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36569 and 36570— Continued. 



36570. Lilium sp. Lily. 

 "(No. 1033. Hsiao wu tai slian. Chihli Province, China. August 4, 1913.) 



A lily of vigorous growth, bearing orange-red flowers, which have dark spots 

 on their petals. Cultivated in Tie' ling temple. Of use as an ornamental garden 

 perennial for the cooler sections of the United States: can stand considerable 

 shade." (Meyer.) 



36571 and 36572. Rubus sp. Blackberry. 



From San Jose. Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. J. E. van der Laat. director, 

 Department of Agriculture, at the request of Mr. Carlos Werekle. Received 

 December 13, 1913. 



36571. "Castille blackberry, famous on account of its extraordinary size 

 and taste." (Van der Laat.) 



36572. "Stone blackberry, famous on account of its extraordinary size and 

 taste." (Van der Laat.) 



36573. Bactris utilis Benth. and Hook. Palm. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by the Department of Agriculture. San 

 Jose. Received December 16, 1913. 



' ' By far the largest and best variety. ' ' 



"Near Guilielma (Bactris) speciosa, from which, however, it is easily distinguished. 

 This species of palm grows in Costa Rica on the eastern slope in the luxuriant primeval 

 forests at an altitude of from 2,500 to 4,000 feet. The mealy fruits, about the size and 

 shape of a large pigeon's egg, have when cooked very much the taste of potatoes, 

 and form in many places one of the principal foods among the Indians. At San 

 Jose and Cartago I saw this fruit piled up in heaps in the market, whither it had been 

 brought for sale by the Indians from Orosi. It is called by the inhabitants Pechevaye." 

 (Oersted, Videnskabelige Meddelelser, 1858, p. 46.) 



36574. Aleurites Montana (Lour.) Wils. Mu-yu (wood-oil) tree. 



From Tak Hing. southern China. Presented by Rev. J. K. Robb, American 

 Reformed Presbyterian Church. Received December 27, 1913. 



"Seeds of a tree that is found in this vicinity. The natives tell me that the oil is 

 extracted from the seeds, and even by their crude methods of operation the yield is 

 as much as 25 per cent of the total weight. This seems rather large to me, though I 

 must confess, to complete ignorance on the subject." (Robb.) 



36575. Garcixia mangostana L. Mangosteen. 



From Kingston, Jamaica. Presented by the Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived November 4, 1913. 



36576. Soja max (L.) Piper. Soy bean. 

 (Glyciru hispida Maxim.) 



From Fakumen, Manchuria. Presented by Dr. S. A. Ellerbeck, Mukden Hos- 

 pital, who secured them from Mr. F. W. S. O'Neill. Fakumen. Received 

 November 1, 1913. 



"A bean called white eyebrow bean. This is the nearest I can obtain to the beau you 

 mention. It is said that this bean produces plenty of oil. The name seems t" arise 

 from the white edge from winch the sprouts come " (O'Neill.) 

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