DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1905. 



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13101. (ioSSYPUM IlIHSUTUM. CottOn. 



From Ciu-aiiliu, near Tucura, (Guatemala. KiTt-ivfil tliru Mr. (>. F. diok, Marcli 

 17, 1905. 

 "A cotton similar to Kekchi grown in the valley of Polochic Kiver." (Cook.) 

 (No. 8.) 



13102. Mesembkyanthemum geminatum (?). 



From Sfax, Tunis. Received thru :Mr. T. II. Kearney, ^lanli 17, 1905. 



" C'uttin<is of a varietv of MesenibryantlieniUMi that ii^ u^-ed for niakin); lawns on 

 land that i.s so alkaline'that deposits of white alkali may he seen heneath the mat of 

 the plant. I Ijelieve this will be valuable as a cover for alkaline soils." ( FairchUd. ) 



13103. Cakica papaya. Papaw. 



From Ksmeraldas, Ecuador. Presented by ^Nlr. (ieorge D. Iledian. Received 

 March 10, 1905. 



13104. Aleukites cordata. Tung-shu or wood-oil tree. 



From Hankow. China. IVesented by Consul-(;< m ral 1,. S. Wilcox ami ercix.-d 

 at Chico, Cal., March IS, 1905. 



"The fruitof this tree is the source of "wood oil," which is being imported in large 

 quantities by this conntrv, where it is u.sed in the manufacture of jiaints, fine var- 

 nishes, and soaps. The trie itself is of stately appi arance, with gret n, smooth 1 ark 

 and spreading branches, making it one of the finest of ^ade trees. It has 1 ccn 

 styled, and worthilv so, "the national tree of ("hina." The Tung-shu llounshes 

 thVuout tlic Yaiiiit/e Vallev in latitudt 25° to 34° N. It is said not to l)ear when 

 'subjected lo temperatures as low as 2l.° F., altho it will stand any degree of heat. 

 The trees are raised from seed in a be<l and transplanted wlien al)out a foot high, 

 and seem to do well in almost any kind of soil. The Tung-shu is also proi>agated 

 by cuttings. It is a rapid grower" an<l v,ii! come into bearing in from three to six 

 years, much .lepeiiding upon the fertility of the soil. The yield of nuts from an 

 average tree mav l>e init at anywhere frou'i 20 to 50 pounds, while the percentage of 

 oil obtained from the nut is 4o" per cent. The Chinese lind a great manv other uses 

 for the oil of this tree; also f(jr its wt.od and the refu>e from the wood oil nut after 

 extraction of the oil. Persons growing the wood oil t;ee should be cautioned against 

 allowing the oil to come in contact with the skin, as it is extremely poisonous." 

 ( Wilcox. ) 



13105. SoLANUM COMMERSONI. Aquatic potato. 



From Burlington, Vt. Presented by Prof. William Stuart, Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, thru Mr. W. A. Orton. Received March 21, 1905. 



13106. LiLiuM hyl). Lily. 



Seedlings resulting from pollinating flowers of IJlimn lotujijlorvm eximhim rjigavteum 

 (S. P. I. No. 1158;})'with IJ/iiu,, han-i'<i'. Crossing done by -Mr. G. W. Oliver in 

 the Department greenhouse during 1904. 



13107. Papaver somxiferum. I*oppy- 



From Philadelphia, Pa. Received thru Powers, Weightman & Rosengarter, 

 Marcli 21, 1905. 

 Opium seed from Asia Minor. 



13108 to 13115. Rosa h} b. Rose. 



From Sawbridgewortli, Herts, England. Received thru Thomas Rivers & Son, 

 The Nurseries, March 2.3, 1905. 



13108. Coimid F. Meyer. 



13109. Fimbriata. 



13110. Mrs. Anthovy Waterer. 



13111. Hose Apples. 



13112. Souv. de Christoplie Cochet. 



13113. Blanche de Coubert. 



13114. Thusuelda. 



13115. Re pens Alba. 



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