G4 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



growth and insuring its previous propagation by seed. The United States' 

 supply comes chiefly from France. One of the best of the simple bitters, excit- 

 ,iiu r the How of the gastric juice, promoting the appetite, and aiding digestion." 

 [The National Standard Dispensatory, pp. 718-714.) 



Plants. 



40671 and 40672. Lathyrus spp. Fabacese. 



From Nancy. France. Presented by Mr. Edmond Gain, director. Botanic 

 Garden. Received May 1, 1915. Secured for the breeding experiments 

 of Mr. David Burpee. 



40671. Lathyrus cirbhosus Ser. 



See S. P. I. No. 40311 for previous introduction and description. 



40672. Lathyrus sylvestris L. Everlasting pea. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 32415 and 40537 for previous introductions and 

 description. 



40673. Aleurites cordata (Thunb.) Muell. Arg. EuphorbiaceaB. 



Kiri oil tree. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Co. Re- 

 ceived May 12, 1915. 

 "The wood is used for boxes and clogs and the bark for dyeing Ashing nets. 

 From the nuts oil is pressed. This is called kiri oil. It is thick and poisonous ; 

 rats die soon after eating it. Umbrellas, raincoats, poles, lanterns, paper 

 doors, etc., are coated with the oil. It is also used in printing shops, as it 

 dries quickly. The recent advancement of chemical knowledge has discovered 

 divers uses for it. viz, the oil can be employed directly in varnish manufacturing 

 without previous oxidation, and after boiling with oxid of lead it dissolves in 

 turpentine oil and produces refined varnish without adding turpentine. If 

 paper be soaked with the oil, it makes a transparent waterproof on which any 

 mark can be made with ink. Paint made of the kiri oil instead of linseed oil 

 dries quicker; hence it is better adapted for painting ships and metal work." 

 (Translated from the Japanese, Timber Trees Utility, by MoroTco.) 



See S. P. I. Nos. 21012 and 25080 for previous introductions and description. 

 For an illustration of the seeds of the kiri oil tree, see Plate IV. 



40674 to 40676. Citrus spp. Rutacese. 



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

 horticulturist. Lamao Experiment Station. Received May 15, 1915. 



40674. Citrus medica L. Citron. 



40675. Citrus medica nana Wester. 



"This variety might make an interesting pot plant." (Wester.) 



"A small, thorny shrub, rarely exceeding 2 meters in height: fruit 65 

 or more mm. long. "> mm. in diameter, ellipsoid to almost roundish, 

 pointed at apex, lemon yellow, smooth: rind medium thick: pulp grayish 

 to greenish, acid, rather dry; juice cells long and slender, almost linear; 

 seeds many, rather small, flattened, smooth. The plant is rather com- 

 mon in the Archipelago and has been noted in Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, 

 Laguna. and ('elm. It is frequently grown and fruited in small pots, 

 and is probably the smallest species in the genus. It is surprisingly 

 productive and precocious, fruiting as early as the second year from 

 seed, and is practically everbearing. The fruit is eaten by the Filipinos, 



