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22740 and 22741— Continued. 



22741. 



"Agoe-taya. (Agoe=swine.) Is a very coarse variety."' I Van Hall.) 



•• These two taya varieties are the only new ones I found in this colony." 

 (Van Hall.) 



22742. Toluifera pereirae (Klotz) Baill. 



From San Salvador. Presented by Mr. Jose C. Zeledon, Botica Francesa, 

 San Jose de Costa Rica. Received April 28, L908. 



"The tree from which the Peruvian balsam is obtained. Since the plant has 

 so much economic importance commercially, it may prove interesting." 

 (Zeledon.) 



22743. Citrulli s vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 



From Panama. Presented by Miss M. M. Childs, of the United States For- 

 est Service. Received April 29, 1908. 



" This melon is of average size, lemon-yellow inside, and its flavor somewhat 

 resembles the hickory nut. The rind is very hard and white. The pulp is much 

 softer than the ordinary watermelon, and its juice is used to flavor ice cream. 

 Considered very fine by Americans at Panama, and called by them Panamanian 

 watermelon." ( Childs. ) 



22744. Caxaxga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thorns. Hang ilang. 



From Manila, P. I. Presented by Mr. H. N. Whitford, chief, Division of 

 Forest Investigations, Bureau of Forestry, Department of the Interior. 

 Received April 21, 1908. 



"The ilang ilang grows here (Saigon. Cochin China) in some profusion, but 

 it has not yet been cultivated to any considerable commercial extent, as it 

 might be, for its rare perfume. It is a handsome tree, symmetrical and stately, 

 reaching a height of 50 feet or more. It has a smooth, hard, grayish bark resem- 

 bling that of the beech. It flowers in April and May, or perhaps even earlier. 

 The long, strap-like, yellowish petals give out a rich, spicy fragrance, somewhat 

 resembling that of cinnamon and very pronounced just after a rain. It grows 

 very well in this hard, black soil of Cochin China, but I am unable to say just 

 what soil it prefers.'" (Conner.) (For further description see S. P. I. Nos. 

 3793, 3897, and 20908.) 



22745. Aralia racemosa L. Spikenard. 



From North Clarendon, Vt. Presented by Mr. James Barrett. Received 

 April 29, 1908. 



•• Natural habitat is a partly shady place where it can have leaf mold to feed 

 on." (Barrett.) (For further description see S. P. I. No. 21658.) 



22746 to 22753. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. M. Treub, director. Department 

 of Agriculture. Received April 27. 1908. 



Seed of each of the following: 



22746. Vigna si:s(»riPEDALrs (L.) W. F. Wight. 



•■ Speckled, reddish brown seeds, similar to No. 21oG2. but seeds are 

 shorter." (Nielsen.) 



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