40 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



28673 to 28675— Continued. 



perienced traveler should not infrequently be informed that the fireflies per- 

 form the duty of lighting up these 'candles' when required by the denizens of 

 the jungle. The fruits are fleshy and juicy and have a peculiar applelike odor. 

 They are eaten by certain tribes, and also by cattle. The tree belongs to the 

 natural order Bignoniacese. " (Rose.) 



28675. ZiNziBERsp. Wild ginger. 

 "From near Tampico, Mexico. Sent in by Dr. Edward Palmer. " (Rose.) 



28676 and 28677. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. A. R. Guell, Louisiana State 

 Univei-sity, Baton Rouge, La. Received August 22, 1910. 



Cuttings of the following: 



28676. "Our common fiberless variety." (Guell.) 



28679 to 28683. 



From Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Mr. H. W. Potts, 

 principal, Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Received August 2, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



28679. Andropogon pertusus (L.) Willd. 



Distribution. — Southern Europe and Asia, extending from Sicily to India, 

 in tropical Africa, and in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. 



28680. Andropogon repractus R. Brown. 



Distribution. — Eastern Australia, at Port Essington in North Australia, along 

 the Brisbane River in Queensland, at Port Jackson in New South ^^'ales, and 

 at Mitta-Mitta in Victoria. 



28681. DiCHELACHNE CRINITA (L. f.) Hook. f. 



Distribution. — Throughout Australia and in Tasmania and New Zealand. 



28682. Eucalyptus robusta Smith. Swamp maJiogany. 

 Distribution. — New South Wales in Australia, extending from Port Jackson 



to the Blue Mountains. 



28683. Sterculia diversifolia (J. Don. Kiirrajong tree. 

 Distribution. — Australia, in the provinces of Queensland, New South Wales, 



Victoria, and Western Australia. 



28684. DiosPYROS Montana cordifolia (Roxb.) Hiern. 



From Lahore, Punjab, India. Presented by Mr. W. R. Mustoe, sui)erintendent 

 of the Government Gardens. Received August 23, 1910. 

 A tree with short spines occasionally on the trunk and older branches; young 

 branches and leaves softly pubescent; leaves narrowly ovate, slightly heart shaped 

 at the base; fruit globular and about the size of a large cherry. The wood is yellowish 

 gray and soft, but durable. It is used for making carts and tools and would be suit- 

 able for furniture. 



Distribution. — India, from the Himalayas to Ceylon and Tenasserim, through the 

 Malay Archipelago to tropical Australia. 

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