16 SEEDS AND PLANTS [MPORTED. 



23450— Continued. 



masts, boats, Buperior furniture, casks, and rims of sieyes, and it is particularly 

 sought for decks of ships, lasting for the latter purpose twice as long as the deal 

 of many other pint's, it is also :i\;iii:ii>i<' for railway brake blocks and for 

 carriages, and is regarded as one of the most durable among timbers of the 

 Coniferse. * * * This tree yields, besides, the Kauri resin of commerce. 

 * * * The varnish made of it is almost colorless." (Extract- from von 

 Mueller.) 



23451. A.RISTOTELIA MACQUi L'Herit. " Maqui," 



From Santa Dies. Chile. Procured from Salvador [zquierdo. Received 

 August is. L908. 



"Seed of the Chilean shrub which is so much used for giving color to pale 

 wines. The color is extracted from the berries or seeds by trituration. mac< ra- 

 tion, and. finally, decantation." (Izquierdo.) (See also No. 19113 for further 



description. ) 



23452. Rubus spectabilis Pursh. Salmon berry. 



Prom sitka. Alaska. Received through Prof. C. C. Ce<>r-eson, special 

 agent in charge, Agricultural Experiment Station, August I s . L908. 



"The salmon berry of Oregon, California, and Now Mexico, closely allied 

 to /.'. nutkanus, but the stem is nearly evergreen, and ramification persistent and 

 prickly. Fruit large, red. yellow, or salmon colored, raspl>erry-like. Mr. L. 

 Burbank records that the stems will reach a height of 20 feet and occasionally 

 a foot in diameter. Fruit larger than any raspberry, but not so well tasted. 

 Crop always abundant. Fruit ripe when other raspberries are only in bloom. 

 [Prof. Meehan.] Requires moist, sandy land. Promising for hybridization." 

 (Von Mueller.) 



23453. Voaxdzeia subteruanea (L.) Thouars. Woandsu. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Presented by Prof. J. P.urtt 

 Davy, Transvaal Department of Agriculture. Received August 7, 1008. 



"African groundnut, African ground pea, woandsu. and erroneously goober 

 pea. 



" Native of Madagascar, Comoro Island, and various parts of Africa as far 

 south as Natal. A plant very much resembling the peanut, but containing only 

 one seed in each pod. These pods ripen under the ground in the same manner 

 as peanuts. The plant is smaller, and in most cases not so prolific in seed as 

 the best varieties of peanuts. These are used in about the same manner as 

 peanuts both for human food and as feed for animals. In California the 

 woandsu has yielded nearly as heavily as the best varieties of peanuts, but at 

 most other places the yield has been less." (C V. Piper.) 



23455. Zizyphus sativa Gaertn. Chinese date. 



From Beaufort, S. C. Purchased from Mr. A. P. Prioleau, through Mr. 

 Frederic Chisolm, for stocks. Received August 20, 1008. 



" This fruit, commonly called jujube, is very pleasant eaten raw. and is largely 

 used in the Southern States in making jujube paste and similar confectionery. 

 The fruits are dried by the Chinese, and in that condition taste somewhat 

 between a raisin and a dried date." (Chisolm.) 



23456. (Undetermined.) 



From Nodoa, island of Hainan, South China. Presented by Mrs. J. Frank- 

 lin Kelly, Hoikow, island of Hainan, South China. Received August 

 20, 1008. 



"Seed of the 'yellow-skin' (Iu Foe), a fruit the size of a large marble, 

 yellow skin when ripe, with a tart, delicious flavor. It makes a nice, cooling 

 drink and lovely jam, a little like gooseberry in flavor. It grows on a pretty, 

 symmetrical tree." {Kelly.) 



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