16 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



28926 to 28928— Continued. 

 ZiziPHUs JUJUBA Miller. 



This being an unusual name for the common jujube, the following dates and 

 synonyms are given to avoid confusion: 



Ziziphus jujuha Miller 1768. (Rhamnus zizyphus L. 1753, Z. sativa Gaertn. 

 1788, Z. vulgaris Lam. 1789, not Z. jujuha (L.) Lam. 1789.) See No. 28129 

 for further information. 



"Ch'ang Hung tsao. (Long red 'date ' or jujube.) 



Yuan Ling tsao. (Foremost honorable 'date' or jujube.) 



Hsiao tsao. (The small 'date' or jujube.)" 

 DiosPYROS sp. (?) Persimmon. 



Juan tsao. "A wild persimmon on which, as a stock, they graft the edible 

 persimmon." 



28929. Arachis hypogaea L. Peanut. 



From Kia-ying chau, China. Presented by Mr. George Campbell. Received 

 November 2, 1910. 

 "These seem to be more drought resistant than some received from the States. 

 The plants also have a running habit." {Campbell.) 



28930 to 28932. 



From Costa Rica. Presented by Seiior don Anastasio Alfaro, secretary of the 

 Society of Agriculture, San Jose, through Mr. Lyster H. Dewey, Botanist in 

 Charge of Fiber-Plant Investigations. Received October 4, 1910. 

 Notes on the following by Mr. Dewey: 



28930. Agave fouecroydes Lem. Henequen. 

 "Bulbils and suckers from plants introduced in the garden of the Museum of 



San Jose, Costa Rica, supposed to have come from Mexico. 



"These plants appear to be the same type as those cultivated for fiber pro- 

 duction in Yucatan . 



"The fiber from the leaves of this plant is called sisal in English-speaking 

 countries. It is used more than all other fibers combined in the manufacture 

 of binder twine. The true sisal plant. Agave sisalana Perrine, is a distinct 

 species having a wider range but not so extensively cultivated." 



Distribution. — The provinces of Yucatan and Campeche in Mexico. Culti- 

 vated in Tamaulipas, Sinaloa, and Chiapas in Mexico, in Cuba, and in German 

 East Africa. 



28931. Agave sp. Agave. 

 "Young plants collected on the island in the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific 



coast of Costa Rica. 



"These plants belong to the narrow-leaved group of the large agaves and 

 may be useful for the production of fiber." 



28932. FuRCRAEA sp. Cabuya. 

 "Bulbils and young plants from the garden of the Museum of San Jose, 



Costa Rica. Collected by Senor don Adolfo Tonduz. 



"This species belongs to the group of furcraeas that are being cultivated in 

 Costa Rica for the production of fiber." 

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