26 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



29016. OSTERDAMIA MATRELLA (L.) Kuntze. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Co. Received 

 November 5, 1910. 

 A valuable lawn grasa. 



Distribution. — Sandy shores of tropical Asia from India eastward through China 

 and Japan to Australia. 



29017 to 29019. 



From Ruling, China. Presented by Mrs. John Berkin. Received November 

 5, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following: 



29017. AcTiNiDiA cHiNENsis Planch. Yangtaw. 

 "With regard to the yangtaw, the natives say they think all vines grow 



fruit, but a young vine never bears. They are usually 6 to 8 years old before 

 they bear. So possibly these vines in time will produce fruit." (Berkin.) 

 See No. 21781 for further description. 



29018. Pbunus sp. Wild cherry. 



29019. Vms sp. WHd grape. 



29020 and 29021. 



From Mauritius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard, Port Louis, Mauritius. Re- 

 ceived November 4, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following: 



29020. Elaeodendron orientale Jacq. 



"Bois d'olive. A shrub 10 to 30 feet high, glabrous. Flowers in cymes one- 

 fourth of an inch across. Drupe oblong, the size of a large Spanish olive; edible; 

 seed two celled. Found in Mauritius, Rodriguez, and Madagascar." (Reg- 

 nard.) 



29021. Vangueria madagascariensis Gmelin. 



" Vavangue. A glabrous shrub 10 to 15 feet high, with very large and long 

 leaves; flowers in copious peduncles, greenish yellow, and having an awful 

 odor. Globose drupe 1^ inches thick with five large bony stones. The fruit 

 is eaten only when quite ripe and of a light-brown color; the pulp is brown 

 with a sweet acid flavor. Naturalized over Mauritius and the Indian Ocean 

 islands." (Regnard.) 



29022 and 29023. Iris tenax Dougl. Iris. 



From Oregon. Presented by Mr. George R. Schoch, Forest Grove, Oreg. 

 Received November 10, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following; notes by Mr. Schoch: 



29022. "Flowers purple, pencUed with yellow. Height of flower stems 6 to 

 12 inches." 



29023. "Variety aifta. Height of flower stems 6 to 8 inches." 



"These bloom for about 30 days annually. They should develop attractive flag or 

 carpet effects in extensive grounds, lawns, or parks. The herbage should not be 

 mown, save once in the autumn. The seeds should be forced, as they germinate 



reluctantly. 



"This plant endures the severest droughts; besides, it remains green when not 

 subjected to severe freezes. It should find friends and admirers south of Tennessee. " 

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