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37737 to 37740— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. A. Gaulin.) 



years, and is now less than 1,400 acres, distributed as follows : Bouches 

 du Rhone, 1,025 acres; Gard, about 300 acres; Aude, 25 acres. In the 

 Bouches du Rhone the industry is limited to the Camargue region, a 

 vast marshy plain of alluvial formation comprising the delta of the 

 Rhone and consisting mainly of rough pasture lands. The only com- 

 mercial varieties of rice grown in the country are the Ranghino and the 

 Bcrtone, which were imported from Italy. The crops for 1912 and 1913 

 were estimated at 1,260 and 940 metric tons, respectively, of ' risone ' 

 or undecorticated grain. According to M. E. de Laroque, Director of the 

 Agricultural Service of the Bouches du Rhone Department, the yield of 

 'risone' in the Camargue during the last two years was as follows: 

 1912, 924 metric tons ; 1913, 747 metric tons. M. de Laroque states that 

 the cultural methods employed are rather primitive, and unquestionably 

 inferior to the methods in vogue in Italy, and particularly in Spain. 

 These methods are described in a pamphlet entitled ' La Culture du Riz 

 en Italie et en Camargue,' by M. de Laroque. The annual imports of 

 rice at Marseille average over 00,000 metric tons, of which the greater 

 part is taken up by local mills. These imports come chiefly from Indo 

 China, British India, Japan, Java, and Egypt. Rice exports from 

 Marseille average about 2,000 metric tons, consisting mainly of whole 

 rice, flour and semolina, and screenings, the French African colonies and 

 possessions being the principal countries of destination. According to 

 present indications this trade can be at best only of occasional interest 

 to American shippers, so far as this district is concerned. A list of the 

 principal Marseille importers and rice millers may be had from the 

 Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at Washington." 



37739. "The Ranghino represented about four-fifths of the crop 

 in 1912 and 1913. The weight of the straw is about double that of 

 the grain. The price averaged 22 francs ($4,240) per 100 kilos 

 (220 pounds) in 1912, and ranged from 18 to 21 francs ($3.47 to 

 .$4.05) in 1913. In this district rice is sown at the end of April 

 or the beginning of May. This variety is harvested in September 

 and October." 



37740. " Bertone is sown at the end of April or the beginning of 

 May and harvested in August or September." 



37741 and 37742. 



From Brussels, Belgium. Presented by Mr. H. Meyer, acting director, 

 Ministry of the Colonies. Received April 6, 1914. 



37741. Croton angolensis Muell. Arg. Euphorbiacese. 



"A euphorbiaceous plant from the Belgian Kongo. The native name Is 

 Saku, so called by the Nasku, meaning 'lumbago.' A largo forest tree. 

 Its aromatic and spicy bark is macerated in palm wine and then used in 

 rubbing for pains. Its wood is of good quality and is used for building 

 and for timber." {Meyer.) 



37742. Panpanus butayei Wildem. Pandanaceae. 



"One of the Pandonaeew from the Belgian Kongo. The native name 

 in Kanga is Kenge, meaning 'to tie, to bind, to twist,' alluding to the 

 different uses of the leaves. Beautiful ornamental plant growing along 

 rivers. The leaves serve for making solid and flexible mats, which bear 

 the name Mfumbu and more rarely that of Matea." (Meyer.) 



