456 



of 



ported in :':sid & ro,ble quantities from the west coast 



;ca." (Ccck and Cclii;.s, Economic plants of Pcrtc Rio . 

 Per distribution later. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM CINERARIFOLIUM. ( Aateraceae . ) 3146o. Seeds 



re thrum frorn Erfurt, German;. . Purchased frot Haage & 



Schmidt. Introduced for the work of the Office of Drug Plant 



ions In growing in the United States the various 



c:ep of t.hi- : .";us which produce the pyrethru:;. iiis-^t 



r. For distribution later. 



CI'.'SUS SJrP. (Hutaceae., 51406-409. Seeds of citrus 

 fruits from lui-enzorg, Java. Presented by Mr. H. Wigrran , 

 Jr., assistant Director, Botanical Garden, Buitenzorg. Citrus 

 aurartiuE, var.?, two varieties of C. decuman*, and C. 

 nobiiis. For distribution later. 



DIOSOCREA SP. (Diofc-coreaeeao. ) 30091. Tubers of a 

 .'row Jfin~fit.cn, Jamaica. Dented by Mr. William 

 ris, Qu" erintendent of Public Garden . "Tubers rr.nstly of 

 fair oize, generally rather rough and irregular in form . 

 The flesh is very white and of good flavor when cooked, 

 reseirbliR? sorr.ewnat the white fleshed yampie of the Canal 

 ie(Plant Introduction No. 29fS40.) (R. A. Ycurg. ) For 

 distribution later. 



FICUS PSEUDOCARICA. (Urticaceae . ) 31469. Seeds cf a fir 

 from Eritrea, East Africa. Presented by Prof. T. Eatorate , 

 Director, C Icnial Agricultural Experiment Station, Asmara. 

 "ffe already have this species in California and it promises 

 to be important in supplying early Blastcpbasra with pollen 

 to caprify the srring crop of figs." (W. T. Swingle.) F~r 

 distribution later. 



l -AUHITIA SP. (Phoenicaceae. ) 31468. Seeds of rrorichy 

 fr^.Ti L-^ B r ea, Trinidad, British West Indies. Presented 



'. H. Caraociolo, St. Joseph Nurserie. . "A hs.ndsoire palrr 

 plowing about the asphalt beds of La Brea. The seeds ripen in 

 and could readily be gathered as the palm IF. abundant 

 locally." (Oglesby Paul.) For distribution later. 



ICMGO SPP. (i- ae.) 30992, 30994-31007, 31009- 

 019, 31021-024, 31069. thirty-one 



varieties cf Medicago fron. St. Petersburg Botanic Garden. 

 Presented by the Director. Among these are a number of 

 varieties of Medicago hispida, Medicago falcata, M. lupulina, 

 and several of the numerous Mediterranean fonts. All for 

 distribution later. 



