DECEMBEK, 1903, TO DECEJMliEH. IWo. 71 



11758. Ulex elkopaeus. Gorse, whin, or furze. 



From Dublin, Irelaml. Presente.l by llo^ ^' IJobertsou, sfedsim-n. liectnved 

 in June, liU)4. 

 "This plant is used extensively in northern France, England, and Ireland as a 

 fodder i.lant It is not cultivated there, however. Shre.Mers are used tor prepar- 

 ing; it for stock, and, accordin- to Mr. .1. B. Blaudy, <.f iMUuhal, ^hidcua who uses 

 it extensively, it is a most valuable plant for barren soils where other things will 

 not jirow. " ' ( Fiiirrliihl. ) 



11759. Vkia KAiiA. Horse bean. 



Kroiii Montreal, Canada. Received thru Prof. AV. T. :Macouni, horticulturist, 

 Central Experiment Farm, Ottawa, Canada, irom W illiaiu Ewing ct Co., Octo- 

 lier 12, 1904. 



11760. Secale C'EREale. ' Rye. 

 From AVaterloo, Kans. Received thru .Mr. J. Elza Dodtre, October 14, 1904. 



(Trown from S. P. I. No. 1342. 



11761 and 11762. AixiUM cepa. Onion. 



From Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Presented liy United States Consul Solomon 

 Berliner. Received October 6, 1904. 

 11761. White. 11762. /.V-/. 



11763. Vicia villosa. Hairy vetch. 



From Augusta, Ga. Received thru the >.'. L. Willet Drug Company, October 

 15, 1904. 



11764. Vic-iA sativa. Common vetch. 



From New York, N. Y. Received thru J. M. Thorburn & Co., October 19, 1904. 



11765. Persea carolinexsis. Red bay, or swamp bay. 



From New Orleans, La. Presented by Mr. Edward Baker, superintendent of 

 Audubon Park. Received October 17, 1904. 

 "In regions wdiere the avocado (Persea gratmima) can be grown, but which are 

 subject at long intervals to heavv. killing frosts, this relative of the latter may prove 

 valuable as a stock on which to graft it. It may also be of use for breeding purposes. 

 ( Fairchild. ) 



11766 to 11768. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Gerrit P. Wilder. Received Octo- 

 ber 14, 1904. 

 Specimen fruits as follows: 



11766. Mangifera indica. Mango. 

 " Very fine specimen, grown on the premises of Mr. W. C. Parke, of Hono- 

 lulu. Considered one of our best mangos here." ( Wilder. ) 



11767. (Unidentified.) 11768. (Unidentified.) 



11769. Cedrela odorata. 



From Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic. Presented by Mr. Carlos Thays, 



director of the Jardin Botanico. Received October 22, 1904. 



"This plant belongs to a group of trees which Dr. F. Franceschi, of Santa Barbara, 



Cal., has been studying for some time. He remarks in a letter of September -^0 190^, 



as follows: 'The Cedrela I consider among the most interesting of the trees which 1 



have tried here, and remarkably so C. fissilis, which makes a wonderful growth and 



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