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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67950 to 67964— Continued. 



67964. Prunus yedoensis Mats. 



Yoshino cherry. 



P. I. G. No. 16845. Rows 146 to 

 148, trees 6, O. T. O. Yoshino. A hand- 

 some Japanese tree, ultimately about 40 

 feet high, with smooth pale-gray bark, 

 thick wide-spreading branches, and large 

 oblong sharply-toothed leaves which nor- 

 mally appear after the flowers have 

 passed their prime. The flowers, borne 

 in great profusion in the spring, are 

 single, pink, or nearly white and about 

 an inch across. The small black fruits 

 are sometimes produced abundantly and 

 afford an easy means of propagation. 



67965 to 67968. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds presented 

 by the manager, publication depot and 

 central seed store, Department of Agri- 

 culture. Received July 1, 1926. 



The following are being tested as cover 

 plants at the experiment station, Pera- 

 deniya. 



67965. Albizzia falcata (L.) Backer. 

 (A. moluccana Miquel). Mimosaceae. 



A rapid-growing tree with large feath- 

 ery leaves and small globular flower 

 heads. Because of its thin foliage it is 

 grown as a shade for field crops in 

 Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 40776. 



67966. Cracca villosa purpurea (L.) 

 Kuntze (Tephrosia purpurea Pers.). 

 Fabaceae. 



A purple-flowered herbaceous perennial, 

 of low spreading habit, which is native 

 to tropical Africa. According to T. H. 

 Holland (Planters' Chronicle, Ceylon, vol. 

 21, p. 87), trials in Ceylon show this 

 plant to be suited for growing in the 

 dry parts of the island as a source of 

 green manure. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 62909. 



67967. Erythrina variegata orientalis 

 (L.) Merr. {E. Uthosperma Blume). 

 Fabaceae. 



A moderate-sized spineless leguminous 

 East Indian tree of very rapid growth, 

 with trifoliolate leaves and red flowers. 

 In Ceylon, where it is called the dadap, 

 this tree is used as a shade for cover 

 plants, and the foliage is lopped for use 

 as green manure. 



67968. Indigofera confusa Prain and 

 Baker (J. arrecta Benth., not Hochst.). 

 Fabaceae. 



A slender bushy, South African peren- 

 nial, 1 to 2 feet high. The whole plant 

 is a livid, blue-green, indicating the 

 presence of indigo, according to W. H. 

 Harvey (Flora Capensis, vol. 2, p. 183 V. 

 The small flowers are silky white. 



67969. LlLITJM CHALCEDONICUM L. Lili- 



aceae. Chalcedonian lily. 



From Athens, Greece. Bulbs purchased 

 from D. Demades, Botanical Museum of 

 the University of Athens. Received 

 August 18, 1926. 



The Chalcedonian lily, which came origi- 

 nally from southern Europe, has a green 

 purple-tinged stem 2 to 4 feet high, 100 

 or more leaves 2 to 6 inches long, and three 



to six or more flowers about 3 inches in 

 diameter. These are brilliant scarlet, with 

 scarlet anthers. 



67970. Castilla sp. Moraceae. 



Rubber tree. 



From San Pedro, Honduras. Seeds pre- 

 sented by H. A. Dike. Received September 

 7, 1926. 



The Castillas are Central American trees 

 from several of which rubber is obtained. 



67971. Garcinia bancana Miquel. Clu- 

 siaceae. 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. 

 Seeds presented by the superintendent of 

 the botanic gardens. Received July 12, 

 1926. 



An East Indian tree, which, as described 

 by Ridley (Flora of the Malay Peninsula, 

 vol. 1, p. 174), is 20 to 80 feet tall, with 

 leathery, broadly oval leaves and ovoid 

 fruits. 



67972. Nerine sarniensis (L.) Her- 

 bert. Amaryllidaceae. Guernsey lily. 



From Capetown, South Africa. Bulbs pur- 

 chased from W. S. Duke & Co. Re- 

 ceived February 4, 1926. Numbered 

 July, 1926. 

 A South African bulbous plant with 



bright-green linear leaves about a foot long, 



developed after the bright-crimson flowers ; 



the latter are in umbels of about twelve. 



For previous introduction see No. 66981. 



67973. Castilla sp. Moraceae. 



Rubber tree. 



From Bayeau, Haiti. Seeds collected by 

 W. H. Jenkins. Received July 12, 1926. 



A Central American tree introduced as 

 a possible source of rubber, which is ob- 

 tained from a number of species of this 

 genus. 



67974 to 67976. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Kulikoro, French West Africa. Seeds 

 presented by R. H. Forbes, collaborator 

 of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived July 2, 1926. 



67974. Gossypium anomalum Wawra. 



This is described by Oliver (Flora of 

 Tropical Africa, vol. 1, p. 211) as a 

 shrub 5 to 10 feet high, with rough 

 branches, reddish flowers, and oval cap- 

 sules about an inch in length. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 62591. 



67975. Gossypium arboreum L. 

 Locally grown seeds. 



67976. Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb. 

 Locally grown seeds of a native Indian 



cotton. 



67977. P A V E T T A zimmermanniana 

 Valet. Rubiaceae. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented) 

 by Dr. W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, di- 

 rector, botanic gardens. Received July 

 6, 1926. 

 A small East Indian evergreen tree or 



large shrub, with opposite elliptic leaves 



and clusters of slender-tubed white flowers. 



One of the most interesting features of this 



