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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



5745. Eucalyptus globulus. 



From San Francisco, Cal. Received through Trumbull and Beebe, July 14, 1900. 



5746 to 5750. Teifolium pratense. 



From Hamburg, German j'. Received December 14, 1900 

 of various European strains, as follows: 



5746. English. 5749. Russian. 



5750. SiLESIAN. 



Red clover. 



A collection of seeds 



5747. 

 5748. 



Hungarian. 

 Italian. 



5751. Andropogon rufus. 



Jaragua. 



From Matto Grosso Province, Brazil. Presented by the Brazilian minister, Hon. 

 J. F. de Assis-Brasil, December 1, 1900. 



A native fodder grass called by the Portuguese " proviso rio. " Described by Mr. 

 Assis-Brasil in his book on Brazilian agriculture. (See letter of October, 1899.) 



Fendicuas. 



Received December 



5752. Arctostaphylos sp. 



From Celaya, Mexico. Presented by Prof. Felix Foex. 

 10, 1900. ' 



"The brown berries of this plant are edible. When fresh they are not disagree- 

 able, having a fresh subacid flavor. When dried they are nearly tasteless, but are 

 used in great quantities medicinally. An infusion is used for catarrh and headaches. 

 The tree which produces them is very ornamental." (Foex.) 



Jarrilla. 



Received December 



5753. Carica heterophylla. 



From Celava, Mexico. Presented by Prof. Felix Foex. 

 10, 1900.^ 



"A curious fruit, being drunk as one would swallow a raw egg, and not eaten. The 

 name is Jarrilla or 'little pitcher,' because it is shaped like a pitcher and is always 

 full of water. The water contained in it is fresh and slightly acid, resembling lemon 

 juice. When the fruit is taken from the plant it acquires in a few days a bitter taste, 

 something like lemon peel, but without its aroma. The plant is a perennial, half 

 climber, and grows wild on the hills around Celaya." {Foe.v.) 



