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27006. Teramnus sp. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. C. Werckle\ through Mr. H. Pittier. 

 Received March 14, 1910. 



"A plant that maintains the fertility of the soil in the cool highlands. It is also a 

 forage plant very much relished by cattle." (Werckle.) 



27007 to 27010. Vitis vinifera L. Grape. 



From Guadalajara, Mexico. Presented by Sr. Louis Barbieri, Calle del Cairo, 

 No. 27, through Mr. Frederick Chisolm. Received August 22, 1908. Num- 

 bered for convenience in recording distribution March 14, 1910. 



Cuttings of unnamed varieties. 



27011. Hyphaexe guineensis Schum. (?) Ivory nut. 



From Grand Bassa, Liberia. Presented by Mr. E. L. Parker, Commissioner of 

 Agriculture, Monrovia, Liberia, at the request of Mr. F. A. Flower. Received 

 March 12, 1910. 



"This nut develops at the root of the plant. The natives use the leaves for 

 thatching or covering the roofs of their houses." (S. G. Harmon.) 



See No. 13136 for previous introduction. 



Distribution. — Along the west coast of Africa from the mouth of the Kongo south to 

 the valley of the Kuanza River. 



27013. Virola sebifera Aubl. Bicuiba. 



From Bahia, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Omar E. Mueller, American vice consul. 

 Received February 16, 1910. 



"The oil from the seed of this tree is used for making candles, and the inner bark is 

 used for medicinal purposes." (Extract from Engler and Prantl, Natiirlichen Pflanzen- 

 familien, vol. 3, pt. 2, p. 42.) 



Distribution. — Damp woods along streams and on the mountains in Guiana and the 

 valley of the Amazon in Brazil. 



27014 to 27016. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Presented by Prof. J. Burtt Davy, 

 Government agrostologist and botanist, Transvaal Department of Agriculture. 

 Received March 11 and 12, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



27014. Pacouria capensis (Oliver) S. Moore. (Landolphia capensis Oliver.) 

 "This fruit is sometimes called the wild apricot, wild peach, or in Dutch, 



wilde perske; the Setsu name is ' Maraapa. ' It is a low, scrambling shrub com- 

 mon on the kopjes and randjes north of Pretoria, producing an abundance of 

 fragrant white flowers in spring, and numerous large reddish-yellow fruits in 

 January and February. These fruits are edible, with a pleasantly acid flavor, 

 and are said to make good brandy, jelly and vinegar." (Transvaal Agricul- 

 tural Journal, April, 1906, p. 617.) 



See 22530 for previous introduction. 



27015. Ximenia caffra Sond. Kafir plum. 

 "This is a small tree, native of the dry bush veldt country at an altitude of 



about 3,500 feet in districts practically free from frost. The drupe is fairly 

 large, 1 to 1^ inches long, fleshy and very acid, and is much appreciated by the 

 Kafirs. It is said the fruit can be made into excellent jelly. " (Davy.) 



Distribution. — A shrub found in woods in the vicinities of Macallisberg and of 

 Port Natal, in South Africa. 



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