DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1905. KM) 



14482. ,J UNCUS EFFUSUS. Matting rush. 



From California. Collected under the direction of Prof. A. V. Stn'.M'uriuich. 

 Roots secured from California marshes for work on the matting-rush industry. 



14483. Cypekus sp. 



From Kobe, Japan. Received thru Mr. A. G. Boyer, at North Galveston, Tex., 

 April, 1904. 



14484 and 14485. ('apsicum annuum. Pepper. 



From Malaga, Spain. Received thru Hon. I). R. Birch, United States consul, 

 July :^1, iW5. 



14484. Chile. 14485. Large red sweet coin. 



"This pei)per is the most common variety on sale here, and the fruits are usually 

 about 8 inches in length." (Birch.) 



14486. ScHOENOCAULON OFFICINALE ( ?). " Cebadilla." 



From San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Received thru Dr. Edward Palmer from 

 Dr. Gregorio Borroeta, July 31, 190.T. 



An insecticide wash for cattle infected with ticks is said to be prepare<l from these 

 plants. Related to the fly-killer {Arniranthium miL^caetoxicum) and to the green 

 hellebore ( \'eratrwn). Imported for experiments in Cuba. 



14487. Prunus sibirica. Siberian apricot. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Received thru the Arnold Arboretum, July 28, 

 1905. 



This variety is said to be perfectly hardy in Massachusetts. 



14488. BiDENS HETEROPHTLLA. " Malpe " tea. 



From Guadalajara, Mexico. Received thru Mr. Federico Chisolm, August 1, 

 1905. 



"A great part of the stuff sold as 'tea' in Mexico is the rolled leaves of this plant." 



{Omoim. ) 



14489. (Undetermined.) 



From Tacoma, Wash. Presented by Gen. William G. Le Due. Received July 

 27, 1905. 



"Plant said to be used by the Indians as a cure for 'mountain fever;' fruits are 

 edible." {Le Due.) 



14490. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM. PotatO. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Secured by Prof. L. R. Jones, of the Vermont 

 Experiment Station, from T. A. Scarlett, and sent direct to Burlington, Vt. 



El Dorado. "A potato that is of peculiar prominence for disease resistance. In 

 1904 speculation forced the price as high as $16 a pound." [Jones. ) (See No. 13034. ) 



14491. Narcissus poeticus alba fl. pi. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Received thru the Royal Botanical Gardens, 

 August 7, 1905. 



14492. Panicum maximum. G-uinea grass. 



From Australia. Received thru J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, N. Y., 

 May 25, 1905. 



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