32 MATERIAL INTRODUCED

69865. ILEX PAKAGUAEIENSIS St. Hil. 69873 and 69874—Continued. Aquifoliaceae. Yerba mate. 69874. The white Peruvian guava is more From Asuncion, Paraguay. Seeds pre- prolific and has thick sweet flesh of sented lay Dr. C. Fiebrig, director, Botanic delicious flavor. The average weight Garden. Received November 12, 1926. is about 5 ounces, occasional fruits- weighing 9 ounces. A tender evergreen Paraguayan holly the of which are dried and used to make 69875. EREMOCITRUS GLAUCA (Lindl.) the beverage called " mate"," or Paraguay Swingle (Atalantia glauca Benth.). tea. Rutaceae. 69866 to 69869. SOLANUM TUBEROSTJM L. Australian desert kumquat. Solanaceae. Potato. From Dundas, New South Wales. Seeds From Wolverhampton, England. Tubers ob- presented by Herbert J. Rumsey. Re- tained from F. W. Keay, through William ceived November 24, 1926. Stuart, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- A shrub or small about 14 feet high,, ceived November 24, 1926. native to the deserts of northeastern Aus- tralia. The small thick leathery leaves are English varieties. gray green, and the fruits are about half 69866. Keay'8 Champion. an inch in diameter. The acid juice of the fruit forms the basis, of an agreeable bever- 69867. King Edward X Patterson's Cham- age, and the peel has the sweetish flavor pion. of the kumquat. It is the hardiest of all 69868. Magnum Bonum X Patterson's Yio- the evergreen citrus fruits and is of promise toria. to plant breeders. 69869. Patterson's Victoria. For previous introduction see No. 66869. 69870. PSIDITJM GUAJAVA L. Myrta- 69876 to 69895. ceae. Guava. From Manchuria. Seeds obtained by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of From Holguin, Cuba. Seeds presented by Plant Industry. Received November 17, Thomas R. Towns. Received November 1926. 15, 1926. These seeds were collected by I. V. Kos- The red Peruvian guava is fully as pro- loff, Manchurian Research Society, Harbin. lific as the white variety, but the flesh is not so thick around the seed. The flavor 69876 to 69880. ACER spp. Aceraceae. is delicious, and the fruits average 5 or 6 Maple. ounces in weight. 69876 and 69877. ACER BARBINERVB 69871. SCHIZOPHBAGMA HYDRANGEOIDES Maxim. Sieb. and Zucc. Hydrangeaceae. A shrubby maple, native to Man- churia, with coarsely toothed, 5-lobed From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Cuttings pre- leaves. v sented by C. S. Sargent, Arnold Arbore- tum. Received November 19, 1926. For previous introduction see No. 65909. An ornamental climbing Japanese shrub, 30 feet or more long, with handsome bright- 69876. No. 6738. September 14,1926. green rounded leaves and showy clusters of Collected in the vicinity of Shi- white flowers. Probably hardy throughout toukhetsy in the forest concession all but the extreme northern parts of the of the Chinese Eastern Railway. United States. 69877. No. 6740. September 10, 1926. For previous introduction see No. 40068. Collected in the vicinity of Shi- toukhetsy in the forest concession 69872. DAVIDIA INVOLUCRATA Baill. of the Chinese Eastern Railway. . 69878. ACER GINNALA Maxim. From Paris, France. Seeds presented by A. No. 6750. September 28, 1926. Vi- Gerard. Received November 26, 1926. cinity of Ertsendiantsy. A small tree, or large shrub, of bushy habit, with The Chinese dove tree, as this is some- 3-lobed, slightly heart-shaped leaves and times called, is a native of the mountain very fragrant white flowers in short forests of central and western China. In panicles, which appear In May. This its native home it becomes a tree 75 feet maple is closely allied to Acer tatari- tall, with a shapely pyramidal crown. cum, but differs markedly in shape of When in bloom the tree is unusually strik- . The foliage turns a beautiful red ing because of the two or three large, snow- before falling, the species being one of white which subtend each flower. the best for autumnal coloring. It is These bracts are of unequal size, the larger native to Manchuria and Japan. being 4 to 8 inches long and 2 to 4 inches broad. The bright-green, oval, sharply For previous introduction see No. toothed leaves are 3 to 6 inches long. 65910. 69879. ACER MANDSHURICUM Maxim. For previous introduction see No. 65439. No. 6743. September 19, 1926. Vi- cinity of Shitoukhetsy in the forest 69873 and 69874. PSIDITJM GUAJAVA L. concession of the Chinese Eastern Rail- Myrtaceae. Guava. way. A small hardy tree or large shrub, with leaves composed of three From Holguin, Cuba. Seeds presented by leaflets, the terminal one 3 inches long Thomas R. Towns. Received November and the lateral ones shorter. Native 24, 1926. to eastern Siberia and Manchuria. 69873. Fo* previous introduction and de- For previous introduction see No. scription see No. 69870. 65480.