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can scarcely fail to be of value for dooryard planting in the coldest 

 portions of our country. 



It always gives a feeling of satisfaction to realize that a tree intro- 

 duction has reached a stage where it is producing a supplv of seed 

 in this country. The Queensland nuts (No. 4147-2) sent in from 

 Homestead. Fla., by Mrs. L. L. Bow were produced by a tree sent 

 to her by this office in 1911. Its productiveness and the quality of 

 the nuts indicate that this new nut tree, which furnishes a basis for a 

 small industry in Australia, is a promising one for both Florida 

 and California. 



Collections of seven winter-wheat varieties (Xos. 41510 to 41516) 

 from Baluchistan, presented by Mr. A. Howard, of the Indian Serv- 

 ice, and of 18 varieties (Xos. 41342 to'41356 and 41682 to H684) 

 from Pusa, India, should yield something valuable for the wheat 

 breeders. 



The hybrids between the American chinkapin and the Japanese 

 chestnut (Xos. 41357 to 41360), made by Dr. Walter Van Fleet, bear 

 nuts which in size and sweetness should recommend them to the se- 

 rious attention of nut growers. 



The Mascarene grass (Osterdamia tenuifolia, Xo. 4150!)). which 

 has been used so extensively by the Japanese for lawns, but which 

 comes to us from the island of Guam, has already shown its remark- 

 able lawn-making character in southern Florida, where lawns are 

 most difficult to maintain. 



A species of Rubus (Xo. 41676) from India, making a growth 

 of 20 feet and said to be the most 'robust of the genus, together with 

 five other species from the same section of the Himalayas, may have 

 special interest for breeders, even though they may not do well gen- 

 erally. 



Those Americans who have tried in vain to grow as a bolder plant 

 the brilliant Calceolaria, so common in Great Britain, may lie glad 

 to test as a substitute the Australian Crotalaria ( No. U571 ). which 

 Mr. James Pink, who sends it in. predicts will he highly successful 

 in borders in dry situations. 



The Pondoland cocos (Jubaeopsis caffra, No. II M) will have a 

 botanical interest to all palm lovers as the only members of the tribe 

 to which the coconut belongs which occurs ill Africa, all the others 

 being inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere. 



Chinese place and plant names in this inventory have been brought, 

 so far as possible, into accord with the best authorities, the geo 

 graphic names (except when fixed by decisions of the United State- 

 Geographic Board) being given in the form accepted by the Chinese 

 Ministry of Communications Postal Guide. Many of the smaller vil- 



