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11641 to 11644 -Continued. 



as well as wheat, barley, an<l other irraiiis. Tliii^ bainbuu is very resistant to 

 drought. \Voul<l it eventually lie a jilant of any other than ornaniental use? 

 Perliaps some of your aetiveaiul enterprisinji correspondents in the Tnited 

 States would eare to try this plant." { Prosrl,(,ir:<kii. i 



11642. J.\C.\KAND.\ OVALIKOl.lA. 



" The well-known tree of most striking beauty of fol.age and liower. The 

 timber is very strong. Resists well in dry places." ( Prosrliowslcit.) 



11643. Aloe dichotoma. 



"Forms a picturesque tree of medicinal value." (Fnm-hnuskii. ) 



11644. I'mrosPOKU.M macroimivlli m. 



"This is a tree of very regular growth and striking beauty. Its leaves are 

 nearly as large as those of Magnolia (jrainHtlnnt L. But its chief merit consists 

 in its" beautiful creamv-white ilowers, which exhale a perfume sur|)assing 

 that of anv other plant I know, even the orange and lemon. I should think 

 that the "extraction of this perfume would prove a paying undertaking." 



i f^rusi-lioirxl.i/. ) 



11645 and 11646. Man<;ifeha .spp. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Received thru Mr. M. K. Haffiier, director of 

 agriculture, August 20, \\H)4. 



Seeds as follows: 



11645. Man(.iiki;a ( AMiJoDiA.NA. 11646. Manuikkka .mekongexsis. 



11647. MusA sp. Banana. 



From Monte, (^raiid Canarv. Keceive.l thru Mr. Alaricus Delmard, August 22, 

 1904. 



11648. Ma.mmea A.MEKiCANA. Mamxnce apple. 



From Mayaguez, P. R. Received thru Mr. ( >. W. liarrett. Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, August 22, 1904. 



For use in mangosteen experiments. 



11649. LiLiUM NEiLGHEKRENSE. Neilglierry lily. 



From Utakamand, India. Received thru Mr. G. H. Cave, superintendent of 

 the Government Botanic Gardens, August 19, 1904. 



11650. Tkiticum dicoccum. Emmer. 

 From Paris, France. Received thru \'ilmorin-.\ndrieux & Co., August 27, 1904. 



Amidonnier nnlr. 



11651 and 11652. Medicago sativa. Alfalfa. 



From City of Mexico, Mexico. Received thru :\Ir. Felix Foex, National School 

 of Agriculture, August 24, 1904. 



11651. Atlixco, from State of 11652. Apatcc, from State of 



Pueblo. Guanajuato. 



11653. Calophyllum calaba. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Received thru Mr. Gerrit P. Wilder, August 29, 1904. 



For experiments in propagating the mangosteen. 



11654. Landolphia sp. ( 0- 



From Africa. Presented thru Mr. (i. X. Collins 1)y Mr. Gilbert Christy. 

 Received August 31, 1904. 



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