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INVENTORY/ 



82306. Stachts sieboldt Miquel. Menthaceae. 



From Paris, France. Tubers purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. 

 Received February 1, 1921. 

 A perennial Japanese plant up to 1^ feet in height, cultivated for its slender 

 white tubers, which are eaten as salad, fried, and in many other ways. Culti- 

 vation is easy. The soil should be light and the plants spaced a foot apart. 

 The tubers are dug in November or later. They shrivel on exposure to the air 

 and should be taken only as wanted. (Adapted from Catalogue, Vilmorin^ 

 Andrieux d Co.) 



52307 to 52309. 



From Call, Valle, Colombia. Collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural 

 Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received Jan- 

 uary 3, 1921. Quoted notes by Mr. Popenoe. 



52307. Agati gkandifloea (L.) Desv. Fabaceae. 

 iSesJyania grandiflora Poir.) 



"(No. 520a. November 22, 1920. Herb. No. 1205.) Seeds of regeitr 

 erador. A handsome flowering tree cultivated in the lower portion of 

 the Cauca Valley, especially in the vicinity of Cartago (whence these 

 seeds) and Roldanillo. It reaches a height of about 25 feet and has 

 handsome pinnate foliage. The pure-white flowers, 2 inches long, are 

 shaped much like those of Clianthus and something like those of 

 Erythrina. A rose-colored form is also cultivated, but I have been 

 unable to get seeds of it. The tree is remarkable in that it commences 

 to flower when not more than 3 feet high. It is a rapid grower, and 

 when properly trained (it is inclined to be rather tall and slender in 

 form) it is shapely and very attractive. I believe it would be a dis- 

 tinct addition to the ornamental trees of southern Florida." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 38656. 



52308. Brownea grandiceps Jacq. Csesalpiniacese. 



"(No. 519a. November 22, 1920.) Seeds of ar'bol de la Cruz, a tree 

 cultivated in a dooryard at Cartago, at an altitude of about 2,900 feet. 

 This magnificent flowering tree, native to the Magdalena Valley in 

 Colombia, is a common ornamental in the Cauca Valley at altitudes of 

 2,500 to 4,000 feet. It is about 20 feet in height and produces flame- 



1 It should be understood that the varietal names of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and 

 other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was received 

 when introduced by the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction and, further, that 

 the printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and adop- 

 tion in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their identity fully estab- 

 lished, their entrance into the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names 

 for them in American literature becomes necessary, the foreign varietal designations 

 appearing in this inventory will be subject to change with a view to bringing the forms 

 of the names into harmony with recognized American codes of nomenclature. 



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