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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



72424 to 72439— Continued. 



72425. Artocarpus pomiformis Teysm. and 

 Binn. Moraceae. 



A tropical evergreen tree, with leaves up to 

 10 inches long. It is native to the East Indies 

 and closely related to the breadfruit tree (Arto- 

 carpus communis). 



72426. Baryxylum dasyrachis (Miquel) Pierre 

 (Peltophorum dasyrachis Kurz.). Caesalpini- 

 aceae. 



A tall unarmed East Indian tree, described 

 by Hooker (Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 257) 

 as having rigid pinnate leaves up to a foot long 

 and showy yellow flowers produced in terminal 

 and axillary clusters 6 to 9 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 63760. 



72427. Bauhinia rosea Miquel. Caesalpini- 

 aceae. 



A tropical leguminous climber, with leaves 

 3 to 5 inches long and wide and slit halfway. 

 The pink flowers are in terminal racemes. 

 Native to tropical Asia. 



72428. Bauhinia violacea Hort. Caesalpini- 

 aceae. 



Probably a tropical woodj^ plant with violet 

 flowers. 



72429. Bradburya plumieri (Turp.) Kuntze 

 (Centrosema plumieri Turp.). Fabaceae. 



An ornamental tropical vine with white and 

 red flowers. It thrives in shady places in 

 southern Brazil, where it is native. 



For previous introduction see No. 48597. 



72430. Bradburya pubescens (Benth.) 

 Kuntze (Centrosema pubescens Benth.). 

 Fabaceae. 



A creeping tropical vine used as a cover crop 

 in the East Indies. 



724S1 to 72433. Cassia spp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



72431. Cassia moschata H. B. K. 



A medium-sized tropical South American 

 tree with leaves composed of 14 to 18 pairs of 

 leaflets and yellow flowers in axillary racemes. 



72432. Cassia quinquangulata L. Rich. 



A yellow-flowered tropical evergreen 

 shrub 3 feet high. 



72433. Cassia timoriensis DC. 



A rather low tree with slender downy 

 branches, pale-green leaves up to 9 inches in 

 length, bright-yellow flowers, and thin 

 glossy, flexible pods sometimes 6 inches long. 

 The tree is distributed throughout the Malay 

 Archipelago and the Philippines. 



For previous introduction see No. 55026. 



72434. Crotalaria anagyroides H. B. K. 

 Fabaceae. 



A rank-growing leguminous evergreen shrub 

 with large clusters of yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 66251. 



72435. Crotalaria mysorensis Roth. Fa- 



A much-branched tropical leguminous 

 annual, 2 feet high, with yellow flowers. Native 

 to tropical Asia. 



72436. Erythrina fusca Lour. Fabaceae. 



A tropical shrub 8 feet high, with prickly- 

 bark, narrow leaflets, and brown-red flowers in 

 terminal racemes. 



72424 to 72439— Continued. 



72437. Monodora texuifolia Benth. An 

 nonaceae. 



A small ornamental deciduous tropical 

 Asiatic tree, with dull-yellow orchidlike flowers 

 which appear when the tree is leafless. 



72438. Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr. (P.rox- 

 burghii G. Don.). Mimosaceae. Cupang. 



A huge and remarkably handsome, quick- 

 growing tree, attaining a height of 120 feet or 

 more, with a clear smooth trunk and beautiful 

 fine-feathery pinnate leaves. Native to the 

 Malay Peninsula, Burma, etc. It has been 

 introduced into and become well established in 

 Ceylon, thriving in the moist low country up to 

 2,000 feet. The long pods, which grow in clus- 

 ters, contain a quantity of white powdery 

 farinaceous substance. The tree is easily prop- 

 agated by seed. 



For previous introduction see No. 61064. 



72439. Toluifera balsamum L. (Myroxylon 

 toluiferum H. B. K.). Fabaceae. 



A small handsome tree, native to northern 

 South America, with odd-pinnare leaves and 

 cream-colored flowers in axillary or terminal 

 clusters. 



For previous introduction see No. 66244. 



72440. Cucumis melo L. Cueurbi- 

 taceae. Melon. 



From Valencia, Spain. Seeds presented by Don- 

 ald M. Liddell, Baltimore, Md. Received 

 February 4, 1927. 



The rind of this variety resembles a watermelon 

 in appearance, and the pulp is like the hcnaydew. 

 I believe it will stand shipping a little better than 

 the honeydew melon, as the rind is heavier. (Lid- 

 dell.) 



72441. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. 

 Seeds presented by W. G. Freeman, Director of 

 Agriculture. Received February 4, 1927. 



Arhar. A local small-seeded variety. 

 72442 to 72449. Vitis vixifef.a L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From Leningrad, Russia. Cuttings presented by 

 A. Kol. chief, bureau of introduction. Institute 

 of Applied Botany, through J. W. Pincus, 

 Amtorg Trading Corporation, New York, N. Y. 

 Received February 11, 1927. 



Varieties developed in Turkestan. 



72442. No. 35332. Nimrang. 



72443. No. 35333. Charas. 



72444. No. 35334. Khasseyne. 



72445. No. 35335. Chiliaki Krasnaya. 



72446. No. 35336. Tanfi Rose. 



72447. No. 35337. Sabza. 



72448. No. 35338. Khusseyne. 



72449. No. 35339. Katta Kurgan. 



72450. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. 

 Rutaceae. Sweet orange. 



From Telde. Grand Canary, Canary Islands. 

 Seeds collected by David Fairchild, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 February 11, 1927. 



No. 977. December 29, 1926. These seeds were 

 found in an especially fine fruit, 4 inches in 

 diameter, which came from the same tree as the 

 scions under No. 939 pNo. 71131]. 



