120 Seeds and plants imported. 



38337 to 38340— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. X. Meyer.) 



mainly for forcing purposes. More than 300 varieties are said to be 

 in cultivation here. The best time for transplanting is considered to be 

 September, while propagation is effected through division. The plants 

 require 3$ feet distance in all directions to develop to perfection, while 

 older plants even need to be 4 to 6 feet apart. At the approach of 

 winter these peonies are covered over with some soil, which is taken 

 away again in early March. This saves the flower buds from being 

 winterkilled and reduces danger from damage by men or beasts, as the 

 wood of the tree peony is quite brittle. Possibly an industry could be 

 established in some suitable section of the semiarid southwestern 

 United States, where the tree peony could be grown in large quantities, 

 to supply florists with one of the most decorative flowers for winter 

 forcing purposes." 



38341. Copaiva copalllfera (Benn.) Kuntze. Cacsalpiniaceae. 

 (Copaifera guibourtiana Benth.) 



From Kindia, French Guinea, Africa. Presented by the director of the 

 agricultural station. Received May 25, 1914. 



Distribution. — A tree with compound leaves and small flowers in panicled 

 spikes, found in the Sierra Leone region of Upper Guinea. It is called Kobo 

 tree by the natives. The wood is odoriferous and furnishes a valuable copal. 



38342. Psidium sp. Myrtaceae. Guava. 



From Bahia, Brazil. Presented by Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferrao. Received 



May 25, 1914. 



"AraQa cagao. A native guava, pear shaped and of good size. The flesh is 



white, and the seeds, though large, are few in number. The tree grows to a 



height of 20 to 25 feet. The fruit is used principally for jams." C\YU$on 



Popenoe.) 



38343 to 38353. Triticttm aestivum: L. Poaceae. Wheat. 



{Triticum rulgare Vill.) 



From Perth, West Australia. Presented by Mr. E. A. Cook, Department of 

 Agriculture. Received May 25, 1914. 



"These wheats are well-known Australian varieties, almost all of them hav- 

 ing been produced by the wheat breeders of the Department of Agriculture of 

 New South Wales, Australia, from which State they were evidently sent to 

 W r est Australia. These are all soft, or comparatively soft, wheats of the gen- 

 eral type grown so abundantly in Australia. They are comparable to the soft, 

 white wheats of the Great Basin and Pacific coast regions of this country. 

 Their principal value to us is for testing in the Southwest under conditions 

 climatically similar to those of Australia. They may also have value as the 

 basis for crossbreeding. (C. R. Ball.) 



38343. Alpha. Medium early. 38350. CftUyas Early. Medium 



38344. Bayah. Late. early. 



38345. Bunyip. Very early. 38351. StetmoedeL Medium 



38346. Comeback. Medium early. early. 



38347. Federation. Late. 38352. Warren. Medium 



38348. Firhank. Very early. early. 



38349. Florence. Very early. 38353. Yandilla King. Late. 



