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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



69373. Posoqueria latifolia (Pudge) 

 Roeni. and Schult. Rubiaceae. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds presented 

 by Holger Johansen, agronomist, Plant 

 Introduction Garden. Received Decem- 

 ber 29, 1926. 



A sbrub, sometimes 25 feet high, native 

 to tbe forests of northern Bahia, Brazil, 

 where it grows in dry sandy soil with but 

 little water. It flowers in February and 

 its succulent fruits, which ripen in July, 

 are sold in the native markets for making 

 marmalade and jelly. The greatest value 

 of the shrub, however, lies in the finely 

 grooved rigid branches, which are highly 

 prized for walking sticks. These are ex- 

 ported to England under the name of 

 " Brazilian oak." 



For previous introduction see No. 55921. 



69374. Gossypium stocksh Masters. 

 Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Sind, Karachi, India. Seeds pre- 

 sented bv the Deputy Director of Agricul- 

 ture, Sind. Received December 23, 1926. 



A tropical shrub with small yellow 

 flowers, which grows in rocky limestone 

 soil on the western coast of India. 



69375. Pithecolobium sp. Mimosa- 

 ceae. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Holger Johansen, agronomist, 

 Plant Introduction Garden. Received De- 

 cember 30, 1926. 



A tropical American leguminous tree ; 

 to be grown to ascertain its horticultural 

 value. 



69376. COTONE ASTER ROTTJNDIFOLIA 



laxata C. Schneid. Malaceae. 



From Chico, Calif. Plant growing at 

 the Plant Introduction Garden. Num- 

 bered December, 1926. 



This plant has been grown at the Chico 

 garden, at the left side of the office steps, 

 under No. 32935, Cotoneaster microphulla 

 thymifolia, but is now identified as C. ro- 

 tundifolia Janata. It is a low shrub, with 

 elliptic or elliptic-oblong leaves, dark green 

 above and white tomentose beneath, and 

 bright-red berries about one-third of an inch 

 in diameter. Native to the Himalayas. 



69377 and 69378. Coryltjs maxima 

 Mill. Betulaceae. Filbert. 



From Paris. France. Seeds purchased from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received De- 

 cember 20, 1926. 



European filbert varieties. 



69377. Variety N. Avelina de Provence. 



69378. Variety N. Avelina de Sidle. 



69379. Degtjelia trieoliata (Lour.) 

 Taub. (Derris idiginosa Benth.). 

 Fabaceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by S. Youngberg. Director. Bu- 

 reau of Agriculture. Received December 

 22, 1926. 



A large, handsome, leguminous woody 

 climber, native to Burma and the East In- 

 dies. The compound leaves are a foot or 

 more long, with 9 to 13 leaflets, and the 

 jright-red flowers, three-fourths of an inch 

 iong, are in lax racemes. The roots yield 



an effective insecticide and are used as a 



fish poison. 



For previous introduction see No. 64602. 



69380 and 69381. Saxefraga crassi- 

 folia L. Saxifragaceae. 



Leather saxifrage. 



From Leningrad. Russia. Roots and seeds 

 presented by A. Kol. chief of the bureau 

 of introduction, Institute of Applied Bot- 

 any. Received December 30, 1926. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial, native to 

 Siberia, with a woody rhizome and dense 

 panicles of purplish flowers. The roots are 

 said to be of value as an antiseptic. 



69380. Roots. 



69381. Seeds. 



69382. Saccharum ofeicinartjm L. Po- 

 aceae. Sugar cane. 



From Muzaffarpur, Bengal. India. Cut- 

 tings obtained from Noel Deerr, superin- 

 tendent of factories, through E. "W. - 

 Brandes. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived December 29, 1926. 



Indian-grown sugar cane. 



69383 and 69384. 



From China. Seeds obtained by F. A. 

 McClure, agricultural explorer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received December 

 22, 1926. 



69383. Pseudolarix amabilis (Nelson) 

 Rehder (P. kaempferi Gordon). Pina- 

 ceae. 



No. 868. Earn tsung. Seeds from a 

 large tree growing at Chinhwashan. Anh- 

 wei. November 9. 1926. An excellent 

 ornamental as well as a valuable timber 

 tree. 



69384, Art x din aria brevipaniculata 

 Hand.-Mzt. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 869. Chenhwashaan. November 4. 

 1926. Liu chin chuk. This species 

 flowered during 1923 and 1924 and pro- 

 duced an abundance of seeds which were 

 gathered by the natives and used as food. 



6S385. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea- 

 ceae. Greater yam. 



From Mavaguez. Porto Rico. Tubers pre- 

 sented by T. B. McClelland, horticultur- 

 ist, Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 Received March 17, 1926. Numbered 

 October, 1926. 



The Ceylon purple yam produces a 

 roundish tuber which in Porto Rico some- 

 times reaches a weight of 5 pounds. The 

 color of the flesh is deep purple, most of 

 which is retained in cooking, and the qual- 

 ity is excellent. The variety does not 

 vield as heavily as many others, .and the 

 shape of the tubers makes it difficult to 

 utilize to advantage. 



For previous introduction see No. 54900. 



6S388 to 69396. Tkitictjm aestivum L. 

 ( T. vulgare Till. ) . Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Manchuria. Seeds obtained by P. H. 

 Dor^ett. agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, through the cooperation 

 of D. McLorn, Postal Commissioner, 

 Harbin. Received December, 1926. 



69386. No. 7298. From Hsiachintai. Sep- 

 tember 14, 1926. 



