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o8829 to 68835 — Continued. 



68830. A shorter podded form than 

 No. 68831. 



68831. A long-podded form. 



68832. Canavalia ensifoemis (L.) DC. 

 Fabaceae. Jack bean. 



Locally grown seeds. 



68833 to 68835. Stizolobidm spp. Faba- 



Coarse leguminous annual vines. Lo- 

 cally grown seeds. 



68833. Stizolobium atbrrimum Pi- 

 per and Tracy. Mauritius bean. 



68834. Stizolobium deeringianum 

 Bort. Florida velvet bean. 



68835. Stizolobium niveum (Roxb.) 

 Kuntze. Lyon bean. 



€8836. Acacia retiitodes Scnlecht. 

 Mimosaceae. 



From Paris, France. Seeds obtained from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received Sep- 

 tember 15, 1926. 



Var. floribunda. A tall shrub or small 

 tree, native to Australia, with feathery 

 foliage and dense yellow flower heads. 



•68837 to 68866. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented 

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

 rector, botanic gardens. Received Sep- 

 tember 29, 1926. 



68837 to 68840. Albizzia spp. Mimosa- 

 ceae. 



68837 and 68838. Albizzia falcat a (L.) 

 Backer (A. moluccana Miquel). 



A rapidly growing tree with large 

 feathery leaves and small globular 

 flower heads. Because of its thin 

 foliage, it is grown in Ceylon as a 

 shade for field crops. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67965. 



68837. No. 1. 



68838. No. 2. 



68839. Albizzia rotundata Blume. 



An East Indian leguminous tree with 

 rounded leaflets, of possible use as a 

 shade for crop plants. 



68840. Albizzia saponaria (Lour.) 

 Blume. 



A small tree, 65 feet or less high, 

 with gray bark and alternate double 

 compound leaves. The bark contains 

 saponin and is used by the natives of 

 the Philippines as soap for washing 

 their hair. Native to the Philippines 

 and the East Indies. 



■68841. Baryxylum inerme (Roxb.) 

 Pierre (PeltopJiorum ferrugineum 

 Benth.). Caesalpiniaceae. 



A large, quick-growing, symmetrical 

 tree, with a spreading top and graceful 

 feathery foliage, indigenous to the dry 

 regions of Ceylon and Malaya, where the 

 annual rainfall varies from 50 to 70 

 inches. The young leaves and shoots 

 are covered with a brown velvety tomen- 

 tum. The tree flowers twice a year at 

 irregular seasons, some specimens being 

 in blossom while others near by are in 

 ripe fruit. The flowers are rusty yellow, 

 sweet scented, and borne in large erect 



68837 to 68866— Continued. 



panicles. The tree is a magnificent sight 

 when in full bloom. It is especially 

 suited to dry districts, but also thrives to 

 perfection in the moist regions up to 

 1,800 feet. 



For 

 51810. 



previous introduction see No. 

 Bauhinia spp. Caesal- 



68842 to 68844 

 piniaceae. 



68842. Bauhinia monandea Kurz. 



Butterfly bauhinia. 



An ornamental pink-flowered tropical 

 African bush or small tree. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 50734. 



68843. Bauhinia tomentosa L. 



St. Thomas tree. 



A handsome leguminous shrub, na- 

 tive to tropical Asia and Africa, with 

 clusters of large showy yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 38651. 



68844. Bauhinia violacea Hort. 



A leguminous tropical plant, native 

 to the East Indies. 



68845. Calopogonium mucunoides Desv. 

 Fabaceae. 



A tropical American plant which is said 

 to be popular as a cover plant in Suma- 

 tra, according to J. N. Milsum and E. A. 

 Curtler (Malayan Agricultural Journal, 

 vol. 13, No. 8, August, 1925, pp. 271-272). 

 These authorities state that a fair cover 

 is obtained after three months from sow- 

 ing, when flowering commences. The 

 plant is a vigorous creeping herb which 

 forms a mat of foliage 1% feet or so in 

 thickness over the soil. The stems, 3 to 

 10 feet long, form roots at each node. 

 The pale blue flowers are in racemes 1 

 to 4 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66085. 



68846 to 68848. Cassia spp. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



66846. Cassia marginata Roxb. 



A small, graceful tropical tree with 

 rose-colored flowers and drooping 

 branches. Native to the East Indies. 



68847. Cassia surattensis Burm. f. 

 (C. glauca Lam.). 



A tropical leguminous shrub or small 

 tree with pale-green compound leaves 

 and clusters of pale-yellow flowers. 

 Native to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 33562. 



68848. Cassia sp. 



A tropical leguminous plant native 

 to the East Indies. 



68849 to 68852. Crotalaria spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



68849. Ceotalaeia geantiana Harv. 



A small slender herbaceous plant 

 with an erect, branching, leafy stem 

 about a foot high and small yellow 

 flowers. Native to Natal. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 51833. 



