446 



Presented - . J. Burtt Davy, Government agrostologist 



1 "botanist, Pretor. . .tal. "All grasi' .imals, wild and 



a, iiiagiy fond of this plant. It has long, 



succulent roc~ an underground ste . It does not shoot 



,3r late in our, surlier , seldom before December, and 



its stea.^ are killed again by the first frosts of May. The 



3ed-pods are still ,;;reen xvhen the frost comes, and the seeds 



not rine, but :ey are so well protected by the strong leath- 



that Trost cannot hurt then-, and they ripen 



in od long after the stem that bore them has been killed 



frost. are used for tanning leather." 



3. Barber, in Harvey, Flora Capensis, vol. 2, p. 277.) 



For distribution later. 



JG-ENIA SP. (Myrtaceae.) 31566. Seeds from Paraguay. 

 ited by Mr. C. F Mead, lla Encarnacion. "This 



'.led in Guarany, fiangapiri. Fruit found in forests of Para- 

 guay. In size a..o. color same as May Duke cherry. Tree grows 

 to the heiight and in the same shape as this cherry. It. has, 



-evsr, from one to three seeds in each fruit and has a 

 button at the bottom similar to the quince. It is a beautiful 

 looking fruit, but the taste is nothing wonderful according 

 to my palate. .a tree is found only inside the forest in 

 shads, so it cannot be very resistant to frost." (Mead.) 

 For distribution later. 



EU fS SP. (Celastraceae. ; 31275. Cuttings from the 



mountains near Ta-si-ku, Hi Valley, Chinese Turkestan. "A 



ill creeping Euonymus found on grassy mountain slopes with 



northern exposur , and between shrubs on somewhat moist and 



-1 places; making stems three to four feet in length when 



in -.veil protected places. Leaves small, wine-red 



underneath and semi-per^i^tent . Of possible value as a 



- over beneath trees in northern regions. May be 



expected to be hardier than the ordinary E. radicans and its 



varieties a^ the climate of Hi Valley is decidedly of a 



^ continental nature. On November 24, 1910, the mercury 



dropped to -30 C.(-22 F.)" (Meyer's introduction.) For 



distribution later. 



HALIMODENDRON HALODENDRON . (Fabaceae.) 31290. Seeds 

 lear Ure-dalik, Chinese Turkestan. "A spiny Colutea-like 

 shr und on sandy and alkaline places in deserts where 

 the moist,ur" i?. not far fr e s^rfaca. St some shade 

 also; fit for a hedge plant in regions where long, hot and 

 dry surEtDers prevail ana where the winters are cold." (Meyer's 

 introduction.) For distribution later. 



INOCARPU3 EDULIS. (Fabaceae.) 31274. Seeds of "Tahiti 

 chestnuts" from Tahiti, Society Islands. Procured by 



