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72571 to 72582— Continued. 



72580. Ribes diacantha Pall. 



No. 35355. Trans-Baikal. A wild shrub- 

 by Siberian gooseberry, about 5 feet high, 

 with scarlet fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 64794. 



72581. Ribes dikuscha Fisch. 



No. 35349. Tulun Experiment Station, 

 Irkutsk Government. A native Russian 

 plant closely related to the common black 

 currant; the fruits are used to make beverages. 



For previous introduction see No. 42318. 



T2582. Rubussp. Rosaceae. Dewberry. 



No. 35346. Sovietsk, Viatka Government. 

 A plant cultivated locally under the name 

 "Chinese dewberry." It is an annual bearer 

 «nd productive, but the young shoots are often 

 frosted in northern Russia. 



72583 to 72589. 



From Kharkof, Ukrainia, Russia. Seeds presented 

 by the All-Ukrainian Seed- Producing Associa- 

 tion, through J. W. Pincus, Amtorg Trading 

 Corporation, New York, N. Y. Received 

 February, 1927. 



72583. Anethum graveolens L. Apiaceae. 



Dill. 

 A Russian garden variety. 



For previous introduction see No. 64340. 



72584. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbi- 

 Watermelon. 



Piatiagorsk (favorite). A variety grown in 



72585 to 72587. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbi- 

 taceae. Cucumber. 



Russian varieties. 



72585. Viaznikovski. 



72586. Nejinski. 



72587. Zelenka (green). 



72588. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Pumpkin. 

 A Greek variety grown in Russia. 



72589. Trifolitjm pratense L. Fabaceae. 



Bed clover. 

 Russian-grown seeds. 



72590 to 72592. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 W. M. Doctors van Leeuwen, director, botanic 

 garden. Received February 1, 1927. 



72590. Caryota rumphiana Mart. Phoeni- 

 caceae. Palm. 



An East Indian palm about the size of the 

 coconut palm, with a smooth trunk and graceful 

 bipinnate leaves composed of segments with 

 truncate jagged tips. From the central pith of 

 the bark is prepared a sago which is eaten in the 

 East Indies in times of scarcity. 



For previous introduction see No. 51710. 



72591. Cassia leschenaulttana DC. 



A low diffuse perennial with slender branches 

 and finely divided leaves. 



72592. Cassia patellaria DC. 



A low tropical herbaceous perennial with 

 yellow flowers. Native to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 46243. 



72593. Cassia podocarpa Guill. and 

 Perr. Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Sierra Leone, West Africa. Seeds obtained 

 by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received March 12, 1927. 



No. 1134. Near Freetown. January 24, 1927. 

 A small shrubby tropical tree, 15 feet in height, 

 bearing yellow flowers, produced in racemes. 



72594 to 72609. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, director, botanic 

 garden. Received February 1, 1927. 



72594. Crotalaria valetonii Backer. Faba- 

 ceae. 



An East Indian plant described by C. A. 

 Backer (Bulletin du Jardin Botanique, Buiten- 

 zorg, vol. 2, p. 324) as an erect densely branched 

 herb, 1 to 4 feet high, with simple, hairy leaves 

 and yellow flowers in terminal, 5-flowered to 

 12-flowered racemes. 



For previous introduction see No. 65299. 



72595. Curculigo capitulata (Lour.) Kuntze 

 (C. recurvata Ait.). Amaryllidaceae. 



A slender bulbous plant about 2 feet high, 

 with gracefully arching leaves and drooping 

 yellow flowers; prefers shady places. Native to 

 tropical Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 67691. 



72596. Ficus rigid a Miquel. Moraceae. 



An epiphytic woody plant, with narrow 

 leathery leaves about 6 inches long. Native to 

 the East Indies. 



72597. Gnetum indicum (Lour.) Merr. (G.funi- 

 culare Blume.). Gnetaceae. 



A native woody vine with brick-red fruits in 

 bunches like grapes, each containing a nut 

 which, when roasted, tastes like a chestnut. 

 The nuts should not be eaten raw. (Note by 

 P. J. Wester under No. 49779.) 



72598. Livistona altissima Zoll. Phoenica- 

 ceae. Palm. 



A graceful East Indian palm, up to 80 feet 

 high, with fan-shaped leaves. The hardwood 

 is valued by the natives for construction work. 



For previous introduction see No. 46861. 



72599. Livistona rotundifolia (Lam.) Mart. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



An erect pinnate-leaved palm, native to 

 tropical Asia, about the same size as the coconut 

 palm. The hard, durable wood is used for 

 general construction. 



72600. Martinezia erosa Linden. Phoeni- 

 caceae. Palm. 



A small ornamental feather-leaved palm 

 from tropical America which is covered through- 

 out with long, needlelike spines. A related 

 species (Martinezia caryotaefolia) is grown to 

 some extent in lower Florida. 



For previous introduction see No. 61313 



FILAMENTOSUM 



72601. Oncosperma 

 Phoenicaceae. 



Blume. 

 Palm. 



The nibung palm of Java. A cluster palm of 

 great beauty which rises to a height of 50 feet 

 and waves its pinnate leaves in the slightest 

 breeze. Like its relative, Oncosperma fascicula- 

 turn, it is a spiny palm and therefore not suited 

 to small garden uses but to parks. The great 

 clusters of this palm are wonderfully effective. 

 (Note by. Messrs. Fairchild and Dorsett under 

 No. 66231) 



