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26355. Populus lasiocarpa Oliver. 



From Chelsea, London, England. Purchased from Messrs. James Veitch & Sons. 

 Received December 8, 1909. 



"The ovate cordate leaves of this new poplar are extremely large and attractive, 

 measuring 10 to 12 inches in width. They are bright green in color, whilst the petiole, 

 midrib, and principal veins are of a rich red hue. The tree in central China attains a 

 height of 15 to 40 feet and should prove a valuable addition to our ornamental decid- 

 uous trees. " ( Veitch 6c Sons.) 



Distribution. — Central China, in the provinces of Hupeh and Szechwan. 



26356 to 26362. 



From Malkapur, Berar, India. Presented by Mr. A. S. Dhavale. Received 

 November 29, 1909. 



Seeds of the following; quoted native names as given by Mr. Dhavale: 



26356. Crotalaria juncea L. 

 "Boru." 



Distribution. — Plains of India from the Himalayas to Ceylon, the Malavan 

 Islands, and Australia. Cultivated for fiber. 



26357. Dolichos biflorus L. 

 "Kultiha." 



26358. Dolichos lablab L. Bonavist bean. 

 "Val." 



26359. Guizotia abyssinica (L.) H. Cass. 

 "Karala." 



26360. Phaseolus max L. 

 "Urid." 



26361. Phaseolus radiatus L. 

 11 Mug." 



26362. Vigna catjang (Burm.) Walp. 

 " Chavali." Brown eye, small. 



26363 to 26385. Garcinia mangostana L. Mangosteen. 



Grown at the United States Department of Agriculture greenhouse, Washington, 

 D. C, numbered December 17, 1909. 



"These seedlings were raised from S. P. I. No. 21276, received through Mr. H. F. 

 Macmillan, Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, Ceylon, August 22, 1907. The 

 seedlings were inarched to 4-year-old plants of Garcinia tinctoria (DC.) W. F. Wight 

 (G. xanthochymus), S. P. I. No. 11788, raised from seeds obtained from Dr. John C. 

 Willis, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, Ceylon, October 31, 1904. 

 G. tinctoria was used as a nurse plant to which the seedlings of the mangosteen were 

 inarched. Since the unions were effected the mangosteens have made splendid 

 growth and this method promises to be the best one so far as my experimental work in 

 the propagation of the mangosteen has gone. It has been deemed best to give each 

 of these inarched plants a separate S. P. I. number, so that they will not be confused 

 with other mangosteens worked by different methods." (G. W. Oliver.) 



26386. Punic a granatum L. Pomegranate. 



From Tripoli, in Barbary, North Africa. Forwarded by the American vice- 

 consul, at the request of Mr. William Coffin, American consul, who presented 

 them to the Department. Received December 10, 1909. 

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