SKI'TKMHKK, liKKi, To DKCKMUKK, I'.Ml.!. 2Sl 



9474. T'lSTA<TA MFTirA (?) 



I" mm Siiivnia, Tiirkcv in A;:!!;!. I'linliascil from M\\ V>. .1. A^'inljaiiiaii. at tlu' 

 nM|iu'st of .Mr. W. '1". S\viiij:lt' (Ni.. IL'I I. Kcn-ivcl .Man-li lM. 1!I0:;. 



"The celebrated turpentine tree of Chios, from whieh a kind of fnrpentine is 

 extniftt'd hy niakint,' iiK-isimis in the Itark. It ^rows to a larjrt- .^'ize, reaching; a diam- 

 eter uf "> feet 2o iiulies and a hei;;ht of 4U to (iO feet. The seeds yield an oil n.sed for 

 enlinary purposes and in making toilet soaps. This tree is of ijreat jironiise for use 

 as a .«tock on which to graft the ])i.>Jtache, esjiecially for seniiarid resiions in the Sonth- 

 wtst, where this tree would lie ahle to jjrow without irriy;ation. Worthy of trial as a 

 shade and timber tree in warm dry. regions. It is deciduous." {>Stiingli'.} 



9475. Capsicum annuum. Red pepper. 



From Pasadena, Cal. Presented hv ('apt. ('. W. l.ivirmorc Received .Marcii 

 21, 1903. 



Paprica. 



9476. Myrku faya. 



From 8t. Michaels, Azores Islands. Presented by Hon. George H. Pickerell, 

 Fnited States consul. Received ^larch 21, UK)."!. 



9477. PiSTACiA VERA. Plstache. 



From Catania, Italy. Presented l)y Hon. Alexander Heingartner, I'liited States 

 consul, at the re<|uest of Mr. W. T. Swingle. Received March 10, HtO:i 



Sicilian. "From grafted pistache trees at Bronte, on the elopes of Mount Etna. 

 The only .sort likely to succeed in America for commercial purposes. Not large, with 

 a bright-green kernel." (Siriiu/lr.) 



9478 and 9479. Tkiticim dirum. Wheat. 



From Brookings, S. Dak. Received through Mr. .Tames H. Shepard, March 14, 

 190.S. (Trown from see<l originally imported from Russia. 



9478. 9479. 



Kubanka. Vehel Bon. 



9480. Citrus xobilts X citrus bigaradia. Tangerine. 



From Mustapha, Algiers, Algeria. Presented bv Dr. L. Trabnt, (Toveiimient 

 Botani.^t. Received March 19, 1903. 



Clementine. 



9481. CucuRBiTA sp. Squash. 



From Mustapha, Algiers, Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, (iovernment 

 Botanist. Received March 21, 1903. 



Courge bedoiiine. 



9482. Trichilia dregei. 



From Delagoa Bav, Portuguese Ea.st Africa. Received through Messrs. Lathrop 

 and Fairchild (No. 1094, February 1, 1903), March 13 and 21, 1903. 



Freda. "A handsome shade tree which is being used for avenue planting and 

 which deserves trial as a shade tree in tropical gardens and also in Florida. It grows 

 in ahnost pure sand, but requires water. Its seeds may be objectionable when they 

 fall, as they are abundant and covered with a red arillus." {Fairchild. ) 



