61312. CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA (Gliristm.) 61317 to 61321—Continued. Swingle. Rutacese. Lime. 61320. MELILOTUS SUAVEOLJBNS Ledeb. From Panama, Seeds collected by .David Fa ba cere. Sweet clover. Fairchild, Bureau of Plant Industry. *A Siberian sweet clover introduced for Received August 23, 1924. cultural and comparison tests. August 2, 1924. A wild lime growing 61321. A'ICIA AMOENA Fisch. Fabacese. in dense shade on the new Lathrop Trail just opened up across Barro Colorado Vetch. Island. The fruits were of medium size, A perennial Siberian vetch, with stems with few seeds, and of excellent quality. up to 4 feet in length and purplish (Fairchild.) flowers. 61313. MARTINEZIA EKOSA Linden. Phoe- 61322. MELILOTUS INDK'A (L.) All. Fa- nicacere. Palm. baeeae. Sweet clover. From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Seeds From Simla, India. Seeds presented by presented by Gonzalo Fortun, Director, II. E. .1. Peake, Khaltoo Fruit Orchards, Estaci6n Experimental Agronomica, Solan brewery. Received .Inly 17, 1924. through David Fairchild, Bureau of A local strain of annual yellow melilot, Plant Industry. Received July 25, 1924. collected near the Solan brewery ; intro- A small ornamental feather-leaved palm duced for testing by agronomists. from tropical America which is covered throughout with long, needlelike spines. 61323. HETEROSPATHE ELATA Sclieff. A related species (M. oaryotaefoUa) is Phcenicaceae. Palm. grown to some extent in lower Florida. From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds For previous introduction see S. P. I. presented by Adn. Hernandez, Director, No. 51724. Bureau of Agriculture, at the request of P. J. Wester, Manila. Received July 18, 61314. HORDEUM DIST1CH0N PALMELLA 1924. Harlan. Poacete. Two-rowed barley. A tall, unarmed palm, with a slender, From Czechoslovakia. Seeds presented by straight stem and long pinnate leaves, Scheuker & Co., Broii. Received August growing in protected situations and where 12, 1924. the rainfall is evenly distributed. It is one of the most attractive and graceful To be grown for comparison and cul- palms that I have seen, and from my tural tests. experience with it at Lamao it will make a good plant for the conservatory and 61315 and 61316. URCEOLA ESCULENTA possibly a good house palm. (Wester.) (A. DC.) Benth. Apocynaceae. For previous introduction see S. P. I. From May my o, India. Seeds presented by No. 46640. Charles T. Bogg. Superintendent, Gov- ernment Botanic Garden. Received July 61324 to 61328. 14, 1924. From Hobart, Tasmania. Seeds presented A vigorous climber from eastern India, by L. A. Evans, Secretary of Agricul- which, according to Watt (Dictionary of ture, Agricultural and Stock Depart- tho Economic Products of India), has ment, Received July 5, 1924. received some consideration in that coun- try as a source of rubber. In Burma the 61324. ANOPTERUS GLANBULOSUS Labill. plant is cultivated to some extent for Escalloniaceae. the edible fruit, which is about the size A handsome evergreen shrub, abun- of an orange and popular with the natives. dant in Tasmanian forests, with It is now introduced for department leathery, toothed leaves and rather large specin lists experimenting with rubber- flowers, white with a rosy tint, produced yielding plants. in erect, terminal racemes. 61315. From the Conservator of Forests, 61325 and 61326. BILLARDIERA LONGIFLORA Tavoy. {Bogg.) Labill. Pittosporacea?. 61316. From the Extra Assistant Con- A twining shrub, sometimes several servator of Forests. Mergui. (Bogg.) feet in length, with leaves varying from oval to linear in shape and from half 61317 to 61321. an inch to 2 inches in lenerth. The flowers are pendulous on solitary stems From Japan. Seeds presented by K. Matsu- an inch long. This plant grows wild shima, through W. S. Field, San Fran- along' watercourses in Australia and cisco, Calif. ' Received July 15, 1924. Tasmania. A collection of seeds sent in without notos ; to be grown and tested for value as For previous introduction see S. P. I. forage. No. 56562. 61317. AG-ROPYROX SKMICOSTATUM Nees. 61325. Pink flowers. Poaco.p. Grass. 61326. Blue flowers. A perennial, fibrous-rooted grass, with 61327. DRIMYS LANCEOLATA (Poir) Baill. erect stems and narrowly linear leaves. (D. aromatica F. Muell.). Magno- Native to Afghanistan. lia ce
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