914-a. A red-flowered va- 

 riety. 



67933. No. 915-a. A white-flowered va- 

 riety. 



68934. Klugia notoniana (Wall.) A. DC. 

 Gesneriaceae. 



No. 811. Hakgala Botanic Gardens. 

 May 22, 1926. The dyanilla of the 

 Singhalese. A small blue-flowered annual 

 native to Ceylon. 



67935. Monodora tendifolia Benth. An- 

 nonaceae. 



No. 911. Peradeniya Botanic Gar- 

 dens. June 9, 1926. A small deciduous 

 tropical African tree, which bears an 

 abundance of yellow, orchidlike flowers 

 in the dry season, when the tree is 

 leafless. 



67936. Muntingia calabuea L. Elaeo- 

 carpaceae. 



No. 912. Peradeniya Botanic Gar- 

 dens. June 9, 1926. A small ornamen- 

 tal spreading tropical American tree 

 with pinnate leaves and small white 

 flowers. The small yellow berries make 

 good tarts or jam, and the leaves are 

 used for tea. 



67937. PlTHECOLOBIUM SUBCORIACEUM 



Thwaites. Mimosaceae. 



No. 812. Hakgala Botanic Gardens. 

 May 22, 1926. An ornamental tropical 

 leguminous tree about 30 feet high, 

 with glossy leathery compound leaves 

 and dense flower heads about an inch in 

 diameter. Native to Ceylon. 



67938. Rhododendron arboreum J. E. 

 Smith. Ericaceae. 



This Himalayan rhododendron is vari- 

 able both in its foliage and in the color 

 of its flowers. In one form the leaves 

 are silvery on the lower surface, while 

 in another they are covered with a 

 brownish red down. The bell-shaped 

 flowers, borne in dense trusses, vary 

 from deep crimson to pure white. The 

 tree sometimes reaches a height of 35 

 feet, with a trunk 4 feet in circumfer- 

 ence. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 60655. 



67939. Rubus elmpticus J. E. Smith. 

 Rosaceae. Raspberry. 



No. 813. Hakgala Botanic Gardens. 

 A Himalayan raspberry, described as fol- 

 lows by J. P. Rock, under No. 55499 : 

 "A very stout shrub which, especially 

 when young, is densely covered with 

 long, red, almost hairlike spines. The 

 flowers are white, and the deep-yellow, 

 almost orange, very juicy acid fruits are 

 collected by the hill tribes and brought 

 to the markets ; the fruits ripen earlier 

 on the mountains than in the vallev. 

 The shrub is found at altitudes of 6,000 

 to 7,000 feet." 



67940. Rubus moluccanus L. Rosaceae. 



No. 814. Hakgala Botanic Gardens. 

 Variety macrocarpus. A variety of the 

 tropical high-altitude Rubus which pro- 

 duces large fruits with little flavor. 



67941. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 815. Hakgala Botanic Gardens. 



67942. Lii.ium pybenaicum Gouan. 

 Liliaceae. Lily. 



From London, England. Seeds purchased 

 from Watkins & Simpson, Covent Gar- 

 den. Received July 29, 1926. 



A lily from the Pyrenees Mountains, 

 about 4 feet high, with pale lemon-yellow 

 flowers, dotted purplish black. It resem- 

 bles Lilium pomponium, differing in its 

 greater height, larger bulbs, wider leaves, 

 and larger flowers. 



67943. Erythroxyxon coca Lam. Ery- 

 throxylaceae. Cocaine tree. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad. British 

 West Indies. Plants presented by W. G. 

 Freeman. Director of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived July 21, 1926. 



A native tree of tropical South America 

 which thrives from sea level up to 5,000 

 feet altitude. 



67944. Saccharum officinarum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



From Rio Piedras, Porto Rico. Cuttings 

 obtained from the Porto Rican Insular 

 Experiment Station, through E. W. 

 Brandes, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived July 20, 1926. 



A Porto Rican variety. 



67945. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Caracas, Venezuela. Seeds presented 

 by H. Pittier. Ministerio de Relaciones 

 Exteriores, Museo Comercial. Received 

 July 16, 1926. 



Wild Venezuelan cotton. 

 67946 to 67948. 



From Richmond. Victoria. Australia. Seeds 

 presented by F. H. Baker. Received 

 July 16, 1926. 



67946. Acacia decurrens Willd. Mimo- 

 saceae. 



Variety normalis. A variety of the 

 Green wattle, which is cultivated in 

 California, with sepals as long as the 

 petals. The typical form is a handsome 

 tree with light-green feathery foliage and 

 bright yellow flowers. 



67947. Acacia discolor Willd. Mimosa- 

 ceae. 



A tall unarmed shrub or small tree, 

 native to southeastern Australia and 

 Tasmania, which bears, in autumn, ter- 

 minal and axillary clusters of yellow 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No.- 

 62960. 



67948. Hakea laurina R. Br. Protea- 

 ceae. Sea-urchin hakea. 



A tall Australian shrub, 30 feet or 

 less high, remarkable for its showy crim- 

 son flowers. These are in globular heads, 

 about 2 inches in diameter, from which 

 numerous golden yellow styles protrude 

 an inch or so in all directions. 



For previous introduction see No- 

 64483. 



