8 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



23334 and 23335. 



Prom Grand Rapids, Mich. Presented by Mr. V. A. Wallin, Wallin 

 Leather Company, through Mr. Frederic Chlsolm. Received July 1 and 9, 

 1908. 



Seeds of t Ik- following : 



23334. Caesalpinia bbevifolia (Clos) Baill. Algarobilla. 



Procured from an Importing firm In the United Slates. 



"A leguminous shrub <t small tree the pods of which are extraordi- 

 narily rich In tannic acid, the content being ;is high as 67 to G8J per 

 cent. Tanning with these pods Is accomplished in one-third of the time 

 required for tanning leather from oak bark, and the pods are especially 

 valuable as giving a bloom to the leather. They also furnish a yellow 

 age." (Extract from von Mueller.) 



23335. Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd. Cascalote. 



From the south of Mexico. 



"A leguminous tree from the wet seashores of Central America. Each 

 tree is said to produce annually 100 pounds of pods, the husks of which, 

 commercially known as divi-divi. are regarded in India as the most 

 powerful and quick-acting tanning material. The market price of the 

 pods is from $40 to $65 per ton, and England imports about 4,000 tons 

 annually. In India lac is also gathered from this tree." (Extract from 

 von Mueller.) 



23336 to 23339. 



From Shanghai, Kiangsu, China. Presented by Dr. S. P. Barchet, inter- 

 preter, American Consulate. Received June 26 and July 7, 190S. 



The following seeds : 



23336 to 23338. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



23336. Barchet. Identical with No. 2079S. 



23337. R iceland. Identical with No. 20797. 



23338. Meyer Ci). Mottled brown. Probably identical with No. 

 17852. 



23339. Oryza sativa L. Rice. 



23340. Leucaexa glauca (L.) Benth. Necklace seed. 



From Ha yd en Bridge, England. Presented by Mr. Robert Dodd, Back 

 Row. Received June 27, 1908. 



"These seeds are used for making necklaces." (Safford.) 



23343 and 23344. Dipterocarpus spp. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Presented by Mr. J. E. Conner, American 

 consul. Received July 9, 1908. 



23343. Dipterocarpus alatus Roxb. 



" This is one of the most beautiful trees for street planting and orna- 

 mentation that can be found. It is tall, straight as an arrow, has no 

 limbs near the ground, and is both graceful and majestic in appearance. 

 It will grow within thirty years to a height of 100 feet or more, and at 

 maturity attains a much greater height. An avenue of these trees gives 

 the impression of an avenue of royal palms, for the trunks are straight 

 and columnar and present a rather smooth, rounded surface of gray bark 

 reaching far overhead to the beginning of .the fan-shaped periphery of 

 limbs and leaves. It is a native of Cochin China only, but has been 

 transplanted to Mexico. The soil is a black alluvial deposit, not too 

 wet." (Conner.) 



23344, Dipterocarpus intricatus Dyer. 



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