130 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



13116 to 13129. Rosa hyb. Rose. 



From Herts, England. Received from William Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, 

 March 23, 1905. 



13116. Etoile de France. 13123. Belle Poitevine. 



13117. Countess Cairns. 13124. Blanc Double de Coubert. 



13118. Earl of Wa nncl: 13125. Caloca rpa . 



13119. Irene. 13126. Chedane Gumoisseau. 



13120. Mrs. A. Bi/nss. 13127. Mercedes. 



13121. America. 13128. Neiv Century. 



13122. Atropurpurea. 13129. Eugosn Regliana. 



13130 and 13131. Castanea spp. Chestnut. 



Received from :\Ir. T. E. Steele, Palmyra, X. Y., March 24, 1905. 



13130. Castaxia CKENATA. Seedling Japanese chestnut. 



13131. Castaxia SATiVA. Seedling Spanish chestnut. 



13132. (Undetermined.) Matondo. 



From Melsetter, Rhodesia, South Africa. Presented by Mr. W. M. Longden. 

 . Received :March 23, 1905. 



A fruit by the name of "Matondo," described by Mr. Longden as follows: "The 

 tree is a large, evergreen one, casting a dense shade. It grows to a height of about 

 60 feet, has a si)rea<ling habit, and is a prolific bearer. Fruit oval in shape, with a 

 smooth skin and faint veins; color when ripe, yellow; dark green when unripe. 

 Size up to 3 inches by 2 inches in diameter. Peel tough and thick, not edible; 

 exudes milkv fluid, very bitter and distasteful. Flesh edible, jelly-like in appear- 

 ance, sweet and pleasant to taste. It grows in the Sabi Valley principally, at an 

 altitude of about 1,800 feet, where the climate is very warm and there is compara- 

 tively no frost." 



"This fruit should be experimented with in Porto Rico, Hawaii, and southern Cali- 

 fornia. ' ' ( Fairckild. ) 



13133. ViTis sp. Grape. 



From Algeria, North Africa. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut and forwarded by 

 .Mr. T. H. Kearney. Received March 27, 1905. 

 Boufurik (table). A desert- resistant grape. 



13134. Agaricus sp. ( () Mushroom. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received thru Yokohama Nursery Company, ?tlarch 

 27, 1905. 



13135. Garcinia MAXGOSTANA. Mangosteen. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Received thru Doctor Treub, March 24, 190^ 



13136 to 13142. 



From :Melsetter, Rhodesia, South Africa. Presented by Mr. W. :\I. Longden. 

 Received March 27, 1905. 



A collection of fruit trees, with descriptions by :Mr. Longden, as follows: 



13136. (Undetermined.) Ivory nut. 



"It (the. nut) grows on a palm tree, which sometimes reaches a height of 

 60 feet. Tlie natives eat the spongy substance between the skin and kernel. 

 The vegetable ivory is, I think, an "article of connnerce." 



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