PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



70893. Syrixga velutina Komarow. 

 Oleaceae. Lilac. 



From Dropmore, Manitoba, Canada. Seeds pre- 

 sented by F. L. Skinner. Received January 23, 

 1927. 



A charming shrub with pale-pink, deliciously 

 fragrant flowers. In height it ranges from 4 to 8 

 feet. It is native to Chosen and is very hardy. 



For previous introduction see No. 63385. 



70894. Erica multiflora L. Erica- 

 ceae. Heath. 



From Brignoles, France. Seeds presented by R. 

 Salgues, director, botanic station. Received 

 February 28, 1927. 



An ornamental European shrub which probably 

 requires an acid soil. 



70895 to 70927. 



From Africa and the Canary Islands. Seeds 

 collected by David Fairchild, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 February, 1927. 



70895. Adansonia digitata L. Bombacaceae. 



Baobab. 



No. 960. Georgetown, McCarthy Island, 

 Gambia. January 6. 1927. The famous baobab 

 tree of West Africa which at one time held the 

 record for being the largest in diameter, 30 feet 

 or so, and which grows to a very old age. The 

 bark is used in making fiber for ropes, and the 

 white arillus around the seeds has a cream-of- 

 tartar taste. 



For previous introduction see No. 59673. 



Albizzia chevalieri Harms. Mimo- 



No. 989. Near Kudang, Gambia River. 

 January 7, 1927. A small but handsome tree 

 with attractive feathery foliage. It endures 

 very dry weather. 



BIGNONIAEFLOBA Welw. 



70897. Amabalia 

 Rubiaceae. 



No. 1129. Jala, Sierra Leone. January 20, 

 1927. A rather rare scandent shrub or tree with 

 white and purple flowers or orange variegated 

 with purple. The stems are used for tying 

 material; the edible fruits are called gumatetei. 



70898. Cassia laevigata TVilld. Caesalpini- 

 Smooth senna. 



No. 1127. Jala, Sierra Leone. January 21, 

 1927. A smooth senna used at the Jala Experi- 

 ment Station as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see No. 67681. 



70899. Cassia siebebiana DC. Caesalpini- 



No. 998. En route from Konakry to Fore 

 Carial, French Guinea, January 16, 1927. A 

 drought-resistant tree about 25 feet high, with 

 attractive foliage and long slender black pods. 



70900. ClSTUS SYMPHYTIFOLIUS 



ceae. 



Lam. Cista- 

 Rockrose. 



No. 929. December 24, 1926. Orotava, 

 TeneriSe, Canary Islands. A handsome native 

 shrub. The abundance of rich rose-red flowers 

 makes this a very striking ornamental. It can 

 be propagated by cuttings. 



70901. Convolvulus floridus L. f. Convol- 

 vulaceae. 



No. 928. Orotava, Teneriffe, Canary Islands. 

 December 24, 1926. A very attractive bushy 

 shrub which produces large clusters of small 

 white flowers. It probably requires an acid 

 soil, but grows in fairly dry situations. 



70895 to 70927— Continued. 



70902. Crotalaria retusa L. Fabaceae. 



No. 987. Bathurst, Gambia. January 10, 

 1927. A plant which grows wild in this section. 



For previous introduction see No. 64061. 



70903. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 1120. Jala, Sierra Leone. A large- 

 podded species. 



70904. Detarium senegalense Gmel. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



No. 1107. Near Abuko, Gambia. January 

 10, 1927. A leguminous fruit tree with green- 

 fleshed fibrous fruits about \ X A inches in 

 diameter. 



Grass. 



No. 984. A grass growing in a dried rice field 

 in Georgetown, Gambia, which appeared 

 promising as a hay crop for similar clay soils in 

 the South. 



Cotton. 



No. 974. En route from Georgetown to 

 Kuntaur. January 10, 1927. A cultivated cot- 

 ton of the Gambia region. 



Cotton. 



No. 1103. Obtained at the market at Bath- 

 urst, Gambia. January 10, 1927. This cotton 

 may be a native species. 



70908. Hakea laurina R. Br. Proteaceae. 



Sea-urchin hakea. 



No. 927. A handsome Australian species 

 with brilliant wine-red flower heads; found 

 growing on dry volcanic soil near the sea. 



70905. Eragrostis sp. Poaceae. 



70906. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



70907. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



For previous introduction see No. 65719. 



70909. Indigofera sp. Fabaceae. 



Indigo. 



No. 1114. Taimai, near Jala, Sierra Leone. 

 January 20, 1927. A tall-growing, heavy-seeding 

 species which may have been introduced here. 



70910. Lagenaria leucantha (Duchesne) 

 Rusby (L. vulgaris Seringe). Cucurbitaceae. 



Gourd. 



No. 993. Near Cape St. May, Gambia. 

 January 10, 1927. An enormous calabash gourd 

 used extensively in Gambia as a household 

 utensil. The fruits must be mature before they 

 are picked, and the half gourds must be dried 

 out slowly or they will crack. 



70911. Landolphia sp. Apocynaceae. 



No. 1113. Near Jala, Sierra Leone. January 

 21, 1927. A species found in lateritic sand, which 

 may be of value for its rubber. The yellow 

 fruits, 134 inches in diameter, have white flesh 

 with a rather refreshing flavor. 



70912. Mimosa dlnklagei Harms. Mimosaceae. 



No. 1123. Jala, Sierra Leone. January 20, 

 1927. A forest tree, 60 feet in height, with a 

 spreading habit and typical mimosalike leaves. 

 It should make a splendid shade tree, but 

 probably requires a good deal of moisture. 



70913. Olyra latifolia L. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 1119. Jala, Sierra Leone. January 21, 

 1927. A handsome broad-leaved bamboolike 

 perennial grass, sometimes 15 feet high, with 

 panicles 4 to 6 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 47028. 



70914 to 70917. Panicum spp. Poaceae. Grass. 



70914. Panicum aphanoneurum Stapf. 



No. 982. En route from Cape St. May to 

 Abuko, Gambia. January 11, 1927. A 

 perennial grass, 6 feet high, which is extremely 

 beautiful when in flower. It is a little coarse 



