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12751. (Undetermined.) 



From Barl)erton, Africa. Received thru Hon. W. Stanley Ilollis, United States 

 con.snl at Lourenc.o Marquez, Africa, January 14, 1905. 

 "A verv fine, edible ' i)luni,' which grows in the mountains near Barberton (in trees 

 about feet high. ' ' ( lloUis. ) 



12752. DoLicHos uniflorus. " Kulthi." 



From Quard Hitlow Koppa, Mysore Province, India. Received tliru Mr. 

 W. Maxwell Maynard, January 20, 1905. 



"According to Mr. Maynard this legume is grown extensively in India and fed to 

 horses and working bullocks and is also considered valuable for using in the coffee 

 estates. Sent by Mr. INIaynard to Dr. (.Jeorge T. Moore for tlie jiurpose of interest- 

 ing him in the cultivatiim of the micro-organism which forms the nodules on thi>i as 

 well as other leguminous plants." (Fairchlld.) 



12753 and 12754. Olea europaea. Olive. 



From Sousse, Tunis. Collected by Mr. T. II. Kearnev. Received .lanuarv lil, 

 1905. 

 12753. Baronni 12754. Yacouti. 



12755. CORNUS KOUSA. 



From New York, N. Y. Received thru Ilenrv 6i Lee, 97 Water street, January 

 28, 1905. 



12756. Brassica nigra. Black mustard. 



From Philadelphia, Pa. Received thrnVv. A. Burpee & Co., January 24, 1905. 

 Fordlujdk Fancy. 



12757. Bambusa striata. Bamboo. 



From Niles, Cal. Received thru the California Nurserv Company, January 25, 

 1905. 



12758. Cyphomaxdra betacea. " Tree tomato. 



From Kingston, Jamaica. Received thru Mr. G. N. Collins, January, 1905. 



"This is a species of South American shrub from the mountainous regions of Brazil, 

 adjacent to Peru. Cultivated occasionally for the egg-shaped, reildish-brown, faintly 

 striped fruits. Fruits about 2 inches long on slender stalks, 2 celled, seedy, musky 

 acid and tomato-like in fiavor; agreeable to those who like tomatoes." {Bailet/.) 



Bears the second or third year from seed under glass. This tomato has been 

 successfully introduced into Jamaica, Ceylon, and other mountainous regions of 

 the Tropics, and in many places is considered a valuable addition to the list of 

 garden vegetables. It would, in all probability, thrive in Porto Rico. (Cook and 

 Collins, Contr. Nal. Herb., VIII, p. 132.) 



" Succeeds best with a mean annual temperature of 68° F. Can be propagated 

 readily from seed in warm countries." {Bailey'. "i Forcing Book.) 



12759 and 12760. Oryza sati\ a. Rice. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Received thru Doctor Treub, of the Botanical Gardens, 

 December 5, 1904. 

 12579. Tjmnas. 12760. Carolina. 



12761 to 12765. Oryza sativa. Rice. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Presented by the Yokohama Nursery Company. 

 Received December 12, 1904. 

 Unhulled rice as follows: 



12761. Bankokuichi. 12764. Sekitori. 



12762. Jugoya. 12765. Ko-zo. 



12763. Makuno uchi. 

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