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70769 and 70770. Dioscokea spp. Dios- 

 eoreaceae. Yam. 



From Soerabaya, Java. Tubers obtained 

 by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, witb the Al- 

 lison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 July 29, 1926. Numbered October, 1926. 



70769. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 788. May 17, 1926. Small, fhin- 

 skinned tubers obtained in the native 

 market. 



70770. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 790. Obtained in tbe native mar- 

 ket, May 17, 1926. 



70771 and 70772. Dioscokea spp. Dios- 

 coreaceae. Yam. 



From San Pedro, Honduras. Tubers pre- 

 sented by H. A. Dike. Received Novem- 

 ber 17, 1926. 



70771. Dioscorea sp. 



A variety with prickly stems. 



70772. Dioscorea sp. 



A variety with yellow-fleshed tubers. 



70773 to 70776. Ipomoea batatas (L.) 

 Poir. Convolvulaceae. Sweet potato. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Tubers presented 

 by Dr. L. Koch, Chief, Plant-Breeding 

 Station for Annual Crops. Received Oc- 

 tober 25, 1926. 



Locally developed varieties. 



70773. Variety Oebi Saboelan. 



70774. Variety Oebi Samarinda. 



70775. Variety Oebi Tandjoeng kait. 



70776. Variety Oebi Menes bodas. 



70777 and 70778. 



From Ceylon. Seeds collected by David 

 Fair child, agricultural explorer,' Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received February 

 26, 1926. Numbered December, 1926. 



70777. Areca triandra Roxb. Phoenica- 

 ceae. Palm. 



No. 258. Peradeniya gardens. Janu- 

 ary 1, 1926. A pinnate slender-stemmed 

 graceful palm 40 feet tall. 



70778. Ptychosperma sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



No. 251. Peradeniya gardens. Janu- 

 ary 1, 1926. A fan palm, not over 20 

 or 25 feet high, with clusters of grace- 

 ful slender stems. 



70779 and 70780. 



From Sumatra. Seeds collected by David 

 Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricul- 

 tural explorers, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received April and May, 1926. 

 Numbered December, 1926. 



70779. (Undetermined.) 



No. 689. Between Kabandjahe and 



Koto Tchane. March 20, 1926. A 



stunning ornamental, a foot and a half 



high, bearing red flower clusters the 

 shape of a large club, with rows of coarse 



liplike scales. The flowers have the 

 appearance of orchids. 



70779 and 70780— Continued. 



70780. (Undetermined.) 



No. 400. Berstagi. February 21, 

 1926. A small tree with small, rather 

 narrow, long leaves and yellow fruits 

 about the size of a pecan, with bright- 

 red flesh surrounding an acornlike seed. 



70781 to 70783. 



From Ceylon and the Straits Settlements. 

 Seeds collected by David Fairchild, agri- 

 cultural explorer. Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received July, 1926. Numbered 

 December, 1926. 



70781. Amomum magnificum (Roscoe) 

 Benth. and Hook. Zinziberaceae. 



No. 897. Peradeniya Botanic Gardens. 

 June 9. 1926. A handsome plant with 

 immense green pinnate leaves. 8 to 10 

 feet long, rising from a rhizome. The 

 large pink flower heads are borne on 

 erect stalks 2% to 3 feet high. 



70782. Stromanthe sanguinea S o n d . 

 Marantaceae. 



No. 900. Peradeniya Botanic Gardens. 

 A crimson-flowered plant from Brazil 

 with broad leaves about a foot long, 

 purple beneath. The flowers are borne 

 on a scape up to 20 inches high. 



70783. Artocarpus gomeziana Wall. 

 xMoraceae. 



No. 842. Singapore Botanic Gardens. 

 May 31, 1926. A handsome shade tree 

 with large glossy leaves and very sour 

 fruits, about 2 inches in diameter, which 

 are red inside, 



70784. Zanonia sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



From Sumatra. Plant collected by David 

 Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 with the Allison V. Armour expedition. 

 Received May 20, 1926. Numbered De- 

 cember, 1926. 



No. 714. Sibolangit Botanic Gardens. 

 March 26, 1926. A large ornamental trop- 

 ical vine with large fleshy leaves, white 

 flowers, and gourdlike fruits. Native to 

 Sumatra. 



70785. Eugenia grandis Wight. Myr- 

 taceae. 



From Straits Settlements. Seeds collected 

 by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Alli- 

 son V. Armour expedition. Received July 

 29, 1926. Numbered December, 1926. 



No. 837. Singapore Botanic Gardens. 

 May 31, 1926. A very handsome street tree 

 with grassy green foliage, straight stems, 

 and a dense crown. 



70786. Eeemochloa ophitjroides 

 (Munro) Hack. Poaceae. 



Centipede grass. 



From China. Seeds collected by F. A. Mc- 

 Clure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received October 29, 

 1926. 



No. 621. Collected on the island of 

 Honam, near the Canton Christian College, 

 Canton, during July and August, 1926. 

 This variety was growing on rolling land 

 not under cultivation, but constantly pas- 

 tured and cut over by hunters of fuel. The 



