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ANNONA RETICULATA. (Annonaceae . ) 32083. Cuttings of the 

 Block's heart from Cairns, North Queensland. Presented "by 

 Prof. Charles Z. Wood, manager, Kamerunga State Nursery, 

 Cairns. Introduced for the work -of this Office in "bringing 

 together all the, improved varieties of this genus for trial. 

 For distribution later. 



ANNONA SQ.UAMOSA. (Annonaceae.) 32044-046. Seeds of the 

 sugar-apple from Brazil. Presented "by Mr. Welman Bradford, 

 Crowley, Louisiana. "Fruta de conde. This is known as the 

 Princess fruit; there is another variety called the Prince. 

 In my estimation it is the "best fruit that ever grew. The 

 largest plants I have noticed are about twelve feet high, and 

 the largest fruit about five inches in diameter." (Bradford.) 

 For distribution later. 



ASPARAGUS SP. (Convallariaceae . ) 32091. Seeds of 



asparagus from the Caucasus. Presented by Mr. A. Schelkowni- 



Chaldan Station, the Caucasus, at the request of 



. Prafi . Meyer, agricultural explorer. A large asparagus 



Lch so impressed Mr. Meyer that he made a special effort to 



have seeds secured for the work now being undertaken in 



"breeding rust-resistant forms, and also improved forms for 



the use of florists. For distribution later. 



ASPARAGUS SPP. (Convallariaceae.) 32080-081. Seeds of 

 asparagus from Jeolikote, United Provinces, India. Presented 

 by Mr. Norman Gill, superintendent, Kumaun Government Gar- 

 dens. Asparagus curillus, a barbed form, and Asparagus fili- 

 cinus, without barbs, the latter especially introduced as a 

 great improvement over the ordinary A. plumosus for florists' 

 use, being much hardier and handsomer and of a different 

 type. For distribution later. 



CALLITRIS RHOMBOIDEA. (Pinaceae.) 32071. Seeds of 



vmanian cypress pine from Tasmania. Presented to the Forest 



Service by Mr. L. A. Evans, Hobart, and to this Office by 



Mr. Raphael Zon, Chief of Silvics, Forest Service. "The tree 



is confined mainly to the coast, where it does rcell on poor 



ils. have a slow growth, but in 



height of one hundred feet and a diameter of about two and 

 one half feet. In spite of the fact that it is chiefly a warm 

 climate tree, it also thrives in some of the colder parts of 



there is considerable frost. It has a plain, 

 t,hout figure, and with little difference in 



color between the sapwood and the heartwood. Its grain is 

 hard and c and the wood is exceedingly durable. It is 

 largely used for piles, telegraph poles, and in general con- 



