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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



72594 to 72609— Continued. 



72602 to 72808. Pandanus spp. Pandanaceae. 



72602. Pandanus affinis Kurz. 



A tropical evergreen tree of possible value 

 as an ornamental. Native to Ceylon. 



72603. Pandanus furcatus Roxb. 



One of the most ornamental of the screw- 

 pines, which attains a height of about 5 

 meters, with dark green, linear spiny leaves 

 3 or more meters long, gracefully arching and 

 somewhat spirally arranged. The whitish 

 gray inflorescence emits a very agreeable 

 odor. Native to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 51728. 



72604. Pandanus labyrinthicus Kurz. 



An erect-spreading tropical shrub 15 feet 

 high, with slender warty trunks. The 

 linear leathery leaves are 4 to 6 feet long. 



For previous introduction see No. 51729. 



72605. Pandanus parvus Ridley. 



A low slender screw pine, about 3 feet 

 high, with linear-oblong, thin leaves and very 

 small spines. Native to the East Indies. 



72606. Pandanus polycephalus Lam. 



An East Indian screw pine with leaves 3 

 feet long. The natives of Java eat the young 

 leaves and flower buds as a vegetable. 



For previous introduction see No. 51730. 



72607. Pandanus tectorius Parkins. 



A tropical Asiatic "screw pine," 15 feet 

 high, with light-green leaves 3 to 5 feet long. 

 The staminate flowers yield a perfume. 



For previous introduction see No. 57730. 



72608. Pandanus vandermeeschii Balf. f. 



A screw pine from the island of Mauritius, 

 up to 20 feet high with lateral branches 8 feet 

 long. The leaves are stiff, suberect, and 2 

 feet long. 



For previous introduction see No. 51732. 



SPLENDIDA 



72609. Verschaffeltia 

 Phoenicaceae. 



Wendl. 

 Palm. 



A tall spiny palm up to 80 feet in height with 

 terminal, bifid leaves 5 to 8 feet long. Native 

 to the Seychelles Islands. 



For previous introduction see No. 39342. 



72610 to 72613. Lilium spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. Lily. 



From London, England. Seeds purchased from 

 Watkins & Simpson. Received February 12, 

 1927. 



72610. Lilium giganteum Wall. 



Giant lily. 



A^Himalayan lily with stems 6 to 9 feet high 

 and large fragrant white flowers, 12 to a raceme. 



For previous introduction see No. 66469. 



72611. Lilium monadelphum Bieb. 



Great Caucasian lily. 



Variety szovitzianum. A stout-stemmed lily, 

 3 to 6 feet high, with 30 to 40 horizontal leaves 

 about 3 inches long and 1 to 30 rich golden-yellow 

 flowers. 



72612. Lilium philippinense Baker. 



Benguet lily 



Variety formosanum. A rather tender white- 

 flowered lily, native to tropical Asia, with stems 

 1 to 2 feet high and 30 to 40 horizontal leaves 

 about^4 inches long. 



72614. Prunus sp. 



72610 to 72613— Continued. 



72613. Lilium sp. 



A lily, about 6 feet high, which is the result of 

 crosses made by the late Mrs. Backhouse be- 

 tween various forms of Lilium martagon and 

 L. hansoni. The star-shaped perianth is some- 

 what reflexed and appears in such colors as rosy 

 pink with marbled interior, straw yellow with 

 crimson spots, orange-yellow spotted purple, 

 and pinkish buff with dark spots. It is one of 

 the very finest hybrids yet raised. (Watkins 

 & Simpson Catalogue.) 



Amygdalaceae. 



Plum. 



From near Haitzu, Chihli Province, China. Scions 

 collected by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received January, 

 1927. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 72140. 



72615. Fictjs carica L. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



From Beirut, Syria. Plants obtained from A. E. 

 Day, Beirut, through W. T. Swingle, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received February 18, 1927. 



Teen kazzi. A Syrian variety. 



72616. Juniperus cedrus Webb. 

 Pinaceae. 



From Orotava, Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Seeds 

 collected by David Fairchild, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 February 9, 1927. 



No. 932. December 23, 1926. A subtropical 

 tree about 12 feet high, with crowded bluish green 

 leaves one-fourth to one-half inch long. The 

 branches have a beautiful drooping habit, making 

 it an attractive tree for large gardens and parks. 

 Native to the Canary Islands. 



For previous introduction see No. 57080. 



72617 to 72620. Chayota edulis Jacq. 

 (Sechium edule Swartz). Cucurbi- 

 taceae. Chayote. 



From the city of Guatemala, Guatemala. Fruits 

 presented by Wilson Popenoe, superintendent 

 of agricultural experiments, United Fruit Co., 

 Tela, Honduras. Received February 16, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



72617. Large green fruits. 



72818. Light green fruits. 



72619. The smooth white fruits are small and 

 tinged with green. 



72620. Small prickly white fruits. 



72621. Sturtia gossypioides R. Br. 

 Malvaceae. 



From Sydney, New South Wales. Seeds presented 

 by G. P. Darnell-Smith, director, botanic 

 gardens. Received February 15, 1927. 



A large Australian shrub, with broadly oval 

 stiff leaves up to 2 inches long and large purple 

 flowers. It is closely related to cotton (Oossypium 

 spp.). 



72622. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 

 Seeds presented by F. R. Stewart & Co., through 

 L. Mayer & Co., Portland, Oreg. Received 

 February 24, 1927. 



A marmalade orange originally from Japan. 



