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24610. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Trenton, Ky. Purchased from Mr. S. J. Leavell. Received January 6, 

 1909. 



Trenton. "A brown-seeded variety picked out of Mammoth by Mr. Leavell in 1904, 

 and in that year 12 plants produced 7 pounds of seed ; in 1905 these 7 pounds produced 

 10 bushels; in 1906 Mr. Leavell reports that with exactly the same treatment it out- 

 yielded Mammoth by 50 per cent. Seems like a promising variety." (H. T. Nielsen.) 



24612. Medicago falcata L. 



From Babb, Mont. Grown by Mr. C. L. Bristol and received from him January 

 18, 1909. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. "20718. 



24613. SOLAXDRA GRAXDIFLORA Swartz. 



From Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Presented by Sefior Severo Hernandez, 

 through Mr. Frederic Chisolm. Received January 26, 1909. 



"Cuttings of 'Guayacan' or 'Copa de oro,' an ornamental hard-wood climber, with 

 smooth, bright-green leaves and very large gold-colored flowers. Very ornamental 

 in every way, but not suited for outdoor cultivation except in frostless sections." 

 (Chisolm.) 



Distribution. — A native of Jamaica and of Mexico, extending north to Cordova; 

 also south through Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Colombia to Brazil. 



24614 to 24619. 



From Antigua, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. A. S. Archer, through 

 Mr. P. J. Wester, in charge of Subtropical Garden. Received January 28, 1909. 



Seeds of each of the following: 



24614. Hydriastele wendlandiaxa (Muell. & Moore) Wendl. & Drude. 

 (S. G. No. 1175.) Distribution. — A native of the northern coast of Australia. 



24615. Thrixax barbadexsis Lodd. 



(S. G. No. 1177.) Distribution. — A native palm of the island of Barbados in 

 the British West Indies. 



24616. Caryota mitis Lout. 



(S. G. No. 1178.) Distribution. — A native palm of southeastern Asia, extend- 

 ing from Burma and the island of Hainan southward through the Malay Archi- 

 pelago. 



24617. Thrixax morrisii Wendl. 



(S. G. No. 1179.) Distribution. — A dwarf palm found in Anguilla Island in 

 the British West Indies. 



24618. Thrixax radiata Lodd. 



(S. G. No. 1180.) Distribution. — A native palm on the island of Trinidad and 

 also found in Cuba. 



24619. Abrus praecatorius L. 



(S. G. No. 1176.) "A cream-colored variety of this twining vine." (Archer.) 



Distribution. — A native of the Himalaya Mountains, ascending to 3,500 feet, 

 and of Ceylon and Siam. Cultivated generally throughout the Tropics; used 

 in the southern part of the United States for covering screens. 

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