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18382— Conti nued. 



"The nuts are borne on .spikes 4 to 7 inches long, each being of the size and shape 

 of large marbles, about three-fourths of an iiuh in diameter. These have an agree- 

 able flavor, which according to some tastes is richer than that of the ha/elnut. 

 Their chief objection is, perhaps, their very hard shell, which requires extra strong 

 nutcrackers to break. 



"The tree belongs to the order Proteaceae, to which belongs also the well-known 

 Grevillea or 'Silky Oak.' It is evergreen, with alow, branching hal)it; thrives 

 best in good damp soil, and is propagated by seed. The leaves are in whorls of 3 

 (ternate) or 4, as the name indicates, and the flowers are creamy white, in racemes 

 4 to 6 inches in length, and sweet-scented." {11. F. Macm'dlan, in Tropical Agricul- 

 turist, Feb., 1906.) 



18383 to 18387. 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. Presented by Prof. Henry N. Ridley, 

 director, Botanical Gardens. Received April 17, 190(i. 



A collection of aroids, as follows: 



18383. Alocasia inoica. 18386. AMORpnopiiALLUs sativus. 



18384. Alocasia INDICA. 18387. Amokphophallus campani-- 



18385. XaNTHOSOMA VIOLACEUM. 



18388 and 18389. Andropouon sorghum. Sorghum. 



From Bassorah, Persian Gulf. Received through Mr. Herbert W. Poulter, April 

 16, 1906. 



18388. 



Tappo Dari. "The best quality oV)tainable; is planted around Bagdad and 

 Amara. The word Tappo, specifying a better quality, is Turkish and repre- 

 sents the name of the branch of tlie court which looks after the collecting of 

 the taxes on the ground. It appears that the Dari coming from lands held 

 by the court was better looked after, and so a better quaUty obtained; hence 

 the name Tappo." (Poulter.) 



18389. 



Common Dari. Planted along the Euphrates River. 



18390. Cyperus escdlentus. Chufa. 



From \'alencia, Spain. Received through Hon. Henry A. Johnson, United 

 States consul, April 19, 1906. 



18391. Medicago sativa. Alfalfa. 

 From Logan, Mont. Received through Mr. Martin Jacoby, April 18, 1906. 



Turkestan alfalfa grown in 1905 from No. 9455. 



18392. ViTis viNiFERA. Grape. 



From Salonica, Turkey. Presented bv Mr. J. Henry House. Received April 2, 

 1906. 



Cuttings of the long finger grape Valandova; much prized for shipping to northern 

 countries from Salonica. 



18393. Antidesma bunius. 



From Manila, P. I. Presented by Mr. W. S. Lyon, horticulturist of the Manila 

 Bureau of Agriculture. Received April 18, 1906. 



''Signal^ of the Malays. A medium-sized, evergreen tree; highly ornamental in 

 or out of fruit. Fruit (edible) in racemes about the size and color of the large, red 

 FersatWes currant. " {Lyon.) 



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