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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



72992 to 73012— Continued. 



72998. Albizzia brownei Walp. Mimosaceae. 



No. 1126. Jala Jungle, Sierra Leone. Jan- 

 uary 20, 1927. An ornamental tropical tree, 30 

 feet high, with feathery foliage. 



72999. Alchornea cordifolia (Schum.) Muell. 

 Arg. (A. cordata Benth.). Euphorbiaceae. 



Christmas bush. 



No. 1131. Jala Jungle, Sierra Leone. Jan- 

 uary 20, 1927. The "Christmas bush," so- 

 called because of the long pendent spikes of 

 brilliant red berries produced at Christmas 

 time. It is a tropical ornamental shrub native 

 to West Africa. 



73000. Cassia braseliensis Hort. Caesalpini- 

 aceae. 



No. 1205. Botanic Garden, Victoria, Cam- 

 eroon. A small tropical tree with deep-green 

 foliage and yellow flowers. 



73001. Chaetochloa sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 1208. Near Ekoua, Cameroon. Feb- 

 ruary 18, 1927. An ornamental broad-leaved 

 grass. 



73002 and 73003. Chrysophylltjm catnito L. 



Sapotaceae. Caimito. 



For previous introduction see No. 67532. 



73002. No. 1161. Botanic Garden, Victoria, 

 Cameroon. February 9, 1927. A white- 

 fleshed variety of the star apple whose 

 fruits attain a large size, 2>\i inches in 

 diameter. 



73003. No. 1201. Buea, Cameroon. Feb- 

 ruary 13, 1927. A purple-fleshed variety 

 of the star apple. These seeds are from a 

 fruit 4 inches in diameter. 



73004. Cracca vogelh (Hook, f.) Kuntze 

 (Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.). Fabaceae. 



No. 1184. Victoria, Cameroon. February 

 17, 1927. Moom or Kassa. A leguminous shrub 

 with velvety leaves and pods which is used as 

 fish poison. A dam is made in a stream, and the 

 macerated branches of this bush are thrown into 

 the water. Men then wade into the stream, 

 stirring up the water, and after a few minutes 

 the dead fish rise to the surface. The skin on 

 the men is affected somewhat by the poison. 

 The macerated leaves are also used to cure skin 

 diseases of dogs and goats. 



For previous introduction see No. 66250. 



73005. Crotalaria retusa L. Fabaceae. 



No. 1160. Between Victoria and Bota, 

 Cameroon. February 9, 1927. A tropical 

 leguminous plant possibly resistant to salt spray. 



73006. Cyclanthera explodens Naud. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. 



No. 1204. Buea, Cameroon. February 12, 

 1927. A tropical American cucurbitaceous vine 

 whose fleshy pods break open suddenly to 

 scatter the seeds. 



73007. Drymophloeussp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 1169. Botanic Garden, Victoria, Came- 

 roon. February 10, 1927. A rather dwarf 

 clump palm producing beautiful clusters of 

 scarlet fruits which are half an inch long and 

 have a sweetish taste. 



73008 and 73009. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. 

 Phoenicaceae. African oil palm. 



73008. No. 1196. Victoria, Cameroon. Feb- 

 ruary 17, 1927. A variety distinguished 

 by having a large, thick-shelled seed with 

 a thin but oily pericarp. 



72992 to 73012— Continued. 



73009. Nos. 1193 and 1197. February, 1927. 

 Mixed seeds obtained near Victoria, 

 Cameroon. The Cameroon name is 

 lisombe. 



73010. Elaeophorbia drtjpifera (Thonn.) 

 Stapf. Euphorbiaceae. ^ 



No. 1155. Santa Isabel, Fernando Po Island, 

 West Africa. A tropical fleshy-leaved tree 30 

 feet high which is drought resistant. It contains 

 a large amount of latex and may be a source of 

 rubber. 



73011. Erythrina glauca Willd. 



73012. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



Fabaceae. 

 Coral tree. 



No. 1168. Botanic Garden, Victoria, Came- 

 roon. February 16, 1927. A stately tree from 

 tropical America with large leaves and showy 

 orange flowers. 



Fig. 



No. 1172. Cameroon Mountain. February 

 10, 1927. A large tropical tree with light-green 

 leaves and an abundance of fruits in long clusters. 



73013. Magnolia delavayi Franch. 

 Magnoliaceae. 



From Orleans, France. Plants presented by Leon 

 Chenault. Received March 24, 1927. 



An evergreen ornamental tree, up to 10 meters 

 high, with dull-green oblong leaves growing to a 

 length of 30 centimeters and white flowers 20 centi- 

 meters in diameter. Native to southwestern 

 China. 



73014 to 73027. 



From West Africa. Seeds collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received March, 1927. 



73014 to 73016. Meibomia spp. Fabaceae. 



73014. Meibomia sp. 



No. 1166. Botanic garden, Victoria, 

 Cameroon. February 10. 1927. An attrac- 

 tive blue-flowered species 3 feet high. 



73015. Meibomia sp. 



No. 1175. Between Buea and Moyuca, 

 Cameroon. February 12, 1927. A tall leafy 

 plant which may prove useful as a cover plant. 



73016. Meibomia sp. 



No. 1198. Between Buea and Signal 



Point, Cameroon. February 12, 1927. A 



species which looks promising as a cover 

 plant. 



73017. Morinda CITRIFOLIA L. Rubiaceae. 



Indian mulberry. 



No. 1177. Botanic garden, Victoria, Cam- 

 eroon. February 10, 1927. An ornamental 

 tropical shrub with large white juicy fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 



73018. Ocimum yiridiflorum Roth. Mentha- 

 ceae. 



No. 1167. A tropical herbaceous bushy 

 perennial with an aromatic odor, producing 

 small greenish flowers. 



73019. Pennisetum sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 1209. February 17, 1927. A tall silvery 

 bunch grass growing abundantly on the Cam- 

 eroon Mountains near the timber line, at an 

 altitude of about 9,000 feet. 



