40 seeds and plants imported. 



29151. Euphorbia canariensis L. 



From Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Presented by Mr. R. J. Hazeltine, American 

 vice consul. Received November 10, 1910. 

 See Nos. 3031 and 10693 for previous introductions. 



Distribution. — A shrub or tree 12 to 20 feet high with 4 to 6 angled branches, native 

 of the Canary Islands. 



29152 and 29153. 



From island of Mauritius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard, Port Louis. Received 

 December 9, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following: 



29152. NoRTHEA SEYCHELLANA Hook. f. Capucin. 



This is a tree 60 to 80 feet high, with thick coriaceous leaves 5 to 9 inches 

 long, and bearing inconspicuous flowers in small axillary clusters which pro- 

 duce large fruits with a seed the size of a hen's egg. It is a native of Three 

 Brothers Island in the Seychelles Archipelago. 



29153. Stadmannia oppositifolia Lam. 



"JSois de fer.— This tree is scarce in our forests; it produces bunches of a 

 fruit resembling Nephelium longan which are devastated before ripening by 

 monkeys and bats. The pulp of these fruits makes excellent jelly and jam 

 which recall those of quince. The tree is fine and its wood of an extreme 

 tenacity." {Regnard.) 

 Distribution. — Found occasionally in the forests in the island of Mauritius. 



29154 to 29160. 



The following plants propagated by Mr. G. L. Taber, Glen St. Mary Nursery Co., 

 Glen St. Mary, Fla., for distribution by the Office of Crop Physiology and 

 Breeding Investigations. Numbered December 16, 1910. 



Seedling plants as follows: 



29154 to 29158. Citrus trifoliata X aurantium. Citrange. 



29154. Colman. See No. 19609. 



29155. Morton. See No. 16872. 



29156. Rusk. See No. 13002. 



29157. Rusk. Budded on sour stock. 



29158. Colman. Budded on sour stock. 



29159. Citrus decumana X nobilis. Tangelo. 



Sampson. "This is a hybrid between the ordinary grapefruit or pomelo 

 (female parent) and the Dancey tangerine (male parent). The color of the fruit 

 is much like that of an orange. Its size is midway between the pomelo and 

 tangerine. In flavor it is sprightly acid, but rather sweeter than the pomelo. 

 Its most pronounced characters, however, are the looseness of the rind and the 

 ease with which the segments can be separated; in these qualities it partakes 

 of the nature of the tangerine. In short, the fruit is much like a high-flavored 

 orange, but has a trace of the sprightly flavor of the grapefruit. The tree is an 

 early and abundant bearer. The Sampson tangelo is of course no hardier than 

 either parent and can be grown only in the orange belts of Florida and Cali- 

 fornia." {W. T. Swingle.) 



Note. — This Sampson tangelo is exactly the same aa Nos. 13004 and 21596, 

 except that it is grafted on Citrus trifoliata stock. 

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