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SEEDS AKD PLAXTS IMPORTED. 



47916. Jatropha curcas L. Eiiphorbiacege. 



• From aiadda, Yucatan, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Alberto Tacea Received 

 July 23, 1919. 



" Seeds of this plant are usuaUy regarded as purgative, yet in this locality 

 they are eaten and are used for confectionery." (Tacea.) 



47917. Dammaraaustralis Lambert. Pinacese. Kauri pine. 

 {Agathis australis Steud.) 



From Auckland, New Zealand. Presented by Mr. J. W. Poynton. Received 

 July 23, 1919. 



A lofty forest tree, with a rounded, bushy head, usually ranging from 80 to 

 100 feet high, but it is often of greater size. The trunk varies in diameter from 

 4 to 10 feet, but occasionally attains 20 feet. The bark is glaucous-gray, falling 

 ofe in large flat flakes. The sessile leaves are very thick and leathery. The 

 cones are erect, almost spherical when ripe, and 2 to 3 inches in diameter; the 

 broad, thin scales fall away from the axis at maturity. The tree is abundant 

 in the northwestern peninsula of North Island, from sea level up to an altitude 

 of 2,000 feet. The timber is not excelled by any other for the variety of uses 

 for which it is adapted, and is remarkable for its strength, durability, and the 

 ease with which it is worked. The resin, or kauri gum, so important for making 

 varnish, is still dug in large quantities on the sites of previous forests, or ob- 

 tained from those still living. (Adapted from Cheeseman, Manual of the New 

 Zealand Flora, p. 6Jf5.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46387. 



47918. Macadamia i-ERNiFOLiA F. Muell. Proteacege. Macadamia. 



From Sydney, Australia. Purchased from Anderson & Co. Received July 

 24, 1919. 



" Nuts of the thin-shelled variety." 



For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I, No. 44769. 



47919 to 47925. 



From Zamboanga, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J, Wester, 

 agricultural adviser. Received July 24, 1919. Quoted notes by Mr. 

 Wester. 



47919. Citrus webbeeh Wester. Rutacese. 



'' Mangapug. The largest known loose-skinned citrus fruit in the 

 world. It is citron yellow, has 13 to 15 locules, very thin skin, and juicy 

 flesh. It is eaten by the natives in Cotabato. This is apparently a rare 

 form, for I saw no trees anywhere during my stay in Cotabato, although 

 I went as far as to Fort Pikit in the interior. Nowhere did I see any 

 signs of canker, though I was on the lookout for this disease." 



47920. Ipomoea nymphaeaefolia Blume. Convolvulacese. 



(/. peltata Choisy.) Morning-fflory. 



" Burakan. This is a most gorgeous vine with its immense leaves and 

 masses of bright-yellow flowers." 



The specific name was originally spelled nymphaefolia by Blume and 

 was corrected to nymphaeaefoUa in Index Kewensis. 



