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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



28690— Continued. 



forests are subject to heavy mist and fog, with the result that the undergrowth never 

 dies and is always very moist. The rains fall in the hot months, October to April, and 

 herein will lie your chief ditficulty in establishing the tree in the Northern Hemi- 

 sphere. In the south of England it is grown with difficulty, as it makes its new 

 growth in the same months as at Mlanje, with the result that it does not ripen off 

 before the advent of frosts. At elevations of 3,000 feet in Nyasaland, where the con- 

 ditions of climate are more xerophytic, it makes a nice ornamental tree, but it 

 begins to die out suddenly after 10 or 12 years. It seems to thrive best in its native 

 habitat when it is slightly intermixed with other leaf-shedding trees and evergreens, 

 typical of mountain forests, as the decaying foliage, etc., helps to form a better layer 

 of humus. " {E. W. Davy, acting chief forest officer, Agricultural and Forestry Depart- 

 ment, Zoinha, Nyasaland Protectorate, Africa.) 



28691 to 28703. Mangii-era indica L. Mango. 



From Seharunpur, India. PurchaCsed from Mr. A. C. Hartless, superintendent, 

 Government Botanic Gardens. Received August 23, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



28704. RoLLiNiA sp. 



From Port Louis, Mam-itius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard. Received August 

 26, 1910. 



"Tree 30 feet; leaves 7 inches long; fruit heart shaped, with prominent eyes of a 

 yellowish color when ripe; edible." (Regnard.) 



28705 to 28707. Solanum spp. Wild potato. 



From Marseille, France. Presented by Prof. Edouard Heckel, director. Botanic 

 Gardens. Received August 29, 1910. 



Tubers of the following: 



28705 and 28706. Solanum maoi.i.\ Schlecht. 



28705. AVhite and violet. 28708. Fifth generation. 



28707. Solanum commersonii Dun. 



Half wild. 



28708 to 28710. 



Willow. 



From Limavida, via Molina, Chile. Presented by Mr. Jo86 D. Husbands. Re- 

 ceived August 30, 1910. 



Cuttings of the following: 



28708. Salix vitellina L. 



"(II. No. 609.) Yelloiv Mimbre. An industrial plant of value, introduced 

 into Chile from Europe by the Spaniards. Grows in waste spots along the 

 edge of canals, creeks, ravines, etc. It is used to make extra strong baskets 

 for holding fruit, potatoes, or corn and for general farm and factory uses; also 

 to tie fences, thatches, etc." {IIusha7ids.) 

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