APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1914. 87 



38096 to 38099. 



From Queensland, Australia. Presented by Mr. J. A. Hamilton, Tolga, via 

 Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Received April 29, 1914. Quoted notes 

 by Mr. Hamilton, except as otherwise stated. 



38096. Backhousia bancroftii Bailey and Muell. Myrtacese. 



" Seed of a giant hardwood, one of our best ; likes a fairly wet climate ; 

 grows 5 to 6 feet in diameter." 



" Wood of a light-gray color, hard, close grained, something like teak, 

 useful as a building timber ; rather dark toward the center in large 

 trees; splits straight and freely." (Bailey. In Maiden, Useful Native 

 Plants of Australia.) 



38097. Passiflora edulis Sims. Passifloracea\ Passion fruit. 

 " A large-fruited passion fruit." 



38098. Tristania stjaveolens (Soland.) Smith. Myrtaceae. 



"A common tree here ; makes a fair shade tree." 



"Timber used for buggy and coach frames, tool handles, mallets, cogs 

 of wheels, posts, etc. It is remarkably strong and elastic, tough, close 

 grained, and durable, but it is liable to rend in seasoning. ' It is of a 

 red color, resembling Spanish mahogany. It is extensively used for piles, 

 as it is found to resist the ravages of the teredo longer than any other 

 wood as yet tried in the colony.' (Catalogue, Queensland Woods, Colo- 

 nial Exhibition, 1886.)" (Maiden, Useful Native Plants of Australia.) 



38099. Maximilianea sp. Cochlosperruacese. 

 (Cochlospermum sp.) 



38100 to 38104. 



From Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 

 horticulturist, Division of Horticulture, Lamao Experiment Station. 

 Received April 29-30, 1914. 



38100. Abroma augusta L. f. Sterculiaceae. 



" It is found in various parts of India, growing to be a small tree. 

 Flowers most profusely during the rains, and ripens seed during the cold 

 season. The bark abounds with strong white fibers, which make a very 

 good substitute for hemp ; and as the plant grows so quickly as to yield 

 two, three, or even four crops of cuttings within the year fit for peeling, 

 etc., it may be advantageously cultivated (in India) for its fibers which, 

 though not so strong as hemp, make a good common cordage. The top 

 leaves of this stately vegetable are oblongly cordate, nearly twice longer 

 than broad, scarcely angular or scalloped, and have short stalks, the 

 lower ones are oblately cordate, nearly round in the circumference, cut 

 into 5 to 7 pointed lobes, and have long stalks. The corolla is nodding, 

 and the petals converge." (Botanical Register, pi. 518, 1821.) 



38101 and 38102. Citrus spp. Rutacese. 



38101. Citrus nobilis deliciosa (Tenore) Swingle. Mandarin. 

 " Seeds of a small, oblate, very thin-skinned mandarin of most ex- 

 cellent quality, that is Imported from China in considerable quanti- 

 ties. It is to my mind greatly superior to all the mandarins I have 

 eaten here or in Florida, with possibly the exception of the Oneco, 

 which it very much resembles in flavor. Considering how well the 



