32 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



29091. NicoTiANA TABACUM L. Tobacco. 



Grown on the Santa Maria plantation, 12 miles east of the city of Pinar del Rio, 



and in the Vuelta Abajo, Cuba. Presented by Mr. H. H. Norton, Consolacion 



del Sur, Cuba. Received November 28, 1910. 



"I believe there is only one variety of tobacco grown in Cuba and that the different 



types are the results of different soils, climate, and methods of cultivation and curing." 



(Norton.) 



29092 and 29093. Nicotiana tabacum L. Tobacco. 



From Cuba. Presented by Mr. Francisco A. Montero, Santa Clara, Cuba. 

 Received November 28, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following: 



29092. Remedios. From the district surrounding the town of this name in the 

 province of Santa Clara. 



29093. Yara. From the district in the vicinity of the town of this name in 

 the province of Oriente, 16 miles east-southeast of Manzanillo. 



29094 to 29096. 



From Orleans, France. Presented by L6on Chenault & Son, nurserymen. 

 Received November 29, 1910. 

 Plants of the following: 



29094. Carrierea caltcina Franch. 



"A deciduous tree 20 to 30 feet (sometimes 40 feet) high with a wide-spreading 

 head of branches." (Keiv Bulletin, No. 9, 1909.) 



Distribution. — Slopes of the mountains in the northeastern part of the prov- 

 ince of Szechwan, China, at an elevation of about 4,500 feet. 



29095. Tetracentron sinense Oliv. 



"According to Mr. E. H. Wilson this is among the very largest of the broad- 

 leaved trees of the Chinese forests (that is, excluding conifers). It is often 

 80 feet high and upward, with a trunk 20 feet in circumference. It bears small 

 yellowish flowers in slender spikes about 4 inches long." (Kew Bulletin, No. 9, 

 1909.) 



Distribution. — The districts of Chienshih and Fang in the province of Hupeh, 

 central China. 



29096. Rosa gigantea X (?). Rose. 

 " Etoile du Portugal, the new hybrid of Bosa gigantea. As this variety has 



not yet proved to be quite hardy it would be preferable to plant it in a cool 

 greenhouse or in a conservatory, where it would grow beautifully." (Chenault.) 



29097. Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil. Yerba mate. 



Grown near the boundary line of Brazil and Paraguay. Presented by Mr. C. F. 



Mead, Cahi Puente, Paraguay. Received November 30, 1910. 



"This plant is known here as yerha, and the forests where it is found are called 



yerbales. There are many varieties hereabout, but I was lucky enough to be able 



to purchase seed of the best kind. I am sending the entire fruit. To get out the seed 



it must be soaked for 24 hours in warm water at about 45° C, or better still put in an 



incubator where a steady temperature can be maintained. There are five or six seeds 



to each fruit. The seed when planted will take three months to germinate, but if the 



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