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27792. Acacia decurrens Willd. Black wattle. 



From Berea, Durban, Natal, South Africa. Presented by Dr. J. Medley Wood, 

 director, Botanic Garden. Received May 2, 1910. 



Distribution. — Along river banks and on mountain slopes in the provinces of Queens- 

 land, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia in Australia, and in the island 

 of Tasmania. 



27793. Carica papaya L. Papaya. 



From Tlacotalpan, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Edward Everest, Hda. 

 "La Candelaria." Received May 2, 1910. 



"These seeds were taken from a very sweet, good fruit." (Everest.) 



27794 to 27796. Medicago spp. 



From Paris, France. Presented by The Director, Paris Museum of Natural 

 History, at the request of Mr. C. V. Piper. Received May 2, 1910. 



Seed of the following: 



27794. Medicago carstiexsis Wulfen. 



Distribution. — In open grassy places or in thickets in the southern part of 

 Austria, especially in Istria, Croatia, Bosnia, and Dalmatia. 



27795 and 27798. Medicago hispida denticulata (Willd.) Urban. 



27797. Rollinia sp. 



From Horqueta, Paraguay, South America. Presented by Mr. T. R. Gwynn. 

 Received April 27, 1910. 



"Chirimoya chica Colorado. This is a small red fruit, growing on a bush, and to 

 my taste the best of all the varieties." (Gwynn.) (Seed.) 



27798. Inga edulis Mart. 



From Para, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Walter Fischer, acting director, Campo de 

 Cultura Experimental Paraense. Received May 6, 1910. 



"This is known as Ingd cipo. ' Cipo' here is the word for liane, given to the fruit 

 undoubtedly on account of its curious appearance and resemblance to a liane. It is 

 from 1 foot to 2 feet in length and about the thickness of a man's thumb, or even 

 thicker, usually twisted and crooked. The seeds are surrounded by a pulp in texture 

 something like that of Theobroma grandifiorum. This pulp is acidulous, but has little 

 flavor." (Fischer.) 



Distribution. — Mexico, from the vicinity of Vera Cruz, southward through Central 

 America to the valley of the Amazon in Brazil. 



27801 to 27813. 



From Russia. Received through Mr. Frank N. Meyer, agricultural explorer, 

 April 30, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



27801. Hordeum ep. Barley. 



From Tiflis, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 1302a, Mar. 20, 1910.) A sample of 

 black winter barley used locally for horse feed (see S. P. I. No. 27829). Obtained 

 from Mr. Eiranoff, secretary of the Agricultural Society in Tiflis." (Meyer.) 

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