44 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



45507. Castanea ckexata Sieb. and Ziicc. Fagacea?. 



Japanese chestnut. 



From Felton, Del. Seeds purchased from Mr. J. W. Killen. Received 

 November 16, 1917. 



"Seeds to be grown as stock on wliich to graft Chinese cliestnuts and also 

 Dr. Van Fleet's selected hybrids. The trees from which these nuts were gath- 

 ered were iuterpUmted about 20 years ago with American chestnuts, which 

 have all been killed by the chestnut bark disease, while the Japanese trees are 

 still thriving and bearing excellent crops of nuts. The blight has attacked 

 some of the branches of the Japanese trees, but has not proved serious." 

 (Peter Bisset.) 



45508 and 45509. 



From Paraguay. Seeds presented^ by Mr. Thomas R. Gwynn, Concepcion. 

 Received November 19, 1917. 



45508. Cecbopia adekoplts Martius. Moracefe. 



A tall tree which grows on river banks, both on the mainland and 

 on the islands. The large leaves are whitish beneath, rough, and give 

 the tree its name of Palo de lija (sharkskin wood). The leaves are con- 

 sidered a remedy for coughs. It is native to Misiones, Corrientes, Chaco, 

 Formosa, and northern Argentina. (Adapted from Vetituri and Lillo, 

 Contribneion al Conocimiento de los Arholes de la Argentina, p. 63.) 



45509. DioCLEA KEFLEXA Hook. f. Fabacefe. 



A climbing shrub, called in Paraguay Liana de flores morad'as, with 

 beautiful reddish purple flowers. It may be distinguished from the re- 

 lated DiocUa viohicvd, which has straight, erect, violet-colort-d bracts, 

 by its reflexed, reddish bracts. (Adapted from Hooker, Mger Flora, 

 p. 306.) 



45510. Cajuputi leucadexdra (Stickm.) Rusby. Mvrtacese. 

 (Melaleuca lencadendron L. ) Cajuput tree. 



From Madagascar. Seeds presented by ^Ir. E. Jaegle, director, Agricul- 

 tural Station of Ivoloina, through Mr. James G. Carter, American consul, 

 Taniatave. Received March 31, 1917. 

 " The wood of this tree shows a most beautiful combination of light and 

 darker shades, which may be compared in appearance to ripple marks. It Is 

 hard, heavy, and close grained, excellent for shipbuilding and for posts in 

 damp ground ; it is said to be imperi.shal)le under ground. The papery bark 

 also is worthy of notice for its great durability and for being impervious to 

 water, instances being known where it lias been used for dam and drainage 

 purposes in conjunction with timber, and it has been found that the bark was 

 quite sound althougli the timber was decayed." (Maiden, Useful Native Plants 

 of Australia, p. 569.) 



45511. RiciNus COMMUNIS L. Eupliorbiacese, Castor-bean. 



From Montevideo. Uruguay. Seeds presented by Senor Ricardo Salgueiro 

 Silveira, for the secretary of the Association of Agriculturists. Received 

 November 22, 1917. 



Received as Ricimis sunguinalis wliich is considered a horticultural form of 

 B. communis. 



