16 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



46643 and 46644. Nothofagus spp. Fagacese. 



From Tapanui, New Zealand. Presented by Mr. H. R. Wright, Avondale, 

 Auckland. Received October 10, 1918. 



46643, NoTHOFAGUS FUSCA (Hook, f.) Oerst. Bed beech. 

 A large New Zealand tree often reaching a height of 100 feet and 



having a trunk diameter of 12 feet. The leaves, about li inches long, 

 are oblong-ovate with serrate margins. It is sparsely distributed 

 throughout the islands in damp situations. (Adapted from Laing and 

 Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand, p, 133.) 



46644. NoTHOFAGUS MENZiESii (Hook. f.) Oerst. Silver beech. 

 A large tree, up to 100 feet, with silvery bark. The shining, dark- 

 green leaves, about half an inch long, are ovate with crenate margins. 

 It is found on the subalpine slopes of the mountains. (Adapted from 

 Laing and Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand, p. 133.) 



46645. Salvia hispanica L. Menthacese. Chia. 



From San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Procured by Mr. Cornelius Ferris, jr., 

 American consul. Received October 8, 1918. 

 " This seed was obtained in the semitropical region of the State of San 

 Luis Potosi and is known simply as chia. It is the kind used in making the 

 drink called chia.''' (Ferris.) 



46646. Citrus nobilis Lour. Kutaceae. King orange. 



From Kioto, Japan. Cuttings presented by Mr. H. Atherton Lee, Bureau 



of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. Received 



October 14, 1918. 



"September 2, 1918. Bud sticks of the Chii kaa (Vermilion orange), a 



variety of Citrus noMlis. The fruits of the Chu kaa are smooth skinned, but 



easily peeled, as with the other mandarin varieties. The color is a light 



orange at the stem end, becoming a deeper orange, almost red, at the blossom 



end ; flesh delicate with little or no rag ; core very small. The shape is more 



nearly globose than that of most Mandarin varieties. The juice is as desirable 



in taste as that of any citrus fruit I have tasted. The fruit has few seeds, 



for the most part having no seeds or but one. One orange was found having 



three seeds. This variety is resistant to citrus canker. Should it be equally 



successful under conditions in the States as it is in Swatow it would easily 



rival the "Washington navel, Valencia, and Satsuma in popularity." (Lee.) 



46647. Merrillia caloxylox (Ridley) Swingle. Eutacese. 

 (Mw'raya caloxylon Ridley.) Katinga. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Fruits presented by Mr. E. D. Merrill, 

 botanist, Bureau of Science. Received October 15, 1918. 

 A medium-sized tree with pale flaky bark; native to Siam. The compound 

 leaves are made up of 13 oblanceolate leaflets on a winged rachis. The pale 

 yellowish green flowers are followed by yellow citronlike fruits, 4 inches in 

 diameter, with a thick skin and green, tasteless flesh. The tree is known a^ 

 the katinga ; it is famous in the Malay region for its beautiful wood, which is 

 light yellow with dark brown streaks, fairly hard, and takes a good polish. 

 (Adapted from The Journal of the States Branch, Royal Asiatic Society, vol. 50, 

 p. 113.) 



