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28708 to 28710— Continued. 



28709. Salix humboldtiana Willd. 



"(H. No. 611.) Sauce. A Chilean willow that grows wild, principally in 

 the sands of the river-bottom lands. Its greatest use is for live fence posts in 

 wet or water-covered lands. Cuttings when planted take root quickly and 

 grow very rapidly. Its form varies and it is not a uniform growth like 'castilla '" 

 or the weeping varieties. The bark is used in medicine as an astringent, 

 febrifuge, etc., and is a valuable remedy; it also gives a white crystallized 

 substance called 'salicina,' used in fevers as quinine. ,, {Husbands.) 



28710. Salix humboldtiana Willd. 



"(H. No. 610.) Variety fastigiata. The Chilean castilla. These trees grow 

 perfectly straight and attain a great height. All the branches grow up close 

 to the trunk, like a well-trimmed Populus. I have seen these trees growing 

 in the worst arid clays, perfectly dry." (Husbands.) 



28711. Gossypium sp. Cotton. 



From Manly, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Presented by Mr. Daniel 

 Jones. Received August 30, 1910. 



"Seed of a hybrid, naturally crossed, found in a field; it is of good quality and a 

 good bearer. So far we are not sure whether it will maintain its present standard, 

 but we are experimenting with it. This sample is from a 3-year-old shrub. We 

 hope to fix a type by breeding. Frequently 1 to 2 pounds of cotton are obtained 

 from a shrub of this variety, and in one instance a 2-year-old plant gave us 4 pounds; 

 this is abnormal, however. Mascote (tree cotton) types frequently give up to 

 pounds per shrub." (Jones.) 



28712. Moraea bicolor (Lindl.) Steud. 



From Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Presented by Mr. F. W. Moore, M. A., 

 director, Royal Botanic Gardens. Received August 29, 1910. 



"A South African flowering bulb having a flower 2 inches across, yellow, with 

 beautiful brown spots on the outer segments; style crests yellow." (Extract from 

 Bailey, Cyclopedia of American Horticulture.) 



Distribution. — The coast region of Cape Colony between the Olifant's and Kei 

 rivers. 



28713. Berberis fremontii Torrey. Barberry. 



From Tucson, Ariz. Presented by Mr. J. J. Thornber, botanist, University of 

 Arizona. Received August 29, 1910. 



" Native barberry from northern Arizona. A very drought-resistant species, and 

 promising as an ornamental . " ( Thornber. ) 



See No. 12242 for previous introduction. 



Distribution. — Slopes of canyons in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and south- 

 ern California. 



28714. Axon a cherimola Miller. Cherimoya. 



From Lima, Peru. Presented by the director of the National School of Agricul- 

 ture and Veterinary Surgery, through Mr. Edw. J. Habick. Received through 

 Rev. V. M. McCombs, Callao, Peru, August 30, 1910. 

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