DECEMBER, 1905, TO JULY, 1<.K)6. 63 



17955 to 17958. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Received through Prof. C. F. Baker, March 6, 

 1906. 



Seeds, as follows: 



17955. Baihixia kkugii. 



"The finest Bauhinia of the West Indies." {Baker. ) 



17956. En; EN I A pun ici folia. 



"An erect, ornamental shrub with fine flowers and fruit." {Baker.) 



17957. Caxavalia sp. Knife bean. 

 "A nonedible, brown variety producing a great vine." {Baker.) 



17958. Pachyrhizcs angulatus. Yam bean. 



17959. Clematis sp. 



From Hwai-lai, Chi-li Province, China. Received throu<ih Mr. F. N. Mever, Feb- 

 ruary 2.S, 1906. 



"(No. 135a. ) A small clematis covering banks alimg ditches. Its white seed-down 

 makes it appear like snow in the distance; not ornamental." {Meyer.) 



17960. Akachis hypogaea. Peanut. 



From Amani, German East Africa. Received through Dr. A. Zimmermann, 

 February 23, 1906. 



Peanuts from Mikindani. 



17961. Canna flaccida. Canna. 

 From Oneco, Fla. Received through Reasoner Bros., March 9, 1906. 



17962. MiSCANTHUS CONDENSATUS. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through Suzuki & lida, of New York City, 

 March 6, 1906. 



17963. Agrostis stoloxifera. Creeping bent-grass. 



From New York, N. Y. Received through Henry Nungesser & Co., March 6, 

 1906. 



17964. Vitis munsoniana. Mustang grape. 



From Elliotts Key, Fla. Received through Dr. John Gifford, March 7, 1906. 



17965 and 17966. 



From Brighton Beach, Wash. Received through Mr. A. B. Leckenby, March 

 9, 1906. 



Plants, as follows: 



17965. Fatsia HORRiDA. Devil's-club. 



An araliaceous, densely prickly shrub with palmately lobed leaves and 

 racemed or panicled umbels of small, greenish-white flowers. 



17966. Lysichitum camtschatcense. Skunk cabbage. 



A nearly stemless swamp aroid, with large leaves from a thick, horizontal 

 root stock. I 



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