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40528 to 40531— Continued. 



40528 and 40529. Aloe spp. 



40528. " Unnamed species, stem 2 feet foliage greenish gray. I 

 have not yet seen this in flower, hut it is quite different from any 

 other." ( Thorncroft. ) 



40529. "A new species, provisionally named Aloe sessiliflora. 

 Flower stems 2 feet, plant 3 feet high, flowers close, compact to 

 stem, color pale yellow. Habitat, rocky hillsides." (Thorncroft.) 



40530. Aloe marlothii A. Berger. 



"An arborescent aloe often attaining a height of 10 feet, with extremely 

 spiny leaves and horizontally spreading orange-red flowering spikes." 



40531. Aloe sp. 



" Stemless leaves in rosette, annually throws a flower stem, branching 

 7 feet high, flowers pink. The most beautiful Aloe I know." 

 (Thorncroft.) 



Received as Aloe prctorcnsis, for which name a place of publication 

 has not been found. 



40532. Canavali gladiatum (Jacq.) DC. Fabaceio. 



Chinese knife bean. 



From Nanking, China. Presented by Mr. William Millward, University of 

 Nanking. Received April 10, 1915. 



" Tao tou (Dao do), Chinese knife bean." 



40533. Luffa cylindrica (L.) Boemer. Cucurbitacea?. 



(Luff a aegyptiaca Mill.) Loofah gourd. 



From Asuncion, Paraguay. Presented by Mr. C. F. Mead. Received April 

 12, 1915. 

 "A climbing vine, not over delicate, which matures its fruit in about six 

 months. If figuring on using for sponges, pick fruits when green, as sponge 

 will be softer in that case." (Mead.) 



40534. Quercus insignis Martens and Galleotti. Fagacese. Oak. 



From Zacuapam, Huatusco, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Purchased from Dr. C. A. 

 Purpus. Received April 13, 1915. 

 See S. P. I. No. 39723 for previous introduction and description. 



40535. Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Schrad. Poacese. Teff. 



From Johannesburg, Union of South Africa. Presented by .Mr. 1. Burtt 

 Davy, botanist, Agricultural Supply Association. Received April 14, 1915. 

 "For trial as a hay grass in Florida and other parts of the Southeast. Teff 

 continues to ho a standard hay crop here, and in spite of the tad that it has how 

 been established in South Africa for several years, prices of tell" hay on the 

 Johannesburg market have again been ruling up to £4 10s. Od. ami £~> per Ion. 

 It is remarkable how well stock do on tins grass, and the way in which its use 

 has spread without any artificial boom proves clearly that it is a first-class 

 thing." (Davy.) 



