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27159 to 27160— Continued. 



Distribution. — The Senegambia region in upper Guinea on the west coast of 

 Africa, and along the eastern coast from Abyssinia south to the Mozambique dis- 

 trict. Cultivated in India and Ceylon. 



"This is the famous Baobab or Monkey-bread tree, known also in India as the 

 Cork tree. The trunk attains a height of 40 to 60 feet and a diameter of 30 

 feet. Its bark furnishes cordage, and the pulp of the fruit is slightly acid and 

 refrigerant." (Oliver, Flora Tropical Africa, vol. 1, p. 213.) 



27161 to 27163. 



From Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, Algiers, Algeria. Received March 

 14 and 18, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



27161. Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. Durra. 



"Variety tinctorium. Used for coloring hides red, at Insalah, in Arabia 

 Taf sut hamra . " (Trabut.) 



"I have compared this with G. I. No. 103 which was received directly from 

 Dr. Trabut in 1904. It originated on the Oasis de Couat, below 30° north lati- 

 tude. The two varieties though both durras, are not closely related. The 

 long, rather thin, reddish glumes of No. 27161, and the medium-sized, obovate, 

 yellowish-white seeds are quite different from the leathery, black glumes and 

 very large seeds of G. I. No. 103." (Carleton R. Ball.) 



27162. Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. 



See No. 21995 for previous introduction. 



27163. Asparagus stipularis Forsk. 



Distribution. — In dry places along roads and in vineyards, in Portugal and 

 southern Spain, in Sicily, the Canary Islands, and in the northern part of 

 Africa. 



27164. Stizolobium sp. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Company. 

 Received March 22, 1910. 



27165. Rosa sp. Rose. 



From Shanghai, China. Presented by Rev. J. M. W. Farnham. Received 

 March 15, 1910. 



"Cuttings from bushes growing wild on the mountain. It is a rambler, and, from the 

 description, seems to me to resemble the Cherokee." (Farnham.) 



27166 to 27170. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the Director of the Botanic Garden. 

 Received March 21, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



27166 to 27168. Nephelium lappaceum L. Ramboetan. 



27166. Variety si ma tjan . 



27167. Variety sinjouja . 



27168. Variety lebah boeloes. 



See Nos. 25163 to 25165 for description. 

 27169. Durio zibethinus Murr. 

 Distribution. — The Malayan Islands; cultivated in the Malay Peninsula. 

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